Audiobooks Like The Hating Game

Katie Schorr handles this 12-hour enemies-to-lovers romance with a light touch that keeps the comedy from tipping into farce — her timing on the verbal sparring between the two leads is precise, and she doesn't let the emotional turns arrive too early or get oversold. All ten recommendations run at a comparable length, and if what you found addictive was that crackle of tension gradually giving way to something warmer, these were picked to deliver the same arc.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Hating Game

  1. 1
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    Just for the Summer

    Part of Your World • Book 3

    by Abby Jimenez

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, Zachary Webber

    4.79 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.8 Audible (16.8K)
    10h 5m listening time • Released 2022

    Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber bring such natural chemistry to this premise that you'll forget how ridiculous the setup is—they make you believe in the curse, the plan, and everything that unravels between them.

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    The Last Letter

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Jennifer Stark

    4.78 ABR Score (552.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (538.1K) ★ 4.75 Audible (14.3K)
    13h 23m listening time • Released 2019

    Hamilton and Stark's dual narration captures the raw grief and unspoken tension between these characters with such precision that you'll feel the weight of every unsaid word. This is emotional fiction that demands to be heard.

  3. 3
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    Exodus

    The Ravenhood • Book 2

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden

    4.68 ABR Score (238.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (232.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (6.3K)
    14h 24m listening time • Released 2021
  4. 4
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    Heartless

    Chestnut Springs • Book 2

    by Elsie Silver

    Narrated by Stephen Dexter, Vanessa Edwin

    4.65 ABR Score (589.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (585.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.5K)
    9h 51m listening time • Released 2023
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    The Things We Leave Unfinished

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Narrated by Tim Paige, Carly Robins

    4.64 ABR Score (471.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (459.3K) ★ 4.7 Audible (12.5K)
    14h 32m listening time • Released 2021

    Dual narrators elevate the dual timelines here, with Paige and Robins creating such distinct emotional cores that you'll feel the weight of two love stories colliding across decades.

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    One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince

    Ravenhood Legacy • Book 1

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    4.81 ABR Score (59.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (55.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (3.9K)
    11h 31m listening time • Released 2023
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    In Her Own League

    Windy City Series

    by Liz Tomforde

    Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor, Jason Clarke

    4.70 ABR Score (46.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (45.0K) ★ 4.89 Audible (1.2K)
    13h 28m listening time • Released 2026

    Brentmoor and Clarke's dual narration crackles with tension as a power struggle becomes a love story in baseball's most competitive arena.

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    It Ends with Us

    It Ends with Us • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Olivia Song

    4.65 ABR Score (4.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (4.7M) ★ 4.67 Audible (87.8K)
    11h 18m listening time • Released 2016
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    The Finish Line

    The Ravenhood • Book 3

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden

    4.64 ABR Score (184.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (175.7K) ★ 4.78 Audible (8.9K)
    14h 39m listening time • Released 2021
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    Me Before You

    Me Before You • Book 1

    by Jojo Moyes

    Narrated by Susan Lyons, Anna Bentink, Steven Crossley, Alex Tregear, Andrew Wincott, Owen Lindsay

    4.62 ABR Score (1.9M ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.62 Audible (37.3K)
    14h 40m listening time • Released 2012

    The full-cast narration pulls you deep into every perspective, so when Moyes rips your heart out, there's nowhere to hide.

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