Audiobook Review – ‘Not in My Book’ by Katie Holt

Synopsis

Rosie writes romance novels and listens to Taylor Swift on loop. Aiden is a literary fiction writer who doesn’t believe in happy endings. They’re about to write a book together—what could go wrong?

The Hating Game meets Beach Read in this sexy and hilarious enemies-to-lovers romance from a debut Peruvian-Tennessean voice.

Rosie, an idealistic and passionate Peruvian American, leaves her Tennessee hometown to pursue her dream of making it in New York as a writer. But her plan is derailed when she ends up in class with her archnemesis and ex-crush, Aiden Huntington—an obnoxious, surly, and gorgeous literary fiction writer who doesn’t have much patience for the romance genre or for Rosie.

Rosie and Aiden regularly go to verbal battle in workshop until their professor reaches her breaking point. She allows them to stay in her class on one condition: they must cowrite a novel that blends their genres. 

The reluctant writing duo can’t help but put pieces of themselves into their accidentally steamy novel, and their manuscript-in-progress provides an outlet for them to confess their feelings—and explore their attraction toward each other.

When Rosie and Aiden find themselves competing against each other for a potentially career-changing opportunity, the flames of old rivalry reignite, and their once-in-a-lifetime love story is once again at risk of being shelved—unless they can find a way to end the book on their own terms.

My Thoughts

I was super excited to get my hands on this audiobook. Just from the description, I knew this was a book I needed right now before I started reading all of the Holiday books. And I am glad I was right. Katie Holt built a story with Not in My Book that could easily be adapted into a movie. Not in My Book has everything you need for a good story. It has romance, laughs, and, of course, spice!

The audiobook of Not in My Book was narrated by Frankie Corzo, and she really did an excellent job of playing both Rosie and Aiden. Sometimes, when you have one person doing both the male and female parts, it can feel weird and hard to get into, but I didn’t feel that at all. Frankie did such a wonderful job that I could feel myself getting more into the story as she kept narrating the book.

Katie was able to build a world that made you feel every emotion.  Since she did such a great job, I am giving Not in My Book four stars and a spice level of three. Whether you pick up the book as one you read or listen to you will not be disappointed.  You will have a great time from start to finish.

**I would like to thank NetGalley and RBMedia for the ARC Copy of this book. Getting the ARC Copy did not influence my thoughts on the book as they are all my own**