I loved the chemistry between Grace and Noah. The story kept my interest and I want to know more about the other couples. This is the first time reading one of this authors books, but it will not be the last.

Love this story! The characters are fun and the whole bad neighbor thing is hilarious! I sat up way too late reading this page turner. I found the book a delight to read.

I absolutely loved Ten Rules for Faking It, so I was so excited to get early access to How to Love Your Neighbor! I highly recommend if you are looking for a lighthearted rom-com!

We start with Grace, who works multiple part time jobs, while finishing up design school. She inherited a house from her estranged grandparents, and is finally moving in, excited to have something to call her own. Her new neighbor, Noah (Chris' brother from Ten Rules for Faking It), is a real estate developer who wants to purchase her house to knock it down and build a pool for himself. What ensues is a hilarious collection of some of my favorite tropes: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, different worlds, sunny vs. grumpy, etc. I love that Sophie gives backstories to the secondary characters, as well. It gives a little more dimension to the books and feels like you're one of the gang!

This could be read as a standalone, but there would be some spoilers if you want to read Ten Rules after the fact.

Special thanks to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press/ St. Martin’s Griffin for sharing this ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

I truly enjoyed this sweet and emotional love story. It developed perfectly and the ending was what it should be. I definitely recommend this book and look forward to reading more from this author.

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and the publisher. This is my honest and personal review.

How To Love Your Neighbor is the perfect read for fans of romcoms who love the enemies-to-lovers trope and the cheerful-positive-girl vs grumpy-entitled-boy characterization.

Grace Travis and Noah Jansen couldn’t be more different. Noah comes from a wealthy New York family and he’s just moved to the West Coast to prove to his father and to the world that he can make it on his own without using the family name. Noah is used to get always what he wants and right now he wants the neighbor’s house to build a pool. On the other hand, Grace was raised in a trailer by her now estranged mother. She works two jobs and she is about to get her degree in interior design and, possibly, her dream job. She’s also inherited a house from the grandparents she’s never met, a house that she can call her own and fix up as she wishes. Everything would be perfect except for the arrogant neighbor who doesn’t seem to understand that she has no intention to sell it. However, when a journalist wants to do an article about the renovations in Noah’s house and wants Grace as the designer, the two of them have no choice but to work and spend time together and their chemistry becomes undeniable.

How To Love Your Neighbor has everything that I love in romcom novels: witty dialogues; strong chemistry between two unwilling love interests; likable and authentic characters. And the author created some incredible characters. I loved Noah and Grace and their easy and sparkling relationship. Thanks to the dual point of view, we get to know these two characters very well. Yes, they are different and the only thing they have in common is probably a complicated relationship with their parents. Despite her difficult upbringing, Grace is sunny and positive, while Noah is a bit moody and surly. And yet, right from the beginning, they are good together and their chemistry and their witty exchanges kept me glued to the pages. I also enjoyed the cast of characters that surround them and create some of the funniest scenes in the novel: Morty, Grace’s grumpy former roommate and friend; Rosie, her cheerful best friend; Josh, Noah’s funny and smart assistant.

Only after I finished reading it, I discovered that How To Love Your Neighbor is the sequel to the author’s debut novel, Ten Rules For Faking It, as it features some of the same characters, but it can easily be read as a stand-alone (as I did), although I am now very curious to read it.

All in all, the plot is nothing new in the romcom genre and you know how it’s going to end, but thanks to the author’s addictive and easy writing and a cast of engaging and humorous characters, How To Love Your Neighbor is a very riveting, immersive, and entertaining novel.

Grace is not your average 20-something-year-old; having been raised by a single mom who chose to put her own needs in front of her daughter's while also separating them from any family, Grace has learned how be a survivor. She found she has a talent for interior design and by working multiple jobs, she is putting herself through school. As she was getting ready for her final term, she learns she inherited a house from the grandmother she never knew she had. After moving into the house and seeing the potential for some renovation work to bring it up to date, a neighbor moves in next door. On the surface, Noah is everything Grace is not. He is wealthy, comes from a two parent home, has siblings, and had a great relationship with his grandfather. He, however, has realized he doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps (aloof, money-driven, callous), so he steps away to move across the country and start over.

The two meet and have words, but there are sparks too. After much back and forth bickering/flirting, the two reach a truce, and this is where the story truly develops. What starts out as a standard rom-com, develops into a book with more depth and insight than most of the genre. The basic formula is still there, yet Sophie Sullivan also infused her characters and plot with substance. Could be a beach read but also good any time of year!

(I received an ARC from NetGalley and have written an objective review)

I really liked the premise of HOW TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR. Hate to love? Forced proximity? Sign me up. However, ultimately didn’t really connect with either the main character nor her love interest so this was really just so-so for me.

#howtoloveyourneighbor #sophiesullivan many thanks to #netgalley. It has a huge dose of DIY/HGTV vibes if you like that sort of thing. It’s a fun #enemiestolovers rom-com book. Grace and Noah …. Their neighbors. With growing sexual tension who can’t seem to get along. Will they eventually fall in love? #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #chicklit #book

3.5 stars

How to Love Your Neighbor is a fun enemies-to-lovers rom-com book. Plus add in the huge dose of DIY/HGTV vibes and I was sold.

Grace is a design student working a bunch of odd jobs to try to make ends meet when she learns she inherited her grandparent's house. Noah is a real estate developer trying to start afresh out on the west coast after stepping out from under his father's thumb. Noah has his site set on purchasing the property adjacent to the one his, which just so happens to be Grace's. Only Grace has no intention of selling, so Noah sets out to show Grace how ill-prepared she is for homeownership.

Overall, I found How to Love Your Neighbor to be fairly fun, sweet, and reminded me so much of one of those TV shows about maybe 15 years ago where neighbors or friends swapped houses and they decorated for the other people. The found family of Grace's was really a beautiful offset the near literal dumpster fire of a mother she has in real life. And I loved how we got to see Noah's brothers and the character's from the previous books pop back in and provide supporting character energy.

What didn't really work for me was, well, everything was WAY too easy. If Grace was working a billion jobs, how in the world is she going to afford to renovate or at the least mildly update a house in the California market, let alone the taxes for such a venture? Further, Noah just -happens- to get Grace a whole spread in a posh magazine? Aaannnndddd, yeah, I do home DIY all the time. There's just no way stuff happened that quickly. Sorry, I know it's nit-picky and that it's fiction but it just really drew me away from the storyline. Add in the near syrupy cuteness bordering on a little cheesy and the fade to black... yeah, this was a bit of a miss for me.

*I had the absolute privilege of getting an ARC from the publisher and Netgalley and I could not be more grateful. All thoughts and comments are my own.*

Grace works hard to get her dream life

Noah has plans to move away from the shadow of his father

When Grace moves next door to grumpy Noah and disrupts his plans, they disagree on a lot and also admire each other's good qualities.

When they stop fighting and start supporting each other, a beautiful love begins

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

How to Love Your Neighbor was a pretty fun romcom to jump into. Then again, I'm a huge sucker for enemies to lover's kind of romances. Seriously, they might be my kryptonite. Or maybe that's bantering? Either way, Grace and Noah give me all of that and then some.

Grace is a design student casually working multiple jobs trying to make ends meet. Her jobs? Well, they are all pretty different from one another. One day you might see her walking dogs and the next making you a cup of joe. Her favorite job, though, is being her own version of bob the builder and fixing up her grandparent's house that she magically inherited. The only thing she didn't expect was Noah, her neighbor.

Now Noah is new to the neighborhood and thinks Grace is way too stubborn. Of course, he himself is equally stubborn but semantics. Right from their very first encounter, they are budding heads and casually making the sexual tension between them grow.

This, of course, sparked their chemistry into life. The bantering definitely made it better in my eyes. Then they had to ruin it by trying to be friends. Ugh, no, worst decision you've ever made. The tension just kept brewing and brewing between them. It was obvious to everyone else around them and I just needed someone to cave.

In the end, feelings exploded, and I ended up being a very happy girl. I'm so happy that I got the chance to jump into this and I'm excited for whatever Sophie ends up writing next. If I get sexual tension, bantering, and romance...well, I'm already hooked and mentally prepared to read.

This book was a super fun read & covers one of my favorite tropes (enemies to lovers). This is the first book I've read by Sophie Sullivan & I really enjoyed her style of writing!

Grace & Noah's relationship progression was believable from the start. I enjoyed their banter & the unraveling of their own personal familial issues (& how similar they actually were). If you don't mind a fun slow burn & a fade to black read, this is the book for you.

Overall this was a great read & I enjoyed the pace. Can't wait to check out more from this author!

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc. All thoughts are my own.*

I've been reading more romances with different takes this year than I have seen before. An interior designer was something new for me and while it started as enemies to lovers, it was not enemies through as much of the book as I expected.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Not an all time favorite, but still very enjoyable. I did find that some of the ways the pet names were felt a little cringey to me, but that was probably just the audiobook narrator's voice that made it feel that way to me.

The plotline with the main characters mom did feel a little rushed and at times took a back seat. It was almost unnecessary. On the flip side, the issues with the main male characters dad were only every talked about and never actually brought to light, which is something I would have liked to see.

Overall, four stars. I will be looking to see what else Sophie Sullivan writes.

Grace is in interior design school and recently inherited a house that she's working on fixing up. The only issue with this seems to be her annoying neighbor Noah who is making his intentions clear that he wants the house. Noah is a real estate developer and once he sets his eyes on something he's like a dog with a bone and it seems Grace really knows how to push his buttons.

Okay so if your a fan of The Hating Game or a fan of enemies to lovers troupe you're not going to want to miss this one. Clearly I'm a fan I really loved this book, it was such a fun read from start to finish. I loved how resourceful Grace was she rarely let anything get in her way the only issue she seemed to be having was in the romance department and after seeing how things were for her mother she wasn't interested. Then there was the bull headed Noah who just wouldn't let the house go managing to find his match in someone who just won't let him have what he wants. I thought it was interesting seeing that whole thing with the magazine article kinda getting them work together and that whole opposites working together thing. There was plenty of great moments and challenging moments that test what's going on in their personal life as well as what is starting to form in between the two and I was here for all of that and I enjoyed it immensely. Overall great book highly recommend!

How To Love Your Neighbor
By Sophie Sullivan

I do love the grumpy neighbor and slowly winning his heart trope - I loved how Sophie Sullivan peeled the layers on these characters - also great to see Noah's character was from "Ten Rules for Faking It" - Chris' brother. The truth is, this book was definitely more fun for me and I really loved the great chemistry and engaging storyline. I just could not get enough of this story. If you love home improvement shows like those in HGTV then this is for you. I love that the setting is in SoCal, my hometown.

I was astonished at how quickly this reeled me in. A little bit of a fun twist on the enemies to lovers tropes, It is the perfect hate to love story with a little family drama added in. Noah and Grace have great chemistry and their storyline was engaging and fun. The supporting characters are richly written and I found out this is a second book in a possible series, so now I need to go back and read about Chris and Everly's love story. Morty was a personal favorite of mine. A light, easy, consuming read.

Thank you Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was fine. There was nothing particularly memorable about it, the enemies-to-lovers didn't really work for me, because they were barely enemies before they were dating. Grace annoyed me with her "I don't need any help, I can do everything on my own" attitude. I didn't like that Noah's confrontation with his father happened off the page, I feel like that could have been an interesting scene. I would recommend this to someone who was looking for off the page intimacy, but that part didn't work for me either. Overall it was just, fine.

Thanks to netgalley. What a cute book! This was first book I’ve read of this author, and would continue to read their books. I laughed out loud and got all the feels. Very uplifting, adorable read.

Very cute and sweet romcom. Slightly enemies to lovers with lots of cute moments in between. Highly recommended

What a fun concept!! I really enjoyed the almost HGTV aspect of this book. So much fun! I love all of Sophie's books!