Noah meets his match when he is introduced to Grace. He is attractive, well off and not used to the word no. Grace is stubborn and used to doing things her own way. He wants her property, she just wants him off it. They clash over everything from hedges, fences and more.

This is a well-written sweet read of enemies who become lovers. I enjoyed the overall plot, witty banter and the cover is absolutely adorable. I would suggest this book for anyone looking for a light clean story with drama peppered in for angst.

I want to thank NetGalley, Sophie Sullivan and St. Martin’s Press for the e-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.

I wanted to love this book, but I couldn't. It was full of clichés and quite honestly hard to believe story line. There were times while reading when I wasn't sure where the characters were. I had to go back several times and see if I missed something. The characters did not grow, if they would have, I might have given this a better rating. At best, these two are entering a codependent relationship. I don't understand what they saw in each other or when the characters went from hating each other to loving each other. If you're a fan of easy cheesy books then this is for you.
I want to thank Netgalley for giving me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Do you like watching HGTV? Home remodels your thing? Do you perk up just a little bit when you think about rearranging your furniture? If so, than this light hearted rom-com is for you.

Cliche girl moves in next door and rich guy who is in a crisis of the soul but still throwing off major her vibes keeps trying to buy her house. The pace of this novel was great. The humor was on point. The HGTV and magazine references made it relevant to the house flipping shows that we know and love.

This is the type of novel you’ll want to take with you as an easy beach read or when you’re traveling. It’s easy, fun, and lighthearted.

First, I have to begin by saying Sophie Sullivan is one of my favorite authors that I have interacted with on Instagram. She is warm, engaging, and playful. I found her account a few years ago and loved watching her sneak around and sign random copies of her books in stores. Eventually, she turned it into a bit of a scavenger hunt for her followers and would leave clues about where she may have been.

I read her novel, Ten Rules for Faking It and just loved it; so when I saw How to Love Your Neighbor be teased on her account, I immediately checked NetGalley and requested an ARC. A huge thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and of course, Sophie Sullivan for granting me access to read it ahead of time.

Following a bit of a reading slump, I knew I had to crack open Sophie's book. I just had this gut feeling it would yank me out of my reading funk and boy was I right! I started this book on a Tuesday at 8 PM and finished it on Wednesday at 3 AM. I couldn't put it down. I even reached out to Sullivan on Instagram to tell her how much I loved it, because gosh it was just SOOOO GUUUDD!!

Grace is going to school for interior design and is nearing the end of her program. Determined to jump start adulting, Grace is thrilled when a little slice of home lands in her lap. Grace unexpectedly learns that her grandparents left their house to her and although it's a fixer-upper, it's hers. To make ends meet, Grace works a series of odd jobs and has been caring for an elderly man who she's grown quite fond of. However, she lets him know she will finally be moving into her home and kicking off the renovations. Life seems to be going Grace's way when Noah, her grumpy, surly, and uber hot neighbor appears on the scene. Unclear about Noah's motivations and wooing to buy her out, Grace is immediately guarded and charmed by this man. Why does her heart flutter when she sees him? While the two engage in a neighbor feud, neither can fully shake the feeling that when they are around each other the intrigue and revulsion aren't all that far apart.

What happens when two adults are looking for home? What I enjoyed most about this book was how Sophie Sullivan explored the notion of home and what it means to find your home. I'm going to nerd out for a moment, but in Italian there really is no word for "home". There is the technical word for "house", but not a word that captures the abstract idea of what a home is. That's what Sophie Sullivan's characters explore amidst the pages of this captivating book. I also really enjoyed how many design elements were folded into this story. Thanks to my binge read, I've now reorganized two rooms in my home (see what I did there?!) and it feels cozier than ever.

I hope Sophie Sullivan has another novel starting to form in her mind. We all know I'll be keeping an eye out and jumping to get my hands on it!

Rating: 3.75/5
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Fiction
Warnings: Parental Tensions + Abandonment
Steam: 1/5
Tropes: Forced Proximity, Frenemies to Lovers

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion. How to Love Your Neighbor will be published on January 18th, 2022.

