This was such a cute story of hate to love! Noah and Grace were adorable! This is what we call great chickLit. It's more comedy and less steamy, but some of the scenes will leave you laughing out loud.

This book kept me hanging on throughout it to see what would happen next. I love a good romantic comedy and this book was one of the greatest I've read in a while.

•This is a closed door, delightful sophomore book from this author. We have more of a grump & sunshine relationship than enemies to lovers, even though I’ve seen it tagged that way. It’s not a true “I hate you.. I can’t stand you” enemies to lovers.. but our Hero is definitely a grump!! That’s for sure.

•Grace is moving into her new home her late grandparents left her.. and her new neighbor Noah, who is a tad entitled and a bit spoiled, want nothing more than to buy her house so he can have a better view & a pool. But Grace is not going anywhere!!

•These two have immediate chemistry, and always looking for the upper hand on the other. Their dynamic is absolutely really cute & fluffy, and I enjoyed watching both of these characters develop over time.

•This has an HGTV type of story too and if you like shows
Like Fixer Upper or Trading Spaces you will definitely enjoy this one too.

❤️Thank you to the publisher & the author for an eARC in exchange for my honest review❤️

Amazing story! I loved the romantic.. grumpy sunshine trope. This book was so refreshing to read. Super hilarious. I loved the wit of the main character and the dynamic between the two. The plot was the cutest. SWOONNN. I think this is one of my fav romcoms so far. It's my first time reading anything by Sophie Sullivan and I have to say I am beyond impressed. The fixer upper deal was so funny to read, I am a huge fan of those types of shows! I can't wait to read more by this author!

How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan is the follow up to Ten Rules for Faking It, and is currently scheduled for release on January 18 2022. You do not need to read the books in order, but returning readers will be glad to see cameos and have a prior understanding of our hero and his brothers.

Grace Travis definitely has it all figured out. In between finishing interior design school and working a million odd jobs, she’ll get her degree. She’ll have her dream job. And most importantly, she’ll have a place to belong, something her cold, manipulative mother could never make for her. When an opportunity to fix up—and live in—an adorable little house on the beach comes along, Grace is all in. Until her biggest roadblock moves in next door. Noah Jansen knows how to make a deal. A real estate developer with a knack for betting and winning big, he’s not one to let a good opportunity slip away. So when a beachside house with great bones is ripe for a remodel and flip, Noah doesn’t hesitate. Except in order to spruce it up properly (is it even a beach house if it doesn’t have a pool?), he’ll need to take over the house next door. The house with the willful and combative and way-too-intriguing woman living in it. With the rules for being neighborly going out the window, Grace and Noah are in an all-out feud. But sometimes, your nemesis can turn out to be the person who shows you that home is always where the heart is.

How to Love Your Neighbor is a romance that starts of with a favorite trope of mine, enemies to lovers, but quickly loses the enemies bit. Grace is an independent woman, working hard to make it on her own and with more than a little difficulty accepting help. All of that is something I can relate to. I liked her drive, and the way she looked for the silver lining in just about every situation. Noah is struggling with settling into a new place, figuring out what he wants from life, and getting out from his father's control. The battle between Noah and Grace over selling her house quickly sparks other fires, and the book quickly goes down that path. I did not really get the grumpy neighbor or bickering that I expected. However, their friendly banter and open communication was well done and fun to read. I liked the design descriptions and watching them grow closer, but I will admit to waiting for a big conflict to spur things into action, but when it all came to a head I was a little underwhelmed. For those interested in heat level, I will let you know while the chemistry between the pair is very well done and sizzling but all intimate moments are closed door or fade to black.

How to Love Your Neighbor is a sweet book with some charming and humorous moments. Fans of the author will not want to miss it.

***ARC Provided by the Publisher via NetGalley***

The premise of this book is adorable and I was drawn in from the blurb. Hating the neighbor who wants to buy your house is, well, a great funny and enemies to lovers set up.

I liked Grace when I met her.

I liked Noah when I met him.


I felt absolutely nothing for them as a couple. Nothing. And I was definitely supposed to, as there was romance felt by the characters, it just never made it off the page for me.

I also never believed they really disliked one another. Yes, they had differing opinions, but I don't think either were invested enough in one another to even get to hating the other.

I did finish this one, so it's not a DNF and 1 star, although as I am writing this I'm not actually sure what compelled me to finish and not put this one aside. I think I was hoping to like the characters and the relationship as much as I was supposed to...but that never happened.

I'm unable to recommend this title.

I enjoyed Sophie Sullivan's Ten Rules for Faking It, which is set in the same universe as How to Love Your Neighbor. Both books follow the rich and connected Jansen sons as they gain independence from their overbearing mogul father and strike out on their own to pursuit new interests and passions.

How to Love Your Neighbor follows Noah Jansen and his neighbor, Grace. Grace is an interior designer and Noah just so happens to be renovating his newly purchase home. Offended by Noah's offer to buy her home outright, they eventually partner up for his house renovation, the whole thing documented in one of those fancy home magazines.

