Really enjoyed this heartwarming adventure. Emotionally thrilling, sweetly sexy, laugh out loud fun and action-packed journey filled will witty and engaging charters, fun banter, heart racing twists and thrilling turns.

How to Love Your Neighbor is a super cute romantic comedy with excellent chemistry between the lead characters. Very fun and enjoyable read.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this title. All opinions and mistakes are my own.

I am a sl*t for enemies to lovers. I loved how this book out the couple at very little drama. It dealt with family issues and growth! It was all around a quick loveable book with all the characters leaving an impression

I am a sucker for a sunshine-grump trope and How to Love Your Neighbor was perfect for that. It was heartfelt and had some cute moments but overall, it wasn't my favorite. Characters fell pretty flat for me, and there wasn't the amount of tension between the characters that I would expect from an enemies to lovers type of trope. I also didn't realize it was part of a series! So obviously this can stand alone, but I'd be interested in checking out the others to fully decide if this series is just not it for me or if it was this particular book.

What a great book. The second in a series, but can be read as a stand alone (I need to go back and read the first book because this one was so good!). Noah and Grace are neighbors, but that is just where the fun begins. Come share laughs with them and their family as they discover who they are and what they want. Super quick, easy read that has you feeling all the warm fuzzies.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you NetGalley, Sophie Sullivan and St. Martin’s Griffin for hearing my honest review. Looking forward to reading more with you
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HOW TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR - Sophie Sullivan

#2 Jansen Brothers romance series

CUTE! - 4 stars

Plot - 4 stars - When Grace unexpectedly inherits a house from her grandparents, she is greatly looking forward to building a home there. As an interior designer, she has the skills to do it herself, and she feels a closeness to her family there that she's never had before. Unfortunately, her neighbor also wants the property, and he's trying to manipulate his way into a deal.

Writing - 4 stars - I was involved in the story right from the beginning. Sullivan was able to create an interesting scenario peopled with characters who are appealing, yet entertaining. The witty banter kept me smiling. Although several mentions were made of what were obviously characters in the first book in this series, I had no trouble understanding the current situation without having read the previous book first. As a matter of fact, these hints just whetted my appetite to get back and read Chris and Everly's story.

Characters - 4 stars - The characters are very attractive and caught my attention right away. Grace is warm and friendly, but she's also very independent (to a fault) and wants to have control over her life. She's determined to create a home to build a sense of family. And it's interesting that Noah had a very different upbringing, but he's also pretty much in the same situation--wanting closeness and family to compensate for his absent and difficult father. Their relationship built slowly and made a lot of sense. They were actually looking for the same things without realizing it at first.

Title - 4 stars - The crossed-out word in the cover gives the reader a hint that there's something silly about to happen in the story.

Cover - 4 stars - A cartoony cover normally doesn't appeal to me, but the beautiful pastel coloring does draw the eye and the light-hearted aspect of the cover does indicate what to expect.

Overall - 4 stars - This is a new-to-me author, and I will definitely be looking for more from her. This book was full of romantic tension while also being light-hearted and entertaining. It may have gotten a little too flowery and poetic at the end, but the message was warm and loving, and it left me with an overall feeling of happiness.

Grace is an interior design student who is barely making ends meet when she inherits her grandparents' house. - grandparents she's never even met. Her next door neighbor is Noah, an up-and-coming hotshot who is used to using his money and persuasion to get his way. He has his sights set on Grace's property. It would make a great spot for a pool, after all. Imagine Noah's surprise when no amount of money can tempt Grace to sell her home. The house is her chance at a true home, which she never had growing up. Grace and Noah move past some tense moments and decide the neighborly thing to do is become friends. But when attractions set in, will they be able to maintain a friendship? Both are leery of relationships - could they handle becoming more than friends?

How to Love Your Neighbor had some adorable rom-com moments and feels. There were also some deeper topics, such as dealing with crappy parents and self-doubt when it comes to relationships. It's told through alternating POVs, which is something I always enjoy. I like hearing both sides of the story! I also enjoy a story where a deserving character comes out on top at the end. This one will leave you with the warm and fuzzies.

This story was not for me. For some reason the characters and the story just didn’t work for me and I stopped reading about half way through. Nothing really noticeable that made me feel that way, just lost interest.

How to love your neighbor is my jam and loved it very much. I like sophie sullivan books and will read more of them.

