⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Not in My Book by Katie Holt is one of my favorite reads so far this summer. Rosie and Aiden are part of NYU’s masters program, and they cannot stand each other. After one too many fights in class, their professor gives them an ultimatum- they can co-write a book for their project, or they can drop the class. As they work on the book, the lines of their feelings and their characters start to become blurred. Can they put the fighting behind them, or will their competitive nature get the best of them?

This had a lot of my favorite tropes, enemies to lovers, one bed, forced proximity, grumpy-sunshine, competition for a job/prize.

Aiden and Rosie are taking a creative writing class, and after 2 years of college being stuck listening to each other’s opinions on their writings, things start to get personal. After a major blow out in glass, which included insults, the professor took it upon herself to find a creative solution to their continuing interruption and disruptions of the class; write a romance together.

Aiden hates romance, and specializes in literary fiction, Rosie specializes in romance and has little interest in writing, or reading any other type of book.

The die-hard romantic and the jaded opinionated Litfic writers must write together to avoid being removed from class. Challenged to write true to life romance novel, the love you were instructed by their professor to go on dates, to spend time together.

Without going into further detail, the conflict of this book surprisingly isn’t JUST their different writing style, but also Rosie was tight on money, and talked about a fantastic opportunity for her future, a submission to a literary magazine, it was an open submission call, and Aiden entered without communicating it with Rose.

The spicy scenes were great, the tension was great, the way they communicated with their book characters when words fell short in their daily life was sweet and well thought out.

This book is a high 3 stars low 4 stars for me.

I honestly had a blast reading it. I absolutely loved the dynamic between the main characters and their banter and I’m never going to be mad at book where the main characters communicate their feelings through their writing.

The reason this isn’t five stars is that I didn’t like the way Aiden lashed out whenever they fought, especially because it continued late into the book. I also didn’t feel like his disrespect of the romance genre was resolved. Given the parallel between this and Aiden’s conflict with his dad in the book, I expected more from Aiden’s redemption on that point and it kinda made the ending fall a little flat for me.

Really enjoyed this one! The characters were well developed and the story kept a me entertained all the way through

Thank you Netgalley for giving me early access to this book! I loved this book. it was amazing. The premise of two people merging their genres together I’d really cool and unique. I loved that they put their own story into the book and used it to express the feelings they were scared to tell each other was a really sweet gesture. It did get confusing at times when reading Hunter and Max’s story, it was hard to distinguish which story was which at times which made the book a little less enjoyable. I loved the smut, it was really well written, I only wish there was more. I felt really connected to the characters, even though I didn’t have much in common with them except the love of writing and fear of failure. I loved Rosie’s friends, they were so funny and supportive of her and I really want a Logan love story at some point. Overall, this book was a little hard to read at times but was a really great book and I recommend it!

God did I LOVE THIS book! Rosie and Aiden gave me so much in this fun and unique book. It had romance, slowburn, banter, character GROWTH and just cozy feelings! This is why I read books. Thank u so much for this arc!

Thank you NetGallery and publisher for the ARC.

This book started a little slow for me, however once I got into it I really started to like it and I didn't want to put it down.

I am a abit of a sucker for an enemy to lover story and this was it! There was so much chemistry and I couldn’t help but root for Aiden and Rosie.

Such a lovely books!

This book had so much potential but ultimately fell flat for me. The forced proximity and enemies to lovers tropes were fun. I also enjoyed the premise of the story and a book within a book. It was the dialogue and communication that had me cringing. I felt like it was juvenile and immature.

I loved this book. Rosie and Aidan had such a great dynamic and their dialogue was funny, witty, heartfelt and angsty wrapped into one. I loved this book and can’t wait for it to hit the shelves!!

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC! I loved this feel-good, happy, enemies to lovers, one bed, romance. Give me all the tropes because they work for a reason. 😂 I love the dynamic between these two. I'm also a sucker for a book about writing a book. I find it unique and interesting to get some insight into that world and to see the back and forth between the characters writing the book. This is a first person pov but the characters are writing a book so at the end of each chapter you get to read some of their writing where you get both of their perspectives.

The book was easy to read and pretty quick to get through even for a slow reader. I love the determination of the strong FMC and want her to get the HEA she deserves. My only complaint about this book is the epilogue.. And this is probably more a me issue than an author issue. But I dislike when a book skips very far in advance in the epilogue from where we are. I know that's kind of the point of one but sometimes it feels like the HEA was laid on a little thick. But I would still recommend this!! Can't wait for release day so I can tell all of my friends to read it. 😂

We love a good enemies to lovers and this ticked all the boxes. The premise of this story was so fun and the chemistry between the main characters was so strong.

This book! It started a little slow for me, but by chapters 6-7, I was HOOKED! I seriously couldn’t put it down and couldn’t stop rooting for Aiden and Rosie. This book had my laughing out loud, crying, and literally sitting in the edge of my seat cheering these two on.

A very competently written debut romance novel that I very much enjoyed.
The characters were entertaining, and their banter amusing. Once they settled down to the more serious nature of writing together, the parallels became more apparent. It was slightly frustrating how little the two read into what the other was writing. I particularly enjoyed the co-operatively written sex scene - and would've loved to see the faces of their class mates when they read it aloud to them!

References to current popular literature may date it in future, but I think for the present it feels very fresh and contemporary.

The conflict introduced near the end being a core component in the synopsis does soften the impact a little. Without reading it, there's this sense of dread when it teases it "he didn't ... did he?" and then you discover that... he did. As per usual, better communication would have resolved the tension before it became conflict - but then we wouldn't have much of a story, would we?

