I love the character development in this book. The enemies to lovers between Theo and Noelle felt so real and I loved how they were able to convey their feelings and figure out who they are together. Beautiful debut.

This was a cute enemies to lovers/road trip journey. I loved that the protagonists were so close with their grandparents and that there was overlap in their stories. The dialog was sharp and the novel; was well-paced.

You, with a View was a really sweet story that tackled themes of grief and finding your passion. Noelle and Theo were high school rivals and end up reconnecting years later thanks to TikTok and a connection that allows Noelle to feel closer to her grandmother who she misses terribly. It was hard to believe this was Jessica’s debut novel. The story felt so real and emotional in all the best ways and the connection between Noelle and Theo was so palpable. It was so fun reading along during their road trip, and Paul was one of my favorite characters in a while. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley. Definitely would recommend to any romance reader.

This book was such a surprise! what a great debut book! Absolutely loved the premise and the romance was so sweet . The speed in which they fell felt a little insta-lovey but there was a history so that helped set up the foundation. Absolutely LOVED the grandpa. He was the best.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the excalamation marks.

I can be impulsive. I got an email inviting me to view a proof of this book a few months ago, I took one look at the cover (gorgeous), skimmed the synopsis (road trip anyone?) and clicked to download. Then I promptly forgot all about it because of whatever. There are so many books out there vying for a reader's attention that it is difficult not to get swept up in all that chaos.
Fast forward to literally yesterday when I was looking for an uplifting read that would also be travel themed because that was what I was craving at the moment. Then I remembered about this eARC sitting on my Kindle, patiently awaiting its turn.

Gosh.
To say I have lost my head for this story would be a vast understatement.
I won't bore you with the synopsis. It's there for you to read. I will say this, though. "You, with a View" was a beautiful gem of a story that surpassed the 'just romance' label a thousandfold. It told a tale of healing with FMC Noelle finding out a secret from her late Gram's past. It was uplifting in a way Noelle rediscovered herself and her passion for photography. It was realistic in a way there was talk of nothing lasting forever, good or bad, or how it is not easy to just 'trust someone' and overcome years of being convinced you're not doing well enough. It was beautiful in a way it portrayed a supportive, loving relationship between a granddad and grandson. Also beautiful when the romance between Noelle and Theo started to blossom and I realized - as a reader - that it was subtly happening from the beginning and it slowly but steadily built up on itself into something spectacular and worth fighting for. Last but not least: it made me laugh, squeal, try to supress shouted 'I kneeeeew it' and sob hard on multiple occasions. No, I'm actually not PMSing. It was just so fucking moving that I could not NOT cry. Like, are you kidding me? Noelle and Theo were EVERYTHING.

If you have a heart beating in your chest, you'll love it, I promise.
There's a road trip, there's the one bed trope, there's talk of having a passion (which gets me every time because I love it when people are passionate about something), there's intimate spice (my favourite kind!) and there's a very satisfying epilogue that should end up as some kind of guideline on HOW an author should write their epilogue. Because: ALL the love.

*many thanks to Berkley Romance for this eARC and sorry this is a bit late, lol*

I loved this debut romance from Jessica Joyce! I loved everything: former high school enemies-to-lovers, a road trip, the letters, and a sweet grandpa. Also, the chemistry between Noelle and Theo was sizzling!

I absolutely adored every minute of this book and am desperately wishing I could read it for the first time again. This book was a pure delight from the first page to the last. The premise was so endearing and the romance between the characters just checked all the boxes for me. The road trip was really fun and I loved that it played a role in helping relationships grow in the book — between family and between the two main characters.

I recently lost my grandmother and reading this book came at the perfect time. I loved the relationship that Noelle had with her grandmother and seeing her reconnect with her gram even after she passed. It just was the perfect story. I can't wait to read whatever Jessica Joyce releases next, I know I'm going to love it.

“Remember, nothing lasts forever. You have to hold on to the good things, knowing you may be on borrowed time with them. And with the bad, recognize that eventually it will pass.”

A beautiful story with letters woven in throughout from her grandmother’s past love. I loved it! What a great love story.

Wow, was this book good! First of all, the writing was amazing! I will read anything that Jessica Joyce writes. I loved her descriptions of the picturesque places they visited, but my favorite was the dialogue. I absolutely fell in love with Theo and that was because of both his dialogue and the expressions that the author paired with each thing he said.

The rivals to lovers was done so well! Even though they haven’t competed for anything in a decade, they kept that spark of competition alive, and that spark led to great romantic chemistry for Theo and Noelle. This couple really has soulmate energy.

I think seeing their grief made the book feel so much more real. I thought that going on a road trip to grieve a grandma was a really unique plot for a romance book and I think it was done very well.

Beyond Theo and Noelle, I loved their families. I want Thomas and Sadie to have a prequel, because I want to see how they got together. I also loved the grandparents’ storylines. I had a grandma that I was very close to too, and this book made me wish to find letters or a journal that would let me get to know her again years after she’s died. I also think that Paul was a great addition, because anyone can take a role like a grandparent in your life.

Now, go read this book! Especially if you read in on a road trip like I did.

A really fun concept. Rivals to lovers on a cross-country road trip. Plus a connection to the past. Curious about where this author will go next!

This book is about a woman on a road trip with her high school enemy and his grandfather to find her dead grandmother’s story. This was a very cute book and I can see the hype about it. Joyce fulfilled the story that was promised to her readers as it’s totally what I wanted to read. I loved the variety of settings but I have to say that the pacing of the story was off. Though I did finish this book fairly quickly and I loved how there were many storylines in this book. This book is only written from Noelle’s pov but would have loved to see Theo’s!

