A cute love story great characters, It started off slow but I enjoyed it in the end a fun read on the beach or on the weekend.

Thank you so much NetGalley, St. Martin's Griffin and Author for this advanced ebook copy!

5-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ For Me!!!!!

How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan was a dream to read!
I've got to my hands on her first novel now. Here I'm come Kindle Store! 😉

If you are looking for a read that is relatable, and will also make your heart happy this is it.
This contemporary romance was an amazing, funny, beautiful novel!
This book was addictive, adorable, funny, and swoon-worthy. I loved every single page.
The characters where fun and very developed. I loved being with these characters so much that I did not want the book to end.
Grace and Noah’s chemistry was amazing! I couldn't have asked for better characters. I mean it was flat out entertaining. Loved it!

Looking for an enemies to lovers, funny, relatable, cute read????? This is it my friend!
I wished I wouldn't have read so soon... This doesn't release till January 2022 but I couldn't help myself!

I Seriously can't thank NetGalley, St. Martin's Griffin And Sophie for this amazing advanced ebook copy! 😘

The initial premise appealed to me quite a bit, and the grumpy/sunshine trope is one of my favorites. I thought the rivals-to-lovers aspect was done well. I hate when enemies/rivals-to-lovers stories are written so the characters are pointlessly mean to one another and that didn’t happen here.

I didn’t like Grace very much at the beginning but she’s a fairly delightful character. Noah was hit-or-miss for me; he gives off an overprivileged douchebag vibe and has issues with thinking of women as basically an entirely separate species. I felt the chemistry between them started off a little weak. It took me until about 60% of the way in to fully get on the Noah & Grace train. And Grace’s friend Morty was the worst. I don’t find it entertaining to tolerate and humor people like that in real life.

I’m sure this will hit the spot for a good number of readers. It didn’t do much for me but it definitely had some aspects I enjoyed.

Story: B
Characters: C
Writing: C
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

Holy cuteness and all things adorable!

This is my first time reading a book from this author so I missed out on the character appearances from the first book, but it was very cute nonetheless! Sophie Sullivan's writing style makes me thing of traditional romance, what to expect when reading a romance novel and I love that! You get all the romance feels with the cute ball of energy of a main character with a bubbly personality, the love interest that wants to make something of themselves. Two people that wouldn't have met under the unlikeliest of situations, but fell in love instead! Pure romance right there!

I also love the fact that Grace is an interior design student! Representing all us interior design students out there!

Also the cover? To. Die. For. I love it!

This book releases on January 18, 2022. Good way to start the new year!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the earc in return for an honest review.

It was.... So-so. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't that great either. I thought it would be better, I had higher hopes. I think it's more of a book you'd read when you have nothing else.

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

overall, a cute enough story but just wasn't super memorable.

there isn't anything in here that i LOVED, just as there isn't anything i strongly HATED. it was not what i hoped it would be and just not what i look for in a romance.

a small thing i did really like was how the romance was all fade-to-black. i was not expecting that at all, considering its an adult romance, but i personally loved how this wasn't at all spicy.

the first major problem i had was that i just didn't like the actual relationship? i personally didn't see any connection and we were told countless times, rather than shown, how much "chemistry" the two had. their relationship progressed at a weird pace and i unfortunately just wasn't invested in them as a couple. i still just don't understand the whole conflict they had and how they suddenly went from "enemies" to lovers. i actually wish we'd gotten more individual character development, especially from noah, as it maybe would've helped it be more believable.

i think some of the characters and conversations felt a little immature, and honestly a little cringeworthy. the writing was a little clunky, as was the actual plot, because it felt stilted and slow at times but then were other points where so much was happening at once, i was left just questioning what i had just read. a good example of the latter would be the beginning, first couple of chapters. i just confused and not at all intrigued enough to keep reading.

unfortunately, this one was a miss in many ways for me, although i'm sure many people will love it for what it is.

Thank you NetGalley for sending this arc for an honest review!

Where do I begin? Honestly this was such a fun read it got me out of my reading slump. I just couldn’t stop lol. The concept of the story was written perfectly that I would be concerned if no one had a fun laugh out of this. It was a contemporary rom-com romance, it was 10 things I hate about you x the boy next door. The vibes made me be like… when am I gonna get a hot neighbor to annoy me so I can hate him only to end up in his bed?

