This book was absolutely adorable. I loved the enemies to lovers/sunshine and grumpy tropes, with a bit of forced proximity since Grace and Noah had to spend quite a lot of time together working on the same project. I really liked the contrast between Grace and Noah’s personalities, it made their banter incredibly entertaining every time they interacted.
Grace grew up learning to do a lot of things on her own so she has an incredibly varies skill set. She’s quite the handyman and ins’t afraid of doing everything herself which comes from having to fend for herself as a child living in a trailer park with a neglectful mother. On top of the skilled handyman Grace is going to design school while working multiple jobs and overall living a very busy life. I love Graces determination and motivation with everything in life and her passion for fixing up her new home. I found her to be quite the loveable character. Same with Noah on a different end. He seems cold and tough on the outside, but there’s definitely layers to him. He can be just as passionate about his work, when he finds the right project, and loves giving back to the community. I loved seeing the different sides of his personality and seeing the sweet side that he certainly has.
Both Grace and Noah had fears and troubles with relationships as growing up they both had less than adequate examples of them. Neither of them want to end up like their parents - for Noah his dad, and for Grace her mom - and that was obviously something that held them back from getting serious in a relationship. I liked that they were able to work through their fears even if it took them a while.
It was easy to see that Grace had a rather strained relationship with her mom, but being the only biological family she had left was the little piece that kept them connected. It made me glad that she eventually did stand up to her mom and not let her get away with what she had been doing. I liked that there was solid conversation between Noah and Grace about knowing that it’s okay to ask for help, and just because it a family matter doesn’t mean she has to handle everything on her own. Asking for help was definitely a hard thing for Grace to accept let alone go through with but I’m glad that she did eventually allow it.
With both Grace and Noah I enjoyed seeing the character development throughout the book. They both grew as individuals and as duo.
Something I was not expecting in the book, but did like is the fade-to-black scenes. When it comes to adult romances I’m always prepared for the romance scenes so it was a nice change to not have them this time. I liked how it kept the focus on the non-physical aspects of the relationship.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it had me going through all the emotions the entire time. It was a super cute and easy read that I found perfect for when I wanted to sit down and read a book in one-sitting. I will absolutely be reading this again and can’t wait until it comes out in January. 4.5/5 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC.

How To Love Your Neighbor follows Grace, a design student who recently inherited her grandparent’s house, and Noah, her neighbor who readers may recognize as the brother of Chris from Sophie Sullivan’s other novel, Ten Rules For Faking It. Noah wants to buy Grace’s house in the beginning, which causes tension and rivalry between the two of them. This book is enemies to lovers, but the enemies part of it doesn’t last for very long. I enjoyed Ten Rules For Faking It, but found myself becoming uninterested while reading this book. I didn’t connect with either of the main characters and struggled to see the romantic connection between them. This book reminded me a lot of a Hallmark movie, and I think many people will enjoy it, but it was not for me.

*thank you to netgalley and the publishers for Sand advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.*

This was a cute fun read but I wasn't super impressed or invested in the characters honestly. Didn't hate or dislike anything but also wasn't blown away. I feel like it didn't go deep enough for me to feel much for them, despite giving them each some backstory.
I also felt like Noah switched super quickly from being annoyed by her and just wanting money and business to being head over heels for her. Must have been a crazy awesome bedroom makeover!
It also seemed a little unrealistic/unbelievable that Grace had enough income to fully pay for school and start fixing up her place, even after she started working for Noah. There was also a lot of furniture building...seemed like Noah would have gone for higher quality than Ikea.
Overall, though, a fun read that was exactly what I expected and needed.

Enemies to lovers? Sunshine and grump? NEIGHBORS? Hard not to love. I liked the way Noah grew from being pretty selfish to being such a loving character. And that Grace was able to separate herself a bit from her mother. It was a bit predictable at the end but I thoroughly enjoyed the will-they-wont-they dynamic. I now want to go back and reread Ten Rules for Faking It!

I absolutely LOVE the grumpy/sunshine trope and I love Sullivan's novel TEN RULES FOR FAKING IT, so I was ecstatic to get this one. It was so fun! I did not stop smiling the entire time I was reading. Her characters are so fun and I loved the banter in between them. The steam, of course, was great, too, but I love that Sullivan doesn't sacrifice plot of smut. Truly such a fun read.

