I’ve always been a sucker for frenemies to lovers trope. You, with a View, is just that.

Noelle Shepard is grieving the loss of her grandmother. She feels lost. She is back living with her parents after being let go of a job she didn’t enjoy five months ago. Then she discovers love letters written by her grandmother to a man who was not her grandfather. Noelle thought her grandmother told her everything during their Tell Me A Secret sessions but she never shared this one.

Noelle decides to do a TikTok video with all the info she has available trying to find out the identity of the man her grandma loved. The next morning, to her shock someone answered "That’s my grandfather".

When she meets Paul (the man her grandmother loved) she also sees her high school classmate, Theo Spencer. It turns out that Paul is Theo's grandfather. In high school, Noelle and Theo used to compete constantly for first place. They tried to surpass each other every chance they got. Now, Theo is a very successful businessman and she has nothing to show for all the time they have not seen each other. She feels like a failure.

When Noelle learns that her grandmother had planned to marry Paul and they already had their honeymoon sketched, she decides she should do the trip her grandmother never got a chance to do. Paul asks to join her and Theo won't let Paul go alone so of course he decides to come too.

You, With A View, was so freaking cute. Great debut romance with likable characters all around. The MC connection felt real. They had a past together so it was easy to believe they were falling for each other in the present. Paul was so adorable. Such a great grandfather and constant supporter of Theo.

Cliffhanger: No

4.5/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by Berkley via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Finding a new ending to a story you thought you knew but it seems there were secrets. Going on vacation through some amazing parks and surviving to tell the tales. Figuring out how to adult after being told you could never be a good adult. This book has that and more. I loved the road trip and now I need that map!
Good romcom for an afternoon delight!

“No one loves me like you do, Noelle. I wake up every morning thinking it can’t get better, and then it does. It’s never going to be perfect, but we can spend the next sixty years or so making it really damn good, if that’s what you want, too.”

Noelle and Theo. After finding a photo and love letter of her late grandma and a mystery man, she posts on social media to find him. The mystery man happens to be the grandfather of her high school enemy and now they’re stuck on a road trip for two weeks to learn more about their love story.

This book was filled with love letters, secrets, beautiful views, and rediscovering your love for an old passion. It was so tender, heartfelt and adventurous. I love seeing Noelle’s journey to healing from her grief while also falling in love with photography again (and with Theo)!

🎞️READ IF YOU LIKE🎞️:
- photography
- high school rivals to lovers
- witty banter & roasting
- forced proximity: road trip
- only one bed
- letters to juliet vibes
- secrets, love letters, hiking, tennis
- bay area setting
- calling each other by their last names
- national parks: yosemite, zion

cw: death of loved one, grief

This book was a great read that I devoured. I loved the characters and the storyline. I wish I had more to read!

I love travel romances and letters and rivalries and this sorry had it all. It genuinely felt like Noelle and Theo were meant to be together. The banter between the two seemed to flow but despite that fact there was a lot of bickering as well if felt like a normal relationship, I also love how the trip itself helped Noelle process her grief and life, that is a powerful thing to read about. While I love their story, I do love grandpa Paul more than them, he was just the sweetest.

Cute premise with endearing characters, but I feel like the build-up of this "nemesis" love story could have been more cut-throat? I just felt like I wanted more.

This book might be my most highlighted novel to date. There were so many good one-liners that were perfectly written. I loved the journey from page one to the ending.
Read if you like:
- road trips
- only one bed
- only the best octogenarian side character
- hiking
- rediscovering what gives life purpose
- thighs
- a rare third act breakup that actually benefited the story
This was a sweet love story between two three-dimensional and believable characters. It was funny and spicy, and I cannot wait to read what Jessica writes next!
Thank you to Berkley and Netgalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts in this review are my own.

A truly beautiful story about the lasting love between a grandmother and granddaughter, and the ones they love. I held off reading this one since I recently lost a beloved grandmother, however, this story felt so real to me having had a grandmother with the same closeness. I highly recommend this book!

I have seen so many wonderful reviews of this book, and for good reason. I just finished it, and it's one of those books that I didn't want to end. The narrator did a fantastic job, capturing the characters, their interactions, and the overall tone of the story.

