This was a very enjoyable rivals/enemies to lovers romance. The additional element of an academic setting was an extra selling point for me. It really helped drive that rivalry home.
My favourite scene is definitely when they were each working on the story together, but separately - that scene was just hot! In fact, whenever they were together, I could feel the tension through to my bones. The banter was delightful and the insights into each character through their respective story writing was unique and gratifying. The story is told in Rosie's perspective, but through the story they cowrite, you get a good sense of Aiden's perspective as well. There is a very good level of character development for both characters as the story progresses as well.
I recommend this too anyone looking forward to an enjoyable romantic read with loads of tension.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Alcove Press for a digital copy of the book. The opinions expressed are honest and my own.

Had the opportunity to ARC read this book and I absolutely fell in love with it. I had never read anything like this before and was completely captivated from the start. The only thing I did not enjoy about this book was [ the third-act breakup (the one trope I do not enjoy), but I’m not taking off any stars because I still loved it. Katie did such an amazing job, I never would have guessed this was her first book!! I cannot wait to see what is next for her.

***Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review***

Rep: Half-Peruvian FMC
Tropes: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, fake dating

Romance writer Rosalinda "Rosie" Maxwell and literary fiction writer Aiden Huntington have interrupted professor Ida Abarough's novel intensive course at NYU for the last time. To avoid being kicked out of the class completely, they are now forced to write a novel together - a love story without a happily ever after. It is decided that it will be an enemies to lovers workplace romance where the main characters, Hunter Adrian and Max Daisy, have to work on a sales presentation together, and end up falling in love during a work retreat.

In order to improve their novel, their professor insists that they get to know each other better by going on a date as their characters, which turns into spending even more time together figuring out how to make the story come alive. As they focus on writing their chapters, lines begin to blur and fiction becomes reality. They learn about the things that have shaped them into the people they are today and how to receive the forms of care and support they had never gotten.

And Katie, if you're reading this, PLEASE write Mateo and Juanita's love story. I must know how their tale ends.

First of all, thank you so much for this ARC! The first thing that attracted me to this book was definitely the cover, because it's just so cute. Then I read the synopsis and I was very intrigued by it. I really enjoyed the storyline! The only reason why I didn't give the book 5 stars, was because sometimes I found the main characters to be a bit annoying and non-communicative towards each other. Other than that, great book and will definitely recommend it!

Katie Holt’s debut romance book was honestly fantastic. I really loved this book. The writing and intertwining of the story plus the fictional story being written by the characters was perfect.
Our heroine, Rosie has moved to New York to pursue her dream of being a writer, specifically a romance author. A writing class she attends always ends in bickering and arguing with fellow student Aiden, a serious literary fiction writer who diminishes the romance genre every chance he can get.
When their arguing reaches a boiling point, their professor tasks them with working as a team to write their next assignment piece.
It really seems impossible for the pair to get along long enough to write even a sentence, but there are glimpses of great potential.
Eventually, we see that Aiden’s hatred may be masking some other feelings. The banter laced with hatred and comedy is really fun to read and the way Holt intertwines the characters story alongside the fictional piece Rosie and Aiden are writing is brilliant. There were a few instances where the quotes at the end of a chapter made me internally squeal. The small side plots and other characters were really great as well.
Overall, I really enjoyed Not in My Book. By the end, it had me in tears but there were also instances where it made me laugh. I’m very excited to see what Katie Holt writes next.
Thanks so much for the eARC!

This was a cute book. Enemies to lovers is always a fun trope to read.

Rosie (Rosalinda) and Aiden were written so well, in their respective side of the trope. Rosie the lover, Aiden the fighter. Reading their fights was funny at times, but also relatable.

The book (and the book within) gives us the HEA we're all looking for.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this as an ARC. My review is my honest opinion.

A perfect, cozy read for the holidays. Enemies to lovers will win me over every single time! Thank you, NetGalley for a copy of this eARC.

dnf @63%

I’ve tried I really did, I could not seem to care about any of the characters. It was so repetitive and cringy that it all just threw me off. I liked the first 10% of it and then it all started going downhill.





Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Not in my book by Katie Holt


Rosie and Aiden spend most of the time in their writing workshop griping at each other. The other students are used to their antics but their professor has had enough.. She tells them to write a book together, blending their genres together. They both want to stay in the group so they reluctantly do as they are told. The more time they spend together, the more they have to confront their feelings and they seem to be doing just that on the pages of the book they are writing together…. Everything seems to be moving forward until a career changing opportunity reignites the animosity.


I really enjoyed this one. I thought the grumpy/sunshine, enemies to lovers was done really well. I really liked Rosie… I wasn’t a fan of Aiden. I thought he was one of the major problems throughout the book. I don’t feel he was in the right when the fight happened and his personality isn’t enough to make up for how horrible I still think he is. (sorry)
All in all though the book was great, I was really entertained. It was clever and fun with some really heartfelt moments. I think it did a great job of proving that just because you are very different from someone else, there is always common ground and it’s all about give and take. Some excellent writing here and it kept a really solid pace.
It wasn’t as romancey as I thought it would be and that was actually ok 🙂
4 stars

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Not in My Book is an enemies to lovers romance featuring two people in a writing class - he can't stand romance and makes his opinions very openly in class, and she can't stand that she's still attracted to him.

Recommended to romance fans!

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

I really enjoyed this book, quick read and I couldn't put it down!
An enemies to lovers story I could fully get behind!
I love the way the characters use the story they are writing together as a form of communication - it gives you so much more insight into the characters and adds such an interesting element all around.
Highly suggested as a quick, spicy, romance!

