Enemies to lovers that are forced to work together? Absolutely. They also have to write a romance book? Yes, please.

Rosie and Aiden come from very different backgrounds. They are both interested in becoming writers but their taste in literature could not be more different.

Rosie loves romance books and she truly believes in the Happy Ever After. Aiden prefers literary fiction and he is, according to Rosie, obnoxious.

Their professor forces them to work together and so Rosie has to team up with her arch-nemesis but nothing will stop her. Her writing and this class are too important to her and she will not let her ex-crush, Adien, ruin it.

Rosie is in her mid twenties and is a passionate Peruvian-American with a great relationship with his family. I loved the banter between Rosie and Aiden. Their connection was palpable and Aiden is such a cutie. Even I could not help but fall in love with him.

I must warn you that this book is very addictive and you will fly through it. The chapters were really well paced and even though it is a slow burn romance, it has a great payoff. When things start to get steamy…trust me, it is HOT.

The author knew how to integrate romance tropes that inevitably come in an enemies to lovers story and I did enjoy the twists and turns.

The ending was a bit messy when it comes to the way the characters interacted with each other. But then again, relationships are messy. People change after certain experiences and so it is not completely impossible to see the characters make the decisions they made even though it felt a bit out of character at first.

What a great debut novel. I will be seated for her next novel for sure.

I really loved the book. The parallels between the main characters and the book characters were so fun to read. Oh. My. God. The scene where they're writing together on the phone was absolute perfection. I LOVED IT. I devoured this book, and genuinely wasn't sure how it was going to end! But I was satisfied by the ending. Loved it. Highly recommend

SPOILERS || This book was just what I was looking for and then some. I started this book simply expecting a cute romance from a debut author, but it was so much bigger than that Katie holt gave us a story with heart, humor, and HEA! Rosie and Aidan were rivals in class' and just like their characters, Max and Hunter, had to overcome stubborn, guarded hearts to heal and find an unexpected romance. Their friendships were adorable -both their classmates, het roommate, and her sweet, Peruvian family. And l adored getting to know Aidan's mom through the she had on him as influence a writer. I'm a little bummed Rosie didn't get the fellowship, but it all worked in out the end. Loved this book, thank you to Alcove for the ARC!

[NetGalley Read #13]

4 ⭐

The Good:
- The Romantic aspects were pretty much nailed by the author
- The Premise/Story (not anything new but still good, I like that it is spread over a year and divided into four seasons)
- Setting (writer did a good job of making the city a sort of a character of its own)
- Characters (the main characters are well-written with good backstories)
- Dialogue (mostly really good)
- Culture

The Bad:
- (sometimes) dialogue
- Music (to contemporary romance writers:) please have atleast one singer other than Taylor Swift in your story.

Recommended. 👍

For lovers of Beach Read and The Hating Game, you’ll want to pick this one up STAT!

Two graduate school rivals, Rosie and Aiden, must put differences aside when their professor, tired of their bickering in class, forces them to collaborate on a novel.

I loved reading this book. The banter. The spice. The book within a book. The characters. I couldn’t get enough!

Not only does the premise of two very different authors of very different genres writing together pull you in, but Aiden and Rosie’s chemistry alone keeps you turning the page.

I found the characters to be endearing and realistic. Their backgrounds felt fully fleshed out and I rooted for both of them from start to finish. I couldn’t help giggling at their shenanigans but also tearing up in their more serious moments. And the spice between the MCs in their joint novel AND between Aiden and Rosie hit all the right spots 🥵. Strong side characters, a fast paced plot, and a fun New York setting made this a well rounded read I’ll definitely recommend to romance lovers.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my free advanced electronic copy in exchange for my honest review.

READ FOR
- Academic Rivals
- Grumpy/Sunshine
- Writer MCs
- New York City Setting
- Story Within A Story

Mini Description: A swoony romance that’ll make you want to sip hot chocolate while humming love songs in your pjs.

I was a bit skeptical reading the first few chapters. Rosie a romance author and the main character got unnecessarily petty when she’s the one who originally agreed to work with her author nemesis Aiden.

