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Dating You / Hating You

by Christina Lauren · 352 pages · Published June 2017
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3.61 / 5 across 25K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (3/5)

A witty, steamy Adult contemporary romance built around enemies to lovers, workplace, hollywood. 352 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

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Content notes

Sexual Content
Enemies to Lovers
Workplace
Hollywood
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
3/5
Core elements
Genre
Contemporary Romance
Moods
Witty
Steamy
Fun
Key Tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Workplace
Hollywood
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Dating You / Hating You?

Moderate (3/5) — explicit content present but not dominant.

Who would enjoy Dating You / Hating You?

Readers who love witty and steamy stories with enemies to lovers and workplace. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Dating You / Hating You?

A witty, steamy Adult contemporary romance built around enemies to lovers, workplace, hollywood. 352 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Dating You / Hating You?

Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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