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The Neighborhood #2
Looking for More
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Milo has a pretty good life: nice house, decent job, plenty of time to devote to the movies and games he loves. He also has a hot neighbor, Lewis, who frequently comes by to drag Milo out of his house. If Milo wishes they were more than neighbors, well, he's working on it.
Then Lewis asks Milo for advice on how to catch the notice of a geek—a man that is everything Milo is not, a man who turns his life into a living hell and makes it painfully clear that Lewis will never see him as anything but the nerd across the street.
Milo has a pretty good life: nice house, decent job, plenty of time to devote to the movies and games he loves. He also has a hot neighbor, Lewis, who frequently comes by to drag Milo out of his house. If Milo wishes they were more than neighbors, well, he's working on it.
Then Lewis asks Milo for advice on how to catch the notice of a geek—a man that is everything Milo is not, a man who turns his life into a living hell and makes it painfully clear that Lewis will never see him as anything but the nerd across the street.
64 pages, ebook
First published April 1, 2011
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July 1, 2014
Cute-ish
BUT I wish that Lewis notices Milo before the slight make-over (with the hair-cut and Milo using different colors). I am a fan of "I like you just the way you are" theme, so any romance involving some sort of makeovers for the MC, and that the love interest notices them AFTER the makeover, just doesn't do well for my heart.
BUT I wish that Lewis notices Milo before the slight make-over (with the hair-cut and Milo using different colors). I am a fan of "I like you just the way you are" theme, so any romance involving some sort of makeovers for the MC, and that the love interest notices them AFTER the makeover, just doesn't do well for my heart.
June 19, 2015
Pretty cute, but I'm sick of WOW being the end all, be all of geekdom in books. There are a hell of a lot of games out there, not just the mainstream shit.
November 15, 2022
3.5 stars
July 4, 2014
That was cute. Very witty and definitely good for some laughs.
The story is told from Milo's POV so I didn't feel like I got a good handle on Lewis. At least not as much as I wanted. Apparently Lewis had noticed what was in front of him the whole time earlier on, but there was not enough tease from him to really know what was coming. So the revelation was down to the very last pages and I would have liked more of them together, just to read about the two of them being happy.
Milo's accidental makeover was really cute and the secondary characters made me like the story all the more.
The story is told from Milo's POV so I didn't feel like I got a good handle on Lewis. At least not as much as I wanted. Apparently Lewis had noticed what was in front of him the whole time earlier on, but there was not enough tease from him to really know what was coming. So the revelation was down to the very last pages and I would have liked more of them together, just to read about the two of them being happy.
Milo's accidental makeover was really cute and the secondary characters made me like the story all the more.
June 3, 2014
It was a nice enough story, only the wordplay with one of the names got on my nerves during the progress of the story.
August 24, 2018
Cute short story with a friends to lovers thing going on. Not as much "gaming" as the cover would lead you to believe.
Two clueless cuties figuring out that they want a bit more than their little somewhat friendship.
Loved Milo to pieces. And I enjoyed watching Milo make connections with other people as well.
Two clueless cuties figuring out that they want a bit more than their little somewhat friendship.
Loved Milo to pieces. And I enjoyed watching Milo make connections with other people as well.
March 31, 2023
Not a bad book but there was a lot of fumbling between the characters and in the writing of the story. Ms. Deer needs to utilize an editor to keep her on track and clean up her composition while writing her stories.
December 18, 2022
Sweet friends to lovers story but too short and it takes until almost the end for Lewis to realize he likes Milo. I felt so bad for Milo throughout most of the story and angry at Lewis. LOL
September 5, 2014
This review can be found at The Blogger Girls.
Milo might have a nice house and a decent job but he’s not having the best week. Then again, getting asked by your crush to help him woo a geek doesn’t really spell happy. Not to mention getting your nose broken by that geek is just topping on a horrible few days. But maybe with a little makeover, Milo’s crappy life might start looking up.
Oh, this story was so cute! I absolutely adored Milo. Life is definitely beating down on Milo and he’s a bit bitter and, well, miserable, but he still has a dry sense of humor that I found very funny. The poor guy, though, I felt so bad for him! All he wanted was just for Lewis to notice him but he thinks he’s too boring and ugly to ever get Lewis as anything but a friend. Lewis is the opposite of Milo in that he’s the jock type. I loved Lewis, too, although he’s not as developed as Milo is. He’s sweet and nice but he also has a sort of loneliness to him that broke my heart. I just absolutely loved them.
