Simple easy to read book that definitely follows the enemies to lovers formula.
Great book for that week between Christmas and New Year when you are full of cheese and have no idea what day it is!!

Fans of romance novels and enemies to lovers will love this book! It feels like an ode to the genre and to the trope in the most perfect way. Aidan and Olivia are great main characters, the side characters are great, and the resolution is very satisfying.

This was a great read and I enjoyed reading the development between the characters. It was one I didn’t want to put down and would love to read a sequel!

I marvel whenever I read a book that sucks me in to the point that the writing and plot disappear and the dialogue and story take me on an adventure. For me, The Love Interest doesn’t ascend to that level.

The main characters and supporting cast are all like able, but their stories lack depth and their conversation always felt stilted. In fact, the plot feels awkward and contrived, mirroring Liv’s inability to write her own novel. The premise for the decade-long antagonism wasn’t believable and often the conversations, particularly between Liv and Stevie, felt more like high schoolers talking than women approaching their 30’s. For me, the book missed the mark.

This book had me hooked from the beginning!

Liv and Aiden are the definition of miscommunication. They had a love-hate relationship from the time they first met to ten years later when Aiden is moving in with Liv and her brother, Dan (who's also his best friend). During this book they navigate working together, living together, and their feelings for one another.

I found the characters really relatable with how they tried to hide their feelings behind anger and indifference when they were actually just embarrassed and didn't want the other one to know. This book also does an excellent job of showing how everything is not always how it seems and there is another side to every story.

Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you to Boldwood Books, Victoria Walters, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book.

good romance and this is an enemies to lovers book. she is writing a book and ends up using her hate man in the book. They have been fighting for 10 years. He ends up getting a job where she works and from there they end up figuring out their relationship. would love to see stevie find love. I loved both of their grand gestures to each other.

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!