If you enjoy a chick-lit, love/hate story now and then, I have a cute one that I reviewed this week for you to check out. This new to me author has included all of the gushy, sweet, and endearing qualities that make it a fun rom-com to read and remember.
Check out my thoughts below on this upcoming release.
How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan
Publisher : St. Martin’s Griffin (January 18, 2022)
ISBN-13 : 978-1250624185
OVERVIEW:
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.
How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan Review
There are some tropes that make it guaranteed you are going to fall for the story. The traditional neighbor-next-door with the love/hate twist is one of those tropes for me. You already know what is coming and the fact we get a happily ever after is the icing too. Getting there is the main story.
Sometimes it take a bit to warm up to the “bad guy” in the story. But for me, I enjoyed the character of Noah right from the start. I never got the bad guy vibe. He was annoying sometimes, didn’t think most of the time, but you knew he wore his heart on his sleeve.
This story has many fun, quirky parts to it to keep you entranced and engaged. The supporting characters add a load of balance and humor that really develops the story. The heartfelt growing romance between Noah and Grace was energetic, emotional, and deeply layered. The author gives us plenty of heat and building tension but in a clean way.
How to Love Your Neighbor fits the bill when it comes to a sweet, endearing story that just leaves you feeling happy and sated. That is the best type of romances.
4 STARS
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.
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