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The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest

22 reviews

3readingcircus's review against another edition

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3.5

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onegalonelife27's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Let me start off with that I'm a huge fan of the online friendship/crush trope. The mystery of who the other person is, the sharing of so much of yourself, the fear when communication suddenly gets cut off, the pining to meet but also the desperation to keep the relationship as is*chef's kiss!* So thus I naturally drawn to this book! In this case, it's more one-sided anonymous with one using a pen name than the usual case but the relationship between the two main characters is so sweet in their emails!

I really liked both main characters, relating to both of them in ways. And it's so heart warming to see them encourage one another and help the other embrace their dreams!

That being said, the instant physical attraction they have is a bit much for me. Makes for some steamy romance later on, but that's not always my cup of tea.

Overall, great story here!

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ju_harue's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Eu curti bastante a leitura, que li pelo hype das amigas, e que era exatamente o que precisava: uma leitura rápida, descomplicada, que causasse borboletas no estômago mesmo sabendo o provável desenrolar clichê de um bom romance.
Lily e Nick, cada um com suas questões, lidando com a vida adulta, traumas e expectativas, e ao mesmo tempo se aventurando num romance complicado e tão fofo, é tão real, tão empático.

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taraaleitz's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A decent read. Rated higher than a 3.5 because I really like this type of romance (where they a character doesn’t know that they know each other), but it isn’t quite a 4 star read for me because it felt like some of the content was rushed (I understand that Lily and Nick actually know each other—without realizing it—so they have a connection but my gosh… I felt like it happened SO fast), I don’t love sexual bits, and the plot was predictable (but again, I love this trope).

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biancafrancisco's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

When I read the synopsis I was excited, it seemed interesting and fun. I was disappointed.
I enjoyed the way it was set up, their exchange of emails and them connecting over bookish interests was cute, but romanticizing lack of boundaries, emotional immaturity, and manipulative behavior...no, thanks. And mentioning that he joined therapy at the end of the book doesn't compensate for that.
It was sad because I was actually enjoying the book and I think it could've been great but I didn't really want them to get together after what he did and they never even talked about it!! It was completely overlooked and swept under the rug.

Also, some details make no sense and exist only to move the plot.

Nick lost contact with his parents because he doesn't have their number and is concerned about his mother but doesn't pick up when an unknown number keeps calling him/is surprised it's his mum??

Silly stuff like that, it makes no sense with his background.

Lily invites Nick over to a party she's goint to with her other love interest and doesn't consider it'll be awkward until it's happening?

It makes her seem so dumb and naive, which she isn't. It was annoying. Characters are not supposed to be perfect, but please make it realistic.

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wilybooklover's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

This was cute, but ultimately the secret identity plot did not work for me. I think You’ve Got Mail retellings can work for me if both characters find out the truth around the same time, but when one character knows and lies about it, I just can’t. I don’t care how sad your backstory is, don’t wait months to tell people who you really are, especially if you’re going to go around kissing them!! The main characters were quite lovely and sweet outside of that plot though. I loved that they connected over books.

My main bugbear: I am so tired of side characters trying to push the main character(s) into dating and setting them up when they don’t want to be. STOP FORCING PEOPLE YOU SUPPOSEDLY LOVE INTO DOING STUFF THEY DON’T WANT TO AND LISTEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO STOP IT. It really pisses me off and puts me off ever wanting to read books about those characters (in this case, Lily’s sisters) when it makes the protagonist so miserable and reduced to desperate measures to get them to stop. She does stand up to them in the end, and I get that it's a plot device, but that doesn’t prevent the rage building every time I encounter it on page.

It did amuse me that Nick’s fake English accent was written more accurately and convincingly than most American authors write supposedly real ones lol.

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samcanuel's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed this book! The concept was super cute and all the characters were very lovable. I love reading romance books where the main character is a book lover. Lily and Nick were an absolutely darling couple that I was rooting for the entire time. The ending/epilogue was a little less believable for me than the rest of the book, but other than that I enjoyed it!

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annahamburger's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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emmas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Lily works in Publishing for a terrible boss in a dead end position, and Nick is secretly the writer of her favorite book. What starts as an email correspondence makes it off the screen and into real life in New York City - but as we all know, relationships and family can be messy to navigate. I was charmed by and cheering for Lily and Nick right up until the end.

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cady_sass's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I love the idea of this more than the actuality of it. There’s a lot of really good stuff here, and there’s a lot of stuff that’s ALMOST good. The characters are lovable but one dimensional, we don’t get enough time with their back stories nor do we find any real resolution on some of the very real problems we gloss over. I think it would’ve been more successful if the author just embraced a lighthearted, happy-ending story instead of trying to build in the complex family trauma and side plots. BUT I’m so happy to have a romance novel featuring people of color in a sea of whiteness and I did have a good time

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