The enemies to lovers romance is done quite well, pacing wise. It's always fun to see characters from a previous book pop up, and a lot of the same characters in Ten Rules for Faking It are featured prominently. I guess there could have been a bit more background exploration but overall, a fast and fun rom com with interior design descriptions.

Book Review: ****/5

Happy Book Birthday!!! This is being published today. I really loved getting to know Noah better and meeting Grace. Their story is just so cute.

Grace has inherited the home of her estranged grandparents and is trying to turn the house into a home. This should be so much fun for her finally getting to put her interior design degree to use. However, her next-door neighbor Noah has his mind set on buying her house by all means necessary. The tension is high. When Grace gets an offer, she can't turn down to design Noah's house for a huge magazine, they are forced to work together. Will this end in a total disaster or will they truly learn what defines a home?

I love the chemistry between Grace and Noah. They just seem to fit together so well. There is quite a bit of family drama in this book. If you read Sophie Sullivan's previous novel than you know that Noah's dad is pretty overbearing. Grace's mom is the parent that didn't want to be a mom and now she wants money for just giving her life. The two characters bond over their terrible parents. This book is just such a cute rom-com. The romance is all closed door.

I would love to thank St. Martins Griffin and Sophie Sullivan for the advanced release copy of this book from NetGalley. This in no way influenced my review.

A cute Rom-com . romance. story.
Noah and Grace are neighbors.
Noah wants to buy Graces small cottage but she refuse to sell.
The battle begins.
Great characters,dialogue,humor sweet slow romance.
Really enjoyed this story and characters.
Voluntarily reviewed.

This book follows Noah Jansen, the brother of Chris our MC from the author’s first book, Ten Rules for Faking It. (Chris and Everly do make appearances in this book and it was great to them.)

Noah is struggling to find his place in California when he meets his new neighbor and owner of the home he desperately wants to buy for a pool expansion, Grace. This book is an enemies to lovers, but what I liked about it is the author doesn’t make us wait until the last 10% to see the payoff. I normally have a hard time getting in to this trope because of that problem (I want to see the LOVE!) but I had an easier time getting engrossed in Grace and Noah’s love story than I expected.

If you’re a fan of HGTV or Fixer Upper or any home renovation shows you will have an added level of interest. It’s a light and fun read!

How to Love Your Neighbor is out now!

This is a Hate to Love Romance/Chick-Lit/Women's Fiction. This book pulled me into it right away, but I do feel the middle was a little slow moving. I loved the characters in this book, and I found parts of this book to be very funny. There are others parts to be very cheesy, but I still enjoyed the cheesy parts too. I will say if you are looking for a steamy romance then this is not the bed for you. This is a Cute Funny Romance with a lot of family drama going on. I also loved that there was some older characters that brought a lot of spice to the book. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (St. Martin's Griffin) or author (Sophie Sullivan) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

I loved the inner action between Grace and Noah. Grace grew up pretty much taking care of herself so she is used to hard work. There is so much to this story that I know you will enjoy it. She is finishing design school and living with Morty who comes across as grumpy but is such a sweetheart, walking dogs, and working several other odd jobs. She has a house close by that she inherited from her grandparents that needs fixing up. Noah Jansen is trying to buy the house which is next door to the house he is going to remodel but what happens when Grace moves in to start renovations and Noah doesn’t take no for an answer. I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

Rating 4 🐻🐻🐻🐻

To be honest, I don't even really know my neighbor's. I know their first names and that's about it. I wave at them anytime I see them but luckily that's all the interactions I have with them. I couldn't imagine not getting along with them! That's why when I read the blurb of this book I knew I had to read it.

This book has both of my favorite tropes: enemies to lovers and grumpy/sunshine. I really loved Grace's character. She is full of determination and will do anything she sets her mind to. She understands what hard work is due to working multiple jobs. No matter what she tries to stay optimistic even when her kindness continuously gets taken advantage of. She has a hard time saying no and sticking up for herself but luckily as the book goes on we see her character grow. That growth may or may not have to do with the amazing Noah.

Noah was a great love interest. I definitely wouldn't mind if he was my neighbor! Just like Grace we see his character change but luckily his personality stays the same. I loved the wittt banter between these two characters. I also enjoyed the scenes with him interacting with the teenagers. It was nice to see how much of a role model he was.

The overall plot was interesting and held my attention the whole way through. I love HGTV so the idea of that being mixed in a romance book had me excited. I'm pleased to say it didn't disappoint! I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys romance with quirky characters and fun banter between love interests.

Thank you so much @stmartinspress for gifting me an early copy on #netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is a fun enemies-to-lovers story following a neighborly feud between Noah, a real estate developer, who wants to buy his interior-designer neighbor Grace's house. If you like home renovation shows this one will be up your alley. Noah and Grace have great banter and tension as they go toe to toe, until they realize they need to work together to help achieve their dreams.

