This book was just okay. Nothing special at all. Nothing stood out to me.

The dialogue was cringy most of the time.
The main characters were insufferable

Tropes
♥️ Enemies to Lovers
♥️ Forced Proximity

Thank you to NetGalley, The Author and Boldwood Books for providing this ARC exchange for an honest review.

Olivia is a die hard romantic looking for her Mr. Darcy. Such a cute rom-com with our main character who writes a love story tailoring it after her own life. I thought it was funny and loved the enemies to lovers storyline. The other scenes I enjoyed are the kissing in the rain, young love is so sweet.! I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for love.

I loved this book! It's got enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and a grovel scene (FROM THE WOMAN).

I could not put this book down, I started and finished it in one day. I skirted all other responsibilities, Aiden Rivers had me in a chokehold!

Liv is a part-time librarian who is trying to write a romance novel, the only problem is she has never been in love, nor does she have a man in her life to base the love interest on. That all changes when her brother's best friend moves into their apartment.

Aiden Rivers is a film professor that gets a new job. at the university where Liv works, while he gets settled he needs to stay with Liv and her brother. During their forced proximity they are forced to acknowledge that things between them are different and that things may just work out.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. The Love Interest follows Olivia and her brother's best friend, Aiden as they're forced to live together. Being enemies for 10 years definitely complicates the matter. Will they be able to stop arguing long enough to resolve a decade long misunderstanding?

I wanted to like this book but the characters felt flat to me. The main character was very cliche, but not in a lovable way. Throughout the story, I was hyper aware that I was reading a book. I just couldn't get into it. The writing tended to 'tell' the story rather than 'show'. Around the 75% mark is where I started kind of getting into it, but it just wasn't the book for me.

I don't know what else to say about this book except that I absolutely loved it. I could not put it down and finished it in one night. The enemies-to-lovers trope is my favorite and this one did not disappoint at all. This was my first Victoria Walters book and I'm going to have to track down all the rest of them now. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review it!

The Love Interest is a fun and flirty story of enemies to friends to lovers. I was rooting for Liv and Aiden to have their happy ending. The story was rather predictable, but still worth reading! It wraps you up in a fun love story.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.

This book was fine. I did feel it took the ‘enemies’ in enemies to lovers a bit far (I certainly wouldn’t be forgiving someone who did some of the things he did in the past), and it felt like I was tiptoeing into a high school bully romance reading some of the history. The overall idea was cute, but I just felt as though the writing made it feel as it was targeted towards teenagers, not adults, as it felt a little juvenile. I couldn't help it, I just was uncomfortable reading some parts,, as for the majority of the book I felt like I was in the head of a teenager with how this woman ‘thought’ and ‘spoke’. Perhaps would be suited to a ya crowd and a closed door romance. Not everything needs smut to be good. Was definitely a fun idea though, because who hasn't had the thoughts do write a romance like this?

This is the first of Victoria Walter's books I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Firstly, I love a book set in the book world (A library), with literature and writing at the heart, as well as romantic films!
Liv is working in her dream place, in a university library, with a colleague turned best friend, Stevie, living with her brother Dan, in London. Her dream of writing a romantic book floats in her mind, but she feels it will never happen, seeing as she can't even sort her love life out.
Enter her brother's best friend, Aiden. Annoying, and her nemesis for the last ten years. She suddenly finds herself living with and working with him as he changes jobs and needs a place to stay,
But, the thing is, they have history. A past event which haunts her, and an annoyingly sexy Irish accent to go with his annoyingly Mr Darcy-esque looks...
As Liv battles to control her emotions, inspiration strikes and she begins writing her first ever romantic novel, with, annoyingly, Aiden as the base for her romantic lead. And as she writes, life begins to imitate her art, or is it the other way round?
This was a fun, easy read, I loved Liv and her fantastic dress sense! Her confusion at her feelings makes for a great story, and Aiden reads like the perfect romantic hero. A great enemies-to-lovers story with a little bit of a spice alert, too!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC.

I really loved this, Aiden was so hot and the banter between him and Liv was great, very little cringe and it felt authentic.

Yes, it was predictable, but I really liked how self aware it was. The author steers into the tropes and calls parallels out with the help of Liv being a romance author too

I really loved this book and all of the characters. I sped through this book, finishing it in two days. I didn’t want to put it down.

I really enjoyed the concept of writing about your love interest, although it was blatant that her characters were based on Liv and Aidan.

It was a wholesome book and just made me really happy. I did like that everyone got what they wanted by the end of the book. However I thought it was a bit cliche that it all happened in the last chapter. That’s the reason why I gave this book 4 stars rather than 5.

I would 100% recommend this book to those who love romance and I’m definitely going to read more of this author’s books.

"The Love Interest" by Victoria Walters is an adorable enemies-to-lovers romance featuring Olivia, a fledgling writer, and Aiden, her brother's best friend and a decade-long nemesis. As Aiden unexpectedly moves in with Olivia and her brother, their dynamic takes a romantic turn. Olivia's gradual realization of her attraction to Aiden adds depth to the story.

Dan, Olivia's supportive brother, contributes to the narrative's charm, assisting Olivia in pursuing her writing dreams. The narrative unfolds with Olivia's uncertainty about Aiden, culminating in a spicy turn of events. Despite a few grammatical issues, the well-written story creates a strong connection with the characters. Absent are love triangles and overly dramatic elements, allowing readers to focus on the evolving romance between Olivia and Aiden. "The Love Interest" is a delightful read, particularly appealing to fans of enemies-to-lovers romantic comedies.