I really enjoyed this one but I did have one small niggle. I really wished that Lewis had noticed Milo at least a little bit before Milo got his ‘makeover’. Granted, all he did was get a haircut and start wearing colors but considering that it wasn’t much of a difference, I’m wondering why Lewis didn’t notice Milo before then as more than a friend. I just really wished the story had been longer so that we could have seen them together more and seen them outside of the ‘friend zone’ that they’ve been in for so long.
In the end, I still really liked the story. Milo has a quirky but dry sense of humor so there are a lot of laughs in this one. I loved Milo as a character and I loved that I was able to connect with him. Lewis is still a bit of mystery but that’s expected with short stories. If you’re looking for something short, cute and sure to make you laugh, definitely give this one a try!
Milo might have a nice house and a decent job but he’s not having the best week. Then again, getting asked by your crush to help him woo a geek doesn’t really spell happy. Not to mention getting your nose broken by that geek is just topping on a horrible few days. But maybe with a little makeover, Milo’s crappy life might start looking up.
Oh, this story was so cute! I absolutely adored Milo. Life is definitely beating down on Milo and he’s a bit bitter and, well, miserable, but he still has a dry sense of humor that I found very funny. The poor guy, though, I felt so bad for him! All he wanted was just for Lewis to notice him but he thinks he’s too boring and ugly to ever get Lewis as anything but a friend. Lewis is the opposite of Milo in that he’s the jock type. I loved Lewis, too, although he’s not as developed as Milo is. He’s sweet and nice but he also has a sort of loneliness to him that broke my heart. I just absolutely loved them.
I really enjoyed this one but I did have one small niggle. I really wished that Lewis had noticed Milo at least a little bit before Milo got his ‘makeover’. Granted, all he did was get a haircut and start wearing colors but considering that it wasn’t much of a difference, I’m wondering why Lewis didn’t notice Milo before then as more than a friend. I just really wished the story had been longer so that we could have seen them together more and seen them outside of the ‘friend zone’ that they’ve been in for so long.
In the end, I still really liked the story. Milo has a quirky but dry sense of humor so there are a lot of laughs in this one. I loved Milo as a character and I loved that I was able to connect with him. Lewis is still a bit of mystery but that’s expected with short stories. If you’re looking for something short, cute and sure to make you laugh, definitely give this one a try!
September 6, 2016
So much fun! And clearly written by someone who is also a geek (which isn't always the case with stories like this!)
The blurb left it unclear if it was Milo that Lewis really wanted to woo, but he needed to take a weird approach because Milo was so clueless or if there really was another geek involved. There really was another geek involved. And the only thing that made me okay with that was how funny Milo made that guy's name. His real name is Brandon VanDeGraft. He works with Lewis, and accidentally breaks Milo's nose by throwing open a door very hard.
I've seen this name thing used once before in another story, but I was still highly entertained by many of these. Some of the names given:
VanDeJerk
VanDeSlam
FaceDeSmash
DumbDeAss
NoseDeBreak
StupidDeFace
SmugDeJerk
VanDeFuckwit
VanDeBreak
VanDeAss
VanDeSuck
StickInAss
VanDeArgh
VanDeNose
VanDePrick
AssDeHole
VanDeLoser
Very cute.
Milo was adorable and endearing, and he was fun to get to follow along through this story.
Favorite Quotes:
Swearing, turning red even though there was no reason to turn red except his mom's stupid genes.
"I'm not fixing your computer or doing your homework or your work-work or anything else you think falls under Duties of the Neighborhood Geek."
wishing he were home to relieve his frustrations by mass murdering aliens with a set of wholly impractical weapons.
At least if he did say hi, he was in his office clothes. They totally gave him +15 Intellect. Or something.
Why? Why did the day hate him so much?
He closed his eyes, drifting off to the sound of Lewis swearing as he got into a fight with the hall closet.
"Did you at least win the fight?
"No, the door won," Milo said sourly.
