Great start! But I would have loved to see some more tensoon between the characters. It’s was more insta friends to lovers than my preferred enemies to lovers wah. Light fast read

This may very well be the book you are looking for when you need a couple of hours of light reading while on a long plane trip or out at the beach. But, unfortunately, it was just not my particular glass of wine!

This book had a lot of potential, in my opinion. The enemies-to-lovers plot device could have been perfect. However, I have never seen "enemies" become best buddies in such a short period. Apparently, decorating each other's houses is excellent therapy! Who knew?

Grace just seemed to be a bit spineless. Noah was the quintessential poor little rich boy.

Then we add on the dysfunctional families plot device -both Noah and Grace have severe issues with their families.

Unfortunately, I didn't feel any chemistry with Noah and Grace. I did, however, learn an awful lot about decorating, though!

The curmudgeonly 'older friends with a lot of wisdom' device showed up here too.

This book almost felt like the pacing was for a novella and not a full-length book.

And while I'm discussing what bothered me, I know that this is an ARC, but I think the problems with editing should have been taken care of by now. For example, a magazine called Home and Heart at first was then called Hearty Home later on in the novel. Then the name went back to the original toward the end of the book.

You may also need to strain your suspension of disbelief muscles for a few more parts of this book.

All in all, this is not a 'bad' book; it just wasn't the tension-filled book I was expecting.

*ARC supplied by the publisher, author, and NetGalley.

Thank you to St. Martin's Griffin for an eARC of this in exchange for an honest review!

Overall, I really loved the premise. I think it was a catchy idea with lots of promise as an enemies to lovers with lots of opportunity for some steamy, romantic scenes.

Unfortunately, the romance happened a lot easier than I thought, and then there wasl ittle to no conflict in the book, and hte ocnflict that did happen at the end was pretty obvious. On top of that, it just didn't have the steam I was expecting. Overall, an alright read, but rather disappointing.

This was a really cute, sweet and heartwarming romance. I loved Grace's ambition and Noah's ability to understand himself and change where needed. The setting in a small California beech town was also super cute and a great background to their story. I also loved the design details throughout the book, I could picture both Grace and Noah's houses so well. Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

DNF. I’m not a fan of 3rd person reads. I wish I would have known, so I didn’t sign up for it. I don’t feel like I can review this book adequately as I just couldn’t get into at all.

This is a charming story that touches on several romance tropes:
Enemies-to-lovers.
Friends-to-lovers.
Work romance, with an HGTV twist.

Noah Jansen is a rice real estate developer with his eyes set on his neighbor's home.
Grace Travis is a soon to be interior design graduate, trying to make ends meet while settling into her new home.
And as you may guess from the title, they are now neighbors.
They don't really get off on a good foot, as Noah relentlessly pushes Grace to sell her place. And when they aren't arguing about that, they move on to other things like property lines (never a fun subject for a homeowner). But while they may not get along, Grace slowly gains Noah's respect with her handyman skills.

When presented with an opportunity to boost both of their careers and at the same time, help Noah remodel his home, they find they actually relish each other's company. As a huge HGTV fan, I loved reading about their design visions for his home, especially the Trading Spaces type challenge they rope their friends into.

As neighbors and business partners, so to speak, the romance between them was slow to develop. However, there isn't any angst between them, and the growth of their relationship felt natural. There is a small dose of angst in the book courtesy of some awful parenting, but I loved how Grace handled it all. She clearly has a good head on her shoulders.

Overall, I enjoyed this one, with a likeable couple and a great cast of side characters.

I liked this! It was totally unclear to me that this is, if not part of a series, related to Sullivan's first book, and so I did wonder why Noah's brother was getting so much airtime for a bit. Just checking in on the couple from the first book. It might be helpful to read that one first, and I'm really hoping that the next book is someone coming along to flap the unflappable Wes, the heroes' oldest brother.

This is a 3.5 star read rounded down. Overall, pieces of it felt really underbaked: Grace is 28 and finishing her degree but only moved to the area 4 years ago, and I don't think we learn what she was doing in the meantime. She inherits her house from her mother's parents, whom she never met, and there's no mention of how they knew she was around to leave it to. She also spends a lot of time imagining them doing various things in their home, but again - never met them. Noah has a tenuous relationship with his father that's also underexplored.

