Thank you for my review copy.
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Hmmmm. I put down this book at 20%. I am going to be honest....it is just not holding my attention.
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Here we have another female character who is struggling to get by with the hot, rich neighbor who wants to buy her house that was gifted to her. ehhhhh, it's been done you know?
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I am not opposed to enemies to lovers, but I need the characters to show some redeeming qualities by 20%. For me, these characters have not.

I enjoyed this light humorous read by Sophie Sullivan. I liked the enemies to lovers vibe in this book. The storyline was good and moved along at a good pace.. Even with some sexual tension in this book it was a clean read that many of our patrons would enjoy.. The one issue I had with this book was the length of time they spend denying their feelings for one another. Other than that the story was cute and well told.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book!

Ideal for someone who is looking for a light romance that is easy to read. I liked Grace as a character but not for me as it was not really a couple that I found myself rooting for. I wasn’t feeling this one, liked the premise but was not for me.

“How to Love Your Neighbor” is a new read by Sophie Sullivan, new author to this reader. One of my favorite tropes is enemies to lovers but for some reason this story fell a bit short. I didn’t find Grace and Noah that much of enemies in this story as there was too much attraction and not enough angst/banter to make them believable as enemies. Although well-written, it had a slow pace and I found myself wanting to hurry to the end…too much stalling and slow burning until you get almost over halfway in the book. This was one of those romantic comedies that had its share of sexy/romantic scenes that I look for when reading romance novels, however, was to closed door.

Grace and Noah could have been likeable characters, but something was missing. I think they needed to be more developed rather than seeming a bit too fake. Although there seemed to be attraction, I thought the chemistry was missing or I couldn’t pick up on it between the two characters.

This was a nice read to the end but just didn’t do it for me. This story has its potential and I look forward to reading more from this author although this was not my cup of tea.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

What a fun, easy to read, Rom Com. Characters were great. Both head strong and determined. While the plot was predictable, I truly enjoyed the book and seeing their relationship unfold. My only issue reading this book was the texting from the characters. It was all blended in with the story. Would have been better to have a little separation , easier to see.
Overall a great beach read. Enjoy

I really enjoyed this book! It was a fun snd easy read. The characters were relatable and easy to root for. Though I expected the storyline to be predictable, the author kept things interesting and spontaneous! There were more than a few grammatical errors, which detracted from the story at times. I would have liked to see a differentiation in text when the characters were texting each other as it was difficult to follow. Overall, great read!

I loved this story! The enemies to lovers storyline is one of my favorites in rom coms. Even though you know from the beginning how it is going to turn out, I still love going along for the ride. This book was such a fun ride to go on! The character development was amazing and I didn't want to leave them at the end. I feel like Sophie Sullivan is going to be a new auto-buy author for me, just like Christina Lauren.

A fun and appealing rom-com. I look forward to recommending it to the many readers who enjoy rom-coms and are hopelessly hooked on HGTV home improvement shows. It's the perfect combination!

Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book had a lot of potential but unfortunately for me just didn’t hit the mark. Enemies to lovers is one of my favourite tropes, How to Love Your Neighbor tried to go this route but the problem is, Grace and Noah were never actually enemies. Every chapter mentioned how attracted they were to each other and how their heart raced or skipped a beat. Or how their skin tingled when they touched. It was just too much for me. The chemistry never felt natural, when you have to mention it every chapter it begins to feel forced. If you are a fan of fade to black, this might be the book for you because kissing is as physical as it gets.

There are 48 chapters and it feels about 15 chapters too long. I rate it 2 1/2 stars

From the first sentence, I liked and admired Grace. She's someone you would want to have your back because you know she'd be there through thick or thin. The chemistry between her and Noah felt real, progressing exactly like one would hope. These two very different people balance each other and both become better because of it. I laughed alongside their silly moments and grew tense when things from their respective pasts raised potential roadblocks ... getting emotional while reading and feeling fully invested in the characters lets you know you've stumbled across a good read. This book is perfect for a beach read or when one is curled up in a chair at home because it's quick, quirky and filled with fun moments. I would read more by this author.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

Normally, I'm a huge fan of contemporary romance and enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes but this book didn't hit the mark for me. For starters, neither character felt believable. Grace is an almost 30 design student who inherits a house from her grandparents, and Noah is a successful real estate developer who is trying to get out of his father's shadow. In Noah's case, the reader was told that he was supposedly successful and rich, but he just didn't give off that vibe and he didn't seem at all knowledgable about his profession. Honestly, I wasn't drawn to either of them; Grace overreacts to every tiny thing and Noah was goddamn pretentious; the thing is I could deal with those things if the characters showed any growth. And that leads me to my biggest grip, while we were told throughout the book how much these two characters had this wild chemistry and Grace kept going on about how she saw something different in Noah; we weren't actually shown any of those things. Where was the chemistry? I couldn't detect any, Noah had the personality of a brick and Grace was just flat. I think I sensed more personality from Josh and Rosie than those two LOL.
Another issue for me was the overall pacing of the story, it was just very awkwardly paced and it took far too long for the characters to get together that when they did it just felt odd to then have them immediately go through a conflict.
Overall, the characters just weren't well fleshed out, the pacing was lackluster, and the storyline just felt too generic.
I hate being so negative, but I found myself struggling to pick this book back up.

