The One About A Book Boyfriend Who Comes To Life: It Started with a Book by Camilla Isley | Book Review

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It Started with a Book

by Camilla Isley

Lose yourself in Lakeville Hills in this gorgeous new romance from bestselling author Camilla Isley…

When she’s ghosted by yet another Tinder match, Leighton swears off dating for life. Who needs apps and blind dates when she has the perfect-in-every-way (apart from being fictional) heroes of her beloved romance novels?

That night, Leigh finds a second-hand book on her TBR pile that transports her to the small-town of Lakeville Hills, where the heroines wear shorty-shorts and the men drink bourbon. And as Leigh drifts off to sleep, she dreams of billionaire cowboy Killian St Clair, who could win a gold medal for smouldering and bicep flexing.

For a while, Leigh finds it easier to stomach misogynistic supervisors, newly coupled friends, and extravagant bridesmaid duties knowing she can return to Lakeville Hills each evening. Until one day she wakes up to find she’s brought a bit of Lakeville Hills back with her: the impossibly sexy and entirely implausible Killian St Clair is in her apartment.

Now Leigh must help Killian navigate the real world. But as she gets to know the man behind the trope, can she keep her heart safe, or does she risk falling in love with her book boyfriend in real life?

This was such a fun concept. 

It Started with a Book by Camilla Isley follows Leighton, who after a slew of failed dates and relationships decides to give up on dating after a getting stood up by a Tinder date. That night she decides to immerse herself in her favourite pastime– reading. She picks up a romance novel that she thought was left behind by her previous roommate, and she ends up dreaming and she finds herself transported to the town of Lakeville Hills– the same fictional town as described in the romance novel that she fell asleep to. There she meets the dreamy billionaire cowboy Killian St Clair and they go on adventures together. 

For a while, all is well for Leighton– she may have to deal with her demanding professors, nosy friends, and the financial burdens that come with being a graduate student, but she gets to come home at the end of the day and dream about her fictional cowboy boyfriend. Imagine her surprise, when it seems like she brought the sexy cowboy to life and he’s standing inside her apartment. 

Leighton must help him navigate modern life while grappling with her own true feelings for a man that looks (and acts) like he stepped out of a romance novel– literally. 

This book was such fun read. The concept in itself is bizarre when you first look at it– a girl falling in love with a fictional man and then he’s magically appeared in her apartment. But let’s be honest– who hasn’t dreamed about that happening at least once before? 

During the first half of the book, I love that we almost get to read a story within the story whenever Leighton gets transported to Lakeville Hills. The chapters also go back and forth between Leighton’s current reality and Leighton’s adventures with the sexy cowboy. It was a quick read– I managed to read it in one sitting and it kinda left me wanting more. 

The only reason why I bumped it down a star is because there are some questions that I still had– like where did the magically book come from (because I want one), and how did the magic element work. While I usually would not mind the bits of unexplained magic, for some reason this was a lingering question that kept popping up in the back of mind; hence, the bumped down rating. 

Everything else about this book I really enjoyed– the characters, the romance, the low stakes plot, and everything in between. 

If you want a quick light-hearted romance, that’s bit extraordinary, then this book might be for you.

4 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5.

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