A quick wrong number call connects Hannah and Davey. In spite of the distance between them, she’s in London and he’s in Texas, they strike up an unexpected friendship. As time passes and Davey’s impending arrival in London for work grows closer, the two begin to wonder whether their relationship could be something more. Just when they finally have a chance to meet the worst kind of news threatens to keep them apart permanently.

The Man I Never Met is an angsty contemporary romance full of suspense and heartbreak. The build up makes this quite the page turner with an ending that will not disappoint. The pacing of the book is fine until the ending which I feel like was a little rushed. Although the ending is somewhat predictable, I would have liked a bit more drama to it.

I appreciate the realistic and tactful way the author handles what could be considered a sensitive subject.

I did not know what to expect going into this book but I really enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballentine!

The premise of this novel was interesting and I was invested through the first couple of chapters, but I was disappointed with the "twist" that I absolutely didn't see coming. Reading it throughout felt like two different books that didn't find their way until the end. The writing was well done and the characters were interesting, but the story line threw too much of a curve ball.

This book will frustrate you and tug on your heartstrings, but you'll finish it smiling.

I will say, if I had known what the twist was, I might not have picked this book up, but I don't regret reading it. A bit more melancholy than I expected, but it was still engaging.

Would give it a solid 4 stars.

(Also, it was so entirely British. As someone who devours British romance/women's fiction, I mean that in a good way. Brits have a very specific writing style that is so discernible from Americans.)

Is getting a call from a wrong number the new meet cute? I think so!

This is a cute long distance love story that will tug at your heart strings.

This is a timely romance perfect for a long hot day of lounging and reading. (Or enjoying some cool AC and reading!!)

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for an advance copy of this book.

I absolutely ADORED the first third of this book, but when the twist is revealed at the end of the first act, I was completely lost. Davey's rationale and motivations didn't make sense with what we knew about the rest of his character and how his relationship developed with Hannah. Hannah's "rebound" relationship was so frustrating to read and went on far too long to maintain interest. It was hard to keep my belief suspended.

This book is the novel version of the movie Sliding Doors where fate definitely intervenes as we each have the other person whom we are meant to be with despite all obstacles. Even though Hannah didn't necessarily always push for herself and let things happen that she may not have allowed, she pushed for Davey. Their calls that evolved into a friendship and thereafter were so easy and right, that she knew it was worth fighting for. However, she realized she likes herself so when they got together, she was the best version of herself. This book gave me goosebumps as it was just such a great love story. As what Davey experienced with cancer, it is important to live and experience every moment. Like the weddings with Miranda and Paul and Joan and Geoff, love is to be celebrated.

This was an adorable book that checked all my boxes, especially an unexpected meet cute, fun characters, and a happy ending, despite the emotional rollercoaster in between. Although there were a few slow parts, I was very impressed and am looking forward to reading more from this author.

This story follows characters Hannah and Davey as they form a special connection through the phone over one misdialed call from Davey's end. The title of this book is quite literal as Hannah and Davey know each other, but don't really "know" each other when it comes to physical terms. This books shows both of their point of views in how they go about their life with and without each other. It's about love, loss, grief, finding yourself, connecting with others, and friendships; it covers all of it.
I do think, in life, it's important to have that close group of friends that care about you no matter the trials in your life. I didn't really see this book as your typical romance book (only towards the very end), but more as a read to learn a lesson from. Check in on your friends, be happy for them, support them in their needs. When love fails you, you know you'll at least have a support group that you can rely on.
I have to rate it as a 3.5 out of 5 because I think I was expecting a little more, but it was still a lovely read. There were definitely moments that I didn't see coming and had me intrigued, but others were not. At first, I thought it was kind of slow, but it did start to pick up and, mainly, towards the end that's when I was really sucked in. I am pleased with the ending, but I do wish that we had more. I am an epilogue kind of girl so I wish we knew what happens after.
Overall, I enjoyed reading it, but it did take me about 5 days which is longer than other books I've read. The only reason was because, like I said, I thought it was kind of slow through the beginning, but I didn't want to give up on it. And I'm actually glad that I didn't.

This book felt like a good 90’s romcom to me! Reminds me a tad of You’ve Got Mail mixed with Sleepless In Seattle. This is my first book that I’ve read where it starts with a wrong phone number. I was hooked from the beginning and I loved the flow of this book. I loved how there was a bit of everything - holiday fling, second chance, friends to lovers, long distance, and sworn off love. The main characters have a lot of growth throughout the book, which I loved. I honestly didn’t want to put it down because I needed to know how it ended.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House

This book has me hooked. I was drawn in by the characters and so invested in their stories and romance that I couldn't put it down.