I loved Noelle and her journey, both through her grief at the loss of her grandma and her literal road trip with Paul and Theo. I equally loved Theo and his grandfather, Paul. Their road trip was perfection. It makes me want to throw my family in the car and just start driving and experience the beauty of nature and exploration . The connection between the characters was tangible. I teared up and also smiled through my tears, and just plain smiled at their interactions and time together. I appreciated how real Noelle and Theo were and could have kept reading about them.

I really recommend this book, and I hope you consider picking it up.

This was a wonderful book! The premise drew me in right away, and I enjoyed the story throughout. The balance between romance and plot was exactly right, and the backdrop made it the perfect read for those last summer days. Can definitely recommend!

JESSICA JOYCE has officially become an auto-buy author for me! The premise of YOU, WITH A VIEW was so heartwarming, and the romance was just the cherry on top. Don't skip out on this new romance author!!

This was a stunning book that explored grief, feeling lost, and love. There was so much to love about this book. I love a good road trip book to begin with but add in a second long lost love story and love letters and it had me hooked. There was nothing I did not love about this book.

This was one of my favorite books to read by an author this year. The road trip style romance, which also delved into the characters past as well as past loves and it’s in chanting from start to finish.

The sexual tension in this book was delicious. I loved the way the relationship progressed between the main characters. It was really well paced and full of chemistry.

I love road-trip romances, living experiences and sights along with the characters. The forced proximity can be so much fun, so l was excited to read You, With a View, and I did like the story overall.

I thought the story started out great. I liked the initial sparring between Noelle and Theo and was excited that the trip would ignite that spark of attraction between them, but I didn’t really feel their connection or much chemistry between them after they set out. I had a hard time connecting with Noelle and her situation. I didn’t feel the grief she was supposed to be feeling over her grandmother’s death come through. I didn’t like that she was upset with Theo for not being honest about his work situation when she did exactly the same thing for much of the book.

I was really busy while reading/listening to the story, so it could’ve affected my enjoyment. Maybe this story wasn’t the story for me when I read it and maybe in a different mood I might’ve loved it. There’s a ton of positive reviews out there, so it probably was a “it’s me, not you” situation.

loved, loved, loved so much. easily five stars. theo was dreamy. loved uncle paul. just an all round great romance about two people finding themselves as they relive and dive into an old love stories and make peace with their own past.

I absolutely adored this book. The travel, the banter, the steam, the feels, the QUOTES, Paul...I can't say enough good things about it. Whenever I pick up a romance, this book is the goal. This is exactly what I want from my rom-coms. Absolute perfection. Go read it.

Holy hell this was an awesome book. Noelle has lost direction after her Gram died. She loses a job and moves in with her parents. She needs something to dig her out of this hole. She finds a letter from her Gram to a man named Paul who she was madly in love with before she met Noelle's grandpa. She is shocked and confused because she thought they shared everything. She ends up taking to tiktok to find out where Paul is. She just has to know more of this story.
In a shocking twist, Paul's grandson response to the tiktok and tells her that that's my grand dad but Paul's grand Son is Noelle nemesis from high school. In the meantime the tiktok ends up going viral and there are tons of comments Wanting to know more about this story. Noel ends up going to Paul's house to meet him and find out more about the relationship And at the end of talking they decide to take the trip That Paul and Noelle's grandma we're gonna take for their honeymoon.
My only complaint with this book was that it was a bit long and tedious in the middle. However, the banter and the dialog make up for it exponentially. I would recommend this book to anybody that loves romance and wants to get lost.

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: Audio

4.5🌟 - I really liked it!

This was so fun! A road-trip through the national parks with an enemies-to-lovers moment while handling grief!

It was heartwarming, funny, charming, and tender! I loved Noelle and Theo ❤️‍🩹. The ending of this one was so sweet, and I loved seeing it all come together!

My family went on a road trip out west after I graduated from grad school over 4 years ago, and the book visited so many places we went to on our trip which had me reminiscing!!

DNF @ 60%. The premise of this book is excellent. The writing was also captivating. However, I felt there was a lot of repetition, and even though I was being told about her grief over her grandmother over and over again, I never felt it. While I liked both Noelle and Theo, I never bought into their relationship or the conflict. This one just wasn't for me, but I would definitely try her future books.