I didn’t mean to get all corny and mushy, but I JUST FEEL LIKE MY HEART IS SO FULL AND I’M ABOUT TO PUKE RAINBOWS. This book likes to play with the notion that there is a thin line between love and hate and the two can easily be misconstrued. in: Josh kisses Lucy in the elevator even though he didn’t ask her because he’s been trying to prove a theory he’s had for a while. I have not enjoyed a workplace romance this much since the early seasons of Jim and Pam on the American version of THE OFFICE.

Lucy and Josh are literally the cutest and I listened to the audiobook this time (which was absolutely fantastic by the way) and ALKSJDLKAJS.Josh, who starts out sort of broody and mysterious, only becomes more and more attractive as you peel back his tough outer layers.

It's clear when this happens that this was not Josh's intention, and that he feels genuine remorse for causing her this level of frustration. So when the line blurs between these two and all that pent up aggression between them becomes filled with the promise of a non-destructive outlet, whoa. There's little racial, ethnic, LGBTQ+, or any other form of diversity, but the few representations that are included -- Lucy's boss, Helen, is a woman of color (indeterminate ethnicity); her co-worker Julie is Black (albeit portrayed as flakey and unreliable); and the company's HR director is Black -- are more than were in the source novel. I think readers are bound to laugh at Lucy and Joshua's crazy antics and fall in love right along with them.They hate each other, and every time they are in a room together they bicker and pick fights and it's extremely entertaining.