From the very first page, I was hooked! This book took me on an emotional rollercoaster that I didn't want to end. It follows Noelle, who finds herself back at her parents' house, feeling lost and jobless. But a viral TikTok leads her to discover a long-lost love of her late grandmother and a connection with Paul, her high school rival, Theo’s grandfather. Talk about a twist of fate! 🙀💖
The emotions in this book are beautifully written. I laughed, I cried, and I felt every single moment deep in my heart. Noelle's journey of grief, self-discovery, and belief in herself resonated with me on a profound level. Witnessing her delve into her grandmother's past and finding herself along the way was truly heartwarming. 👵💫
And Theo's transformation! From being consumed by work and strained relationships, he realizes the true meaning of life — traveling, family, and embracing every moment. With Noelle's support, he grows in ways that had me cheering him on. 🌍🌟
"You With A View" ranks among my all-time favorite romance reads. It stirred up emotions in me like "The Notebook" did as a teenager, captivating me with the power of love. Jessica Joyce's writing is pure magic. The characters feel real, and their journeys have touched my soul. This book deserves all the praise and more. ⭐📚
If you love romance, this is a must-read! It tugs at your heartstrings, leaving you with a renewed belief in love and self-discovery. "You With A View" is an absolute gem that I can't recommend enough. Prepare to be swept away on an unforgettable journey! 🌟💖📖

Im an instant Jessica Joyce fan for life after reading this book! The plot, the banter, the feels, the spice, the drama… YWAV has it all!! I rooted for these bickering angels throughout the journey, and LOVED the grandpa’s quiet scheming. I’d follow these characters anywhere.

"𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵."

Y'all. I'm going to have a book hangover from this one for awhile. This is the first book in awhile that had be in tears towards the end.

I had all the feelings. Like ALL of them. And I wish I could give this book a million stars.

It had everything you need in a romance book:
• Road trip and adventure
• Spice and that slow burn
• Witty comebacks
• Family and found family
• Travel photography
• Finding your path
• Grief, loss and moving on
• High school nemesis to Lovers
• Forced proximity/one bed

I'll just be over here, curled up in a ball, trying to get over this masterpiece of a book ❤

Thank you to @berkleyromance and @netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for this review!
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You, With a View by Jessica Joyce follows Noelle, who has recently lost her beloved grandmother, and is still struggling with her grief. When she moves back in with her parents after losing her job, Noelle comes across several decades-old photos of her grandmother and a man who was definitely not Noelle’s grandfather. Tucked in with the photos is a love letter. Noelle becomes obsessed with finding out who this mystery man is and uses the photos and the letter to create a TikTok video in hopes of someone recognizing him. To her shock and amazement, her video goes viral and the grandson of the man in the photos reaches out to her. Noelle is even more shocked when they meet up and the grandson turns out to be Theo, her old high school arch nemesis!

The story had my emotions all over the place because even though I was heartbroken for Noelle as she mourned the loss of her grandmother, I truly laughed out loud as soon as she and Theo reignited their old rivalry. It’s so obvious they have feelings for one another no matter how hard they try to pretend otherwise, so it was a lot of fun watching them finally realize it for themselves. I love a good enemies to lovers story and this one was fantastic!

As much as I loved watching Noelle and Theo and their evolving relationship though, it was Theo’s grandfather Paul who truly grabbed me by the heartstrings. He can see how much Noelle is hurting and offers to show her even more photos of her grandmother and tell her the story of their relationship and how they were planning to elope. When they find an old roadmap of a honeymoon trip Paul and Noelle’s grandmother had planned but never took, Noelle, Paul, and Theo all decide to go on the road trip together.

If you’ve followed my reviews for a while now, you know I love to read road trip stories and this is one of the best ones I’ve ever read. It has plenty of road trip shenanigans that kept me laughing my way through the pages, but it’s also just such a wonderful bonding experience for Noelle, Theo, and Paul. Paul continues to share the story of his relationship with Noelle’s grandmother, this time sharing letters that she had written him. I thought it was beautiful watching that relationship unfold at the same time that we’re watching Noelle and Theo realize their own feelings for one another. For those who like steam in their romance reads, there’s a bit of that as well.