However, not long till I was completely sucked into this book. I giggled, I swooned, I daydreamed, and teared up. It’s been so long since I read a romantic romance book that just lifted me up.

I love how Rosie was not your typical young boss babe, or retired to small town boss babe. She’s nearing her 30s, still trying to feel her footing in this world. It’s refreshing and reflecting to see.

A really lovely debut by Katie Holt, and I’m eager to see more of her stories get published.

I really loved the story of aiden and Rosie. I loved how neither were perfect yet Perfect for each other. Sometimes slow burns can become boring however not in this case, it kept me wanting more and needing more!
I loved the little friendship group that Rosie was in also and how relatable that was!
All round great read

I love the banter in a good enemies to lovers and this was well done. I also really liked Logan and Tyler as side characters - some of their responses in the text chains had me actually snorting in laughter. They had great character depth, but I found the female side characters lacking personality.

I liked the idea of including excerpts from the manuscript they’re writing together, but I wish they differed more from Aiden and Rosie’s actual conversations. I understand the intent is that it’s supposed reflect their relationship, but the dialogue is almost verbatim and it’s repetitive to read the same conversation again, even if there’s the addition of the internal monologue. The excerpts also have the same voice, whether it’s written by Rosie or by Aiden. Since they have opposite styles, which is so central to the plot line, that should be reflected in their writing. It’s a unique idea, but it needed work.

Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for the ARC!

Not in My Book was cute! I actually had a lot of fun with Rosie and Aiden's banter, their academic rivalry, and the romance. I genuinely was giggling and kicking my feet as I read the novel. It was easy to get sucked in and fall in with their story!

However, there were definitely some things that—personally—took me out. I think for me, the crux, was the story they wrote being almost a fanfiction of their life; while I understand why Katie Holt chose to do this, there were moments where I was just like 'this feels a bit weird.' But, it wasn't something that I always felt; it really kind of came and went based on the situation. Sometimes the dialogue also felt a bit unrealistic. My biggest complaint, though, is that the ending felt fast and abrupt. I feel like we needed at least another chapter/another maybe 20-50 pages to get a little more into it and properly wrap it up.

But, I love that Holt wrote such an ode to romance novels + rom-coms and I had so much fun reading this!

I really enjoyed Not in my Book the debut novel by Katie Holt. Not in my Book is such a sweet love story and I hope K. Holt writes additional books. She knows how to keep you hooked in the story. I had to know how Rosie and Aiden’s story turned out. This book will appeal to new adult and adult romance readers. Fans of Emily Henry, and Sarah Adams will enjoy this story. I will certainly be recommending it to patrons in my library. Thank you to net galley for the eARC.

Honestly one of the best romances I have read in a long time.

This book was an ode to the romance genre in so many ways - it felt like romance inception! A romance book about a sunshine romance author writing a romance novel with a HOT, grumpy litfic author, and it WORKS.

I don't always love the grumpy x sunshine trope, but this one really hits because the author has given us such depth in the character's backstories that their personality makes sense and the chemistry really shines. The head to head banter and bickering at the beginning of the book felt childish, but once the MC's started spending time and writing together, this book felt like it gained depth and maturity quickly.

I laughed, I squealed, I giddily kicked my feet, I greedily flipped pages because this book had one of the most compelling spice scenes I've read without the characters actually even TOUCHING. The laptop and speakerphone scene where they write the manuscript's love scene together....speechless. Beyond that, Aiden could do no wrong when it came to finally breaking the intense tension and buildup....the man has a mouth on him.

I am still thinking about the richness of detail in this book, from sensory details to side characters to character development and loved every moment.

For all the readers who defend their love of romance for all it gives us, this one's for you. I gobbled this up and you will too.

I added this to my list because I thought the cover was super cute and I slept on it for so long until Netgalley gave me a time crunch and I am so happy I got myself into gear and read it as it was very sweet. I do wish there was more to the main character and character development other than just her thinking of her love interest all the time, I know it's a romance but why I love Emily Henry books so much is her FMCs are relatable and have a life outside of their partners, this just felt like she was a young tween obsessed over her crush talking and thinking about him in every chapter. I however absolutely loved the book excerpts at the end where you can see his point of view, I thought that was a new take on showing the MMCs POV. All up quite enjoyable and can't wait to handsell this!

