Grace and Noah are neighbors, much to the dismay of Noah. Grace is sunshine, always willing to help out others, and Noah is a grump, always looking for the next deal and stopping at nothing to get what he wants. This is enemies to lovers-esque, but I never felt like Noah and Grace were really enemies, maybe frenemies. They were real and raw and written in a way that allows the reader to connect with them. Each character is dealing with more under the surface than either is willing to admit to at first. I really enjoyed how we got alternating points of view because I love knowing what both main characters are thinking and what drives them. This one has an HGTV feel because there is a lot of design talk, and I loved that because I have a love/hate relationship with HGTV 🤣🤣. How to Love Your Neighbor is a contemporary romance that is heartfelt and humorous with a great set of characters (main and secondary).

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and the publisher for an ARC to review. This one is out now!

*I received an e-arc from Netgalley and St. Martin’s Griffin in exchange for an honest review*

This was my first Sophie Sullivan book, and it definitely won’t be my last! It was just what I needed to help me get out of a reading slump. How to Love Your Neighbor is a standalone contemporary romance novel, with one of my favorite tropes, hate to love. For anyone looking for a funny, sweet, clean story, this one is for you!

Grace Travis has her plans figured out. She’s going to design school and working several jobs, and she’ll eventually get her degree and her dream job. More importantly, she’ll have a place to belong, something that her mother could never give her. When an opportunity arrives to live in, and fix up a small home on the beach, Grace is all for it. However, her biggest roadblock lives next door.

Noah Jansen knows how to make deals. As a real estate developer, he knows that he’s found something special and maybe even a place to call home. His plans include expanding his property by taking over the house next door, until he meets the headstrong and beautiful woman living in it.

The rules for being neighborly wind up going to the wayside as Grace and Noah go into “battle.” But, sometimes your rival can show you what really makes a house a home.

I really enjoyed watching Grace and Noah grow throughout this story. It definitely wasn’t an instant love between them. They were both dealing with toxic relationships with their parents and knowing when to ask others for help. I really loved the side characters in this one as well. They both have some great friends!

If you like romance, humor, home makeover shows, and hate to love, I definitely think you’ll enjoy this one! It’s out now wherever books are sold.

In a word, meh. When I started reading this it felt like I was thrown into the middle of a story. The feuding that takes place between Noah and Grace is almost non existent. Yes, Noah asks Grace to sell him her house more than once but all that stops pretty early on. I never felt any real tension or angst, I think categorizing this book as an enemies to lovers is borderline false advertisement. Everything was just really drawn out and not in an engaging or thoughtful way in my opinion. Overall there just wasn’t a whole lot of plot. Also, I personally don’t care about open or closed door sex but if the story is boring AND sex scenes fade to black what’s the point of continuing to turn the page?

Overall, this was a fine romance. I read it quickly and enjoyed the home renovation aspect of the storyline, as well as the beach setting. However, that's really all I can say - it was simply fine. It was a quick, easy read, but, for me, was lacking steam and the backstory with the hero's dad and brothers seemed rushed and thrown in to give him an aspect of vulnerability.

However, beware. This is a closed door, fade to black situation; so, for my fellow steam lovers, you have been warned so you won't be upset like I was.

I meant to read this sooner but accidently picked up a different book. It was worth the wait. Very charming romance. I could easily see Matt McConaughey as Noah. if this were a movie.

How to Love Your Neighbor boasts a fun premise with several tropes I love, but unfortunately it falls entirely short of my expectations for it. It feels like romcom paint-by-numbers — hitting the beats, filling in the characters, but with no life, or purpose, or fun. The characters are flat and unlikable, there is no meaningful conflict, and the underlying assumptions and themes are suspect. In addition, there are some running jokes that read as inherently homophobic, and there is a lack of diversity both in terms of sexuality, race, and gender presentation.

This book is simply a miss.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me an ARC in exchange for my review.

I would recommend this book to those looking for a sweet, funny, clean, and lighthearted romantic read. Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes but I felt this story fell short as I did not feel a lot of tension between the characters. Grace and Noah had a lot of attraction but not as much banter as I would like.

I did find the story to be well written and still an enjoyable read!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the eARC to review. All opinions are my own.

