When Pip’s boyfriend tells her he’s sold their home and business without consulting her and that they’re moving to the other end of the country rather than him finally proposing to her, she breaks up with him instead. But that leaves her single, heartbroken and homeless. Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his big old house whilst it’s on the market and he’s busy travelling for work and Pip gets the job. He’s Mr Grumpy, she’s Miss Sunshine but will they still fall for each other?

A lovely romcom set in glorious Yorkshire (I might be a tad biased), with a man that for once seems to have real feelings and is a bit shy rather than the typical annoying alpha male that chick lit seems to portray. It has all the elements of small village life with nosy neighbours and even an escaping pig, and all the best parts of a predictable will they, won’t they romance. A solid 4.5/5, I just wanted to see Alex really get his comeuppance a bit more for being an idiot or it’d have been a 5! Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy in return for an honest review.

I don’t care about this plot or the characters. Pippa being upset Alex is selling HIS family farm?! Girl, he can do what he wants and he isn’t happy running a farm, if you loved him you’d support that. Also she kept prioritizing a man over her best friend, I can’t get behind a character like that. The writing is meh, I’m not pulled in or engaged so I’m DNFing

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book takes place in a small country town in Yorkshire, in a large country home, where Pippa Munro becomes a sort of housekeeper after breaking it off with her long term boyfriend.
I enjoyed the story. Pippa wasn’t someone I really gelled with, even as the book moved on but the other characters such as her cousins and her friends I loved.

It just seemed that Pippa was all out of luck. As a reader you’re made to believe that, however the last act of the book made me completely fall in love with the story and with the romance between her and posh boy Wolfie Squires.

They were actually really cute in the end and I was rooting for them.

A cute, witty romcom name I absolutely devoured it, couldn’t stop reading and I sped through. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

I don’t really know where to start with this. There were parts of the story I liked but others that I really didn’t enjoy and bond with.

I think the thing that made it hardest by far to bond with was the timeline confusion. We were supposed to believe that the FMC met the MMC once and then 10 years later falls very quickly for him despite coming out of a relationship that has lasted over 10 years in itself. I don’t understand how you can recover from something like that so quickly and move on. I also really struggled with some of the immaturity displayed considering these are supposed to be functioning adults. It almost would have been more believable if the 10 years were shortened to 2. Wolfie was such a baby at times which really frustrated me (don’t even get me started on that absolute cliche of a name 😆). I did finish this in 2 sittings, the pace is good and the banter is funny. I loved our porcine trespasser and some of the side characters were hilarious but I can’t get past the fact I wasn’t rooting for the main couple more.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC, I enjoyed the read and this is an honest review.

The premise of this book was interesting and I could feel Pippa’s frustration and humiliation at her ex-boyfriend’s totally wild decisions that left her high and dry, single, and conveniently available to house sit a gorgeous country home in her town. There was lots of hard work and elbow grease involved in the upkeep of Squires, distracting Pippa from all the changes in her life and another distraction was Wolfie Squires, owner of the house, and occasional resident whenever he was passing through for work. I loved the idea of these two together, and how Wolfie would let his walls down a little for Pippa, but he was definitely hard work as a love interest and I don’t feel like we spent much time at all with these characters, making it hard to understand where this fierce romance blossomed and how they even know each other enough to fall in love. The odd encounter here and there, while sweet (sometimes - Wolfie definitely has less sweet moments, the closed-off grouch) weren’t enough for me to feel there was anything substantial between these characters and that was so frustrating. We spend so much time with Pippa and the Squires house and I felt that this book needed less of the distractions and more focus on building a connection and chemistry between these two.

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Very slow paced and predictable. I loved the Yorkshire setting and the strong independent northern female character which it's something you really don't come across that often. However, I struggled to want to pick up and return to this book because of how slow paced it is and also because there was nothing really exciting or surprising happening. It's a no from me I'm afraid.

*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*

Oh how I desperately wanted to love this book. It had such a promising premise– please give me all the charming English villages and crumbling manor houses and Mr. Darcy-esque pseudo-aristocratic love interests– but unfortunately it fell flat on pretty much everything for me.

First off, the romance. I, as a person and reader, love love. I will find the tiniest crumbs of a relationship and honestly, that’s usually enough for me. But there was no chemistry between Wolfie (ugh) and Pippa, and any interaction between the two of them felt not only flat, but incredibly forced.

Which leads me to my second concern, the characters. I loved the secondary characters– the delightful organic farmer neighbors, Pippa’s lovely cousin and his steamboat roommate, even Juniper the rare heritage breed pig. However, Pippa continued to lack boundaries concerning her ex boyfriend and fall into the same pattern of devoting herself to a project for someone else’s benefit. Wolfie never seemed to have much personality at all. I figured out he liked piano, but mostly he was just there to prove Pippa had moved on from her ex and provide a beautiful historic home.

I feel like this book was crying to be a women’s lit detailing Pippa’s recovery and growth as a single person– instead it felt like wasted potential.

I really wanted to love this, but I just couldn’t seem to get into it. It felt like it took so long to get the actual house sitting after making the reader thoroughly dislike Alex. It’s good, just not what I expected, a little too slow moving for me.

This was an enjoyable slow-burn romance. The reader can tell that Wolfie has fallen for Pippa. They’re both insecure and have had unfortunate experiences in their past. I don’t quite get Pippa and why she’s so passionate about living in this village. And I certainly don’t get why she stayed so long with her former boyfriend. I’ve gotten tired of romances where the heroine stayed for years with a guy who was so clearly selfish and unworthy of her. Then the book will begin with the heroine losing the guy, her job, and her home. It’s gotten a bit tiresome. For once, couldn’t the former guy be a good person and they just agreed to part so she’s available for the true hero of the book?

