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A review by abidavisf
Not in My Book by Katie Holt
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Not in My Book is a love story but it is also a love letter, to the romance genre and to writing. Rosie and Aiden’s slow burn is perfectly reminiscent of writers block and the frustration when you have so much that you want to say but no idea how to get it down on paper. I’ve been longing for a writing partner, and this doesn’t make me want that any less.
This book is as sexy as it is inspiring. The way that Rosie and Aiden flirt and tease through their novel, essentially manifesting their own love affair, is beyond exhilarating. I literally kicked my feet in excitement multiple times. Chapter Eighteen will stay with me forever.
The premise of Not in My Book has my heart. My love of romance and of writing versus my respective fear of both was so accurately reflected in Rosie’s storyline. Aiden’s reservations towards love because of his childhood were, and are, completely relatable to me. This story has me inspired to write, but it also, dare I say, has me inspired to… date? I won’t do it, but the thought is there!
I do have a lot of unanswered questions about Rosie and Aiden and their future, primarily around their academic futures as well as Rosie’s financial. What decisions does she make to continue her post-grad? This book, in many ways, was hyper-realistic in its sub-plots but many of them were not important to the story (Maria, for example) so I questioned the purpose of them. It added realism to the story but had no effect on the plot, so, by the end of the book, seemed unnecessary considering there was already so much happening in the plot.
Editorially, there were several typos in this book as well as a few noticeable continuity errors (e.g. removing a comforter in one sentence but being underneath it in the next, removing a shirt and then removing it again on the next page).
This book is as sexy as it is inspiring. The way that Rosie and Aiden flirt and tease through their novel, essentially manifesting their own love affair, is beyond exhilarating. I literally kicked my feet in excitement multiple times. Chapter Eighteen will stay with me forever.
The premise of Not in My Book has my heart. My love of romance and of writing versus my respective fear of both was so accurately reflected in Rosie’s storyline. Aiden’s reservations towards love because of his childhood were, and are, completely relatable to me. This story has me inspired to write, but it also, dare I say, has me inspired to… date? I won’t do it, but the thought is there!
I do have a lot of unanswered questions about Rosie and Aiden and their future, primarily around their academic futures as well as Rosie’s financial. What decisions does she make to continue her post-grad? This book, in many ways, was hyper-realistic in its sub-plots but many of them were not important to the story (Maria, for example) so I questioned the purpose of them. It added realism to the story but had no effect on the plot, so, by the end of the book, seemed unnecessary considering there was already so much happening in the plot.
Editorially, there were several typos in this book as well as a few noticeable continuity errors (e.g. removing a comforter in one sentence but being underneath it in the next, removing a shirt and then removing it again on the next page).
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment