As an American that met my English husband online this really hit home for me! Hannah and Davey were both sweet and kind and I was rooting for them to finally meet the entire time. Warm, sweet and full of love, this novel is perfect for someone wanting to read a great romance.

Unfortunately, I did not finish this book as I found it too sad and difficult to read. From what I did read, I enjoyed the main character's friendship with her neighbour.

Thank you Random House UK, Cornerstone, Penguin and Netgalley. I would give 10 stars to stories like this. The desire to exvperience something unique is really something everyone would love to have.

This book is absolutely beautiful and so much more than a rom-com! The story is so moving and written so well. The chemistry between the characters is lovely and I couldn't put the boom down.

Love love loved it.

Will certainly be reading more from this author!! Thanks so much Elle Cook for writing such a beautiful book.

This started as your bog standard chick lit, light and falling in love. A third of the way through it changed. It became dark in the life changing issues it dealt with (dark man got be a bit of an exaggeration).
Then it becomes missed opportunities for what felt like true destiny. It ended with a true deep romance to the ending.
Loved this contemporary romantic story and will be following Elle Cook.

With thanks to #NetGalley for preview read of #TheManINeverMet

A book for no reason at all I kept bypassing, then randomly opened one evening to be absolutely mesmerised! This is the book of Hannah and Davey, who one day begin to chat on the phone purely by accident. What starts is then a long distance friendship, one that reminded me how lovely long telephone chats can be (we've lost them a bit, haven't we?) When they're finally about to meet ... nobody arrives at the airport (no spoilers, this is in the blurb!)

This had been touted to me as a bit of a weepie and my God it most definitely is, there's some tough going in there, but there's also some fab sparkle, and lovely humour, as well as the will they-won't they perfection I needed.

Very much recommended, and thanks to the publisher for this gem in return for an honest review.

Rating 5/5

Lovely book. Really enjoyed this. Would recommend
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers and the author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion

I just could not put this book done. I loved it. Romantic, charming, hopeful and at times sad. Great characters too. One of those books you just don’t want to end!
I cannot wait to read the next book from this author.
4.5 stars

This was amazing! I really didn't believe the 'Excuse' at the beginning, but was pleasantly surprised. Full of love, anticipation, friendship, discovery and joyous. I put this off a little and im so sad that i did! i wish i could read it for the first time again!

“I missed you. I missed you so much, and losing you hurt so much and I couldn’t tell anyone. I couldn’t even tell you.”

The Man I Never met lured me with its name and convinced me with its blurb. A good strangers-to-incidental friends-to-somewhat-lovers with a few time gaps here and there.

The characters were enjoyable but not too much. Overall it was good.

Most importantly it’s the Testicular Cancer awareness. I thank the author of bringing more light on the subject with this beautiful love story.

This story had a great thought provoking premise making this book feel fresh within the romance genre. The characters feel so endearing and relatable and I was instantly hoping for their well deserved happy ending. This book also has an added depth to it with its more serious subplot, I won't go into detail as I don't want to spoil anyone's enjoyment of the story. If you love romance with a twist then please read.

When a wrong number or a misspelt email leads to a special connection, conversation, realisation that you have a kindred spirit on the other side of the world. If only you lived closer.
This is a story about many planets coming ALMOST into orbit buts never quite getting there.
You will want to read more, know more, wonder what happened to this budding romance that had such a brilliant connection!
It is well written, makes you definitely need to know, it’s a page turner. Is it a happy ending? 🙏
You need to keep turning to find out. I would pay for this book and would recommend it.
This is my honest review of this book for a copy of the book from NetGalley

I really enjoyed this book and the pretext is something a bit different, though you can imagine there must be true stories like that out there. I found the main characters really likeable and endearing which makes the reader really wish for a happy ending.

I loved reading this one. I just love this kind of books.
4 stars read for me. I love this author snd her writing style.
Thanks to netgally for this arc.

I absolutely loved this book. It was just perfect. I was so invested in Hannah and Davey and how they developed from that first phone call. The story had some serious elements which had me holding back the tears but it was equally light and had some humour. I spent any time I wasn’t reading thinking about it and looking forward to picking it up again. It was just utter perfection and I can’t wait to read more of this authors work.

When Hannah in London receives a misdialled telephoned call from Davey in Texas, there’s an instant connection between the two. They continue to talk despite the distance between them, and when Davey gets a new job in London, they plan to meet. However, Hannah is left confused when Davey isn’t on his flight, but when she finds out the real reason, they both find their worlds turned upside down.

This was my first book by this author, and I absolutely loved it. I was pulled into the storyline right from the very first page, and I similarly found that instant connection with Hannah and Davey that they did with themselves. The story is such an easy read - one which I finished in just under a day - and it tugged at my heartstrings throughout. The characters are likeable, and I could dreamily imagine how lovely Davey was…and even George in some respects! The story is initially told from Hannah’s point of view, but Davey’s storyline is added in as the book continues. It is a little bit of a sad read, all the more so when I read that the author drew from her own experiences, but it also has heart-warming, light-hearted and charming moments scattered amongst the pages.

