I enjoyed this star crossed romance but felt that it dragged a little in the middle. The ending was also a tad convenient, but I enjoyed the characters and appreciated their stories ans growth throughout the book.

something about this is just so cute to me. I love books where these kinds of things could happen in real life and yet they will probably never happen to me. it reminds me of another book that had the sale concept but this one did it so much better. I highly recommend if you are looking for something different.

This is a romance book unlike anything I’ve ever read. When Will accidentally calls Hannah while applying for a job in London, they become fast friends. But soon, they are making plans to meet up when he moves to England.

When the fateful day comes, Will stands Hannah up. When Hannah learns the reason why, Will ends their blossoming love and friendship.

As we see their life paths split, we see them constantly thinking about one another. You will be cheering by the end of this second-chance romance!

wow…… like wow….. i had read the synopsis and been interested in it but this one really surprised me! i was already expecting to like it. it seemed like it had everything i usually like but there was another added element to it that just threw my entire expectations out of the water.

davey and hannah were such sweet characters to follow and seeing them fall in love on paper was just so warm. it seemed like fate. just so absolutely perfect and then… boom! the book was laid out in such a way where i was rooting for their happiness regardless of a HEA because i couldn’t even imagine the struggle either one of them felt. the pain seemed so personal and it was clear from cook’s author’s note that it was in a way. i appreciated that.

i really was so invested in hannah and davey’s life apart and together. their growth in character really made it so mych better. i really love a “right person wrong time”/second chance trope. it breaks my heart and glues it back together in such a meaningful way and cook got it perfect. love love loved it!

This book was such a balm to my soul. After recently reading another meet-cute romance, I expected it to be similar, but the character development of Hannah and Davey were moving and I felt so invested in their futures. After reading the book, the author discussed her own experiences with what Davey and Hannah had gone through and for that the book felt more meaningful and thoughtful.

Cute, cute, cute!!! I love text/email romance stories. Those are my favorites my only issue with this book was the separation of the text. Like who was saying what. It got kind of confusing but other than that this author did amazing in the writing.

Sadly this one was a DNF for me. Thank you again for the ARC but I will not be reviewing on platforms. It just didn't meet what I expected of the book.

Super cute romcom that was easy to get lost in. I loved the way they met (wrong number moment) and the path it leads them down.

Great book to get your mind off of anything crazy or heavy!

Elle Cook's The Man I Never Met is an easy read, told from alternating viewpoints. The premise: two strangers on opposite continents cross paths virtually, strike up a friendship, and then it evolves into something with more potential. The conflict: the long-anticipated meetup cannot happen; is it over between them? Is there still hope for more?

We follow Davey and Hannah in their respective lives, watching them struggle but also find a measure of contentment and peace apart from each other.

As a whole, my main criticism of this book boils down to me believing that there is not only one soulmate for anyone. My husband and I are approaching our twentieth anniversary; we are well suited to each other and continue to be friends and care about and love each other. I am better because of him being in my life. However, if we had not met, I have no doubt we both could have had happiness with another partner, even if our lives would have looked different and we'd taken different paths. This book supposes that if the soulmate gets away, there is no hope for a truly happy future with another. This can lead to the alternate partners to be portrayed with almost-suitable-but-not-quite characterizations. On the surface, they seem as if they would suit, but then glaring issues arise. I fully recognize my view of the world doesn't translate well to a meaningful story, but all the same, I would have preferred the substitutes wouldn't have been such sub-par alternatives.

I always appreciate hearing of what motivations lead an author to write, and we learn at the close of the book that this genre was a departure for the author, having come about during the pandemic as well as some inspiration from her husband's life. It's a pleasant read, even with my minor quibbles.

(I received a digital ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.)

This one was definitely hard to put down towards the end, and should definitely be made into a movie! There were so many times I could feel the suspense, the buildup, the excitement, and could hear the appropriate music in my head as I was reading it! The beginning was a little all over the place which made it hard to get into at first, but I'm so glad I stuck with it! I loved all the protagonists, and I especially loved to hate the antagonists! Most people have probably dealt with these kinds of people in their lives too.

I feel like this is a great case for the phrase "people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime" as always, make sure you read the author's notes.

Who would have thought that an accidental misdial would lead to some of the most honest conversations Hannah has ever had in her life and then to suddenly have them taken away leaving Hannah heartbroken and confused. Hannah and Davey start out slowly getting to know each other via texts then phone calls and video chats until Davey finally arrives in London only for their plans to halt completely when Davey is diagnosed with cancer and cuts Hannah off. Hannah and Davey “move on” with their lives making choices but always thinking or trying not to think of the other until fate intervenes again in an unexpected place.

