I’M GOING TO THROW UP THIS BOOK HAD ME SOBBING AT WORK LIKE A BABY AND I NEED THE PHYSICAL COPY IN MY HANDS TO RE-READ IT AND ANNOTATE IT. THIS HURT MY HEART AND THEN PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

This was such a great debut! Not in My Book has by far become one of my favorite books of the year. Rosie and Aidan are truly beautiful together and it was so great seeing their relationship develop throughout the book. This rivals to lovers novel starts off with Rosie and Aidan constantly bickering in their graduate writing workshops since Aidan specializes in literary fiction and Rosie’s focus is romance. The professor ended up telling them that in order to not kicked out of this class, they have to develop a romance novel that suits both of their interests.

This was such a refreshing listen that was well done. A rival to lovers romance that plays out because of how fleshed the characters are while writing their manuscript.. The incredible banter, the yearning, and memorable moments they have within each other brought the audio to life. It was so nice seeing the dynamic between Rosie’s MFA cohort becoming her backbone. The cameos of New York City that makes the story shine. Katie Holt curated a story that’s relatable on so many fronts and I can’t wait for her next work.

Thank you NetGalley and RBmedia for this ALC!

This one was super cute and fun. It took me a bit to get into, but once I got into it, I was hooked. This was a very fun enemies to lovers with great banter and conflict! Definitely a slow burn. Great writing. Well developed characters. Great connection between the H/h. Rosie and Aiden are in the same class together. She writes romance and he writes literary fiction. Both characters kind of think their writing is the better genre. They have to co-write a book. So much fun! I really enjoyed this one. Huge thanks to Netgalley and RB media for allowing me to listen and review this book!

5⭐️’s
3🌶️’s
-Enemies to Lovers
-Forced Proximity
-Opposites Attract
-Slow Burn
-Academic Rivals
-One Bed

“I've never second guessed what I feel for you. I know you prefer what's in your books, and I pretend I don't want to be like them, but I do. I want to be the person you picture when you're reading and dreaming because you're who I picture every single time. I love you. In light and dark, in romance and litfic. In this lifetime and the next” 😩😩♥️♥️

Awww,I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. I was hesitant because of the narration. I prefer Dual instead of female voice changing to male but the story was beautifully written. The Banter in this book omfg😩🤭. Two Academic Rivals in the NYU Creative Writing Program unexpectedly falling in love is the perfect book for me. Rosie and Aiden both are Writers, Rosie is a hopeless Romantic whose in love with love , fun , vibrant and sometimes a bit immature, Aiden the opposite, serious, arrogant , hates romance and will bicker with Rosie any chance he gets! The two of them can’t get along to save their lives so as the final straw their professor makes them team up to write a novel to remain in the MFA program. Often I found their arguments to be juvenile at times,but I could sense their attraction towards each other (the tension). Just imagine having to write a love story and ending up writing your very own. I loved sooo many quotes in this book the author truly knows how to get a romance snob like me with her words. Reading this book my emotions were all over the place, I was laughing, heart was heavy, I was annoyed (the bickering and three act breakup) antsy because of the spice lol…but I enjoyed it all. Love when a book can make me feel a range of emotions with a great HEA! It was my pleasure reading and reviewing this book. Thank you NetGalley & Alcove for the opportunity and thank you & Congratulations to Katie Holt for this exceptional read

I LOVED this book. It was SOOO sweet, I am obsessed with Rosie & Aiden.

I could not stop listening to it and in my book that is a 5 star audiobook for me.

I loved the snippets we got at the end of each chapter of the book Rosie and Aiden wrote together. I also LOVED the latinX representation, and how the author tied in the Peruvian culture.

I am not a fan of third act break-ups but felt as though it worked with this story.

I found both MC's relatable and LOVED the Taylor Swift references.

All in all, this was a GREAT debut, and look forward to more from Katie.

As a half-Latina Southerner, I immediately connected with Rosie. Her spunky personality and witty banter with Noah had me laughing out loud. The enemy-to-lovers trope was executed flawlessly, and the pacing was perfect. I loved the pop culture references and the overall vibe of this book. Rosie felt like a real friend, and I was rooting for her every step of the way. If you're looking for a fun, heartwarming rom-com, look no further!

