I've been venturing into the sunshine/grump trope so I was pretty excited to read this book. This book ended up being super cute and was enemies to lovers!!! I thought the characters had great chemistry and the story line pulled me in quickly and kept me engaged.

It's the perfect book to use as an escape and give you all the smiles and laughs!

A fun "enemies to lovers", predictable romance with a side of family drama added in. Sullivan has crafted a feel good, predictable (in all the best ways) story that easily grabs your attention and keeps it on Grace and Noah despite the antics of the supporting characters. If you're a feel good romance that's easy to curl up with and get lost in, How to Love Your Neighbor should be added to your TBR. It comes out January 18, 2022.

This is one of those cutesy, light, quick romances that I was looking to find.

I loved the back and forth between the main characters too.

I recommend this to fans of romcoms!

I absolutely LOVED this book. While I did notice a few typos, I’m sure those will be fixed before publication. This story was so good. I think I’m half in love with Morty, and love Grace and Rosie’s friendship. I hadn’t realized this was part of a series so I’ll definitely be looking to read the first book to learn more about Chris and Everly. I really hope we see more of these characters. The only (slightly morbid) thing I would change is that when Grace held off on reading the first letter from her mom, that it ended up being some dire news where she only had days to live…what a horrible person Tammy is! I really hope she gets a visit from Karma at some point!!

3.5 HGTV Has Nothing On Them Stars
* * * 1/2 Spoiler Free-A Quick Review
Between The HGTV, The Food Network, and The Great British Baking Show, I have my own type of dreams to romance about...the perfect, organized house, the cheesecake of my dreams, and to be a production assistant for the Baking show so I could enjoy all of the goodies made after filming. (In my head, I can't think they throw out all of those cakes, biscuits, and goodies without sharing them with the crew)

So when I saw this book, I had to see what it was all about. It pits a young design student who has no cash but has inherited a lovely little cottage at the beach...versus a man who is a real estate developer, loves this little place on the beach, and wants to expand...Yes, to the little cottage our gal just moved into.

Let the conflicts and developing relationships begin.

I didn't care for this one too much. I wasn't into the rich guy becoming more community service oriented trope, and the chemistry was pretty blah between the main characters. There just wasn't romantic buildup.

It was a cute story and I did enjoy it, but overall I found that it was not very memorable in terms of the characters specifically.
I would read future books from the author though.

Absolutely adorable. Took a little longer to get through than I wanted. Parts of the story dragged a little bit, felt a little forced. Main characters were a little infuriating with there are we, aren't we shenanigans. But ultimately a feel good, interesting read.

Thank you to NetGalley and SMP for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

CW: emotional abuse/toxic relationship with a parent, parental abandonment

This book was a light take on frenemies to lovers, close-proximity/neighbors, found family, and home construction. I was a bit disappointed that the book never really addressed the fact that the LI was also the MCs boss and paying her. But for someone looking for a low angst, low stakes and low steam read would probably enjoy this one.

Steam: 1 (entirely closed door)

Grace Travis has it all figured out. In between finishing school and working a million odd jobs, she’ll get her degree and her dream job. Most importantly, she’ll have a place to belong, something her harsh mother could never make. When an opportunity to fix up—and live in—a 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. As a real estate developer, he knows when he's found something special. Something he could even call home. Provided he can expand by taking over the house next door--the house with the combative and beautiful 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 show you that home is always where the heart is.

This book was just what I needed during this busy time of life. I really enjoyed Grace and Noah’s story. Their banter had me laughing out loud. Their love and affection had me rooting for them. I really enjoyed the design and renovation parts of this book. I enjoyed the strong friendships, both male and female. I liked how Grace and Noah both grew as people while growing in their relationship.
Thank you Netgalley and publishing house for the early copy to review.

I really struggled with the writing of this book. The idea of the story was cute but the writing (and some of the editing) was unbearable. The characters fell so flat and I did not care for them at all. Noah had reservations about their relationship just because he had never been in a relationship before but then he quickly changes. Grace has reservations because of her mother's past even though she knows her mom is crazy. Then her mom shows up in the last 10% of the book and is a complete psycho for no reason other than to give Noah and Grace one more conflict. It felt lazy and unnecessary and then very quickly resolved. Honestly, if I hadn't been given this book to read for review I would not have finished it. It took me almost a full month to do so as is.

Typically rom com, but it did make a good escapist read. Didn't love it didn't hate it. But would consider reading other books by the author.

Before I get into the bulk of the review, I want to say a quick thank you to NetGalley and the publishers over at St. Martin’s Griffin for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. How to Love Your Neighbor is a story about Grace, a girl who has worked hard her whole life and planned meticulously to get to this point--finishing her design degree, owning a fixer upper on the beach, and working hard to get the dream job after graduation. Her new neighbor Noah is a multi-millionaire and real estate hot shot and he’s got his eye on her fixer upper. They but heads immediately about her unwillingness to sell her house, the property lines and fence, and her ability to get under his skin. How to Love Your Neighbor comes out on January 18th and is available for pre-order now.