The woman giggled. "Inanimate objects always win, I've found."
The blurb left it unclear if it was Milo that Lewis really wanted to woo, but he needed to take a weird approach because Milo was so clueless or if there really was another geek involved. There really was another geek involved. And the only thing that made me okay with that was how funny Milo made that guy's name. His real name is Brandon VanDeGraft. He works with Lewis, and accidentally breaks Milo's nose by throwing open a door very hard.
I've seen this name thing used once before in another story, but I was still highly entertained by many of these. Some of the names given:
VanDeJerk
VanDeSlam
FaceDeSmash
DumbDeAss
NoseDeBreak
StupidDeFace
SmugDeJerk
VanDeFuckwit
VanDeBreak
VanDeAss
VanDeSuck
StickInAss
VanDeArgh
VanDeNose
VanDePrick
AssDeHole
VanDeLoser
Very cute.
Milo was adorable and endearing, and he was fun to get to follow along through this story.
Favorite Quotes:
Swearing, turning red even though there was no reason to turn red except his mom's stupid genes.
"I'm not fixing your computer or doing your homework or your work-work or anything else you think falls under Duties of the Neighborhood Geek."
wishing he were home to relieve his frustrations by mass murdering aliens with a set of wholly impractical weapons.
At least if he did say hi, he was in his office clothes. They totally gave him +15 Intellect. Or something.
Why? Why did the day hate him so much?
He closed his eyes, drifting off to the sound of Lewis swearing as he got into a fight with the hall closet.
"Did you at least win the fight?
"No, the door won," Milo said sourly.
The woman giggled. "Inanimate objects always win, I've found."
September 27, 2014
This was light and funny read but not enough story. I felt the blurb could be a bit misleading especially with amount time Milo and Lewis interacted in regards helping him with Lewis's crush. Lewis's crush didn't have any on page scene unless saying a rude one liner before leaving to go somewhere.(2.5 stars)
October 10, 2022
This book made me cry multiple times. Poor Milo spends most of the book being heartbroken. Now that I’ve gotten to the end, I’m not convinced Lewis deserves him. There was so much time spent on Lewis being a blind idiot and no where near enough time showing the main characters actually interacting.
July 29, 2016
Read in the That Famous Happy End Anthology.
June 2, 2014
3.5 stars
Cute, but I liked the first version and that ending more...
Cute, but I liked the first version and that ending more...
June 4, 2014
Cute, quick read
October 18, 2014
Adorable! I thought I knew what to expect from the blurb. I was wrong. That's a good thing. ;) Super easy, fun read.
January 6, 2022
Milo and Lewis were a cute and slightly non-traditional short story that was really enjoyable!
Milo doesn't consider himself friends with the ultra-popular Lewis, but good neighbours, and is too afraid to ask him out for the surely inevitable rejection. When Lewis asks for romantic advice to date "a geek" Milo wonders if perhaps he was wrong, but tries to stay clear and keep up their non-friendship friendship anyway. When disaster strikes with an unfortunate door incident, crazy clothes mishaps, and new gaming friends, the two stat seeing each other in new and unexpected ways making some revelations between Lewis and Milo that may clear things up into an actual friendship. It was a fun story with plenty of sass and some don't judge a book by it's cover stuff in a different way. It was nice that there was no 'friend-zone' blaming and figuring out a friendship was just as important as figuring out a romance. Fun read!
Milo doesn't consider himself friends with the ultra-popular Lewis, but good neighbours, and is too afraid to ask him out for the surely inevitable rejection. When Lewis asks for romantic advice to date "a geek" Milo wonders if perhaps he was wrong, but tries to stay clear and keep up their non-friendship friendship anyway. When disaster strikes with an unfortunate door incident, crazy clothes mishaps, and new gaming friends, the two stat seeing each other in new and unexpected ways making some revelations between Lewis and Milo that may clear things up into an actual friendship. It was a fun story with plenty of sass and some don't judge a book by it's cover stuff in a different way. It was nice that there was no 'friend-zone' blaming and figuring out a friendship was just as important as figuring out a romance. Fun read!
June 2, 2024
One Nerd, Or Two
Neighborhood2
Small city Americana has a lot to offer. Wider sidewalks, tree-lined streets and shops within walking distance.