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

The House Sitter was an easy read that was filled with characters that I sometimes connected with as I was reading and other times not.
Pippa had a very unexpected change in her life’s plans when her soon-to-be wedding plans fell apart when Alex had no plans to be married. This left her with no home, no job, and no future life with Alex.
Needing a place to live and she takes a job house sitting for Wolfie whom she has known for quite some time. This was a storyline I have read many times and this one had moments of me really liking the story and other times it just dragged a bit.
Thank you NetGalley, Elizabeth Drummond and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for the copy of The House Sitter. This is my personal review.

I enjoyed this romance so much! Close proximity and miscommunication leading to them getting annoyed with each other?? I’m hooked, I always love to see how they fix things between them either physically or with words because when that tension hits its breaking point is the best part of any book!

I loved how Pippa was trying to prevent Wolfie from selling the estate but not really, she just made a few comments here and there but man Wolfie thought she was sabotaging it in every decision and turn. I loved that these two really had feelings for each other and were willing to give up their plans when it came down to it!

Such a cute cleanish romance!

This is my first book by this author. It was a sweet, light hearted romance where the main characters Pippa and Wolfie first meet as youngsters living in the same small Yorkshire village. Pippa used to enjoy the village fairs in Wolfie's family mansion house, Squires House, with it's magnificent gardens and maze. Wolfie however was surly, aloof and a bit of a loner, and as the years pass nothing seems to have changed.

I enjoyed this book and felt sorry for Pippa at the beginning with her break up with the very unlikeable Alex. When she finds a job looking after Squires House while it's waiting to be sold, it seems she is getting over her break up. Yes, it may seem really quick after being with Alex for so many years, but lets face it she was well rid of him. I also enjoyed the "enemies to lovers" storyline, although you know what was going to happen it was still fun watching and waiting. Wolfie was just as unapproachable as his younger self, but I did like him especially when his dry sense of humour made an appearance.

The book flowed along well and the location sounded wonderful. I loved Juniper the Pig and would happily have put up with her snaffling through my vegetable patch on her escapades! This was a lovely light hearted read with some more serious issues thrown in. All in all, I enjoyed following Pippa and Wolfie's stories and would recommend it.

Cute book!

It's an enjoyable read. My biggest issues were that it too so long for them to get together. And, I didn't like how quickly Wolfie was ready to through it all away. But, we do get to see a great character arc with Pippa. The audience really gets a chance to become a part of her life... and her way to finding love.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the arc. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was an incredibly fun and funny, enemies to lovers. Every character was written incredibly well and was so funny, nothing felt like feeler on unneeded. I loved reading this it made me feel so happy and wholesome, a true cosy romance read that I highly recommend. This is perfect for any romance lovers

Such a fun and easy read! Semi enemies to more story that finds both main characters reevaluating their lives and what they want. Well written and flowed easily. Secondary characters were hysterical and brought such whimsy to a tale as old as time story. Highly recommend!

The House Sitter by Elizabeth Drummond is a novel about a woman finding her feet after a toxic 10+ relationship. After her man leaves her high and dry, selling their business and home without consulting her, she becomes a house sitter in the town’s most prestigious historical home. Until the owner can sell it off they co-habitat, shenanigans ensue!

This book is a solid 3 star for me. It was easy to read and charming but it lacked chemistry and didn’t really delve into either of the main character’s issues. For example, why did Pippa let her ex treat her that way for 10+ years, will she ever develop a personality and believe in herself without a man? And Wolfie (I’m sorry, but what is up with this name?), will he be more than a pretty face with some trauma or can we learn more about who he is and his past?

Unfortunately because neither character had a strong personal journey, I felt they lacked chemistry and their flirtation stage was very meh. This book is a good beach read though, so I recommend to anyone familiar with the genre, just looking for a romance book.

Thank you NetGalley for letting me review!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review

Pippa thought she had it all a growing farm business a fiancée that was going to propose very soon and living in her happy place that she never wanted to leave. All this was lost in the blink of an eye and Pippa was forced to accept a house sitting job in the large manor house on the hill run by the lord himself Wolfe Squires. Wolfie wants to leave the village as much as Pippa wants to stay. There is friction between Pippa and Wolfie is it a love hate or a love love relationship read this easy read nicely written romance novel. Read and enjoy

If you’re looking for a good opposites attract book this is the one for you! Pippa and Wolfie are complete opposites who are actually perfect for each other.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book takes place in a small country town in Yorkshire, in a large country home, where Pippa Munro becomes a sort of housekeeper after breaking it off with her long term boyfriend. To start with, I felt she over reacted when he told her he was selling to the farm. I know they both lived there and it was theirs so it should have been mutual but……it was his family’s farm and he had every right.

I enjoyed the story. Pippa wasn’t someone I really gelled with, even as the book moved on but the other characters such as her cousins and her friends I loved!

Also special shout out to Juniper Sunbeam the pig! I loved whenever she turned up!

It just seemed that Pippa was all out of luck. As a reader you’re made to believe that, however the last act of the book made me completely fall in love with the story and with the romance between her and posh boy Wolfie Squires.

They were actually really cute in the end and I was rooting for them.

Despite being a little predictable in places it’s really cute and a nice quick paced romance.
3/5 stars.

Would have been a 4 if Alex the ex didn’t keep trying to get Pippa back and wouldn’t take no for an answer….he was just there to add drama!