I first want to point out that this cover is a work of art and so freaking beautiful. I know there is controversy in the romance community about illustrated covers but I adore the art of it all.

Ten Rules for Faking It was one of the first books I read in 2021, it was a cute concept...overall a bit meh for me but I was so excited to see there would be a second book that included Chris's brother Noah. (BTW the characters from the first book make some appearances but you don't have to read the first to read the second). I loved the premise of two "enemy" neighbors working together on home improvements + design.

Things I loved: I did enjoy the characters evolving over time with each other, there was a good amount of personal growth needed with their personal issues. Loved the friend groups and trading places projects. Found family was a big message and I loved that!

Things I didn't like: Noah didn't directly ask Grace why she didn't want to sell her house and really, I think this would have solved some of the communication issues. Grace's mom really annoyed me but I know she needed to be there. This book was pretty slow paced for me + I didn't see their connection so it took me awhile to finish. A lot of showing not telling with the romance.

3.5/5 stars

I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book nearly as much as I did! It was fun and easy to read and the romance felt exciting and cute.

I really loved the interior design/renovation setting and (of course) the enemies to lovers plot. This book is definitely worth the read!

I did think it end rather abruptly but I find that with most romance novels.

Thanks to NetGalley for the free e-galley of this book. Sophie Sullivan's book is a romance novel for those who love interior design and enemies to lovers. Gracie is sweet and determined. She wants to make her home the best it can be while also working a million jobs. Her neighbor Noah is a rich real estate developer who wants to buy Gracie's place from her. They end up annoying each other, literally breaking fences, and having painting contests. Their chemistry continues to grow until finally they decide to team up to decorate Noah's house. I'm not sure what Grace sees in Noah besides that she thinks he's good-looking. He messes up a lot and is constantly apologizing to her. The book has some sweet moments with funny peripheral characters, but the two main characters didn't seem like equals to me. I think Sullivan's writing has a lot of promise, and I would give another novel of hers a try.

Fun, enjoyable, and very heartwarming! I was lucky enough to have received an eARC for this sweet book, which was all about the girl/boy next door. I read the synopsis for this book and was automatically intrigued, as it involved a trope I had not read in a while. The story was so real to me that I could vividly imagine how everything played out and see these characters brought to life.

Grace is such a great character, so well developed and so much fun to read, as well as Noah, even though he was a tad of an asshole, just saying. Both Grace and Noah were so much fun to read and the tension between them was amazingly written. Its a very light and quick read that I think many will love!

One thing I might say is that the characters seemed to act a little younger than their age range. When I started reading I placed them all between 21-25 and the range was 26+ mostly! Nothing wrong with that, just that it was awkward on occasions thinking about how a grown adult was acting more like a teenager or young adult than a 30+ year old, you know. But it was overall okay!

3.5 stars.

This book was a cute concept, and the end was really sweet. I just felt like maybe it dragged on a bit?

Sophie Sullivan's "How to Love Your Neighbor" is perfect for anyone who has dreams of interior design with a smoking hot neighbor. Honestly, it combines all the best parts of a beachy read - beautiful beach vistas, sexual tension with a hot new neighbor who you didn't get off to a good start with, and a limitless budget to redo their entire home. I am in.

Noah and Grace were not very friendly and definitely didn’t like being neighbors especially since Noah wants Grace’s house!

I wasn’t prepared for the amazing experience that is this book! Grace and Noah started off on the totally wrong foot but when they team up for unsuspecting reasons they discover that maybe they had each other all wrong!

The story itself is very sweet! It takes awhile for things to build but I loved getting to know the characters as we went along!

Grace has the purest heart and she gives her all! She teaches Noah to believe in himself and that he deserves love! Noah is strong and is used to carrying the load but being around Grace comes easy to him! They banter and hilarious barbs had me rolling in laughter, but his heartfelt moments are when he shined!

Thank you, NetGalley for sending this ARC for an honest review!

It was a contemporary rom-com romance,, I really enjoyed reading and laughing out loud.

Grace and Noah you are going to love their characters. He wants her house and she's not selling, a love-hate relationship You will really enjoy this book when it comes out by Sophie Sullivan.

Written great! Pick up your copy when this comes out!!

