Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC. I also had the pleasure of listening to the audiobook thanks to Macmillan Audio.

So i decided to read this book solely on the cover. I loved it and didn’t feel the need to know what the story was about. Which is why I didn’t realize this had characters from a different book.
When we met our male MCs brother Chris and his girlfriend Everly I told myself, I wish they had a book. I loved them and their scenes had so much chemistry.

Well guess who has a book and I read it and loved it?! Honestly all I could do was laugh at myself. I guess this is why I should read the synopsis!

So I loved Ten Rules For Faking It and I really enjoyed this one too. I didn’t love the couple together though. I honestly couldn’t really tell you why. I just didn’t feel the chemistry between them like I did with her last book. The love story felt rushed, I loved them as friends and I kind of wished that had stayed longer.

Some of the things I loved were:

-The home design theme
-Found family
-Wonderful side characters
- strong female MC

Overall I really enjoyed the story, the audiobook was great and I give it a 10/10. The narrator did a fantastic job.

I’m hoping we get another book centered around these same characters.

I flew thru this romance! I loved the enemies to lovers stand point. Neighbor drama was perfect and the banter between the two. I loves the mix of decor and Diy. I thought the relationships were believable and th conflict was also believable. This is definitely a book I'd pick up a physical copy for.

A sweet grumpy/sunshine trope with characters that have amazing chemistry! Sullivan has used her humour well to create a funny, sweet romance that will appeal to a wide scope of readers!

I was a little iffy about reading and reviewing How to Love Your Neighbor. I had been getting away from contemporary romances. No real reason; I just hadn’t been reading them as much as I had been. Then, I got the invite for How to Love Your Neighbor, and the blurb called to me. I thought it would be an enemy to lover’s romance, but it wasn’t. There was so much more to this book than what the blurb let on, and I am pretty happy that I read it.

How to Love Your Neighbors had a funny and engaging plotline. Grace is a fledgling interior designer who decided to move into her grandparents’ house. Noah is a big-shot real estate investor who moved from NYC to CA to get out from under his father’s thumb. They unofficially meet when the dogs from Grace’s side gig of dog walking bowl Noah over on the beach. They officially meet when Grace moves into her grandparent’s house, and Noah asks her to sell it to him to build a pool. But, when a prestigious home decor magazine takes notice of both Noah’s house and Grace’s talent, they are forced to work together. The more their feelings for each other grow, the more they are determined to fight it. But what happens when they don’t? Can they have a relationship and a good working relationship? Or will everything go back to what it was once the home rehab and magazine spread is done?

I loved Grace in How to Love Your Neighbor. She came from a rough upbringing (not knowing her father and a mother who could care less about her), and she was on track to realizing her dream. Inheriting her grandparent’s house, a space she could call her own, was a dream come true. So, I didn’t blame her when she acted the way she did when Noah came over and asked to buy the house. I also understood why she deliberately let Noah think that she couldn’t do the things that men “traditionally” do, and I loved it when she showed him up. But, there was also another side of Grace that made me sad. She wanted a relationship with her mother, and her mother (one of the most selfish characters I have ever read) took advantage of that. Unfortunately, it is a struggle that many adults with toxic parents deal with, and I liked how Grace ended up resolving it.

I loved Noah also. I will admit that I did get the wrong impression of him during the book’s first few chapters. He did come across as a pretty crappy guy. But, as the author went into his character’s background, I grew to love him. He was dealing with so much from his father, and he was also trying to find his way in CA. He spent a good part of the book feeling like he wasn’t amounting to anything and not getting anywhere. It wasn’t until almost the end that things started to come together for him.

The romance angle of the book was so sweet. I loved watching Grace and Noah fall in love. They both fought it, making it so much more precious to read.

There are a couple of nongraphic sex scenes in How to Love Your Neighbor. Now, I don’t mind explicit sex scenes, but nongraphic was the way to go in a book like this.

The end of How to Love Your Neighbor was your typical HEA. But what I loved was the epilogue (even if it wasn’t called that). It made me unbelievably happy, and looking forward to reading book 2.

I would recommend How to Love You Neighbor to anyone over 16. There are mild language and non-explicit sex scenes.

It was really cute. I enjoyed the banter, but found I got bored because I'm not into interior decorating. I didn't feel the chemistry between the characters a ton, but still found it enjoyable. I think if people enjoy interior design or renovations in books they'll love this book.

I absolutely love grumpy sunshine romances, so this book was right up my alley! I enjoyed the characters a lot. The writing style made this book a quick read that you cannot help but fall in love with. There was a perfect amount of steam. Do not go into this book thinking youre going to get this ground breaking romance, but for a quick afternoon read this is perfect!

Sizzling and bubbling with humor, this is truly a charming story. It was a great escape read.
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

For Grace everything seems to be finally happening for her all at once. She is finishing school with her interior design degree, she has the chance for an amazing internship, and after inheriting her grandparents house (even though she has never known them), has the opportunity to make that house her home. The one thing she didn’t take into account is that the hot guy she ran into on the beach, would not only be her neighbor but also be resilient in trying to buy her house.

After a series of run ins, Noah makes Grace an offer that can help them both professionally, renovating his house. During the process they quickly turn from frenemies, to friends, to not being able to deny there is something more.

