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The Love Interest: BookTok Made Me Buy It! The perfect enemies to lovers romantic comedy from Victoria Walters for 2024 Kindle Edition

by Victoria Walters (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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'A sizzling enemies-to-lovers read you'll definitely fall for' Mandy Baggot

No man can be as good as the one in your imagination...

Librarian Liv Jones has always dreamed of writing a romance novel. But she’s stuck when it comes to creating a romantic hero – sadly – lacking anyone in real life to base him on.

When her brother suggests his best friend stay in their shared flat for a few weeks, she can’t believe her bad luck. Aiden Rivers is irritating and pushes all her buttons. Worst of all, he’s gorgeous, has a sexy accent and reminds her of her all-time favourite character Mr Darcy.

Liv finds herself unexpectedly inspired and the leading man in her novel begins to bear an uncanny resemblance to Aiden. He can never find out though: she’d never live it down. Because Aiden can only ever be her love interest in the pages of her book – and definitely not in real life… right?!

A sexy enemies-to-lovers rom com, perfect for those who spend far too much time thinking about Mr Darcy coming out of the lake! Perfect for fans of Emily Henry.

‘I love a good enemies-to-lovers story and this was the perfect romance for a Sunday morning’ Sarah Turner

'Clever, quirky and swoonsome - The Love Interest will tick all your Book Boyfriend boxes' Holly Hepburn

'A must read for romcom lovers - fresh, funny and utterly charming' Sandy Barker

'An absolutely gorgeous romance novel with a swoon-worthy hero to die for ... I was kept guessing right to the end and had a great big smile on my face' Kim Nash

'I loved it! The delicious chemistry between Liv and Aiden kept me up way past my bedtime' Leonie Mack

'The Love Interest is so much fun and utterly swoon-worthy... a gorgeous concept, with an abundance of charm and wit' Laura Carter

'a beautiful ode to romance loving bookworms ... Walters shines with this amazing read' Rachel Dove

'Honestly I LOVED this book. I thought that Aiden and Liv were really likeable and enjoyable characters. Their chemistry was amazing' netgalley reviewer

'Absolutely perfection! I wasn't even done with the book and I was texting all my reader friends that this a must-read.' netgalley reviewer

'...the characters were all brilliant and likeable and the banter was on top form. ... What's not to like? I raced through it!' netgalley reviewer

'This book drew me in and I couldn’t put it down! ... This had everything you’d hope for in a romance book!' netgalley reviewer

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CMP2FYVN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Boldwood Books (February 12, 2024)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2199 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,293 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #12 in Women's Divorce Fiction
- #22 in Women's Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #24 in Contemporary

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Victoria Walters is a full-time author living in Surrey. Victoria writes sweet and spicy rom coms including the BookTok viral hit THE LOVE INTEREST and THE PLOT TWIST, which is available to pre-order now. She used to work in publishing and a bookshop, and has been a bookworm since childhood.

Victoria is also the author of the bestselling uplifting and romantic series GLENDALE HALL and the cosy crime series THE DEDLEY END MYSTERIES. Find out more about her by following on Instagram at @vickyjwalters, on X at @Vicky_Walters or on Facebook and TikTok at Victoria Walters author.

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Katie Stenger

Stop what you are doing now! Go and get this book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024

For a frenemy to lovers with some spice and witty banter between the MC's, this book is a must read!
Its also a book that needs to be turned into a movie asap!
Not a lot of books have that affect to keep reading and not wanting to put it down until its over, but for me this was one of those books.
Aiden and Olivia (Liv) put you through the angst of emotions and attraction that they have with each other. I could feel all of Olivia's emotions throughout the story. All the worry, hope, love and desire she feels and the realization of her feels towards Aiden come through the pages and leave you wanting to read just one more chapter.
I love the Pride and Prejudice references and share the same obsession with Mr. Darcy as Olivia does.
This book made me teary eyed, laugh, excited and energized to keep turning the pages. It is definitely a book to recommend to all that love Romance Genre.
I wish I knew there was a playlist for the book before I started reading it for the first time, however, I know once the book hits the shelf I will be getting it and reading the physical book while it plays. This is one that I will read more than once and wont stop telling others to pick it up and read it.
The story written inside of the story was an amazing aspect and touches home for me. I love writing and reading romance and spicy stories, but more than that this story hit home cause I have had that type of love that lights a fire in your soul. The Author, Victoria Walters, shares that with great expression within Olivia and makes us all swoon over having our own Mr. Darcy someday come to life.

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BookishRaquel

Cute, Fun Love Story

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024

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My Star Rating: 3.75/5 ⭐
My Spice Rating: 3/5 🌶️
Favorite Characters: Liv, Aiden, Stevie

What you’ll find:
🩷Single POV (FMC)
🩷Enemies to Lovers
🩷Brother’s Best Friend
🩷Witty/Flirty Banter
🩷Forced Proximity
🩷References to Mr. Darcy

Liv is a hopeless romantic, avid reader, and aspiring writer. She lives with her brother in London while writing her novel and working as a part-time librarian at a large university. Liv is having a hard time writing her book because she can’t figure out a love interest and lacks a romantic partner of her own. To her, no man compares to Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. Her world is turned upside down when Aiden, her brother’s best friend, lands a job at the same university where she works.