The Man I Never Met was not what I anticipated, but it was great nonetheless! At its core this book was a story of fate, second chances, and soulmates. The writing itself was fantastic, but the story as a whole was extremely slow paced, and it focused more on the two main characters as individuals than I had anticipated going into it. Despite the pacing, the book had me on a roller coaster of emotions from the start and had a few twists that I never saw coming. I appreciate that the story was not so much a will they won’t they kind of thing, but I would’ve loved to get to see more of Hannah and Davey’s lives together. Overall a good read, and a definite recommendation in the future!

Loved it and couldn’t put it down! The long distance relationship reminded me of my own love story so it was a great piece of fiction to dive into!

This book was heartbreaking and heartwarming all at the same time. There were so many parts of this book that I wanted to yell at the author putting me through this "will they, won't they" over and over and over. But I loved it.
This wasn't your typical cutesy rom-com like I was expecting based off the cover. This book went deeper, and was more real. It hit some hard topics, but did it with grace. I loved the dual POV throughout the entire year between both main characters. I loved getting into the mindset of both characters and seeing how much they changed throughout the year, emotionally and physically.
However, I didn't love how much this book hyper-fixated on the FMC weight. It was like every other paragraph she was almost fat-shaming herself, and that was super cringy and uncomfortable to me as the reader to have to witness back to back.
The only reason I'm not giving this the full 5 stars is because I wanted more. The ending was almost wrapped up so perfectly, but then it was just over. I wanted more insight in the lives of the main characters after all they went through to get to where they ended up.

Thank you NetGalley & Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book is set to be released on November 22nd 2022!

The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook had me smiling and invested from page one. The character development of Hannah, Davey and George is well developed, making you love and hate the characters at the same time.

The Man I Never Met is an emotional roller coaster that tackles deeper topics. It also makes you second guess who go root for. The story combines all of my favorite things: British chick lit, romance and heartbreak. It was unputdownable! One of my favorite books of the year!

Thank you to NetGalley and Dell for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reading copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review. The Man I never met was a rollercoaster of emotions from beginning to end. The story begins with a single Londoner named Hannah answering her phone to find a single American male (Davey) on the other end of the line asking for someone who isn’t Hannah -obviously a wrong number. Realizing it’s a wrong number, the two have a semi-flirty exchange instead of hanging up right away; after talking briefly the two hang up and return to their
normal day, but still keep in mind how nice and comfortable the conversation went. Later, Hannah is surprised to hear from the American again by phone, and thus beings a will they won’t they storyline that keeps you turning pages late into the night!. What I found was so beautiful about the writing in this book was that the author didn’t try to force the storyline to fit how this couples relationship went. The normal reflex of giving in to what we want now- the author helped the reader understand the importance in life of holding space for people and giving people you care about the love and support they may need, but sometimes that love may not be on your terms. That was a beautiful message, but hard to read for these characters to go n through in the book.
I have to admit, I never wanted this book to end. I would absolutely love a sequel to see how things turned out. Thank you for the honor of the advanced copy it was a pleasure to read this book!
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Y’all. I could not put down The Man I Never Met. I stayed up way too late, finishing the book in one sitting and I do not regret a single yawn today.

Hannah is a girl following life along without putting up much fight into what she wants. There is a part of me that related to her character making it all that much more captivating. Throughout the entire book I felt like I was on the emotional trains of both Hannah and Davey and found myself smiling like a fool and then feeling angry and everything in between. My only wish is that there had been more in the ending. Fingers crossed we get another book to dive further into the characters we have been introduced to.

This was my first Elle Cook book and I cannot wait to see what she comes up with next!

Posted on Goodreads 8/26/22 and will post to Amazon on Nov 22, 2022

This book really reminds me of Mr Wrong Number, which I loved! It was fun to read the evolution of Hannah and Davy through calling and texting to FaceTime and excitement to see each other. Both of these characters were really fun and realistic and charming, and when Davy doesn’t show up at the airport, their relationship again takes a big step into serious feeling territory. The question is whether or not you can be in love with a person you’ve never actually met in person?! This explores that concept of technology bringing people together while at the same time, taking away the connection you get when face to face.

This book was absolutely phenomenal. The first 10 chapters were so sweet and made me so happy but then the book devastated me and I was absolutely heartbroken for the two main characters until the last chapter. I’m still sitting here feeling gutted over how their story seemed to be going. But man, the book was addicting and I couldn’t stop reading. Highly recommended. Incredible read.

I received a complimentary copy of this book "The Man I Never Met" and all opinions expressed are my own. This was quite the interesting story. I had to keep yelling at Hannah, so is that good or bad? It all came together in the end. Overall good book.

Hannah and Davey ‘meet’ when he accidentally dials her number a few times looking for someone about a job interview. He messages her later to let her know he got the job and they hit it off from there. I flew thru the first 30% of this book. I LOVED Hannah & Davey’s cute messages and video dates. But then the twist comes in and this book gets a lil heavy …then it gets frustrating. Then they live HEA.

I needed more. This book is very well written and even when it got heavy + frustrating I still kept reading pretty quickly cause I really wanted to know what was going to happen. It’s a good story but I just needed more.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.