You, With a View is one of the best debut novels I’ve read in a long time. I honestly selected it to read because I loved the cover, but I was truly blown away by the depth of the story inside. It’s one of those wonderful books that will make you laugh, make you cry, and will just wrap you up in a warm hug. I think this one is going to stick with me for a long time.

The road trip romance that stole my heart! This was an absolute delight and the chemistry was off the chart. Noelle and Theo were so great and I loved their banter and getting to spend all that time with them. The ending was spectacular and I thoroughly enjoyed the way photographs were used to continue telling their own stories.

This great enemies-to-lovers rom com made me laugh and smirk at the great one-liners thrown at each other. Heavier topics, such as grief and self-love, were also present and added a level of vulnerability and depth to the characters. My heart ached for Noelle missing her grandmother.

Yet, it was the generational relationship takeaways that put this book over the top. Such great reminders that relationships take work and actions speak louder than words.

And if you need a few more reasons to read, there is road-tripping to National Parks on my bucket list (including Angels Landing in Zion) and the best fictional, matchmaking grandpa! ​​​​​

Thank you to @netgalley and @berkleyromance for the advance copy. It published on Tuesday!

Noelle Shepherd’s life isn’t quite going how she had hoped: she’s unemployed, living with her parents, and grieving the loss of her grandmother. As she’s going through her grandmother’s things, she discovers a decades-old photo of her grandmother with an unknown man and a love letter. She creates a TikTok to find this mystery man and much to her surprise, it goes viral and the man’s grandson responds. Turns out that her grandmother was in love with her high school enemy, Theo’s, grandfather!

Noelle meets Theo’s grandfather Paul and learns that her grandmother and Paul were planning on eloping. She decides to take their honeymoon road-trip they had been planned but had never taken place. Paul asks to come with her and insists that Theo join them.

Other tension between Noelle and Theo simmers as the trip goes on and eventually they both give in to the temptation, until Noelle learns of a secret Theo is keeping that has the potential to ruin any relationship they may have.

My thoughts:

I love this book so much! The relationships between grandparent and grandchild were so sweet and really added depth to the plot. There was so much steam between Noelle and Theo and the third-act breakup we all know is coming actually had some real-ness behind it.

I can’t recommend this book enough and it is definitely one of the best books of the summer!

You’ll enjoy this if you like:
• road trips
• enemies to lovers
• one-bed
• witty banter
• sweet multi-generational relationships

Thank you to NetGalley for the digital copy. My review is voluntary and honest.

"Tell me a secret."

Noelle Shepard recently lost her job, her grandmother (aka her BFF) and most of her old bedroom recently and is at a crossroads of what to do next with her life when she finds an letter and some photographs in her grandmothers things. Noelle takes to TikTok to find out whole this mystery man is that wrote the letter. Theo Spencer is in Forbes 30 under 30, he's successful, handsome and he's also Noelle's high school nemesis. Oh, and he's the grandson of the man in the photos..

I absolutely loved this book. This book held multiple love stories, a lost love, the love of grandparents, new love. It was very real and easy to get sucked into. I recently lost my grandfather and I felt like this book helped me deal with some of that too. We had actually taken a road trip when I was little and this book reminded me of that and so many other amazing memories. This book was a quick easy read that will definitely be on my to read again list!

Tropes/Content: M/F, single POV, loss of a grandparent (6 months prior), high school nemesis to lovers, one bed, forced proximity, road trip, found family, grumpy/sunshine
Thank you Jessica Joyce and NetGalley for sharing this story with me!

Short synopsis: Noelle finds old photos of her Grandma and a man she used to date named Paul. She finds Paul through tiktok, then ends up taking a road trip with Paul and her high school nemesis (Paul’s Grandson) on a road trip and and Grandma once planned.

My thoughts: I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I love stories with old people in them. They are so tender, and unapologetically honest I can’t help but love them.

The letters between Kat and Paul added such a fun element to the story, and I also adored their banter.

The enemies to lovers trope was done so well . I sometimes struggle with this trope because it can sometimes come off as petty and childish but this one was perfection. Then chemo between Noelle and Theo was top notch.