Anyways, this was a fun closed-door read. I'd definitely pick up another book by Sullivan.

Sooooo cute! This book is set in the same world as the author’s first, Ten Rules for Faking It, and it was nice to catch up with a few characters. But this is about How to Love Your Neighbor. Grace moves in to a house on the beach she’s inherited from grandparents she’s never met. Noah moves in next door and immediately wants to buy her house because he wants a pool. Both have so much emotional baggage caused by their parents that they seem like shadows of themselves at the start of the book. But life changes and opportunities arise and trust develops. By the end of the book, they both seem like totally different people, but in the best way. They have discovered emotional health and confidence in themselves which makes their relationship even stronger.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Thank you So much for an arc of How To Love Your Neighbour by Sophie Sullivan.
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I really enjoyed this book! I was so happy to be back in this world and read more of Sullivan’s writing. I loved the development of the characters and seeing them grow both individually and with each other. The cast of supporting characters was also fantastic and I loved reading about them. Can’t wait to read more form Sullivan in the future!

Such a cute book that was such a fun read. Yes its campy and yes its predictable, but it still was a blast to read it. Sometimes you just need to read a book that is simply fun and enjoyable.

Special thanks to St. Martin's Press for providing an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 3 stars

I'm a sucker for illustrated covers so this one immediately caught my eye when the invite to read it landed in my inbox. I'm also a sucker for home reno and interior design types of shows so this premise also sounded really promising! How to Love Your Neighbor started out strong for me—I was immediately pulled in by the beginning and I enjoyed the slightly antagonistic banter between Grace and Noah. Sadly, as the story progressed I started to get restless with the book as my interest waned. It's not badly written and it did have enjoyable elements to it but something felt lacking. I wanted more chemistry, more friendship, more romance, just more!

This was a closed-door, grumpy-sunshine enemies-to-lovers romance that's partly a rom-com and low-angst. There's insta-lust between our characters from the moment they meet before they knew that they'd be neighbours and part of me feels the romance was a little insta-love as well cos I'm not sure how much time exactly passes from start to finish.

I honestly wasn't quite sure how to feel about Noah at the beginning. He made a mistake and apologised for it immediately, which was great, but then not too long after promising to do better, he hurts Grace again anyway and it just felt a little 'eh' about it. Ngl, I think Grace let him off the hook too easy both times considering how hurtful he was, whether intentional or not, but maybe I'm just petty like that! 😂 In contrast, I liked Grace from the moment we meet her. She's a little clumsy and awkward but she's such a hard-working and passionate ray of sunshine—I admired her grind although, admittedly, it was sometimes exhausting reading about how many jobs she held down! Despite him being a poor-rich boy and her having to work tirelessly for every scrap, they both grew up having extremely toxic relationships with their parents (Noah with his father, Grace with her mother) but this similarity opens the way for understanding between them and strengthens their connection as they share their vulnerability. While I loved the tension between Grace and Noah at the beginning I didn't ever feel overly invested in their relationship as the story progressed. That said, I did like how they both developed! Theirs is not a perfect relationship or romance, but it's realistic as it's clear they're both new to relationships and aren't quite sure how to navigate these new grounds. I really liked how they maturely dealt with any issues that they encountered and that they found a way to work through them together. I was definitely here for the healthy and open communication between them—and I was pleasantly surprised that Noah was the one who voiced the importance of good communication to the success of any relationship because YAAAS!

There was actually a pretty big group of supporting characters on both sides and I kind of wished that they played a bigger role in the story. I enjoyed seeing Noah interact with his brother Chris and Chris's girlfriend, Everly, as well as with his assistant, Josh, too. I also really liked Rosie and Grace's supportive BFF relationship and would've loved to see more time with them together. Morty was also such a great character and I really wanted more of the dynamic between him and Grace because he was like a father to her but his appearances were sadly few and far between.