Thank you to Alcove Press and Netgalley for gifting me an ARC of her book in exchange for an honest review!

Listen, I am a sucker for both a rivals to lovers story, and a he falls first story. So this was a win-win-win to me.

Rosie and Aiden were SO GOOD - they had such believable and palpable chemistry, both in their rivalry and in their relationship.

I loved how she was completely oblivious to him being OBSESSED with her and their banter snd stolen glances had me legitimately giggling and kicking my feet. Let alone when they would write together????? SWOON.

I could’ve read two more books worth of their story alone.

I am 100% sure that if you love romance, you need to read this book. It’s like if Beach Read

I recommend this read if you like:
📚 Romance
📚 Rivals to lovers
📚 Higher ed romance
📚 Author romance
📚 Fake dating “for the plot”
📚 Forced proximity
📚 He falls first
📚 Secret cinnamon roll MMC

not in my book is described as “the hating game meets beach read” and that’s so true!!

I LOVED this book! The plot line drew me in and the characters kept me reading for more. Rosie (my namesake) is literally me? Loves Taylor Swift loves romance books fancies tall men who wear peacoats

Would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for an easy, cute, spicy, romance book with a literary setting

In this fun and steamy romance, Rosie, an idealistic Peruvian-American from Tennessee, heads to New York, determined to make her dream of writing romance novels a reality. Things quickly get complicated when she finds herself in the same class as her ex-crush and literary rival, Aiden. Aiden, a New Yorker with a complicated past, has his heart set on writing serious literary fiction, and from the moment they meet, the two clash hard. Their constant back-and-forth finally pushes their professor to give them an ultimatum: co-write a novel, or fail the semester.

As they begrudgingly start working together, their hostility starts to melt away, and they begin to genuinely connect. Their co-written novel becomes a space where they open up about their lives and develop a real chemistry. Just as their relationship starts to heat up, a big career opportunity reignites their old rivalry, putting their budding romance in serious jeopardy….. leaving them to figure out if they can overcome their old rivalries to make things work.

The writing is sharp, the character development spot-on, and even the side characters are so much fun. It was a truly delightful read!

Thanks to NetGalley and Alcove Press!

Rosie, an idealistic and passionate Peruvian-American who has grown up without strong ties to her culture, leaves her Tennessee hometown to pursue her dream of making it in New York as a writer. But her plan is derailed when she ends up in class with her arch-nemesis and ex-crush, Aiden Huntington—an obnoxious, surly, and gorgeous literary fiction writer who doesn’t have much patience for the romance genre, or for Rosie.

Oh this was sooooo good!!! The chemistry and angst between the two main characters was the best part of the entire book.
Some scenes were extremely hot under the collar and I loved it, the interconnecting book that is being written by the main characters alongside their actual own love story was such an interesting concept and I was eating it up. I read this in one sitting and could not put it down.

I rated this 4 stars and would definitely recommend to my fellow angsty romance lovers!!!

An easy 4.5!!!
I loved this so much. I was hooked from page 1 and probably would’ve finished it in one sitting if I didn’t start it at 10pm. This is a genuine enemies to lovers in the best possible way. I went in thinking this would be a funny little romance, but no. It delivered so much more. Highlyyyy recommend this read. Thanks for the ARC netgalley.

Before I begin PLEASE KATIE I NEED A SPINOFF BOOK ABOUT LOGAN I AM BEGGING!


Ok. I LOVED THIS BOOK! It was so swoon worthy and THE TENSION! Aiden was a drool worthy fmc and Rosie was so whimsical and fun. I loved this story so much and I think all contemporary romance readers would really enjoy it

This exceeded my expectations! I expected a fairly standard romcom (which I love), but this just had and extra touch to it that made it so unique. The concept of the two writers being forced to write a book together and then getting to read excerpts of their writing was really unique (at least to me!).

I really loved this enemies to lovers book about two writers who can't seem to get on the same page. I thought that the characters were fun and well developed and I really enjoyed reading this!