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Book cover of The Hating Game
The Hating GameSally Thorne

Characters in The Hating Game

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Lucy Hutton

    An executive assistant locked in an escalating rivalry with her office nemesis.

  • Joshua Templeman

    Lucy's stone-faced office rival, competing with her for the same promotion.

Supporting characters

  • Danny

    A friendly mailroom coworker Lucy briefly dates to prove she has a life outside her rivalry with Joshua.

  • Patrick Templeman

    Joshua's older brother, a physician whose wedding Lucy attends with Joshua.

Minor characters

  • Richard Bexley

    One of the merged publishing house's joint co-CEOs, Lucy's boss.