'How to Love Your Neighbor' by Sophie Sullivan is a pretty straight-forward grumpy sunshine romance.

Still in interior design school, Grace inheirits a house from the grandparents she never knew. Estranged from her mom, she sees the little beach house as a perfect opportunity to find a way to connect with her familial roots.

Intending to move in and fix it up, her plans become complicated when the hot guy from the dogwalking incident turns out to be her wealthy neighbor. A pushy real estate developer who's used to getting what he wants, this time he wants her property. With the idea anything can be had for the right price and determined to expand his own place.. netting him coverage in a big magazine and the fresh start he craves, she's the only thing standing in his way.

While they're obviously attracted to each other, the two neighbors clash constantly. They have extremely different backgrounds and approaches to life, even if there are hidden commonalities under all that.

As much as Noah comes across sometimes like an all out jerk, very similar things are motivating them both. Despite the fact he can be a bit unaware of those around him, deep down.. he's actually kind of lovely. Not to mention hot and charismatic.

Grace.. herself.. is relatable and down to earth. Her struggles are reasonable, he frustrations are understandable, and ultimately she's a warm person who sort of blossoms around Noah.

The banter between them is great and often feels very realistic. I've had some of the same types of conversations I witnessed between them and I love that genuine, easy dialogue. Since my opinion is that dialogue is the hardest part to write well in any form of media, I applaud Sullivan for getting it so right.

Though I read romance only occasionally, I can't wait to see more work from this author. It's a light, fun read.. that still manages to have substance.

I was so excited for this one, but it fell flat for me. I didn't really like any of the characters and it was way longer than it had to be.

I did enjoy the romance and continued to flip the pages to see where it was going, but it didn't do anything for me. It was your average romance book and it's one of those that is kind of forgettable.

Finished it. Liked it best when they weren’t getting along the writing had more to it. As soon as they started liking each other the writing became tough for me to enjoy- the inner monologues and character development all got a bit stunted and flat for me :/. The frame was fun though. Neighbors, interior design idea, and the hate love trope were all good ideas for a frame.

Honestly can’t say that I loved this one. While it was cute I think it was slightly underdeveloped. I would give this author another chance though for
Sure.

DNF

I really wanted to love this one, but unfortunately what I read just didn’t work for me.

How to Love Your Neighbor had so much promise. I loved the idea of a home renovation theme, and I am always a big fan of enemies to lovers and grumpy/sunshine tropes. However, I just couldn’t feel a connection to the characters and found Noah very unlikeable. This wouldn’t have been a deal breaker on its own, but the plot also wasn’t holding my attention. The romance felt secondary to the rest of the story, and it was lacking the steam or angst you would typically expect from a romance novel. Perhaps new romance readers, or those who enjoy light romance as a side plot, may have better luck with this one.

Many thanks to St.Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4 Stars

Super cute and charming. It took a bit to warm up to Noah, but he grew on me lol. These two had great banter. I loved that Grace didn't just roll over and give Noah what he wanted. She's stubborn and tenacious and I adored her. Cute read.

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So… I read How to Love Your Neighbor twice this year and even though I forgot so much from the first time I was reading it, I still stand by my rating of 3,5 stars.

The reason I decided to reread this novel was because I realized I forgot too many things and it didn’t feel appropriate to write a review on something I just briefly remember.
How I forgot it so fast and was even surprised I didn’t remember important side characters is a whole another problem and I will call my cards on post covid instead of on book itself.

Still, my main impressions stayed the same: at the beginning I couldn’t stand Noah (the love interest) for the love of me, with his arrogance and expectations to get whatever he wants however he wants. He reminded me of one political party (from Croatia), fathers’ sons who get everything they want in life without ever having to make an effort, that never look back on people they cross over on their way.

Even when Noah had his change of heart (which was purely bc he fell in love with MC, not because he had some epiphany or character development) I still didn’t like him, and if this was a real life and not a romance book, I wouldn’t trust him.

On the other side, our MC Grace was easy to like and to understand.
I even identified with her when it comes to her relationship with her mother in a way (but here I have to stress out our situations are very different).
Side characters were amazing and scenes that involved them were my favourites.

The writing style was good and easy to follow.
The book was entertaining enough to make me want to check other work written by Sophie Sullivan.

If you are looking for a relaxing summer read to pass time and be entertained How to Love Your Neighbor is a good choice.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me an ARC in exchange for a review.

