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A review by _thelitlibrarian
How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4.00 stars
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TW: Toxic Relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional Abuse, Death, Sexual Content.
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For once in Grace's life she has it all figured out - between working odd jobs and finishing up design school, she's been left a house that used to belong to her grandparents. Grace finds the perfect opportunity to renovate the house and make it hers, in walks in Noah Jansen real estate developer who has it all, and wants to buy Grace's house in efforts to make his own property his 'dream home'. I absolutely loved the banter between these two, I was a fan of how Grace wouldn't budge on her decision to sell the house no matter what.
By a twist of fate, Grace is hired on to decorate the interior of Noah's house - she accepts as it's a good way to get her work out there and in publications. This was the perfect mix of sunshine meets grump trope. I really enjoyed reading about how the two characters learned from each other allowing their personalities and values to grow. The book had me laughing out loud, but enjoyed all of the serious moments as well, it was nice seeing the two of them bond over their own personal parental dysfunctions.
It was clear from the start that the two of them would end up together, they had immediate chemistry - it would have been nice to see a bit more love/hate banter and not immediately have us figure out the two of them were falling for one and the other.
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TW: Toxic Relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional Abuse, Death, Sexual Content.
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For once in Grace's life she has it all figured out - between working odd jobs and finishing up design school, she's been left a house that used to belong to her grandparents. Grace finds the perfect opportunity to renovate the house and make it hers, in walks in Noah Jansen real estate developer who has it all, and wants to buy Grace's house in efforts to make his own property his 'dream home'. I absolutely loved the banter between these two, I was a fan of how Grace wouldn't budge on her decision to sell the house no matter what.
By a twist of fate, Grace is hired on to decorate the interior of Noah's house - she accepts as it's a good way to get her work out there and in publications. This was the perfect mix of sunshine meets grump trope. I really enjoyed reading about how the two characters learned from each other allowing their personalities and values to grow. The book had me laughing out loud, but enjoyed all of the serious moments as well, it was nice seeing the two of them bond over their own personal parental dysfunctions.
It was clear from the start that the two of them would end up together, they had immediate chemistry - it would have been nice to see a bit more love/hate banter and not immediately have us figure out the two of them were falling for one and the other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Death