Synopsis
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.
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How to Love Your Neighbor is an enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romantic comedy with a home renovation flair.
I found Noah to be a little bit of a stereotypical rich guy with daddy issues. I thought Grace was a fantastic character. She was kind and fun, and I really enjoyed reading about her. Noah did grow on me, and I did like him. He just seemed much more one-dimensional than Grace.
The story was cute. I enjoyed seeing Noah and Grace work together and see Noah woo Grace. Though some of the things Noah did seemed a little over the top, I feel like Grace maybe would have preferred some more low-key wooing.
Usually, I am not that nitpicky when reading a book, but because this is a contemporary romance, I have to say that some of the things in the story regarding painting and things that were just wrong. I had a hard time letting that go, given what a significant part that played in the story. That, along with some things that didn’t seem true to the characters, made it difficult to invest in the story entirely.