Overall I liked but didn't love it. I feel like they went from hate to love pretty quick and wanted more character/plot development. I loved the first date scene, throwback to Trading Spaces, and the group of friends who became their family. I didn't like how the manipulative parents' storylines were handled though — Noah's felt unresolved and Grace's back and forth felt a bit immature.

If you want a light, closed-door romance that will have you wanting to renovate or redecorate your own house, pick this one up.

Thanks SMP Romance and NetGalley for my copy in exchange for an honest review.

I feel like this should have been a book I really loved but somehow it just didn’t quite click for me. I didn’t believe the insta-love between the main characters. It was a fun story and I really enjoyed the HGTV reno vibes. The narration of the audiobook was great and I’m glad I ended up getting the audio version because I was struggling a little bit with the ebook. I know a lot of people will love this book so I encourage you to give it a try!

Thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for providing a free advanced copy of this ebook and audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

✍️ One Sentence Synopsis: Enemies to lovers meets home makeover showdown.

💭 Overall Thoughts:
This enemies to lover romcom is witty with excellent banter and a fun added storyline of redoing homes in the beautiful setting of a California beach community.

The two characters are fun to watch grow into a couple and both have intriguing backstories that they have to overcome for love to come out on top.

If you love home makeover shows, this one is for you. It’s a fun added plot here and I mean who hasn’t bonded over a good DIY project??

Highlights:
🦹‍♀️ Enemies to Lovers
📖 Interesting backstory
🧪 Great chemistry
😆 Witty Banter
🛠Bonding over DIY


⚠️ Content Warnings: difficult family dynamics

Thank you to Net Galley and St Martin’s Press for allowing me to read this ARC with request for review.

I'm really struggling with writing this review because this book and I just did not click. I was looking forward to this read as a previous book by this author, Ten Rules for Faking It, was quite well liked on Bookstagram.

The premise of an enemies to lovers trope with an HGTV renovation twist sounded fun, however, I had trouble feeling any chemistry between Grace and Noah. I recognize that Noah is meant to be a conflicted "poor little rich boy" with a good heart but his arrogance and rudeness personally bothered me. Mostly, this is a me problem - not a book problem.

In the spirit of full transparency, I DNF'd this book at the 45% mark. I gave it a good effort but never found myself itching to pick it up or really caring about the relationship in the story.

I'm sure lots of people will end up enjoying this one and I'm in a minority moody position. If this trope is a fav of yours and you are a fan of home renovations, check this one out!

How to Love Your Neighbor is the uplifting story of the romance between Grace Travis and her neighbor Noah Jansen. Grace has always taken care of herself and she is excited to finish her degree and start working as an interior designer. She has recently moved into the small house she inherited from her grandparents. The house is on the beach outside of LA. Noah has relocated from NYC to forge his own path in business without his super rich father's interference. Noah buys the house next door to Grace and offers to buy her property so he can build a swimming pool. Sparks fly between the two and an intense and romantic plot ensues. Sullivan thoughtfully develops Grace's design talent as she partners Grace and Noah to furnish Noah's home. This design element of the novel is very enjoyable and will appeal to many readers. Sullivan has created many interesting characters to support Grace and Noah. How to Love Your Neighbor is a pleasure to read.

This book was such a special, fluffy, light-hearted romance and was exactly what I needed right now. I found myself relating to Grace on so many levels, and that made the story that much more enjoyable. Seriously, right down to our ages and that we are both about to graduate! Too ironic! Noah’s character development was superb and the romance… perfection. Loved it. It’s been a while since I’ve read a chicklit novel and I think this just set off a new obsession for me!

I am on a rom com kick and I am LOVING it!
How to Love Your Neighbor is super cute, quirky, sweet, humorous, and frustrating at times (like life LBH). it was so much fun getting to know the characters with each passing page, and being HOOKED. It is a devour worthy read, save it for the weekend, read it in one sitting. along with a nice bottle of wine. (You’ll thank me on Monday.)
It reminded me of some of my fave romantic comedy movies, where the couple protagonists are obviously head over heels for each other, BUT none of them want to admit it!
“Just kiss already!” Is what I constantly yell at the tv, and now this novel! It is such a joy to be able to read How to Love Your Neighbor, I am definitely ordering Sophie Sullivan’s first novel, like right now (I hear this novel is in the same universe.. intrigued)
If you’re all about the hate to love trope, and all the cringe worthy, funny, endearing mishaps in between, I absolutely recommend this book, it’s for you!

3.5 ish stars

This one was sweet and fluffy. There were some fun, fairly well-developed characters and some interesting plot arcs/backstories. I kind of love that the parent-child dynamics didn’t magically resolve themselves at the end of the book; it made it all feel a bit more real, without taking away from the central relationship. I did feel like the characters were a bit lacking in diversity of different types, though; I would’ve loved to see a greater range of identities. Overall, though, this one followed a lot of the typical rom-com patterns, but it didn’t quite feel like a carbon copy of other stories. It was cute, lighthearted, and free from a lot of tension.