GRR Reviews Over the Fence by Elke Becker

Over the Fence is a "going home and found a hot neighbor" trope contemporary romance with a dose of family drama. However, I found the chemistry between the FMC and MMC lacking.

Eva is about to achieve her dream... a job in London, and an apartment there with her boyfriend Sascha, only to have the hope dashed... Sascha is NOT coming with her, and may have been seeing someone else. Eva is facing the new city alone. But even as she settled in, she was called back home when her parents got into a car accident. Mom was seriously injured and will be bedridden for weeks, and dad, used to be waited on by mom, will have to get by on his own, albeit with Eva's help. And Eva also found David, their next door neighbor, to be... very tempting. But with Eva's job in London, and David's job requiring him to stay put, is romance between them even practical?

I honestly didn't feel much between David and Eva at the beginning. I don't expect every character to have a 10-page biography ready, but somehow the characters just feel bland. The introduction also felt way too long, and David was introduced very late. I just don't feel much for this novel at the beginning. It wasn't until the family drama introduced that the pace picked up and complications arise that the novel finally found its story beat.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Woman must go home to help her family and falls for the sexy neighbor, but can she stay when her career is elsewhere?

Tropes: different worlds, evil parents

Overall Rating: 3/5