Loveddddd this book! Grace and Noah were great characters with perfect chemistry. Read the entire book in one sitting - just devoted it. Irresistible!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for blessing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
And I did feel blessed. I LOVED IT. It pulled me right out of my slump, and had me sneaking pages at my desk and hiding in the bathroom so I could keep reading. My soul need a good romance and this hit SO MANY TROPES in ALL MY FAVORITE WAYS.
Sunshine meets grump✔
Enemies to lovers? ✔
Forced Proximity? ✔
Reformed rich asshole ✔
Sassy retired folks? ✔
We get to watch the characters GROW. We get to enjoy the relationship instead of them getting together in the last 5 pages. We even get cameos from Everly & Chris from 10 Rules For Faking It.
For me, this was 5 stars.

I enjoyed this book Grace has baggage from her past but is working on not letting it interfere with her future . Noah has some as well. He wants her house and she's not selling. This has meet cute, humor and realism as well. 3 stars.

I really enjoyed this book as it was such an adorable enemies to lovers story which is my favorite trope. I like how the characters didn’t spend the whole book hating each other and I did feel like their relationship kept building. I love their competitive banter and the cast of side characters.

The only thing for me is that I like a little more steam though I did enjoy the non-steamy, swoon-worthy moments ❤️.

3.75 stars ! this book was cute and as you can probably sum up, the theme is finding your home whether it’s an actual house or a person.

this book follows grace and noah who go from angry enemy neighbors to friends to lovers (and that friends to lovers section really got me). throughout they renovate a house, deal through parental drama, and finding the meaning of home.

it was a cute little book, nothing awakening in me too deeply but it was just so sweet how they trusted each other in taking those leaps of faith for one another. i love a good home renovation show/story and reading this was exciting. i wanna see photos of this imaginary home now ugh we love a before and after!!!

The stand-alone sort of sequel to Ten Rules for Faking It ( Yes the main couple from that also reappears in this book!) though you can read it without having read the first book (however, I absolutely adored the first book so I would definitely recommend it!). An interior design student moves in next door to a grumpy rich guy who is determined to buy out her home. Grace hasn’t always had it easy, she works a ton of jobs and is just trying to finish school and get her dream job. She has an inherited a home and has finally made the step into moving it, it’s an adorable little house on the beach... everything is great until she meets her new neighbor. Noah Jansen is a real estate developer who is determined to make his dream home come true, and the way to do that is to buy the property next to his so he can expand his land, too bad the hot new neighbor refuses to sell. Soon Noah and Grace are feuding and doing petty childish things to each other, all while struggling with the growing feelings between them. Soon Noah finds himself inviting Grace over to work on his own home and soon sparks get flying. But can the differences between these two feuding neighbors really be overcome? I liked Grace but just couldn’t find Noah to be all that appealing and didn’t really see the chemistry between the two of them. I was happy to see my fav couple from her previous book in this one and would definitely recommend that one! Though this one just didn’t live up to my expectations, I will definitely be reading from this author again. I can’t wait to see what she writes next and if she continues to add onto this universe she’s created. Though this one wasn’t for me, maybe the next one will be!

*Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

3 stars! When I see neighbor romance, I immediately click. There is just something about the girl-next-door type of romances that draws me in. Unfortunately I felt pretty neutral about HTLYN. With its adorable cover and neighbor romance plot, I thought this would be a hook line and sinker for me, but I read the last page feeling relatively underwhelmed. I never could quite connect to Grace and that largely had to do with the writing style. I always felt like I was touching the surface of Grace's personality and I couldn't really relate to her character. Oh, I do love a grumpy romantic interest, and Noah being Grace's neighbor was a double win. Yet, nothing about Noah and Grace's interactions were very memorable for me. This book is one that's fun to pass the time with but it's also one that will leave my head just days after finishing it (maybe even sooner).

i thought this book was super cute! i read it all in one night! the characters were really fun- i loved grace, shes so cool- and it's a great enemies to friends to lovers romcom! i rated it four stars because while it was really cute and i enjoyed it a lot, it isn't something that is going to consume my thoughts for days on end, which is my criteria for a five star book. however, i highly recommend for a light and easy and satisfying read!