3.7 - this was a tried -and-true cute romance about the hostilities of the hot neighbor next door. Grace has inherited her grandparents house and can't wait to make it her own. Noah has moved in next door with aims to buy her out and expand his property, but neither is budging. They are both dealing with parental issues (Noah's dad the control freak, and Grace's irresponsible mother). The chemistry is there but would've loved a little more spiciness. I enjoyed the interior design reality show aspect of it, but thought it was missing just a little more pizzazz. I may read her first book now, seeing as how the characters have cameos in this one!

This book is supposed to be an enemies to lovers book, but the entire basis of the enemies didn’t make any sense to me. I kept wanting to understand the animosity between them, but it just made me irritated with the characters.

So she won’t sell her house? Okay, I don’t think that’s cause to be a sick.
So he had an inspector come check the property lines? That’s well within his rights as a home owner to do that…why are you so betrayed by this?

Then it all just goes away immediately to just being happy neighbors. There wasn’t any tension pulling the characters apart so it just became a book of two people dating. Which is…fine. But not very engaging to read. I like tension and chemistry and this book fell flat on both, making me put this book down for days before picking it back up.

The writing kept telling us they loved each other but we didn’t see it. I’ve always thought that books that don’t show physical intimacy have to have a lot of emotional intimacy to make up for it. And I wasn’t feeling that with this book.

Really, there’s nothing wrong with this book if you’re looking for a couple dating and falling in love. I personally need a conflict driven book to keep me engaged in the characters and storyline and this one didn’t have a lot of that for me.

I received a copy of this book on NetGalley from the publisher, review is my own.

honestly, I was a little hesitant about this book when I first got the ARC for it and realized that it was third pov. mostly because I tend to steer away from third pov as a personal choice, but I enjoyed this book.

i had been looking for a softer read that i could finish in one sitting and this book was definitely that. i really liked the idea of neighbors falling in love — especially with enemies to lovers tension — and i can’t forget about the GRUMPYSUNSHINE

overall, this was a very happy-go-lucky, cliché read if that’s what you’re looking for. although i wouldn’t say this book is memorable, it was definitely an easy beach read kind of book

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review

A fun, romantic book by Sophie Sullivan, How to Love Your Neighbor is a pleasant way to spend a weekend. Grace Travis is an interior designer just finishing school and inherits a fixer-upper in a prime location. Her new neighbor, Noah, is of course gorgeous, and as it happens, he is fixing up his house. The problem is, he wants to acquire Grace's property to put in a pool.

Noah and Grace each have their own baggage to sort through: Noah has to prove something to himself (and his dad), while Grace's mother is enough to make anyone lose their religion. There are just enough complications to keep the pages turning and Sullivan peppers every page with realistic, fun dialogue.

Loved it!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to St. Martin's Press for inviting me to read this title ahead of the 1/18/22 release date.

Grace is a design student with big lofty dreams but when she meets her new neighbor, Noah a real estate developer sparks fly. And not the good kind at first. I was intrigued by the plot and set up. Grace is a more likeable character than Noah. I mean, have you ever had an irritating neighbor? But a hot one. Intriguing. I would have liked the ending better if I hadn't just read a few cute enemies to lovers trope. Maybe I'm tired of the stale trope but I enjoyed the writing. 3.5/5 rounded up to 4 stars.

This was a very cute contemporary romance. The characters have chemistry from the beginning and there is a good amount of fun banter as they get to know each other. Their rivalry turns to attraction, friendship and then a profoundly caring relationship. There are enough interesting plot twists for this to remain interesting.

This book was gripping. I was sucked in and could not put it down! The concept was so unique, I loved this book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

How to Love Your Neighbor is an enemies-to-lovers rom-com. This book fell somewhat flat for me. I feel like it should have been somewhat shorter and that there were several parts that did not necessary help the plot in any way. I also feel like the romance was not that believable, but then tied up a little too perfectly in the end. I still recommend this book to those who loved Sophie Sullivan's last book, as well as rom-coms or stories revolved around home renovation.