While looking for his own flat in London, Aiden moves in with Liv and her brother. Things didn’t go well at Liv and Aiden’s first meeting ten years ago, and they have been enemies since. As Liv spends more time with Aiden and focuses on creating a love interest for her romance novel, she realizes there may be more to her relationship with Aiden. There is a thin line between love and hate.

There are things to love about this story – Aiden has a sexy Irish accent and is Liv’s real-life Mr. Darcy, the witty/flirty banter is perfect, references to great romantic movies/books, grand romantic gestures, and even a spicy library scene. There are some super sweet moments and some laugh-out-loud moments. The descriptive writing kept me wanting to read to the end. I loved the dynamics of the relationships in the story: Liv and Aiden, Liv and Dan, Dan and Theo, and Liv and Stevie.

Like most romance books, the story was predictable at times. There were also times when I felt the dialogue could have been more realistic. There could have been more character development, and it would have been fantastic for this to be written in dual POVs to give readers more from Aiden. Overall, this was a nice, light, heartwarming, and easy read. If you love witty banter and Pride and Prejudice, this is the perfect story for you.

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Mmm925

Not a Favorite

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024

This book was cute.
It felt a little long at parts. The first 40% kind of dragged a bit.
The characters are all likable so you do want them all to succeed and get what they want. The ending is cute.

Liv, Aiden, Dan, and Stevie were all fun characters to learn about. I’d like another book about Stevie. I liked her character a lot.

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024

⭐️/5 🌶️/3 ❤️/5

I loved this book by Victoria Walters! The moment I read the name Mr. Darcy (swoon!) & the title of the book Pride & Prejudice (my FAVORITE book!) I was hooked on this book! In addition to all this the book is filled with hilarious, laugh out loud banter between the characters.

The Love Interest appeals to all the things I love about romance books - enemies to lovers, two perfectly suited characters coming together at last, the grand gesture & a happily ever after. Olivia finds Aiden absolutely irradiating yet somehow he becomes the inspiration for her male character in her novel. She doesn’t see how that is possible until her best friend points out that Aiden & Olivia are the characters. As the novel progresses and changes Olivia finds herself writing & using her book to understand all the feelings she is now enveloped in from all her interactions with Aiden. All they need now is to navigate this new territory together and see the puzzle pieces coming together.

the is a MUST read from me!!! and to all the romantics : read The Love Interest & fall in love with Olivia & Aiden (it’s easy to do). And then afterwards, read Pride & Prejudice, watch the movie & fall in love with Mr. Darcy & Elizabeth 🥰

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Neelabh Pratap Singh

Mixed bag

Reviewed in India on April 30, 2024

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"The Love Interest" by Victoria Walters kicks off with a bang, hitting all the right notes with classic romance tropes like enemies-turned-lovers, brother's best friend, and snappy banter. Liv, the FMC, starts off strong with her big romantic dreams and writer aspirations.

As the story progresses, it kinda loses its mojo. About halfway through, things start feeling a bit meh. Liv starts acting like a drama llama, and Aiden, the male protagonist, he's all over the place. It would've been cool to have a few chapters from Aiden's perspective.

Still, "The Love Interest" has its moments. Liv's romantic vibes and her back-and-forth with Aiden keep things interesting. Plus, the nods to Mr. Darcy add a fun twist for bookworms.

In the end, it's a mixed bag. Starts strong, but kinda fizzles out.

Anita Faulkner

Clever, funny...and soooo much sizzle!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2024

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I absolutely adored Liv and Aiden's tale. It was written with such a fun and witty voice, and I loved the Mr Darcy vibes and super hot Irish Aiden!

Enemies to lovers always gets my vote, but WOW for the sizzle between these two - especially with the brilliantly awkward 'brother's best friend who moves in' situation! The fact that this hate/love has been building for many years really added to the tension...and the steamy scenes that followed!

I honestly couldn't put this book down. It was wonderfully engaging and wildly romantic, and I'll definitely be devouring more from this talented author.

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Ade

Enjoyed it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2024

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This was a good palette cleanser. It did a good job of removing all the excesses of the emotional reads I have been doing this year.

The enemies to lovers vibe is very ‘pungent’. The angst and banter between these two was fun and their chemistry when they got together was explosive.

The sassiness of the FMC made up for the slow start/pace of the plot. The grand romantic gesture was the best highlight.

I love the characters and their development was wonderful. I would love to read Stevie’s story.

If you love brother’s best friend, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, office romance tropes then you will enjoy this.

Disappointed Mum

Could have been more

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2024

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This book started so well! I really had high hopes but then about halfway through it just fell a bit flat for me. Liv seemed to get immature and Aiden a bit wishy washy. More character development and an Aiden POV might have helped but I felt like the story could have finished halfway through. The second half felt a bit shallow. A good enough read 3.5 stars.

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Nerea Cano

giggling like a teenager

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2024

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Pls what did Victoria put in this book? I devoured it!!!
I loveeeed their chemistry and tension the whole enemies to lovers the bickering the back and forth…gosh!!!🤒

This was such a perfect book for us bookworms who love happy endings. I was a bit worried that would be a closed door book, and i was sooooo happy to find that had some open door scenes. Just the perfect amount🥵

By the way the library scene? I will have dreams about it. I need my own book boyfriend asap 🫠

I cannot wait to see what Victoria publishes next!!!🤍✨

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