Noelle is 28 and is trying to find her grandmother’s secrets and finding her photography self. I loved seeing her development and her the way she was connected with her grandmother. There were two main side characters. Theo is such a sweetheart and from the early pages you can tell he liked Noelle but just didn’t make the move. Paul is the grandfather and the matchmaker. He’s so caring and wanted to travel the path that his past lover made. The romance is enemies to lovers, one bed, forced proximity with a touch of spice. I have to say that there weren’t many enemies to lovers as their relationship developed fairly quickly in the story.

The ending was just cute and I loved how the couple ended up. This was a very cute story though I did have some minor problems with the book. I can’t wait to see what else Joyce comes up with because I know she’s going to have some great work coming soon.

*this book was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for providing me this Advanced Readers Copy of You, With a View by Jessica Joyce.

If you like books featuring…
Road trips
Sweet grandparents
Enemies to lovers

Great for fans of…
The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary
The Honey Don’t List by Christina Lauren

When Noelle discovers a box of her late grandmother’s love letters, she creates a TikTok to find the mystery man. It turns out that the mystery man is Paul and his grandson is Theo - Noelle’s high school nemesis. Noelle decides to take the honeymoon road trip that her grandmother never got to take - and Paul and Theo tag along.

This is the best book I’ve read this summer. I stayed up until 1:00 reading it. So cute! That’s it. That’s the review. I loved it!

This is a thoroughly modern premise for an age old enemies to lovers story. The characters are written very well, and in particular the relationship between the elders and young folks is really lovely. While a romance road trip story, it also writes empathetically and beautifully about grief.

Discovering their grandparents’ love story via letter was so sweet! I’m a sucker for rom coms with travel, as well as enemies-to-lovers (especially when the characters have grown up together & have history) -- so really enjoyed this one. Stayed up way too late reading!

Sizzling rivals-to-lovers, forced proximity perfection! @nomomstayandread told me that I, specifically, needed to read this book because I would love it, and I’m like weirdly mad about how right she was?

I started You, with a View while on vacation, which made it extra special. If you have any late summer road trips, this would be a perfect book companion! Or if you would like to relive the glory days of summer, maybe give this a shot?

*Check out the book synopsis so I don’t have to rewrite it.*

On top of loving the romance, I love when social media isn’t villainized or made to be a vapid waste of time. The TikTok series Noelle creates while on the road trip is praised as being something that brings people together, that reminds people to connect with their loved ones. I also tend to connect more with stories where the main character’s grief is more intense over losing a loved one, whether it’s a grandparent or parent. Noelle’s grief over her grandmother felt very real to me, without being dark or depressing.

Slightly spoilery thoughts on the 3rd act conflict:
The third act breakup did send me into a rage spiral that took me a good night's sleep to get over. The argument felt extremely long and also pretty immature. Then the resolution felt very easy considering how long and immature the conflict was? In the moment, it almost ruined the book for me, but I woke up remembering only the good times.

I don’t know if I have the words to explain my love for this book. THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE IS ABSOLUTE ROMANCE PERFECTION.

I can’t remember the last time I savoured a book as much as I did this one. I took my time with it because I didn’t ever want it to end.

Some of the things you won’t hear me shutting up about anytime soon:

-Theo Spencer, Teddy, Spence….whatever you want to call this man - he is THE GUY. The book boyfriend of all book boyfriends, the standard for all men truly

- last names as nicknames. If you’re a fan of this like I am - these two do it best

-BANTER - high school rivals, witty humour, competitive nature

-TENSION - sparks flying, yelling JUST KISS ALREADY at the book (errrr maybe that was just me?), delicious, spicy oh so good tension

-the sweetest grandpa with the loveliest relationships between grandparents and grandchildren

-the roadtrip - all of it - the trip, the reason behind it and the revelations along the way

-COMMUNICATION - get this - these two TALK. They have a mature adult conversation about the issues that arise, it was refreshing and realistic and I loved every second of it as they worked through it all


So yes - the entire book. I seriously could go on and on, but this is one of those times where you will read it - and thank me later 😂

A MILLION STARS

I was a bit skeptical about reading this book because I have never read anything by Jessica Joyce before, but I like to discover new authors, so I’m giving it a chance. And I am glad that I did. Why? Because this book became my favorite romance book to read. It has it all with its rivals-to-lovers trope, forced proximity trope, road trips with rivals grandfathers, and steamy romance scenes between the rivals. It’s the best recipe for a good romance read.

You, with a View brings two old rivals together when they both discover that their grandparents were together years ago. It’s a bit shocking to discover that their grandparents loved each other when they didn’t end up together in the present time. But it’s more shocking to discover that it’s your old rival grandparent. But I think it’s kind of funny because you know that the two rivals are going to become insufferable if they have to spend more time with each other than they need to. Too bad that they are going on a road trip (too funny).

Noelle never expected to spend her spare time with her old rival, Theo. She didn’t even think she would see him again since it had been so many years. But she is willing to deal with him and his annoying ways since she gets to spend more time with her grandmother's former love, aka Theo's grandfather, along their road trip. She truly adores Theo's grandfather so much that it makes her deal with her grief regarding her grandmother’s passing. She knew it was going to be hard to deal with, but this road trip gives her the chance.

You know what else is giving Noelle questioning looks? That’s right, Theo. We all knew where this was going. We predicted it from day one. And I have to say that I applaud Noelle for resisting her attraction to him. Yes, she may be annoyed with him since they were rivals in high school. But it doesn’t matter anymore. They have so much more in common than they realize. And they need each other. Plus, their tension and banter make their romance a bit steamier to read.

I enjoyed the story, but at 70%, it started to fall apart for me, and I didn’t totally feel like it got pieced back together. It’s a solid “liked it.”

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC.