Book Review: How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan

"Sophie Sullivan’s writing feels like a warm hug.” —Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk Most Anticipated for 2022 by: PopSugar * Buzzfeed * USA Today Enemies-to-lovers meets HGTV in this frothy, effervescent romantic comedy from Sophie Sullivan, author of Ten Rules for Faking It. 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 is a novel you'll want to read over and over again.” - USA Today

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My Review:

This book can definitely be read as a standalone. However, I do feel like I was missing some context around the dynamics between the brothers and their relationship with their father by not having read the previous book. That being said, I kind of lost track of the number of times I squeed in delight and sighed “awe!” Noah and Grace may come from very different social circles, but there’s a lot of similarities in the way they were parented, which both brings them together and pushes them apart. I loved watching these two fighting and finding common ground. I was a particular fan of this book's message that asking for and accepting help is a strength and not a sign of weakness. I also really enjoyed seeing the importance friendships played in the personal growth of both Noah and Grace. Now that I've gotten to know these characters a little bit, I will definitely be going back to read the previous book and keeping my eyes out to see what the author gives us next.

I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through NetGalley.