I’ve read ‘The Love Interest’ by Victoria Walters and decided to give it 2 stars.


I thought the book was cute, nothing special but good for if you want something something fun and silly this book will be for you. Olivia is a Librarian at the university that Aiden’s new job so happens to be at. He’s also her brother’s best friend which is a trope I often enjoy and was done good in this book.

What I didn’t understand the conflict in this book and why Liv writing her novel based on her relationship with Aiden was worse then him still texting and seeing his ex (even if there was nothing untoward happening. Also their hesitation telling Dan about their relationship - he seems so supportive - I was surprised it was such a big deal. Also being told so many times that Liv loves Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy portrayal (and same, truly) but it just became jarring after a while. They were sweet together but the chemistry just wasn’t all that convincing.



Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this e-ARC.

This author’s books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can't be found. Compelling and didn’t want it to end!

The Love Interest is a good enemies to lovers story. Also the brothers best friend/sister story. Liv is an aspiring author who is in a rut. Her and Aiden have been enemies for quite some time. But now Aiden has to move in with Liv and her brother Dan. I would say this is more of an annoyance of characters instead of enemies. You can tell Aiden has liked Liv for many years. Liv is just starting to really understand she is too. The banter between these two characters is great and you can feel the "annoyance" they share for each other.
This is a read that you will go through quickly. It is hard to put down once you get started! Enjoy!

This is a cute, enemies to lovers, (2/5 spice scale) romance. Olivia is a fledgling writer who works part time in a university library. Aiden is her brother Dan’s best friend and her 10-year long nemesis. Olivia only had to see Aiden a couple of times a year, until he got a job at her university and then moved in with her and Dan. What could go wrong when a man you have hated for a decade invades your space.

I love how Dan is very supportive of Olivia and helping her achieve her dream. Olivia has a slow awakening to her attraction of Aiden, who has been drawn to her since they met. About 75% into the book is where the spice comes to life. I like how Olivia is unsure about Aiden but she puts her whole self into her book writing. I want to know what happened to Stevie and her great love.

There were a few grammatical issues, two places where a word seems to be missing, or it could be British English grammar, which I’m not overly familiar with. The book was well written, and I connected with and cared about the characters. There isn’t any love triangle or overly dramatic characters that get in the way.

If you want to read a solid enemies to lovers romance with some spice this book is for you.

This is a book I definitely wouldn’t regret buying. I couldn’t put it down and if the author decided to write another version of the book from Aiden’s POV, I would pre-order it now.

I liked seeing the process of Liv’s book-writing, their constant bickering/ teasing, the brother’s side story was pleasant and her friend’s presence always meaningful. And I also enjoyed the part where despite the temporary distance, the path of communication was still open; I don’t see that often in similar situations.

For me, it’s not a 5 star for just a couple of reasons: We don’t get to learn in depth about the MCs personalities, especially Aiden. We see for instance that Liv is “wild” but we have no previous indication about that. And the spicy scenes were a bit awkward. It felt as if something was missing or like the author was not comfortable writing them. I would be ok with even less spice but what bothered me was the lack of description of their feelings and the lust they should be feeling at those moments.

-Single 1st person POV (FMC)
-Spice: 1.25/5 🌶️

Overall: 4.5/5 ⭐️ for me.

I received an advance review copy for free via NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

This book is an enemies to lovers, brothers best friend story where the FMC Liv is a Librarian and Aspiring Author and the MMC is a Film Studies Professor. The design of the cover is wonderful and I very much enjoyed the premise, but I found the writing to be a bit hard to get through. The pacing of the book was good and I liked the main characters but there were moments that I definitely moments where I was cringing. While I enjoyed the pacing and storyline of the book the writing style was not for me.

MUST READ! I absolutely loved this book. It contained my favorite tropes, enemies to lovers, childhood friends, and bothers best friend. Olivia was a smart woman who knew exactly what she wanted, I can relate to her being scared of rejection and the unknown. I enjoyed reading about her journey in writing her first book. This book made me feel hopeful for people who come into my life, you never know where it could end up. I can’t wait to tell all my book friends about this because it was amazing!!

3.5 stars!!

The Love Interest (we love a title named for a romcom trope) is an adorable brother’s best friend/enemies to lovers story following librarian/wannabe author and major Mr Darcy fan Liv and Irish film professor and A Cinderella Story lover Aiden. The love story between these two is filled with banter, lots of care, a pair of beautiful grand gestures, and 10 years of making up for in love!

The only things that didn’t work for me in this book were the sections of the book Liv was writing (not as good of writing!!) and Liv’s coworker best friend who was mostly there just to hype our main gal up. The rest of their friend group- amazing, fleshed out, delightful!

Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to review this book in exchange for an honest review in advance of the book release on Feb 12!

I have never been so thoroughly bludgeoned with a theme in my life. And, just in case the cudgel snapped too soon for me to get it through my thick skull that this was definitely a P&P tribute (a shamefully poor one, but here we are), the characters bring up the movie (what? you're saying they finally wrote a book about that bbc drama?) a minimum of once every three pages. Don't even get me started on the "writer" character and her "pages," I've already given this far more time than it deserves.