Reader be warn: This is a door wide open romance.

I know I am in the minority but Rosie and Aiden appeared very childish and cringey. They were immature in their interactions with each other. Sorry but this fell flat for me.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and my opinions are my own.

If you’re looking for a grumpy-sunshine, black cat meets golden retriever, enemies to lover type of romance, this is one that will surely do the trick!

Rosie and Aiden are polar opposites. While Rosie has committed her life to romance, Aiden believes that only literary fiction deserves praise. While Rosie is giving everything she has to be in this masters program for creative writing, Aiden could walk away from his career today and his ultra-rich father would be thrilled he’s taking on the family business.

So when Rosie and Aiden’s constant bickering drives their professor to pair them to write a romance without a happy ending, the duo is far from thrilled over the opportunity. The story should incorporate both of their passions, but neither of them is happy with the outcome. As they begin to work on the story, the lines between fact and fiction begin to blur, and maybe, just maybe, they’ll be able to put aside their differences to create something magical.

I feel like I’ve read a lot of story-within-a-story types of books recently, but I did really enjoy Rosie and Aiden’s partnership. I wouldn’t say anything about this story was necessarily unique, and it was pretty predictable on how the entire plot would shake out, but this was a good palate cleanser and uplifting read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for the advanced copy of this read in exchange for my honest review.

Such a wonderful book, you can see the inspiration for the story and I loved how the relationship was being handled through the last paragraphs of each chapter, it gave the reader a good inside knowledge of how both of them were feeling, which was a unique way to expose information.
Loved the cover and had the opportunity of having the audiobook and the ebook, which was just so wonderful reading the parts that were from their book and what was actually happening, also the narrator did a good job with the Spanish parts and the male dialogue.
It was refreshing to see their relationship and the representation of Latin American culture, being from Latin America myself, it was interesting learning about some traditions that Peru and my country share, so you can clearly see that the author is putting her experiences in this and it was good book throughout, it was a 4,5 for me but it was sooo close to five, I don't really like it when couples fight, but it was necessary even I felt so sad.
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for this book and audiobook I hope to read more from this author in the future

Not In My Book brings us Rosie, who is a romance writer, and Aiden, a literary fiction writer, having to come together and write a book that combines both of their genres. They always are so critical of each other in their writing workshop it seems like an impossible feat.

I devoured this book in one sitting. I loved it. Apparently, this is Katie Holt's debut novel. I will make sure this is not the last book of hers I read.

I truly enjoyed Rosie and Aiden. Rosie is not afraid to tell it like it is. Aiden has a sweet, tender side that he has a hard time showing. They both have a spark towards each other that continues to grow. I loved that their book paralleled their own relationship. The slow burn and the spice was perfection. I shed a tear at their first kiss.

I read more about the author, Katie Holt. I love that she is someone who fights for romances to be taken seriously. There is obviously a lot of her in Rosie.

Thank you to NetGalley, Alcove Press, and Katie Holt for the e-ARC of this book. This review is my own opinion.

I really wanted to love this book because the premise was amazing but, unfortunately, this book didn't work for me in the way I hoped. I really liked the academic and NYC setting. It was a quick and engaging read. However, I felt like the excerpts from the book they were co-writing were too repetitive. I would have liked it better if the book they were co-writing was more veiled and not taken directly from their own interactions. The co-written book also didn't have any literary fiction aspect to it. They just kept talking about how he wanted to give the characters a poor ending to make the book literary fiction, but there could have been more litfic aspects of the book besides just "killing off a character." Also, I never really bought into why they strongly disliked each other. It was too much, and I felt a little secondhand embarrassment at the way they fought so immaturely in workshop. The conflict at the end of the book didn't sit well with me either. I feel like the MMC said some pretty unforgivable stuff during the argument.

The cutest book ever! Always a sucker for enemies to lovers. GOT IMMEDIATELY HOOKED IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE OF THEIR BANTER 🥰

Rosie had dreams of coming to New York, making it big in the literary world. But things aren't turning out quite the way she imagined. Especially when she finds herself enrolled in a class with her nemesis Aidan Huntington. Aidan is all about literary fiction. He doesn't have the time or the patience for Rosie's romantic stories. And he isn't shy about voicing his opinions in class. Of course, Rosie is happy to give it right back to him.

When their professor has had enough of their sometimes less than civil exchanges, she offers them a choice drop the workshop or work together on a project that blends both their genres. With their initial efforts less than successful, they decide the best way to handle the assignment is to alternate chapters. They communicate by text and notes in their documents. But as time wears on, the lines between fiction and realty start to blur. After all, don't they say there is a fine line between love and hate?

From the beginning, Rosie and Aiden were perfect foils. However, despite their legendary class "discussions" it was clear there was more between them. Their banter was both amusing and frustrating. But the evolution of their relationship felt natural. It was experienced through their writing. Though they had difficulty expressing their feelings directly, they had no problem expressing those feelings through the words of their characters. I loved the banter and felt the emotion as Aiden and Rosie started growing closer.

This book was full of warmth and emotion. The relationships felt natural, the dialogue fun and witty. It was just a fun story to read.

this book was quite meta in the sense that the fmc rosie and the mmc aiden are paired together to write a litfic romance novel where they basically speak to each other in alternating chapters writing them into their enemies to lovers story. tbh i think this was a bit too much, and felt too much like the embodiment of the advice “write what you know.” the writing itself was enjoyable but the multilayered-ness of it kinda threw me off. i wouldn’t recommend!