There was so much to enjoy about this story. We, of course, start out with a dislike to lovers. I don’t think it was ever enemies to lovers but they definitely got under each other’s skin from the word go. And it was fun to see how they fell for each other slowly but surely. And it was great to see both of them trying to keep their distance as their houses are getting fixed up but knowing in your heart that they will fail so spectacularly. It was also good to see that the main conflict was realistic and something that they could overcome by the end. They both came at this moment from what they thought was the right angle in their perspective, but having such different backgrounds gives them the misunderstanding about what is “right” here.

The one thing I really didn’t enjoy (aside from some romance cheesiness that you know is going to happen because, duh) is that the conflict between Grace and her mother hit home a little too much for me. Which is such a me thing and not a book thing. I could understand the hurt Grace was feeling in such a deep way that the last 15 or so percent of the novel was hard to read. I think Grace was a little too stubborn when it came to how she handled that situation and everything that came after. But given her history what else could she have possibly responded with?

Overall, this is such a fun and quick read. I loved Noah and Grace together. Even before they got together I loved their banter and their quick wit. It was refreshing to see a relationship whose conflict wasn’t just a miscommunication that could be resolved in two seconds if characters would just talk to each other. I love seeing couples facing outside problems in their relationships.

If an enemies to lovers meets HGTV rom-com sounds good to you, check out Sophie Sullivan’s How to Love Your Neighbor asap.

3.5/5 stars

Grace is an interior design student who walks dogs, helps people and can’t say no to a favor. Noah is an arrogant real estate mogul from NYC who is looking to build his own empire in California, away from his overbearing father. When he moves in next door to Grace, he immediately offers to buy the property so he can expand his lot. Since the house is her inheritance from her grandparents that she never knew, Grace immediately says no and their adversarial bickering begins. Eventually Grace ends up helping to design and renovate Noah’s house. They try to keep things professional, but the attraction between them is too strong.

This book is a cute, sweet closed-door romance. Everyone is nice, and they all deserved their HEA. I liked it, but it was definitely a departure from my favorite steamy reads filled with cynical, snarky characters. This book was my introduction to Sophie Sullivan; I didn’t realize until I was halfway through the book that it’s actually the second book in a series, and it works well as a stand alone.

If you like watching home improvement shows, and romance with sweet characters, How to Love Your Neighbor should immediately join your TBR list.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was cute. Grace is a self made interior design student finally with her own home to do what she pleases with. She is running away from a mother who wasn’t ideal and has no other ties to any family aside from the house her grandparents left her.

Noah is a guy used to getting what he wants. He is a bit of a shark when it comes to business and the next things he is setting his sights on is the house next door to his. He wants to buy it to expand his property. Only when he finds out the owner won’t sell, he has a fit. He will do whatever it takes to get the new neighbor to sell to him.

The two main characters’ interactions were pretty cute. I loved Grace. She was strong and kind. I love that meeting Noah helped her to finally learn it’s okay to say no to something she doesn’t want. She is always saying yes to people to make things easier for them, even if it’s something she doesn’t want to do. But with Noah, she puts her foot down and doesn’t want him to walk all over her.

I wanted to love this… I really did. But there is something about the manipulation tactics Noah goes through in the beginning of this book in order to get Grace to do what he wants. Only to change his mind because he caught feelings. That’s when he starts to change his tune. It just started the book on a salty note for me.

I really liked the premise of this book! Two neighbors who don’t get along but then start to pine for each other? Sign me up!

Overall rating is 4.5 stars, because I’m a steam fan and wish there had been more steam! I know, i know.

I think the banter and relationship development between Noah and Grace was authentic and genuine. I liked their chemistry, and how they really grew into their relationship. They had ups and downs, and I appreciated there being an actual *conflict* in the plot.

I loved the sub-stories and side characters! The supporting cast were great, and really helped add to the story.

A cute story overall and I enjoyed reading it!

I absolutely loved the premise of this book with hate to love neighbors! I also really enjoyed the HGTV vibe but loved it even more because of the tension and pull between Noah and Grace.

These characters felt so real and authentic. We see them in such vulnerable moments by themselves, with each other, and with their family members. It was so nice to see the conflict not being communication issues. These characters meshed so well and it was so beautiful to read about how they opened up to each other and did open up and be honest with each other. It was so wonderful witnessing them fight for each other along the journey of their relationship.

This book isn’t an insta love or steamy by any means. And it’s not solely a romance. It also focuses on deeper topics like toxic relationships with parents. It still had the romance feel but it wasn’t the sole focus.

Overall, this was an enjoyable book and was extremely heart warming to see the vulnerability with two characters who fall in love.

*Thank you Netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.*

A delightful, clean, sweet romance. An entertaining home renovation tale. Family issues, so all is not sweetness and light. Cute dogs and fun older people add to the charm.

The one thing I really love about Sophie Sullivan’s books are how relatable she makes the main character (at least to me🙃). I felt the same connection with Grace that I did with Everly & I think I enjoyed the book more so because of that.

I love interior design so that aspect of the book was super interesting to me & I thought it was unique to have a book focused around that.

Grace and Noah’s love story was cute & it kinda reminds me of my relationship with my boyfriend. Sometimes the best things happen when you least expect it.