The Last Page, Katie Holt [A Book Review]

When love sparks in a bookstore, you know it’ll be one for the ages. Especially if it’s the kind with lots of heat and no place for it to escape during a slow, agonizing burn.

What happens when the hottest person you’ve ever seen turns into your professional nemesis?

Katie Holt has crafted a sizzling romance between two characters who have a genuine claim to a New York City bookstore inheritance. Except according to the law. Legally, the bookstore belongs to Henry. Ella only had verbal promises, and her boots on the ground experience running the store. That’s not enough though, when the lawyer comes around. Who hasn’t been around is Henry. For years. Actually none of the employees remember the guy from when he used to work the store as a teenager, before he moved away to Tennessee and got a ‘real job’. It was always the plan that he would inherit the bookstore, even though he was clear that he’d never come back. But now that he has…he’s finding more and more reasons to stay.

Relying on a deep engine of the enemies to lovers and forced proximity tropes, The Last Page handles them both well in building up the chemistry and tension between the two lead characters. While occasionally some of the resistance started feeling forced due to pacing, it was forgivable for how propulsive the story worked as a whole.

I appreciated the cultural details, the quirky, exaggerated side-characters, the mission that brought them all together, and seeing them work through the bumps and crunches that came up along their journey to triumph.

Ultimately, this felt like it earned all five stars, despite my few complaints. This is the second Katie Holt book I’ve read, and I have to say, I’ve definitely got my eye on her. She certainly understands the heart of a romantic comedy!

Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Details

Title:: The Last Page
Author:: Katie Holt
Genre:: Romantic Comedy
Publisher:: Alcove Press
Length:: 336 pages
Published:: May 12th, 2026
The Litertarian Rating:: 5-Stars

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Battle of the Bookstores | Ali Brady

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