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How to Love Your Neighbor

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A romance that actually has some serious romantic vibes. It's her house ans she be darned if he can scare her off. He wants what he wants but too late realizes that what he really wants is more than a piece of property. Smiles, giggles and more than one awww moment.

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Such a cute concept but it was so cheesy for me. I just couldn’t get into it at all. The FMC made me cringe so hard. I appreciated her hard work but oof I couldn’t stand her.

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I am embarrassed by how far behind I am with writing my reviews that I didn't realize that this book is part of a series. With being said, this story can stand alone and reading the first book does give you a preview into the characters in this book.
In book one, Chris Jansen, is transplanted to San Verde, CA from NY to improve the ratings at the radio station which his overbearing father, Nathaniel Jansen, purchased to turn into profit. This story introduces Everly Dean, SUN 96.2 radio show producer, working with her best friend, Stacey Ryan, a radio deejay at the station. They are less than pleased with the changes since the Jansen family purchased the station and work hard to convince Chris how profitable the station could be.

In this book, Grace Travis is working odd jobs to make ends meet while finishing up her courses in design. She had been assisting Morty, a 72 year-old man, in lieu of rent. He has a long time lady friend, Tilly, who often comes to visit and ensure Morty is safe. Aside from working at Coffee Stop, Grace makes money as a dog walker to pay for school to fulfill her dream of becoming an interior designer. Her unreliable mother, Tammy Travis, becomes enraged when she learns that her parents left their home on the beach to Grace and not her. Grace was surprised by this inheritance as well since Tammy never allowed her to get to know her grandparents. This allows Grace to renovate the house using her design talents with the help of best friend, Rosie and co-worker, Hugo. Meanwhile, she is annoyed by Noah Jansen, who is trying to buy the house next door. He runs into some difficulty getting approval the extreme renovations he has planned which pleases Grace who would prefer he build his house elsewhere. The ultimate request comes from Stacey who wants to hire Grace as an interior designer for Noah's house which will be featured in a magazine. What's a girl to do? Learn to love her neighbor, of course!

There are the quirky side stories which provide humor and structure to series. A fun read!

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Honestly just didn’t love this one. Felt like I knew what was going to happen the entire time.

It wasn’t bad, just wasn’t my favourite. I’m sorry :(

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I think this book started out really promising. But the main male character started to make me feel like I was going crazy. He was demanding, a daddy's money boy, whiny, and condescending among other things. He had absolutely no redeeming qualities. And nothing compelled me to want him and our heroine to get together. In fact I was actively rooting against them. Girl you can find better! It was completely frustrating to see him just try to throw money at all his problems and just undermine our heroine. The only upside of this book is Morty. We love a crotchety old man and father figure.

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Grace is all about her checklist and she is almost finished with her degree as an interior decorator, she has found a perfect home in which she thinks she will be able to show off her work. Major problem real estate developer Noah Jensen sees the house and property along the beach as a way to expand, now you see the dilemma and the story between the two characters. A good funny at times story.

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Really great book I have had so much reading this and getting to know these lovable characters will definitely continue to read books by this author

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This was a really fun, charming, banter-filled romance—I loved the chemistry and banter between the two characters!

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I am in love with this whole series!!

The sassy fun characters kept me coming back for more as I was reading it, and the fun ways that brothers were put throughout the stories. I love series that are all about the families, and you get to know them more and more throughout the stories.

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Synopsis:

Grace Travis is about to get her degree and dream job when an opportunity to fix-up and live in a little house along the beach comes along. She's all in, until her biggest roadblock moves in next door. Noah Jansen is a real estate developer who knows he's found something special, even maybe a new home.. provided he can expand by taking over the house next door, the house with a combative and beautiful woman living in it.

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This was an easy read but it didn't pull me in as much as some other rom-coms I've been reading. I liked the neighbourly piece - I've had crushes on neighbours in the past, so it was cute to see that explored. I listened to it on audio so sometimes if I'm not listening attentively, it can also affect my enjoyment of a book, which I feel was the case with this one.

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I an effort to make an honest review I want to be candid in saying that although this book wasn't for me, I think that others would enjoy it very much. I had trouble really getting into it but I think the tropes were great and the premises sounded amazing.

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Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for giving me a free eARC of this book to read in exchange for my review!

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A simple and sweet romance, however I didn’t really see a hated towards the two main characters like I thought I would. Grace and Noah practically hate flirted like middle schoolers so it was extremely easy to see what was going to happen in the end!

Thankyou Netgalley for the early read.

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My first and definitely won’t be the last book that I ready by Sophie Sullivan! I was beyond captivated from the first page to the last!

I voluntarily reviewed this book.

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This was a lovely, if slightly forgettable closed door romance. It felt predictable (not always in a bad way) but Sullivan's rich characters pulled it from a three star to a four star read.

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Didn’t like this book and it was so boring. There’s a special formula for enemies to lovers and not everyone can do it correctly. Sadly this book was one of the ones that didn’t do it.

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This book was such a fun read! I particularly liked the chemistry almost from chapter 1, between Grace and Noah. There are a lot of hiccups along the way in this book, and I found that I just couldn't put it down. I couldn't wait to see what was next! Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for giving me a chance to read this book. I would definitely recommend it for a good rom-com read!

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delightful and heartwarming romantic comedy that explores the complexities of love and home. Grace Travis, a determined young woman, plans to fix up a beach house and find her sense of belonging. However, her plans are thrown off balance when her grumpy and attractive neighbor, Noah Jansen, becomes an obstacle. As they engage in a feud, Sullivan beautifully reveals that sometimes your greatest adversary can be the one who helps you discover where true happiness lies. With its charming characters and captivating storyline, this book is a sweet reminder that love can bloom in unexpected places.

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I'm so sad this one didn't turn out to be as good as I wanted it to be. Sophie Sullivan is a favorite of mine, especially with her first book, Ten Rules for Faking It. This one just fell flat for me. Hoping to read her most recent soon!!

*Thank you @stmartinspress @smpromance for the #gifted copy in exchange for an honest review. Review not post to Amazon/Goodreads because rating 4 stars or less.*

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Thank you SMP Romance and NetGalley for the eARC of How to Love Your Neighbor! All opinions in this review are my own.

The house next to Noah has been vacant since he moved in and he really wants to buy it in order to expand his backyard. When Grace finally moves in, Noah immediately offers to buy her house. Little does he know, this house was Grace's grandparents' and she can't wait to renovate it. In this close proximity, hate to love romance, Noah and Grace grow closer as they both deal with the problems of rennovation.

I have to admit Noah walked a very fine line for most of the book. I find that sometimes hate to love romances push so far into the hate territory to start that it is hard to recover from once the characters fall in love. Noah's tendency to solve his problems with money got old quickly, however, I was glad we also had his point of view. I think without hearing his side of the story, Noah would have come across as a much shallower character and it would have been hard to believe that he had genuine feels for Grace.

I love how the tension built throughout most of the book but both characters acknowledged that they wanted different things. I appreciate that Grace recognized Noah didn't want a relationship and wasn't trying to "fix" him until he was ready to truly be with her.

I liked Noah and Grace's romance but I'm really excited to go back and read Chris and Everly's romance in Ten Rules for Faking It!

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