Read if you love
📷 Enemies to lovers
📷 Meddling Grandparents
📷 Road trip romances
📷 Only one bed
📷 Forced proximity

Think Beach Read by Emily Henry but two academic rivals who go on a road trip. I adored it!!

Theo and Noelle are academic rivals who years later embark on a road trip together. This was so unique and so beautiful! This whole book covers the topic of grief- both for a person but also for dreams, a future you thought you’d have and who were thought you were going to grow up to be- and I adored every part.

Not only the grief aspect and all the banter and sexual tension between the two characters but the ROMANCE!! Noelle and theo’s love language is sarcasm and making fun of each other and i LOVED it. Not to mention the chemistry was HAWT.

They were both realistic and messy characters and even through it all, I resonated with and adored them. Even the third act “breakup” wasn’t bad and felt important to the story.

It’s hard to believe this is a debut novel because it’s so good. Here’s to me hoping this is the new summer “it” book.

Thanks a million to Berkley for the ARC

I’ve been very excited for Jessica Joyce’s debut ever since I found her on Twitter and thought she was hilarious. Seriously, she is so much fun to follow. And I have her to thank for my love of Lisa Kleypas, as she forced me to read the Ravenels and then I binged nearly everything Lisa wrote right after. I almost didn’t even write this review because I like the author so much and would never want to hurt feelings, but I just didn’t enjoy this book. There are parts of it I loved, but I came away from it all with a general sense of not liking it. This makes me so sad. But, since I received this for review I feel I need to share my thoughts.

What I loved:
– Grandpa Paul. I love him so, so much. He completely stole my heart and I read this book for him. I miss my grandpa a lot, so I kind of adopted this one as my own. I think he is the sweetest, most adorable, most heartwarming character I’ve ever read about.
– I loved the relationship between Grandpa Paul and Theo. So, so sweet.
– I loved the story of Grandpa Paul and Kat, Noelle’s grandmother. I loved reading about their romance and the times they shared together. The memories warmed my heart. I loved the idea of incorporating their story into this book, and centering a road trip around the honeymoon Kat and Paul planned to go on together. I’m sad they never got to, and instead went their separate ways.
– I loved the idea of Noelle and Theo coming together to take Grandpa Paul on this trip and then falling in love along the way. I loved the idea of the grandkids ending up together through learning about their grandparents. What a special, magical idea!
– I loved all the photography love, and how the author was able to put into words how much an artist falls in love with their craft.
– I loved the found family aspects of this book, and the way that Grandpa Paul essentially adopted Noelle. He stayed strong for her through her mourning, even though I’m sure it hurt him to know Kat was gone, too. It made me teary to think of him embracing Noelle even though she was born because his first love married someone else. The fact that he could process all of this and come out with only smiles and love made me love him even more.

What I didn’t love:
– Ok, why is there a cell phone camera on the cover? This book is about documenting a special trip through photos and videos, and includes one professional photographer and one who hopes to become one. Why the heck is an iPhone on the cover? It should be one of the professional cameras they take on the trip!
– I didn’t like that the main trope in this is enemies to lovers. When you’re dealing with loss and grief, I don’t also want to deal with the opposition that comes with this trope. There’s a lot of bickering, which we all know gets on my nerves quickly. Friends to lovers or second chance would have been so much better. Or even just let Noelle and Theo meet up for the first time and discover that they’re connected by their grandparents. Even meeting on an online dating site would have been better than this.
– I can’t say that I really liked Noelle or Theo, both individually and together. Even though they’re nearly 30 years old, they act like teenagers with not a lot of depth to them.
– Noelle and Theo didn’t really have the deep, emotional connection that I wanted. There’s not much development of their relationship in the present day. They knew and hated each other ten years ago. Why is that enough of a foundation to build a relationship on when so much has changed since then? There was no build-up or excitement. How do we go from bickering like teenagers to falling in love? It was all physical for them. They’d rather use their stolen moments while Paul is sleeping to be physically intimate than emotionally intimate, and it didn’t work for me. This trip is emotional for Noelle. She’s going through a lot. She’s vulnerable, and I wanted them to spend more time talking than having sex. To me it felt like Noelle was more interested in feeling good in the moment than in developing real feelings for Theo, and is seemed like Theo wanted to make her feel good physically because he didn’t want to take the time to help her process her grief. I know people grieve and fall in love differently, but this isn’t romance to me. I was never swooning or swept off my feet.
– Honestly, I would have preferred to read about Paul’s story with Kat through his own storytelling and flashbacks (or just take me there in real time) than to see it as a backdrop to Noelle’s and Theo’s story. When you compare the two, his story is just so much better and feels more real to me than theirs feels.
– Maybe it’s the travel bug in me, but I wanted more road trip details. I wanted more location descriptions, more info on the things they saw and did, etc. I wanted to be immersed in the settings.
– There actually isn’t much of a plot. We’ve got letters between Paul and Kathleen and we’ve got sex scenes. There’s nothing to really hold on to when the book is over.

