Member Reviews
I absolutely LOVED How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan! I love the playful and fun vibe this enemies to lovers book gave us, and the banter is *chef's kiss*. I thought this book was so well executed and I already am dying to re read it. I can't wait to recommend this to everyone!
Many thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the idea of this book. And I really did enjoy most of it!! I just feel like, having read both of Sophie Sullivan’s books now, they’re just not for me. I enjoy them for about 65% of the book, and then I realize how much fluff is in them. I understand that I’m reading a romance, but goodness. I think if you cut out about 60 pages of fluff, you’d have a wonderful book. Otherwise, I did enjoy the story and the characters a lot. It was a fun book with an adorable cover and great banter.
Unfortunately I was unable to read this book because my access got revoked for some reason so I’ll give it three stars.
How to Love Your Neighbor had a great premise, and I love enemies to lovers romance books. But overall this book, while well written, lacks something. It started off well, and was a fun and easy read but the characters fell too soon in the book, and the entire plot was too formulaic. I know, I know, we love romance books because we are very well aware that the characters get their happy endings and while that remains true here the two main characters just felt like they weren't well rounded and hence fell flat.
I enjoy this book, but it was not my favorite. This is a classic enemies to lovers grumpy sunshine trope HGTV edition. The book gave what it said it would. Fun, slow burn, romance. However, this book was not for me. I was hoping for something new with this trope, but I got just what it promised. If you enjoy the tropes I talked about above, you’ll enjoy this book.
Two books in a row that have wow'd me - I'm officially a Sophie Sullivan fan and will buy anything she writes.
I ADORED the characters in this AND the crossover with characters from 10 Rules. I thought it was so well done! A lot of books don't mention the previous characters and I loved getting to see Everly and Chris again.
This book was perfection! I loved Grace AND Noah! Both had a lot to work through and I thought they did a fantastic job communicating that (or communicating the screw ups -ahem- Noah LOL) My heart broke for Grace with her mom - toxic family members are so hard to deal with. I was proud of the way she handled it! GO GRACE GO! I loved the HEA and burn up to the end. (I would have liked a bit more spice and steam, but that didn't affect my rating at all. Just a personal preference.)
Well written, adorable crew, funny and sweet plot - I can't wait to see what Sophie Sullivan comes up with next!
I absolutely loved the concept of this book - who doesn't dream of moving in next to a rich, handsome, secretly soft, guy? This brings the boy next door to a whole other level. Noah and Grace are both complex characters and their own complicated pasts with their families make them all the more endearing to me. I always LOVE the found family trope. While I loved the plot and characters, I wish I would have gotten a deeper look inside of them both. I wanted to know more about specific memories, or dig into motivations sooner and with more detail. Some parts of the book seemed to be stretched out a bit too far and others weren't developed nearly enough.
If you like a snappier, quick-paced book - this one may not be for you. But if you are looking for a book that's an easy read, and don't mind skimming a bit, pick this one up!
Entertaining but a bit slow at times. I liked the characters and I think there's potential but the story didn't always kept my attention.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
What a treat How to Love Your Neighbor turned out to be! It was light-hearted, heartfelt, and lit up with this delicious slow burn that sparked and simmered between Noah and Grace almost from the very first page.
I loved the chemistry between Noah and Grace. I completely bought into the antagonism between them initially and so it felt especially gratifying to watch that slowly evolve into something more. There were moments where I felt completely swept away by them - my heart twinging while they tried to figure out how to accept the love that was delivered to their doorsteps even though neither had placed the order. It was cute, and sweet, and so much fun to read.
I love what Sophie Sullivan is doing with this series. I loved the evolution of Noah's character in this one, and getting to spend time with Everly and Chris. The Jansen family is a force to be reckoned with, and I have wholly enjoyed getting to know the brothers so far. I can't wait to see what comes next!
This book was super cute!! It is the perfect hate to love story with a little family drama added in. Noah and Grace have great chemistry and their storyline was engaging and fun. I also really loved Mortys characters
and his grumpy and sweet side. I would recommend this if you’re looking for an easy, light read!
Thank you Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Grace has inherited her grandparents house, and is excited to start work on it. Only one issue…her awful neighbor that will not stop asking if he can buy her house to knock it down and put in a pool. Too bad everyone can see that their feud is more spark than hate.
Ok the first and main thought I had throughout this book was the design does not ever happen this quickly! An interior designer, even one ramped to go and just out of school with only this one job, doesn’t bring a bunch of sketches for you to review the next day. You certainly can’t purchase a couch and have it within days. Putting all that aside however, I really enjoyed this book. I always love reading about design and art so I really loved that aspect. Im also always in for an enemies to solvers, so if you are the same, grab a copy of this one!
This was such a cute book!
I loved LOVED Noah and Grace's banter. I laughed out loud so many times I cannot count them.
Their chemistry was on fire and Noah is definitely a new book boyfriend. I love how they navigated their relationship, how realistic it felt.
The bond between Grave and her "adoptive" grandpa was also so sweet. I have a soft spot for found family <3 so I was really touched by that. The only thing that bothered me a bit was how much steamy Noah talked, but when it came to it, it was a super closed doors scene so it didn't really matched the tone of the rest of the book. I wish it had been explicit. But overall a sweet and tender read!
One of my favorite romances this year. It will be hard to top!! I want to binge Sophie’s whole backlog and set her as an autobuy author!
I recommend. Keep me engaged and interested, thank you for the advance chance to read this. I’ve already told family and friends about it
I am loving Sophie Sullivan! This book was so cute and I really enjoyed getting to know this brother. Only 1 remains and I can't wait to read his story!
Grace has had a difficult life, but she's made it work. She's super close to graduating design school and inherited a house from her grandparents. Too bad the hot guy next door is a jerk. Noah will do anything to buy Grace's property so he can expand his yard, including royally pissing off Grace. When an opportunity to be featured in a magazine is contingent on Noah letting Grace design his house, Noah and Grace agree to keep things professional. Too bad they've caught feelings for each other. Add in some family drama, and you have a recipe for disaster.
I enjoyed reading this book - Grace is hardworking and relatable, but Noah's a difficult character to like. Sophie Sullivan does a good job of giving him redeeming qualities, although, as in real life, he would benefit from some intense therapy to deal with his family issues. I will definitely be checking out the other book in this series.
A cute and cheesy enemy to lovers story thats heartwarming, funny and sweet. I love the strong female character, Grace, who doesn't need a man to do things like clean out her gutters, paint her house and fix a fence. I loved the growth that characters had throughout the story and that the romance was a slow to build. Overall a cute and fun read.
HGTV, enemies to lovers, neighbors to lovers? Count me in!! Great development.. love the angst. Cute fun fast read!!
Loved the start of this super cute rom-comSunshine girl. Grumpy guy. TheY really fit. Great banter and communication. My only complaint is it slowed a bit towards the end. Maybe it’s just me and my attention span. Other than that, I really enjoyed it.
Rating: 2.5
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a digital copy in exchange for an honest review. As an HGTV addict, I absolutely love reading about home renovations and had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately the writing style made it hard for me to enjoy this book. I felt that, besides some basic cliches, the characters were underdeveloped. I found the plot to be fairly boring as the two main characters get together early on and there were no substantial hurdles in their relationship. The best part was trying to predict whose house they would move into at the end.