Filled with love, friendships, hope and second chances, this book had me hooked into Hannah and Davey’s stories. Their will they/won’t-they, do they/don’t they storyline was endearing and delightful! Loved the conclusion to their stories, and to be honest, wished it could have just carried on! Would recommend!

I put this book off thinking this is going to be really really sad. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t and I am really gutted I didn’t read this sooner ! An accidental wrong number turns into something beautiful for Davey and Hannah, a real connection between both of them built over weeks. At the crucial point of meeting, their whole world gets turned upside down.

When Hannah in London receives a call from a wrong number, she has no idea that she's going to form an instant connection with a stranger from thousands of miles away. Davey is from Austin, preparing for a new job in London. They hit it off immediately and grow closer as Davey counts down to his relocation to London.

But then Hannah waits at the airport for him, and he never arrives. What follows is an incredibly moving and often poignant soulmates tale of love, seemingly severed before it can truly flourish. No spoilers, but Chapter 10 left me sobbing, as did most of chapters 32 - 34 (IYKYK). Oh, who am I kidding? I was either laughing, swooning, or sobbing for the entire book! Seriously. This book wrecked me, in the best possible way. And that ending? *Swoons*

I think the story really came into its own when Davey's POV kicked in. I adored both Hannah and Davey immediately and felt deeply invested in them throughout the entire story. I loved their obvious chemistry and easy conversations, filled with humour and emotion right from the start. I'm trying really hard not to spoil anything else, so instead, I'll mention how much I enjoyed the friendships in this book. Everyone from Joan, Miranda, and Grant, to Paul and Geoff, really added depth to the story. These are the kinds of friends you want around you. I absolutely ADORED this book. Highly recommended. (Also please read the acknowledgments).

Overall Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (I would give it more if I could)
Heat Rating: 🔥
Emotional Rating: 😊😂😉🥰🤯😢😭💔💓👏🏻😍😭💓🥰

**The Man I Never Met is released in October. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to leave an honest review on this eARC**

I uploaded the same review to Amazon UK on publication day, but it wasn't moderated. I have now reuploaded it.

This was one of my most anticipated books of this year and I was so disappointed.

I really loved the idea of two characters falling in love over the phone and never seeing one another. I feel like it is realistic especially with today's technology and increase of usage in dating apps but the way this book goes is like nothing I could have envisaged.

Firstly, I do not understand why the author started Davey (MMC) pov 50% into the book. I think to make the story flow better we should have seen his POV earlier on.

Secondly, for a book centered around Hannah and Davey, we don't actually get much interaction between them. Like the first 30% and last 10% focus on their relationship.

Thirdly, I wish the storyline with George never happened. It was very rushed the plot moving from Hannah and Davey to Hannah dating George. And George is a big red flag. I mean he asks her about going on the pill and later gets mad cause that's the only thing he ever asked for her and Hannah has valid reasons for not being on the pill also her body her choice. Sucks that you hate wearing a condom but get the snip if you hate it that much! For me it was clear that George knew Hannah was upset and vulnerable and used it to his advantage to sleep his way into a relationship with her. Honestly, Hannah should have got some therapy because the story with George doesn't add value or character development. The end of that relationship occurs because George ends it not Hannah. So we don't see her stand up for herself, communicate how he broke boundaries (like showing up unannounced at midnight to crash at her place), never telling him he wasn't a good partner cause he never took on her date, complained about money, never introduced her to his mates or family or even let her see his flat. Like Hannah run! I mean does he even have a flat or is it lies cause honestly I felt like George was making stuff up like "forgetting" a £100 book on the bus. Who does that! In addition the way George is so rude and disrespectful of Hannah and her friends it's like honey if you ain't defending yourself at least defend them. Such a waste of a plot because if it help Hannah develop her character in any way I would have forgiven it but it didn't!

Fourthly, Hannah's attitude was inconsistent. One minute Davey is easy and fun and then complicated and George is easy and fun. Like Hannah of course going to Thailand with George is easy and fun - it's a holiday!

Fifthly, the ending was not that great. It was rushed and corny and honestly I couldn't care if they got together by the end of the book as I got fed up 50% in.

Overall the structure and plot played a huge part as to why I didn't enjoy this book. I wish we had seen the plot focus on both Davey and Hannah's POV, we build up the relationship to maybe 60% of the way in, we get the moment where Davey doesn't show and then we get his POV where he just cuts her off, Hannah decides to make a stand and fly to the US to see him and then they reunite and we see them work it out. For me that would have been a better plot.

I loved this book. A mix of friendship, discovery, heartbreak and romance, it kept me wishing and hoping right to the end. It has its sad moments, where illness and separation take over, but (trying not to drop in any spoilers) there is a surprise encounter and a kind of inevitability in the last few pages that make it all worthwhile. One of my favourite romances of 2022.