Parts of this story were charming and very entertaining, mostly thanks to Grace and her, well, grace. What a great character with lots of charisma for whom female readers can relate. However, there were many times that I really disliked the hero that had me dropping my rating for this book. He was very thick headed and didn't think before he spoke which after so many times just turned me off. Too entitled and I don't believe he had a lot of growth until the very end of the story. The plot was cute and unique and I liked the third person writing. This author has a beautiful way of unfolding a story and giving us information we need without a lot of superfluous detail, which I really appreciate. Unfortunately, as far as heroes go, Noah just wasn't doing it for romantic reading heart.

This was so cute and worth the read. Grace and Noah’s chemistry was top notch and I loved the added bonus of a home renovation situation!
This will be the perfect book to read with your friends at book club!
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review.

How to Love Your Neighbor by S. Sullivan, published by St. Martn's Griffin, is a stand-alone , full length novel.
Grace, a coffe shop worker just inheireted an beach house.
Noah is a mysterious stranger she meets at the beach. The developer is determined to prove he can be on his own.
This enemies-to-lovers romance is a well written, beautifull thought out novel. A witt and fun read with just the right amount of action and drama. 4,5 beautiful stars.

Another amazing sunshine meets grump troupe with stimulating enemies to lovers premise: two neighbors who cannot stand each other with volatile chemistry find themselves partnering for special magazine interview for showing how to design your own home effectively!

Grace is in her mid-twenties, design student, working at different jobs to make her ends meet including dog walking, serving coffee: but she is skillful handyman who is capable of fixing anything thanks for nothing to her mother who neglected her throughout childhood and she learned to survive at the trailer park junk by herself.

She’s inherited her grandparents’ house and now she’s ready to move there for starting her brand new life to pursue her dreams: she will fix the slowly with her limited financial sources but her dear ambitious real estate developer/ new neighbor Noah she already bumped into when he was surfing ( of course she drooled over him after seeing his six packs) has another plans like buying her house for wider space for constructing pool!

Grace is too stubborn to let him win. Of course her charming neighbor Noah is also stubborn man with sharpened negotiation skills to force her change her mind.

He already moved to West Coast after being public face of his father’s company and he never approved his father’s business ethics. By changing his location, he plans to have a fresh start, making friends, doing charity works and finding his life purpose.

He wants to have the place all to himself. But this energetic, animated, gold hearted, eccentric neighbor of him is about to rethink his life choices by attracting his full attention.

Their chemistry is undeniable. Maybe they can make peace and they can be benefited from the magazine interview offer by working together to get better opportunities for their own careers. But when the sparks fly between them, it’s impossible to stay in the professional line, isn’t it?

By the way Noah is Chris’ brother from “Ten Rules for faking it “ so if you love the author’s previous book, you’ll love to see Chris and Everly’s cameos at this book! Good to see them back!

I have to admit: I loved this book so much more than the author’s previous book. I loved both MCs who suffer from dysfunctional parent issues, how they leave their comfort zones, how their characters evolve and I truly loved them as couple! This is one of most romantic book I’ve read lately!

Special thanks to NetGalley,dear Rivka Holler and St Martin’s Press/ St. Martin’s Griffin for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

I have been not so patiently waiting for Sophie Sullivan's second book for WAY too long. I loved 10 Rules, but think I just might love How to Love Your Neighbor even more. Noah is a real estate developer who is trying to break free from the image he gained while working with his dad. He moves to a fixer upper on the beach in California and right next door to Grace. Grace is a design student with big goals and a small bank account. She is working nonstop to be successful in school and to make ends meet. When she inherits her grandparents cottage on the beach, her only dream is to move in and fix it up. This neighbors situation creates an enemies to lovers set up that is fun and playful, but not too mean. It creates a tension between Noah and Grace that keeps you turning pages and ignoring your family (that's when you know its good!). The depth of emotion is spot on. The cameos from 10 Rules are so good. I can't wait to share this one with pretty much everyone.

Notes for the reader: This can totally be read stand alone. It is closed door, but done very well.