So there you have it. I loved the idea of this story, but the execution just didn’t work for me in the end. Grandpa Paul saved everything and kept me reading because his character was a balm for my heart that I didn’t know I needed. I’ll probably always remember him. The rest of this book, not so much.

Thank you SO MUCH NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for this absolutely fantastic arc!

5/5 stars!!

I can't tell you just how much I loved this book. From start to finish, this book is a fun and touching adventure. Noelle and Theo's relationship develops so naturally, it felt very real and just so so lovely. And the spice! Very nice 😉😉😉 The way Jessica Joyce handled grief was done so well and with so much thought and compassion, it was comforting to read.

After her gram’s death, Noelle embarks on a road trip journey to pursue the story behind the romance between her gram and another man. Only to find the man’s grandson is none other than Theo Spencer, her high school nemesis. On the road, not only does Noelle uncover secrets about her grandmother, she gets to know Theo and herself.

This was so good! Hard to believe it’s a debut romance! The banter between Noelle and Theo was amazing and the premise gave me major Letters to Juliet vibe and I was here for allll of it. Definitely enjoyed the setting and the love and can’t recommend it enough. The audio was also fantastic!

I absolutely adored this book and was so glad that I had the opportunity to read and review this.

28 year old Noelle is kind of lost. She was fired from her most recent job (not that she even liked that job) and is still mourning the loss of her best friend, her grandmother. In cleaning out some of her grandmothers belongings, she stumbles across an envelope that reveals her grandmother had another love prior to her grandfather. Seeking the help of the internet, she is on a mission to discover who this Paul was and the extent of his and her grandmothers relationship.

What she didn’t anticipate was that Paul’s grandson is none other than Theo, who was her arch nemesis from school. Now they’re taking the honeymoon trip that never happened between Paul and her grandmother. Here perceptions are laid to rest and self-discovery is on the horizon. Everything hums below the surface, even the fierce attraction between Noelle and Theo. This trip was absolutely everything as Noelle and Theo come together, but it’s what happens after their trip that could define everything.

I absolutely adored these characters. I loved watching Noelle gain back her confidence, embrace her grief and explore her relationship with Theo. And watching Theo slowly realize how he measures success and being able to depend on others was heart melting.

You should definitely one click this book now.

Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This was a delight. A few criticisms: I could have used more of the backstory btn Theo and Noelle, the bits about her grandmothers love story dragged on a bit and the grandfather, while sweet, was a little 2 dimensional. Also Theos weird parents was hinted at but not explored and it was jarring. Otherwise, I love a road trip vibe, I loved their banter, and there was genuine heat btn them which was great,

Everyone is talking about You, With a View. You’ll hear about the tension, the burn, Theo’s thighs (lol) the travel, how complex and vulnerable the relationships are. And all of that is so valid. But what makes this book for me is the grandparents - Theo’s relationship with his granddad, Noelle’s grief over her grandmother, and how Paul fills a void she never thought would be filled again.

“Have you been reading the comments on your videos? The ones where people say they’ve called their grandparents, their parents, their people to tell them they love them because they’ve realized how lucky they are? The ones where people say this story you’re telling is helping them with their own grief?”