This was cute story. Though the chemistry was good between Noah and Grace, it took me a bit to warm up to Noah. This was a light and easy read that left me feeling satisfied.

The enemies to lovers trope is one of my favorites so I plunged into this novel with enthusiasm, an enthusiasm that hasn't waned as the pages go by. Our hero comes from a rich family and he knows how to convince people so he's used to getting what he wants... Until our heroine, who is used to having nothing, stands up to him and refuses to sell him her house.
Their first meeting is original and funny, the second already brings a little tension. This romance is sweet and sparkling at the same time, entertaining and interesting.
Noah finds the woman he needed to settle down, to have a more enriched existence. He likes to tease her but he also knows how to be adorable.
Grace is an exceptional woman that we can only admire. She had nothing and no one apart from a mother who is rather a millstone at her feet. She is independent on all levels, she has forged a strong character and a fulfilled life, all on her own. She has made wonderful friends and faced with this handsome surfer who becomes her neighbor, she does not let herself be pushed around and stands up to him.
Both learn a lot from each other, they build a strong relationship and they build their own family.
We finish this book with a smile on our lips and the sun in our hearts.

Enjoyed every second of the entire novel. Just a lot of fun and good times. The two main protagonists do so much changing and growing towards their final HEA. It was also enjoyable to visit with past characters from other books in this series.

I was not disappointed with this enemies to lovers book. I would so re-read this again. I can totally see this book playing out on the big screen. Even tho there are characters from Ten Rules for Faking It in this book you can read this as a standalone. It is the perfect read to lift your spirits. Grace is a strong independent leading lady and Noah is used to getting his way. They each come from different backgrounds and social status but they do share something in common and know how to push each-others buttons but also make one another better.

I really really wanted to like this book over all but was not a huge fan. I liked Morty, Tilly, and John I mean who doesn't enjoy some old folks who love to meddle. I Liked Grace while she seemed like a fighter in a sense she seem to come off as a push over more then not when it came to certain people. Noah was just a jerk I really wanted to like him but. his brother and best friend were a lot nicer to me. I liked some of the story line but I also felt like it dragged some as well. Overall it was cute but just not the book for me.

4 1/2 Stars
How To Love Your Neighbor is the first book that I've read by Sophie Sullivan and I think I'm hooked. I think it took me three hours to read the entire book, I couldn't stop reading it. I thought it was a great story, with "enemies" to lovers and love next door tropes, which are probably in my top 10 in romance tropes. I will say that at around 40% of the way through the book I felt that the book was at the climax and it was almost over, when I still had another 60% and I was worried that it was going to just drag on after that point. I am happy to say that that was not the case, and while there were a few slow points overall I thought that it had good pacing and was very engaging as evident by the fact that I flew through the book. I also really enjoyed the side romance between Grace's best friend, Rosie, and Noah's assistant, Josh, and I would have enjoyed seeing more of their romance on page but I understand that if everything ends up on page the book might not ever end.
Grace is ready to start her life, she's spent the past four years of her life working a million different jobs to pay for school and everything else, she's about to graduate top of her class with a degree in interior design, she's moving into the cute little house that her grandparents left her, things are looking up. But as soon as she moves into the house her new neighbor, Noah, is continually asking her to sell him the house so he can build a pool. And what could have been a good relationship quickly becomes one full of bickering and side bets. But even with all the bickering, fighting and bets Grace can't help but see how attractive Noah is and see the the kinder side of him, but she knows she can't waver and let him win this back and forth they have going on...
As a real estate developer Noah knows a good property when he sees one and his new house is everything he wants in a home. The one thing that would make it absolutely perfect is if he could make his land just a little bit bigger by taking over the property next door. So when his neighbor finally moves in he brings out the big guns to convince her to sell him the house. But no matter what Noah offers Grace doesn't budge. While Noah finds it infuriating that he isn't winning he can't help but love their banter back and forth and Grace's determination.
When Noah's house has the opportunity to have a big spread in a magazine, only if Grace is the interior designer Grace and Noah must put their squabbles aside because it's too big of an opportunity for both of them. As the two work together on Noah and Grace's houses they begin to see other sides of one another, but can a relationship be built off of one that started with fights and bickering?