I received a copy of How to Love Your Neighbor via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Overall it was a quick, simple, cute read. It was a total fluff read, nothing to serious or difficult to read. An enemies (rivals) to love story that was light hearted and overall adorable. The characters were described as having a lot of chemistry but it wasn't shown very well, a lot of fade to black was shown.

I'd give it about a 3.5 which netgalley doesn't allow 😂

This was a standalone sequel to "Ten Rules for Faking It". we follow Grace, a strong and independent young woman who is working her way through college to get her interior design degree. In what little spare time she has she is renovating a beach cottage she inherited from her grandparents. The wealthy young man next door thinks he can talk her into selling the property because he wants to use the lot for a swimming pool. He is mistaken. If you like stories with a home renovation sub-plot you will really enjoy this one. It was more of a annoyed to love trope rather than hate to love. They were able to solve some of their issues quickly with good communication which was nice. Thank you Net Galley and St. Martins Press for allowing me to read this sweet romance in exchange for an honest review. It will publish January of 2022.

This book was an absolute delight.

If you like a book with a misunderstanding/dislike to love of your life scenario, this one is for you! Gracie moves into her grandparents old house with plans to fix it up and make it a home. In her last semester of interior design, she's confident she'll love it, even if it takes multiple part time jobs to get it all done. However, the new neighbor Noah wants to buy her place in order to tear it down and put in a pool. Gracie's not letting the house filled with memories go anywhere and squares off with the real-estate tycoon.

Through a series of challenges their relationship morphs into something more. And when a magazine wants to cover Noah's home renovations he's more then eager. But maybe not with their one stipulation on the contract, Gracie has to be his interior designer. A great opportunity for both of them, they hesitantly leap in, getting more than they bargain for when they let their emotions come into play.

This novel takes place in the same world as 10 Rules for Faking it, which was also a FANTASTIC book if you would like another cute contemporary romance to read, and features another of the brothers. Like Chris (sorta/eventually), Noah is trying to escape his business tycoon father and make it on his own. Grace is trying to avoid her mother...who makes Scrooge Mcduck seem like a very charitable man before he reforms. Together it creates a bit of friction until they figure out how to work as a team and trust the other to handle whatever situation might arise.

The book is well written with a cute and fluffy storyline that I think most people would enjoy. Gracie is ridiculously cute (and stubborn) and while Noah did take a bit of time to grow on me, like Grace, in the end I did find him to be a kind and caring individual who sometimes stepped 'in it' accidentally while just trying to help.

I didn't find it as relatable as 10 Rules, but I know nothing about interior design and don't have money to spend like water or a fairytale love life. This didn't stop me from enjoying the book, however, and I will be recommending it to other people!

This was a quick and easy read that was a delightful break from a few mysteries that I had read.

Grace was fun to get to know and champion. You want her to succeed so much!!! Noah is also fun to get to know but to be honest I wasn't as big of a fan of his.

I loved how the story kind of has a reality show/HGTV type bend to it, it was one I hadn't read much of and found that I really enjoyed it!

This was an enjoyable read and perfect for a light summer day relaxing outside!

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for an eARC copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

What a fun romantic comedy! I loved the chemistry between the characters and the home renovation storyline. This one was lighthearted and kept me engaged.

Like The first book in this trilogy, it was light hearted and fun. This book is appropriate to recommend to younger fans of red white and royal etc

This was such a fun, lighthearted, give me the good feels book. It was excellently written with good characters in the epitome of a foes to friends romance. She was able to bring their sordid back stories into the story without bringing down the romance. I love the peripheral characters and what they add- Morty as the grumpy old father figure and his sweet motherly love interest Tilly are adorable. It was fun going through the ride of Noah figuring out how to be “normal” and Grace learning how to allow herself to be open to romance. Sprinkle in a little woman power with Grace teaching Noah how to get his hands dirty and teaching him the value of doing something yourself.
It was a great hallmark style romance novel with playful banter, of course a few bumps along the way but ultimately a happy true love ending. I very much enjoyed reading this and will definitely be checking out her first book!
Thank you Sophie Sullivan and St Martins Griffin for allowing me to read and review this book.