I don't know what made me select this ARC, but I'm so glad I did. This charming love story captivated me from start to finish. There were so many times I wished I had a text copy so that I could annotate all the tender moments. That being said, the narration was very good and extremely immersive for the multiple points of view.

The author skillfully weaved together some of my favorite tropes and writing styles. The dual point of view was enhanced by the characters being written in the story within the story, offering a heartfelt glimpse into the main characters' thoughts and feelings.

If you're looking for a fun, feel good romance, I recommend picking this one up. It's also got a festive flair making it the perfect book for the season.

Very cute ! Not too spicy, humor on point. Quick escape reality book. The narration was very good.

Two MFA students. One writes literary fiction, the other romance and they’re forced to write a book together for an assignment!

4.5* - Rounded up to 5...

I enjoyed Frankie Corzo's narration of Not in My Book. She did a fabulous job bring both Rosie and Aiden to life, and allowing you to feel the flow between the two characters, as well as being able to differentiate between the various side characters as well. She had a great flow to her narration, and helped to draw me, as the listener, into Katie Holt's world she'd created for Rosie and Aiden.

I loved Rosie's character! I loved how she was working to achieve her dreams. And she was working hard! I enjoyed her group of friends, and her cousin, and loved how they encouraged and supported Rosie through the book.

Aiden's character is SO deep! And the reveals about him, and his life, hit the heart - EVERY time!

I will admit to crying through the last (at least) one hour of this book... And Aiden's grand gesture was simply *chef's kiss*. And I LOVE that their professor saw what needed to happen, and pushed Aiden to step out of his comfort zone, again.

And the way we get to watch Rose and Aiden learn about themselves and each other through Hunter and Maxine was a brilliant touch! The scenes when they were writing together gave me goosebumps!

And I ADORED when Rosie's family just pitched up, and "adopted" Aiden into their celebrations, and actually just connected with him. It was so heart-warming!

This is an amazing Christmas book, and will really add to anyone's Christmas season, but really could be read at ANY time of the year. And I look forward to reading this again in the future.

I received a free copy of this book through NetGalley from Recorded Books and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Thank you to NetGalley for the audio arc of this wonderful book! it’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed a read published rom-com as much as I did Not in My Book.

you get it all:
✨ enemies to lovers
💖 nyc in the winter
✨ witty banter
💖 fake dating
✨ slow burn
💖 a book within a book
✨ damaged but soft misunderstood guy
💖 only one bed

I ate this up! I was laughing out loud, squealing & kicking my little feetsies at the interactions between Rosie & Aiden! & the scene where they’re on the phone writing the steamy scene **together** ??? HELLO. iykyk 🥵

I cannot wait to get my hands on a physical copy of this book for a reread & I look forward to whatever Katie Holt writes in the future! 💖💖

I have no words for how much I loved Rosie and Aiden.

Thank you to Net Galley for the chance to review this book.

Absolutely adorable! The sweetest most fun love story. I so loved the characters and their adventures. It was darling.

I really loved this book, especially as someone who went to college in NYC and spent a lot of time in the NYU area. I feel like they hit up all my favorite locations and Aidan being anti-tourist locations felt so REAL!

Why are books about writers so amazing? I don’t know, but I will read them every time. This rivals ti lover novel was so good, the build up, the slowly getting more and more comfortable with each other was perfect. The scene were they’re writing the Spicy scene for their collaborative book together and she uses his name instead of the character made me gasp and laugh. I’m looking forward to more from this author. And the narration was amazing. I will be looking for more from this narrator.

Oh. My. Gosh.

I cannot find a single flaw in this book: the banter, the friend group, the tension, it was all there! The co-author thing was the unique factor in this classic enemies-to-lovers (Ch 17 🫠)

Both Rosie & Aiden have set high standards. Like, her pining to see him smile. And him noticing all the little things about her.

And lastly, Corzo was a damn good narrator! kept me engaged throughout 🫶

One of the best romcoms I’ve read in a loooonnngg time!