But meeting someone you like, who likes you back the same, can be hard to manage. That’s because much of our larger lives are bogged down in minutia of everyday responsibilities. The activities that make us unique are less likely to be shared.
Lewis and Milo are weekend friends; they go out to lunch occasionally, but Lewis knows more about Milo’s interests and family than vice-versa. And that bugs Milo a lot.
Lewis wants help attracting someone at work, and can’t see Milo right in front of him. Milo is ready to give up on the possibility of a them, when Lewis finally sees him in a different light.
More frenemies than buddies, it takes an accident to move them into the plus one column. Cute.
Neighborhood2
Small city Americana has a lot to offer. Wider sidewalks, tree-lined streets and shops within walking distance.
But meeting someone you like, who likes you back the same, can be hard to manage. That’s because much of our larger lives are bogged down in minutia of everyday responsibilities. The activities that make us unique are less likely to be shared.
Lewis and Milo are weekend friends; they go out to lunch occasionally, but Lewis knows more about Milo’s interests and family than vice-versa. And that bugs Milo a lot.
Lewis wants help attracting someone at work, and can’t see Milo right in front of him. Milo is ready to give up on the possibility of a them, when Lewis finally sees him in a different light.
More frenemies than buddies, it takes an accident to move them into the plus one column. Cute.
July 22, 2024
Unrequited love, been there done that, it hurts. Poor Milo really REALLY likes his friend Lewis but Lewis is oblivious. When he asks Milo for help to draw the attention of the new guy at work, Milo's heart breaks a little more. I truly enjoyed this well written, three story series, even though I read them totally out of order, which doesn't interfere with the storylines at all. In addition, the cover on the Kindle is sooooo much better than this one on the GoodReads listing, I know Milo's a gamer but still . . . .
November 4, 2019
2.5 stars. This was cute, though I do prefer Derr's fantasy stories more than her contemporary ones. Also, I'm not a huge fan of finally of the whole getting a makeover and suddenly the guy likes you trope. And as per usual with a Megan Derr story, it's littered with editing issues, made all the more tragic by the fact that this is a revised version.
June 30, 2025
Very short, with a sweet ending.
I like Milo. His thoughts are a bit stereotypical gamer/boy, but overall he’s a sweet dude. Lewis on the other hand, I have nothing but insults for. I am honestly surprised he got his head out of his ass. He’s very much a “only realized what you had when it’s gone” kind of idiot. Milo deserves better. And Lewis deserved at least one slap for his behavior.
I like Milo. His thoughts are a bit stereotypical gamer/boy, but overall he’s a sweet dude. Lewis on the other hand, I have nothing but insults for. I am honestly surprised he got his head out of his ass. He’s very much a “only realized what you had when it’s gone” kind of idiot. Milo deserves better. And Lewis deserved at least one slap for his behavior.
September 27, 2020
Really liked!!
Which was a bit of a surprise since I usually like the fantasy ones better but this was sweet and cute and definitely worth a read! I think Mel was probably my favorite character in the book though, sorry Milo, sorry Lewy
Which was a bit of a surprise since I usually like the fantasy ones better but this was sweet and cute and definitely worth a read! I think Mel was probably my favorite character in the book though, sorry Milo, sorry Lewy
May 28, 2017
I think I just like Megan Derr's fantasy stories better than the contemporary ones.
July 30, 2019
Short and Sweet.
January 8, 2021
I really liked it, though I found the characters a bit stereotypical.
January 16, 2021
A cute and short story with lots of pining, grumpiness, banter and miscommunication. I would like it even better if the whole crush-thing was a bit more resiprocal from earlier on.
December 3, 2022
Excellent
I enjoyed the main chatacter and his lovundere interest, but what most impressed me was how well their conflicts were handled.
I enjoyed the main chatacter and his lovundere interest, but what most impressed me was how well their conflicts were handled.
December 7, 2022
I wanted something short and sweet and got precisely that.
March 27, 2023
Fun mm romance between neighbors. One is a tech geek with a crush on the other guy, who's an attractive, athletic advertising man. Lots of hi-jinks ensue.
May 30, 2024
Another short story about one man longing for his neighbor but not making a move on him.
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