This novel starts off with Grace running into Noah on the beach with dogs. Perfect meet cute. THEN, he becomes her next door neighbor. Alas, Noah may not be there to stay and truly wants Grace to move out, give up her home to him and peace out ✌. With sparks flying and paint brushing, they just can't do what the other wants.
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How to Love Your Neighbor is a tale that will have you wanting more at the end. Sophie, pleaseee tell me they'll be in your next novel. Everly and Chris were in this one! This book had me sobbing for two seconds and then laughing my heart out. The guy sitting next to me moved over one because I couldn't stop laughing, true story.
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How to Love Your Neighbor drops January 18. But you can read Sophie's first novel, 10 Rules for Faking It now and should if you haven't!
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I received a widget for this from @smpromance via netgalley! All my thoughts are my own. Thank you for letting me experience this!
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Thanks Net Galley for the ARC!

Another cute, enemies-to-lovers story but one made unique by involving neighbors and their property developments. I enjoyed this one!! it was the perfect fluff I needed as a break from the dark thrillers I've been reading.

While I was happy with the writing and characters and plot, I didn't fall in LOVE with it though, it was missing something.

I have voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this title given to me via NetGalley. I really enjoyed this book. It was really well written and it just had you trying to solve the mystery. I look forward to seeing what’s next from this author.

This book was an adorable love story. Lots of witty banter and sexy tension between the two neighbors.

How to Love Your Neighbor is about Grace, an interior design student who is about to graduate and has just inherited her grandparents' home and Noah, a real estate developer who moved to California to get out of his father's shadow in New York. Grace doesn't have a lot of money and is working several jobs to get by. She never knew her grandparents because her mother had cut all ties with them so she is happy to be given their home and feel like she has a connection with her family. Noah really wants to buy Grace's house so he can have a bigger backyard and recreate the pool parties he remembers with his deceased grandfather. They have serious chemistry and the journalist who meets with Noah to do a spread on his home (which he REALLY wanted to prove he's serious about laying down roots and not a minion for his father) takes advantage of that when Grace storms into Noah's home to argue about one of their neighborly conflicts. She learns that Grace is an interior designer and tells Noah that Grace will have to design his home for her to feature his house.

I enjoyed the story and liked that the chapters were pretty quick. It isn't a gripping book, but it's definitely a good beach/pool read and I liked that I could pick it up whenever I had a chance but it wasn't taking over my life. I enjoyed the characters and the plot, but would have liked to have seen a bit more neighborly feuding. Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Sophie Sullivan for an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

Grace Travis is a twenty-something woman finishing up her degree as an interior designer while working on jobs on the side to support herself. She inherits a fixer-upper from grandparents she never had the opportunity to know, and she sets off on a path of building a life for herself in this house, turning it into a home.
Noah Jansen is a powerhouse real estate developer who is not used to being told no. When he sets his sights on purchasing the fixer-upper next door to his beach house, he is surprised to find a woman of many talents who has no problem telling him no many times when it comes to selling her house.

How to Love Your Neighbor is an enemies to friends to lovers story featuring Noah and Grace as warring neighbors turned lovers.
The two face off head to head as neighbors both doing their best to turn their beachfront fixer uppers into their dream homes. The tension between Noah and Grace is great and I loved their banter so much.

How to Love Your Neighbor is a fun romance that does exactly what it's supposed to do: provide an entertaining, escapist story with cute characters who start out as enemies. If you enjoy HGTV style books and fun banter, you’ll enjoy this fun easy summer read.

Overall, I thought this story was okay. There was nothing fundamentally wrong with the writing or the characters, but as I was reading it, it didn't feel like the plot was fully developed despite the fact that it felt the story was much longer than it was. The pacing wasn't great and there was almost too much focus on some of the side characters/plots throughout the story - making it seem like less of a romance because of the lack of chemistry between the two leads.

What I did like though, was the enemies to lovers vibe Grace and Noah had going on. I thought the idea of having two characters in the design/real estate realm living next to one another and then coming together was very HGTV-esque and that was what drew me into reading this story in the first place.

It just couldn't keep me hooked.

Raised by a single mother who didn’t care much about being a mom, Gracie Travis has learned to be independent - taking countless odd jobs to support herself through interior design school. Inheriting her grandparents’ beachside home gives her the perfect opportunity to put her skills to use.

Noah Jansen, a young entrepreneur, is looking to make a name for himself by getting into the real estate business. Buying the empty house next door will allow him to expand on his property and build the perfect beach home.

Except the house isn’t empty. Gracie has just moved in and is adamant about not selling. The two neighbors go toe-to-toe constantly, but when Gracie is given a huge opportunity to jumpstart her career, she can’t refuse. Even if it means she has to work alongside Noah.

I absolutely loved the immediate chemistry between Gracie and Noah and the home renovation premise was refreshingly different. If you’re a fan of enemies-to-lovers or HGTV, you will love this book!

Cute and predictable enemies to lovers story. I enjoyed the first half but felt like the second half dragged.