This one is like that Halmark movie you never want to end. Just when I think enemies to lovers can’t be done again, Rosie and Aiden are a breath of fresh air.

Such a fun concept, being required to write a book together for their writing class assignment and then falling in love through the pages was just irresistibly precious and immensely satisfying.

I was gifted this audiobook and sometimes I struggle listening to romance, especially when there is a single narrator for the male and female characters. If it’s not done perfectly, it really gives me the ick. Needless to say, this one did it perfectly.

While this was mildly spicy🌶️ , I thought the hottest scene was the one they wrote together for the book before they ever got together. So fun and original.

Thank you to NetGalley, Katie Holt, and the publisher for this ARC!

Rosie writes romance novels and is a hopeless romantic. Aiden is her total opposite, he hate romance and writes literary fiction. They have a hate/hate relationship and take every opportunity to tear each other down in their writing class. When the verbal jabs go to far the professor gives them an ultimatum. Withdraw from the class or write a book together.
What follows is a story of love and writing.

I loved everything about this book. I love a good grumpy sunshine book as much as the next person but this book is so much more. It is the story of what happens when two people who seem to have nothing in common actually get real with each other. Rose and Aiden’s romance is written in a single POV but you get the benefit of insight into Aiden’s POV through excerpts of the story they are writing together. The story they are writing within the story is just as compelling as Aiden and Rosie’s story, which says a lot about how fantastic this book is. I loved everything about this story. Written in a single POV, this love story is a true example of life imitating art. This is probably one of the easiest 5 star reviews I have ever given.

This story is super cute and heartwarming. It’s the ultimate Rivals/Enemies to Lovers and Grump x Sunshine combo and I ate it up. I highly recommend checking this out if you’re a fan of Elena Armas because it gives very similar vibes, which is always a plus in my book! I loved that this had a story within the story and how it was used to convey the main characters’ feelings. Sometimes expressing yourself is hard and writing it is easier, and I think it is cool that Katie Holt showcased this in her story. The romantic tension is absolutely delicious and build up to the spice so well!
This is not my first book narrated by Frankie Corzo, and as always she knocks it out of the park. Her emotions are wonderful she captures the essence of the characters heritage. I always love listening to her Spanish, and her voice in general is very soothing.
All in all, this was a great book and I look forward to finding more stories from Holt!

Dnf at 30%.

Rosie and Aiden regularly go to verbal battle in their writer's workshop until their professor reaches her breaking point. She allows them to stay in her class on one condition: they must co-write a novel that blends their genres.

On audio, there was no indication of where the book excerpts began. It also got a little confusing when they were actively editing the novel and also texting on the side.

Rosie was also a little too friendly with Professor Idah. I couldn't tell the difference between their interactions and the ones she had with her friends or even Aiden. Idah also came off as a scheming best friend 😂 Why push her students to go on fake dates to advance the book plot?😂

I also thought if we were to get glimpses into the story they were writing, it'd be a bit different. Instead, we got scenes that were almost the same as their real life and it ended up feeling repetitive. It did give insight into what Aiden was thinking so I guess that was a plus.

While I'm all for pettiness with enemies, there's a thin line between that and plain immaturity from characters who are supposed to be in their mid-twenties. Ultimately not for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and Publisher for an ALC in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis:
Rosie and Aiden are in the same writing workshop together at NYU and they are constantly at each other's throats, so much so that their teacher is about to throw them out of class. They agree to cowrite their midterm manuscript together so they can stay in the class... the thing is that Rosie is a romance writer and Aiden writes Lit Fic. So they have to write a romance without a happy ending.

Review: This book surprised the hell out of me. I 100% didn't expect it to be as spicy as it was. The scene where they cowrite a spicy scene while on the phone with each other . I was blessed with the ALC and I 10000000% recommend the audiobook. It really brings the conversations that Rosie and Aiden have to life. I loved that Rosie was Peruvian, as I've never read a book with a Peruvian FMC and it really felt authentic with the mention of different Peruvian staples as well as some Spanish dialogue.
All in all I couldn't get enough of the audiobook and ai had a GREAT time listening to this!