Sophie Sullivan is a new-to-me author and I thought the book was well-written. For the most part, the story flowed well and it was an easy read as I finished the book in a matter of hours. I personally found that the author had a tendency to overly repeat phrases within a paragraph, which got a little irritating, but not enough for me to stop reading. However, as I've mentioned, the further the story progressed the more my interest waned as things become more mundane, with just a few exciting bits mixed in. I found some of the home reno stuff exciting because I love those kinds of projects and yes, I visualised Grace's work to be stunning, but the more the story focused on the everyday moments, i.e. "Grace did this, Noah did that. They went here and they bought that", the more my eyes glazed over.

Overall, while I did enjoy this read it wasn't a favourite and nothing about it particularly stood out to me in any way. I'm glad that I gave this book a try and I'm sure that many readers will enjoy it! I also enjoyed this romance enough to want to check out other books by this author in the future.

The cover drew me in to this book, but unfortunately How to Love Your Neighbor was not the best fit for me. The chemistry between Grace and Noah was lacking and I just didn’t like them together. Morty was the bright star in this book for me.

Thank you Netgalley and St Martin's press for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The title of this book captured me right away. Like a lot of people, I'm a huge fan of the enemies to lovers trope, and this title is like everything I've ever asked for and more.

The writing made this book so much fun to read, and made the characters feel like I could meet them in real life.

I don't think I've seen or read an enemies to lovers story quite like this one, and I loved it. I love it when the "enemies" have quick and witty banter, and this book delivered.

I don't think there was a second of this where I wasn't smiling. That doesn't happen often with me, and when it does i know that book will be five stars. I felt the same way reading this as I did The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas and The Love Hyppothesis by Ali Hazelwood.

The only reason this gets a 4 star is because of some chapters i felt weren't necessary and kind of slowed me down.

"How to Love Your Neighbor" by Sophie Sullivan
A FUN READ..
Yes this is a fun read with laughs and tears, and, well, you just need to read it for yourself. Was it the cover, or the title, or the description that caught your eye? So if you got to reviews, I think you will like this read as much as I did. Happy Reading ! !
NOTE: I received an ARC of this story from the publisher via NetGalley
This review is my honest opinion… (I couldn't put this story down.)

DNF @ 25%
This bored me from the beginning. It did have potential it just wasn’t for me. It didn’t draw me in or keep me interested. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free preview in exchange for an honest review.

well now, this was downright adorable! Banter was solid, secondary characters were awesome, and the family drama was on lock. like any good romance you know there will be something that causes an issue and I thought I knew what was going to happen but I was surprised! adorable book!

I really enjoyed How to Love Your Neighbor for a multitude of reasons. The writing was fun and fresh and the characters seemed lived in and real. What I liked the most, however, was the overarching message of shared experiences. Even though our two main characters shared almost nothing in common about their day to day life and childhoods, it was their emotional experiences with their parents that ended up shaping them the most, and what they shared so much in common over. I didn't realize that this book was part of another series when I read it but I can't wait to dive into the other stories!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I was really looking forward to this book. While the plot is good, and the characters/side characters are fun, I found it difficult to really like both Grace and Noah.
Their conversations and interactions were a bit inconsistent and I wanted a bit more angst I think.

I love a fun and playful enemies to lovers story and this was done so well. Grace inherits her grandparents footage in the beach and next door is the arrogant hunk of a man Noah. This situation leads to much tension and playful and not so playful moments . It’s a fun book which I loved

Trigger warning: This book has mentions/depictions of emotionally abusive and controlling parents.

Grace has recently inherited a house from grandparents she never knew. She's determined to make it a home, no matter what. Noah is her neighbor, having moved to the house to create his own place. He wants to buy her house, and will do anything to make it happen.

There were some really cute moments in here, but overall it took me way to long to really invest myself into the story. I didn't really feel a connection to either character. Grace just seemed obnoxious with her reactions to Noah. And Noah himself was a dick for at least a third of the novel.

Once I finally started to read about them as a couple, I was about to put the book down. Part of me is glad I didn't because there was a satisfying ending. But at the same time it would have been easy to put this story down and go about my day.

There isn't even a lot of steamy action, and any sex was a fade to black scene. I honestly wanted more of the steam. But overall it was cute.