And I couldn’t stop thinking about my own grandparents. My grandma, who’s 100th birthday is today! My grandpa, who passed last year at 101. And my two other grandparents who passed 8 and 11 years ago. The relationships that I had with them. The joy of seeing my grandma still loving life and being her grumpy funny self. My grandpa meeting his namesake, my Sam. But I can’t help but be sad at all the things we’ve missed together. Two of my grandparents never met my kids, one never saw me get married. Never saw me turn into the badass I am today. And I grieve those everyday.

@jessicajoycewrites - you already know what this book means to me. But thank you for letting me turn back the time a little and steep myself in memories as Noelle did with her grandma. I’m so damn lucky to have had my grandparents for so much of my life. And I’m so lucky to be able to keep making memories.

Thanks @berkleyromance for my arc copy and @anunlikelystory for the finished one I grabbed yesterday.

You, With a View is absolute perfection, hands down one of my favorite romances of the year!

Noelle and Theo are old high school nemeses; Theo is a successful, wealthy entrepreneur. Noelle is jobless, living in her parents' house, and grieving the loss of her beloved Gram. While going through Gram's things, she discovers some photos and letters, hinting of an old love story Gram had never told her about. She posts a TikTok video on the off chance someone would recognize the man in the photos; she just never expected it would be Theo's granddad.

After meeting with his grandfather Paul and learning more about Gram and Paul's story, Noelle embarks on the honeymoon trip the couple had planned a lifetime before. Paul and Theo come along for the ride, as Noelle documents their travels on her TikTok account. Theo and Noelle grow closer over the trip, eventually giving into the delicious tension.

Swoony, poignant, steamy and sweet, Jessica Joyce's debut hits all the right notes. She explores themes of grief, familial expectations, and the millennial angst that accompanies the feeling of not living up to your potential.

I laughed. I cried. I couldn't put it down, and I'm already planning a reread.

I loved this one!

I requested this book because the cover was so intriguing and wanted to try out a new author to me. When it became closer to publication date, I read the synopsis and was very hesitant to go into this. I didn't know how I would connect to a main character who turns to social media to find her soulmate, but I guess this is the generation I live in and maybe should accept it more.

However, the social media only played a background role to this amazing love story! The photography, swooning, banter and deep connection kept me flying through. I really liked the themes of grief, healing, family and new found family. I absolutely adored the grandparents in it! Really, just the healing and letting go of peoples expectations was magical.

This book broke my heart, put it back together and made me self-reflect on my own life. I love Noelle and Theo <3

This story about Noelle and Theo was so sweet and swoony. I texted my friend 2/3 and gushed over how much I loved Theo and how sweet he was to Noelle.

Noelle's grandma passed away 6 months ago and after a run of bad luck, she finds a letter and some pictures of her grandma and her first love....who is not her grandpa. Noelle posts on tiktok asking if anyone knows this man and someone does indeed. That someone is her high school nemesis. In order to fully understand the story, Noelle, Theo (nemesis) and his grandad embark on a two week road trip to help them all understand their love story.

Its sweet and steamy. It's emotional and fun. It's fast paced and so engaging. I loved it.

4.5 stars
18+
2/5 spice

This book was so good. It’s the kind of book that I really don’t know how to review, because as much as I enjoyed it, I don’t have any strong opinions on it.
You, With a View is a perfect balance of sweet, sexy romance and genuine heart and emotion. It reminds me, in that sense, of something Emily Henry would write. I loved the discussions of grief, and watching Noelle come to terms with hers. I cried at multiple points, but I came out of the book feeling warm, comforted. It was an especially impactful read, because my grandma is also My Person. Mine is still around, but has had multiple scares this year, and I’ve really had to face her mortality in a way I never had before. I’m terrified of losing her and this book simultaneously made that fear worse, but also comforted me at the same time. The emotions in this book were visceral, raw and honest and easy to connect to. Noelle was a compelling character to read, though I wish the author had gone a bit more in depth into her previous career decisions.
I loved Theo, especially his interactions with Noelle. The banter in this book was the best. And I especially loved Paul. Every time he was on the page, I juts wanted to smile. He is sunshine in character form, warming your heart.
Jessica Joyce is a powerful new voice in the romance sphere, and I cannot wait to see what she does next.