A wonderful enemy to lovers rom com! This book introduces us to Olivia and Aiden who love to hate each other. They are family friends who have an “encounter” about 10 year back and they just can’t seem to stop spewing borderline mean things at each other. That all changes when Aiden ends up working where Olivia works and they are forced to live together as well! Super cute story. I really enjoyed this read!

Thank you NetGalley and Victoria Walter’s for sharing her book with me!

A cute enemies-to-lovers story between Aiden and Olivia. I love the Pride and Prejudice references, especially the fight scene in the rain. Pacing-wise, the middle felt a little dragging and I wish Aiden and Olivia's initial falling out was revealed a bit earlier. I also caught a few typos that need to be fixed.

Thank you for letting me read this story. I loved it! The chemistry between Liv and Aiden was perfection and I loved the slow burn. It was such an easy read that I flew through it. I would 100% recommend to any romcom lovers.

This one was a bit of a bummer for me - the description sounded right down my alley and it had a lot of my favorite tropes. Unfortunately, there were two main issues. The first - the MMC, Aidan, is such a jerk in the first half of the novel that I have no clue how anyone could fall in love with him, let alone our FMC. I just didn't buy that the man we meet at the top just turns into someone she could love.

The other big issue was the chemistry - which to me was sort of non-existent. It could have been the writing style, which wasn't bad, just not what I am used to reading. It all felt a little told not shown, and as a result I wasn't necessarily buying into the love between the two.

2 stars for me, but others might like it! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers along with the author for letting me to review this book for an honest review.
“A sexy enemies to lovers romcom, perfect for those who spend far too much time thinking about Mr. Darcy coming out of the lake!”
“What makes a great love interest?
- Attractive but flawed
-A fully realized character with their own agency
-Chemistry and conflict with the protagonist.”

“What I needed was to created someone as perfect as Mr. Darcy. I sighed out loud. Who wasn’t looking for their own Mr. Darcy.”

The love interest by Victoria Walters is such a cute lovable romantic comedy that captivated my attention of all 45 chapters. I enjoyed how real the female main character Liv Jones is. She is a libarian who has dreamed of being a romance novel author but she’s stuck on creating a male main character for her book. I loved the witty hilarious banter between Liv and her brothers best friend Aiden. Along with how she made based her romance book male main character about him.
This is a 4 star read that I read in one sitting. It comes out February 12th 2024.

[ thank you to NetGalley, who provided an ARC in exchange for an honest review! :) ]

- enemies to lovers <3
- book about books
- FMC consumed by love of a fictional character. Real.
- Ten years of mutual hating that is also pining

I’m really impressed with how Liv’s writing voice is distinct from Walter’s’, it’s not an easy thing to write a series of mini plots inside the plot. I seriously enjoyed getting to know these characters, as messy as they are communication-wise. Definitely just a silly bunch of disasters who don’t know how to express themselves, and are in love, and I eat it up every time.

Also….the library. That’s all.

A cutesy rom com perfect for a rainy day. As a sucker for the enemies to lovers trope, this was an easy read for me. I wouldn’t say there is anything particularly special about this book, it was a fun read to escape from reality, not something to get you thinking. But truly sometimes we need a good romance to escape our real worlds.

Honestly this hooked me right in seeing as how I love a best friends brother type romance. Loved the banter and spice they had going on. In general everything was very cute and I enjoyed how everything played out. In the beginning, I wasn't sure how Aiden & Liv would end up together but once it hit that rain scene it made more sense. But if you are looking for a nice cute read with a minimal amount of spice then I would definitely suggest giving this book a try!

- would also like to say that I downloaded this book because of the amazing cover!!! Definitely an attention grabber for us romance readers :)

This sadly wasn’t it for me. I didnt feel the connection between the two characters and I wasn’t rooting for them like I normally do

5/5 stars! I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t put it down. I finished reading it in one day. This if the first book I’ve read by Victoria Walter’s and I am looking forward to reading her other books. This book is released February 12, 2024. Thank you to Boldwood Books, Victoria Walters and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.

I think this may be more of a 4.5, but I'm rounding up since there's no 1/2 stars. I can't pinpoint what I would need for that 1/2 star though. This was an excellent book. A classic enemies/frenemies to lovers with excellent film and book references. Aiden and Olivia are always bickering and going back and forth, but there's clearly chemistry and they can't help but to smile while they do it. Sometimes their barbs hit a bit deep and they both clearly realize it and feel badly about it. You don't always get that in this trope. Dan and Theo is a great side story and Stevie is a great friend and shoulder to lean on.
I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. I read it in one day, I just couldn't put it down. Such a sweet story and I love the message of chasing your dreams that runs for several characters throughout the story!

I grabbed The Love Interest on NetGalley because the cover was so cute and I loved the idea of a romance author looking for inspiration for her novel's love interest in her brother's annoying best friend. I got started and MAN was Aiden annoying; I had a really hard time understanding how he was going to eventually win Olivia's heart. I ended up really liking their journey and I was hooked right up until the very end. The banter was great, the spice was fun and they ended up being really cute together. All that said, I found Aiden the enemy and Aiden the lover to be almost two different characters. I think he was TOO obnoxious in the beginning - I can't see the character I had gotten to know by the end acting that way. I love to see a little bit more subtle "enemy" behavior at the beginning of an enemies to lovers - where I could go back and read it later and see that he was actually into Olivia the whole time and that she had misinterpreted some of his comments. Instead, the Aiden in the first 20% of the book is such a jerk I barely made it through because I couldn't imagine he was going to turn it around. I am glad I pushed through because I really enjoyed the rest of this novel! If you are willing to push through the first 10 or so chapters, and love a romance that's a bit corny (I'm looking at you Mr Darcy), I think you will have alot of fun reading this book!

Okay so starting this novel I was really into it! Aiden reminded me so much of one of my favorite book boyfriends (AKA ✨jacks✨from once upon a broken heart… If he was Irish… and existed in a non fantasy world). I also found the story of liv and aiden to be so cute but overall I just found this book to be Okay. I think after 30% in I was a bit bored and kind of wanted more to happen. I liked it, just wasn’t my favorite!

This book was a cute and fun read! I enjoyed each of the characters as well as the love story that unfolded. It was easy to relate to Liv as a character and root for her and Aiden's happy ending. The tension that was built between the two was palpable, and they had me giggling and kicking my feet throughout the novel! If you enjoy enemies to lovers, forced proximity, and Mr. Darcy I would highly recommend giving this book a read.