I liked the idea of this book, neighbors turned renovation partners turned more. But I felt like the pacing was off. There was a lot of build up for the first half of the book which I loved (the Trading Spaces reference was so fun). But then the second half felt repetitive, predictable and rushed. Don’t get me wrong, I still wanted to finish reading to be see how both the renovation and the relationship ended. But I was just looking for something more.

I did love all the supporting characters. Morty, Rosie and Josh and Noah’s brothers were all fun additions. This was my first book by Sullivan, so I am excited to go back and read her first after seeing it has some of the same characters as this one.

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for this eARC copy to read and review.

A cute, easy read that’s fun, but pretty predictable. Grace, our heroine, is working multiple jobs while finishing up design school. She has inherited a house from her grandparents, and has great plans to make it her big design project and turn it into the ‘home’ she’s always wanted. Noah, the alleged hero, buys the house next door. He’s a wealthy real estate guy, newly moved to SoCal from back east, wanting to make a name for himself away from daddy’s coattails. He also wants Grace’s house as a tear-down so he can turn his property into the showplace he thinks it should be. There’s the set-up. From there we have an enemies to friends to lovers story. It’s cute, it’s light and it’s fun. Grace is a lovely character, I really wanted her to succeed. Noah was much harder to like, not just because he was set up as the enemy initially, but he really was a jerk for much of the story. It took a long time for him to come close to redeeming himself and earning Grace’s respect and love (although she gave in much easier than she should have). There’s some good banter and some scenes that made me smile. The secondary characters are really delightful. As I said, a fun read.

Thanks to St Martins and Netgalley for the early copy of this in exchange for an honest review. I ended up listening to this one.

This was a story of a woman who inherits a house and is working to remodel the house with her neighbor that she hates at first, Noah. The story turns into working on the house and then the two falling for each other.

Overall this didn't seem like that original of a story and it was a bit cheesy and over the top at times.

I really enjoyed this story. The main characters worked on themselves while also working on their houses. I like the way the relationship evolved and was more realistic vs some of the romance stories out there. I like the humor and the writing style. Would definitely recommend.

Talk about books with a cute cover! I'm a sucker for an illustrated cover, and this one was everything! Another Jansen brother romance story from Sophie Sullivan, and this one has a beach town setting and HGTV vibes! I loved reading about all of the home design projects, I just wish I could have seen them too! While I enjoyed Chris and Everly's story more from Ten Rules for Faking It, this was still a cute and enjoyable romance!

This is a fun read! The characters Grace and Noah are easy to relate to and you get caught up in the story right from the start. While Noah's first intention is to try to buy the house next door that Grace has just acquired. He gets to know her, and as she is helping him with his house, he realizes what a treasure he has found. A great story with a great plot. I look forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for my honest review.

2.5 stars

I enjoyed the first novel from Sophie Sullivan, Ten Rules for Faking It, and was excited to dive into her latest novel!

While this is a standalone novel, it does take place in the same world as Ten Rules and characters from that book do make an appearance in this one. I highly recommend reading Ten Rules first.

I found that I enjoyed the first half of this novel more than the second. I am at a loss as to find what really sparked - and kept- the two main characters into a relationship together as they are an unlikely pairing.

I did enjoy how this was a sweet romance with an endearing soul.

PS— if a friend ever invited me to hang out and then said I was to paint their room? I’m heading out. That’s not what friends do 😂



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I was already feeling lukewarm toward this one when I received extremely unexpected and devastating news about my dog, so that didn't do it any favors. I hate sob stories and could have done without the unnecessary side plots involving Noah's dad and Grace's mom. And whatever feel-good charity work Noah ended up doing with the kids in the community. Sadly, there weren't even smut scenes to save this one - this isn't even a fade-to-black, closed door read. There's just...nothing.

Grace, an interior design student, inherited the house next door to real estate developer, Noah. Noah had plans to buy and bulldoze Grace’s house, so the two become instant enemies. When Noah hires Grace to help him design his house, the neighbors start rethinking their relationship.

This is an enemies-to-lovers, sunshine-and-grump novel set in the world of HGTV. I loved Sophie Sullivan’s Ten Rules for Faking It, but I just liked this. It started off slowly, and it just didn’t live up to the expectations I had for it. I just didn’t really like Noah. That being said, I loved the mentions of Everly and Chris.

Thanks to St. Martin’s Press, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for my early copy. (I totally read this before it came out, but I’m so behind on my reviews!)

Grace & Noah are neighbors in this enemies to lovers rom-com. I only wish the characters were developed a bit further and earlier in the story. This lack of development made the story feel long. I liked the HGTV spin, but it wasn't enough for me to fall in love.

I truly enjoyed this sweet and emotional love story. It developed perfectly and the ending was what it should be. I definitely recommend this book and look forward to reading more from this author.

How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan was a delight to read, I enjoyed every page from start to finish. It is the story of Grace Travis, an interior design major about to graduate, and Noah Jansen, her grumpy and hot next-door neighbor. When Grace first meets him she is instantly attracted, but once she realizes he is a businessman not used to being told no (and she has something he wants), she realizes nothing between the two of them would work. That is until a proposition is put forward that she knows she would be crazy to turn down. The story is charming, and oh so cute!

Grace was a strong character who really knew her career path. Noah was just an annoying alpha male until he realized how special Grace was and he needed to change. The romance was a slow build and i thought the story was rather too long.