I liked the realness of this story and liked that it was told in dual POVs but I wish we got more of Davey’s pov especially early on. I wanted to see things from Davey’s view and to really feel what he was going through especially early on when he and Hannah were getting to know each other. Miranda (and Paul) and Joan are the perfect friends for Hannah and really supported her. I was not a fan of George from the get go and how he made her so self conscious. I wish the story didn’t wrap up so quickly- I wanted to see more of Hannah and Davey actually together.


Thank you publishers and @netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

From reading the premise, I knew I was going to enjoy this book and it hit all the right points for me. Romantic, fate, meant to be, believe, trust and following your heart through the good and bad. I adored this story and thought the plot was brilliant. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to the author, publishers, and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book!

Unfortunately, I choose to DNF this book after Chapter 2. The premise of the book is was drew me in, but in my opinion, the story was too slow for me. I tried to see if the mystery of Davey would keep me interested, but I lost interest fairly quickly.

I was not able to become a fan of any of the characters introduced so far due to how slow and how little we got to know about them. The main character seemed relatively generic and a bit bland. The only character that seemed mildly interesting was Joan.

I think there is an audience for this book, and hope that people who are interested in the plot will give it a shot.

I love this kind of story, which is becoming harder and harder to imagine in this digital age. This is a reminiscent of 90s rom com era but let me be very upfront this is not a rom com.. Hannah answers the phone and on the other end is Davey, an American. It was a wrong number and she never expects to hear from him again. Not long after she gets a text that he is moving to London and he got the job. Over the next month their texts turn to phone calls and a real friendship is formed. I don't want to say too much more because it is truly best to go into this one blind.

Thank you #RandomHouse and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook is one of those books I wish I could read again for the first time. It reminded me in spirit of Landline without the magical realism elements.

It builds off the concept of how one phone call from a wrong number can change your life. What if that call happens to be from your soulmate?

That is exactly what happens to Hannah.- although fate intervenes in some really challenging and poignant ways.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me. All thoughts are my own.

A beautifully written deeply emotional story. Hannah and Davey have an adorable “meet cute” via a misdialed phone call from across the ocean. They slowly get to know each other and develop a wonderful friendship, but each hope that this is just the beginning for them. Hannah shows up to meet him at the airport and is shocked to find herself all alone while holding a sign with his name on it. She has seemingly been ghosted and she is perplexed and devastated. When she finally finds out why she is knocked off her axis. The question is can they both move forward without each other knowing how good they’d have been together? I adored this book. The writing, the people, the emotions….all of it. I really hope that someone has optioned this for a movie.

This is a beautifully written love story with some heartbreaking components. I could not wait to see how it ended.
I was gifted a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Delightful, funny, and heartwarming! The Man I Never Met is a delicious romance that is hard to put down. Highly recommend!

The Man I Never Met is about Hannah, a girl from London, who receives a call from an American stranger named Davey who miscalled her for a job interview. Hannah wishes him luck and expects to ever hear anything back from him. That is until she gets a text from him that he got the job and will be moving soon to London, so he would be grateful to get recommendations from someone.

Hannah and Davey start texting, which then turns into calls, which then turn into facetime, and eventually, they start a long-distance relationship. The day that Davey is scheduled to arrive Hannah is there to finally meet him but Davey never arrives, nor does he answer her calls or texts. Hannah later finds out what exactly happened to Davey and because of this, he won't be able to move to London any time soon, so they decide to go separate ways and forget about each other. Could fate bring them back together in the future?

*SPOILERS BELOW*


I really liked this book in the beginning, getting to know how Hannah and Davey met, their calls, their facetimes, their banter, their chemistry, when they finally started going out, up until Davey's accident happened and he was diagnosed with cancer. Hannah could've fought much harder for him and made him realize she was in it with him until the end. But then Hannah started dating that other guy, the trainer, which always seemed like he kept lying about things and keeping so much for her. And then Davey went back with his ex who also didn't treat him like deserved!!

I feel like it also took waaay too long for Davey and Hannah to find each other again and finally be together. They had so much chemistry from the beginning, the cancer event kind of ruined the book for me. It would've been way better for Davey to have another type of accident and for Hannah still be there for him. And then for the rest of the book to be about their struggles as being in a long-distance relationship while Davey made full recovery and he was finally able to move to London.

Did I enjoy reading this book? Yes, I did. Did this book had more potential? Yes, I did, and let me explain why. I love when the characters first become friends before they start falling for each other. It gives their relationship more depth. But I truly wished that it was not dragged all as much as it did in this book. That is the part I struggle with. I wanted more from them.