I loved the dynamic between Grace and Noah in Sophie Sullivan’s How to Love Your Neighbor. Enemies to lovers, HGTV-style project, sunshine and the grump, with a dog-walking disaster of a meet cute. This is a warm hug of a book, start to finish. It’s sweet and snarky and I’m a complete sucker for the boy next door. This is a closed door romance, so it’s perfect for everyone but especially those who like their romances with a little less steam.

Sophie Sullivan is a talented writer, and I love how dynamically she writes her characters. Both Grace and Noah have baggage but none of it felt cliche or overdone. The more serious moments are balanced out with a whole lot of humor and heart. A solid contemporary romance—highly recommend!

Companion novel to Ten Rules for Faking it, How to Love Your Neighbor is an enemies to lovers romance where Noah wants to buy the house next to his so he can expand his yard and get a feature in a magazine. The problem? The owner doesn't want to sell. Grace just wants to live in and fix up her grandparent's (who she never met) house but is financially challenged.Sparks fly as Noah tries to convince Grace, but turns into a feud when his attempts land wrong.

I enjoyed this even more than Ten Rules for Faking It. Grace is the sunshine, self sufficient, hard working woman and Noah is the spoiled, rich guy who is learning how to do things for himself. It is an opposites attract romance but they both teach other other something so it's not just the woman teaching the man which is such a positive. There are some difficult topics addressed because both Noah and Grace have parent issues. I also loved seeing Chris and Everly again and I do hope Wes gets his book next.

I've been on a romance kick and this one definitely was what I was looking for. It was just missing a little something to take it to a 5 star rating, but definitely recommend.

**Thank you to St. Martin's and Netgalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review**

I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an advance readers copy of this story.

Sometimes a bothersome neighbor can turn out to be the one. Sophie Sullivan has paired a rich business man and a dog walker/barista/design school student. He wants to buy her house so he can build a pool, never mind that the beach is steps from his back gate. She wants to fix up her late grandparents cottage and live a peaceful and steady life. These two wind up changing each other in major ways and get a lovely HEA. I loved the way the romance story was woven into a reality DIY show. What fun.

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Actual rating: 2.5 stars

I remember being fond of the first book in this series (even though I can't find it as marketed as a series, it definitely is. Author's note said something about the 3rd book and this takes place with the same characters from the first book making appearances. The main male character, Noah, is the brother of the main male character of Ten Rules for Faking It. I love hate-to-love stories, but this one really missed the mark for me. I feel like I may have remembered in the first book feeling like they moved a little quickly and I didn't necessarily feel the chemistry. That's definitely how I felt with this one. Noah and Grace don't like each other - not really long enough to establish hate - and then they become friends and then all of a sudden, they are all mushy gushy - he's the one, I'm going to marry her. The build up just didn't really work for me. I didn't believe it. I also don't like that Noah kept messing up and his apologies were always I'll do better and then he messes up again. I liked Rosie & Josh's relationship and Morty & Tilly. But otherwise, I really just didn't care for this. I also feel like there is some clunky writing where things are explained way too much and don't need to be.

Not sure why this one didn’t click for me it’s a cute and nice romcom/contemporary romance. Fun with the neighbors. Cute moments with the characters and great side characters.
But I don’t think anything stood out for this book to be different than any other neighbor books.

This was a very entertaining and fun story. I loved Grace and Noah’s chemistry, which they had from the start. They had lived very different lives, but they were learning so much from each other. I really enjoyed the makeovers they were doing together on their houses. There were so many fun projects that they came up with to get things done. This book was a fun read, but it also had lots of depth and many emotional moments for the characters. Definitely recommend it.

Grace has her future all planned out. She is about to graduate design school and is looking to her future. She has three jobs to make ends meet and is planning to move into a house that she inherited from her grandparents that she had never met. Noah has just moved to California. He comes from a wealthy family but is starting over, trying to distance himself from his father. He has bought a beautiful home but is determined to renovate the house, along with buying the unoccupied house next door to expand his property. This begins a feud with the two neighbors, both determined to get their way. Is there a way to peacefully resolve this? I enjoyed the story of these two wonderful characters. The book is well written and held my interest throughout.

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