Overall, this is one I would definitely recommend.

let me introduce the term "meta-romance": it's a romance writer writing about a romance writer writing a romance novel.
Rosie, from a loving multi-cultural Tennessee background, finds herself in New York a decade later than she should have - her ex boyfriend thought writing Romance was silly, and she should just stay with him and forget about her dream. But now she's single, and fighting everyone who looks down on Romance, including Aiden Huntington -born and bred New Yorker, who writes litfic himself.
Their in-class fighting gets out of hand and they're to write a book together, blending romance and literary fiction.
The beginning was...long. And repetitive. It is spelled out how incredibly good-looking, well-dressed and intelligent Aiden is. How good he smells. If only Rosie didn't hate him so much. On repeat.
But, it was a NetGalley book, so I stuck to it, which I am now glad for. In the book, they are told the book they are writing, is stuck in the enemy-part of the enemies-to-lovers trope. True. So maybe this was just meta? To sort of show what happens if and when that happens?
Anyway, when they fall, they fall hard - no surprises there, because hey-hum they never really hated each other to begin with.
I really liked how chapters ended with parts of the novel Rosie and Aiden were writing. These bits were revealing, and adding to the characters. All very meta.
The scenes of them writing together, at the same time, in the same doc are great - and the one they are writing a spicy scene in was hot. In a very meta way - that's praise.
I really started to care for them and dreading the inevitable fall out, even though it was no surprise what would happen.
The actual fall-out....? Childish. Adults do not, or should not, behave like that. Katie Holt does work hard to explain why Rosie acts the way she does, but really - team Aiden here.

I received an e-ARC from NetGalley in return for my honest opinion.

(Note for publisher: in the Autobiography a different title is used "Love at first Write" - I assume this was a working title. Hopefully the autobiography can still be edited)

I don't know if this is right, but this could be considered a metaromance, and I also liked it because the enemies-to-lovers trope is one of my favorites and Aiden and Rosie had good chemistry.

Non so se é giusto, ma questo potrebbe essere considerato un metaromance e mi é piaciuto anche perché il tropo da nemici ad amanti é uno dei miei preferiti ed Aiden e Rosie avevano una buona chimica.

I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.

When I saw the premise of this book, I immediately came to request it! However, it took me a little while to get into mainly because I felt like the writing and main characters were a little immature. But I was able to push through, and overall found it to be a cute, enjoyable, and promising debut!

I’m always a sucker for enemies to lovers this was no exception! The tension and banter in the story had me obsessed with the characters! I lost track of time reading this book I was obsessed

Fans of Beach Read (Emily Henry) and The Hating Game (Sally Thorne) should give this a read!

Rosie is a idealistic NYC transplant, who comes from a very close knit Peruvian-American family and Aiden, a born and raised NYer, who doesn't believe in romance butt heads in their graduate writing program. As the sparing and tension continues to grow, their professor forces them to work together, blending not only both of their literary genres, but their personalities into one story. Katie Holt was able to capture the enemies to lovers trope so well. The quips between the two main characters, Rosie and Aiden are just perfect, as if these characters were real and you were one of the side characters watching the story unfold.
A perfect blend of laugh out loud humor, tension, romance, and serious/heartfelt moments. If you are a lover of rom-coms, pick this up!

I recently finished reading Not in My Book and I have to say, it was a truly enjoyable read. I was drawn in from the very beginning, and even though I can understand the phrase 'don't judge a book by its cover', in this case, the cover definitely caught my eye!

The story follows Rosie and Aiden, two writing students at NYU, who start off with a strong, mutual dislike for each other and each other's work. However, as they work together on a novel their relationship takes an unexpected turn towards mutual respect and eventually, even love.

What I appreciated most about this book was that, despite the changes in their relationship, neither of the characters fundamentally changed who they were at their core. Aiden, in particular, wanted to better himself for Rosie, but he never lost his own personality or integrity in the process. I found this portrayal of a romantic relationship refreshing and realistic.

I also enjoyed the unique storytelling technique used in the novel. Through the book they are writing together, we get to see Aiden's perspective on their relationship, as the main storytelling is from Rosie's perspective, which was a lot of fun and added an interesting layer to the story.

Overall, I highly recommend Not in My Book to anyone looking for a well-written, engaging read. I truly had such a wonderful time reading it and look forward to more from this author in the future

Rosie is a poor student, studying at NYC, trying to write a romance. She loves everything about her classes, except a guy in her class, Aiden, who sneers at romance (because he writes lit-fic) and gives harsh feedback on every chapter Rosie reads to the class.

When their bickering threatens to derail the class their tutor offers them a stark choice, both leave the class and try to enrol in another, or write a novel together. Knowing their chances of being accepted into another class are slim, they reluctantly agree to work together, writing alternate chapters. In an effort to irritate Aiden Rosie's first chapter features a hero who resembles Aiden and gives him a name loosely based on Aiden's surname. Aiden returns the favour and makes the heroine a barely disguised version of Rosie. Their plot is two rival co-workers forced to work together on a presentation.

This was opposites attract to the max. He's a New Yorker, she's from Tennessee. He's rich, she's poor. He write lit-fic, she writes romance. He's cold and distant, she's a friend to everyone. He has a bad relationship with his father, she has a warm and loving family.

I found this a bit disappointing. The conflict was signalled very early on (practically Vegas flashing lights) and frankly there was no need for the subterfuge. Both Rosie and Aiden behaved irrationally and then 'blamed' it on their fight or flight mechanisms. Also I have a very personal ick about a guy in his early twenties calling his girlfriend baby in bed and some of the other things Aiden said just felt unnatural for someone of his age.

Overall, I felt I'd seen/read it all before, it was a bit clichéd, and I didn't really like Rosie or Aiden.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.