I sincerely enjoyed this novel. It was cute and emotional, dealing with serious issues- parental neglect and emotional abuse; love and trust; healing and moving on.

I found myself wanting to read just one more page… just one more… one more… more. Before I knew it 3 hours passed.

I highly recommend this book to all adults who want to read a real story. Enjoy and happy reading!

I don't read a lot of romantic comedies, so the few I pick up usually are enjoyable for me and have enough twists to make the read engaging. In this one, we have a grumpy rich neighbor who wants to enlarge his empire, and we have a young woman who is just embarking on her interior design career. So, of course, at the start of the story, Grace meets her soon-to-be neighbor comically while she is walking multiple dogs, and he gets out of the water all handsome looking.
Grace inherited a house from her grandparents and soon moved into it with big dreams of making it her own home. But unfortunately, her neighbor, the guy she met earlier, has bigger plans for his home right next door, including buying Grace's home. The comedy inside this story is hilarious from design competitions, a magazine article, and the fact that one is a grumpy guy and the other wants to live her best new homeowner life.
I loved both MCs with parent issues and an eye for design, but one done it herself, the other higher a team, and how they fell for each other as they learned to love their neighbor.

This book was a warm hug sandwiched between two ends. Sophie Sullivan knows just how to hit on all important parts, the enemy's to lovers, the banter back and forth, the drama and more. This book gave me all the good kind of feelings. I wish it included an epilogue! I want more of Grace and Noah!

I had unintentionally missed reading How to Love Your Neighbor back when it was first released in January (can I blame a new school semester?). But once I got into Sophie Sullivan’s novel, I didn’t want to stop reading! It was a super fun read.

Here’s the book’s description:
Interior Design School? Check. Cute house to fix up? Check.
Sexy, grumpy neighbor who is going to get in the way of your plans? Check. Unfortunately.
Grace Travis has it all figured out. In between finishing school and working a million odd jobs, she’ll get her degree and her dream job. Most importantly, she’ll have a place to belong, something her harsh mother could never make. When an opportunity to fix up—and live in—a little house on the beach comes along, Grace is all in. Until her biggest roadblock moves in next door.
Noah Jansen knows how to make a deal. As a real estate developer, he knows when he's found something special. Something he could even call home. Provided he can expand by taking over the house next door--the house with the combative and beautiful woman living in it.
With the rules for being neighborly going out the window, Grace and Noah are in an all-out feud. But sometimes, your nemesis can show you that home is always where the heart is.
This wasn’t a perfect read, though, so I’ll get some of that out of the way first. Grace and Noah both had some serious parental issues. Grace’s mom wasn’t very maternal so Grace left home at 18. Her mom is toxic and continues to reach out for money. Noah, on the other hand, has an overbearing father who clearly wants to control all his children. Those are some deep problems to deal with but it sometimes seemed like it was just a plot point to check off. Like – how terrible can these parents be and how much drama can they cause for the couple before they’re able to rise above their upbringing and rule the day together forever for the rest of their lives? I just didn’t think it added enough to the overall story and every time their parents were mentioned, it kind of pulled me out of the book.

Noah was a bit of an ass when he and Grace first met but he was self-aware enough to (eventually) realize how his actions were affecting her. The book’s description paints this as more of an enemies-to-lovers kind of story. And they were, technically, enemies but simply because of logistics. Noah wanted the house. Grace owned the house. It was completely business, not personal. (But that wasn’t something Grace could wrap her head around, which I get.) So, I was able to get behind the enemies-to-lovers, a trope that’s usually not my cup of tea.

Noah and Grace were lovely humans, once you got to know them. They each have a certain, hard exterior they put up to keep themselves from getting hurt but they don’t realize the full extent of those walls until they start spending more time together. I was totally rooting for them and found their banter too adorable.

I hadn’t realized that this book is part of a series about Noah and his brothers so I’m definitely going to go back to read Ten Rules for Faking It and I’m really looking forward to A Guide to Being Just Friends as well.

And I just loved the design part of this story! It gave me all the best HGTV vibes and it was too fun to read as Grace designed Noah’s house.

How to Love Your Neighbor was a lot of fun to read. Sophie Sullivan’s novel is a great choice for a summer weekend (or evening…or anytime, really!) if you’re looking for a sweet and entertaining romance.

*An egalley of this novel was provided by the publisher, St. Martin’s Press, via NetGalley in exchange for review consideration. All opinions are honest and my own.*