This book spans all the emotions!

Did you ever get a call from an unknown number and answer it, just to hear “oh, this must be a wrong number “, sorry? Then you move on with your day. Hannah and Davey’s story starts out like this, but when the wrong number turns into a repeating right number, a relationship is formed.

I laughed, sighed, and talked to the characters frequently. They both made mistakes, immature decisions but never forget each other. One chance phone call could lead to nothing or everything, depending on what they do. Life throws curveballs at them and they deal. Will they end up together, or keep missing out?

I enjoyed this book and will definitely look forward to others by this author in the future!

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book, but my opinions are my own.

The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook
Pub Date: 22 Nov 2022
🌟🌟🌟🌟💫/5

Heather takes a phone call from an unknown number. It turns out to be a misdial from an American guy her age who plans to move to London. They begin messaging and video chatting, developing a friendship and looking forward to meeting each other in person.

This book had me feeling all the feels. It was at times excruciating to find Davey and Heather missing opportunities to be together. It hurt but at the same time was so good. Loved it!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballentine for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. #TheManINeverMet #NetGalley

Love a good romcom...so this book caught my attention. The Man I Never Met is a real feel good book centering around main character Hannah who falls for an American named Davey, who accidentally misdials her on the phone. As it turns out Davey, is going to be moving to London where Hannah lives. Hannah gets closer to Davey and goes to meet him at the airport but he doesn't turn up but for a very good reason... I don't want to spoil too much but it. is a real page turner with lots of humor thrown in.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine &. NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this digital. arc

This was such a cute book. I loved how we were able to see the characters grow throughout the year & I LOVED that it switched to dual POV. I felt the ending was rushed.. I wanted more of Hannah & Davey. Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This is my first book by Elle Cook. It's a bit of a time jump, kismet, romance trope that I really enjoyed.
A colorful description of the characters made me fall in love with them just as they did. The storyline was well developed. It was a fun read and I look forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review.

i liked this story and read it in one sitting. Enjoyed this story and how it was told. Good story and premise.

I really am blown away with the ending. The emotions and roller coaster the reader goes through for that? Definitely mad that I finished this book for the ending. Definitely a good read but wish the ending was better! Some may love it though! Thanks NetGalley for the read

There was a lot that I enjoyed about this book, however there were many things that sat the wrong way with me. I did not enjoy the constant talk about weight with the main character. I felt that while yes, she could be insecure about her body, it could have been handled in a different way, a way that might not be triggering to people.

Moving on from that, this story was a rollercoaster of emotions. I thought going into it that it would be more rom-com, but it was so much more than that! There were a lot of moments where I was so frustrated for and because of the main character, Hannah. While there was a happy ending, I still wish I could have had some more from the ending.

Wowowowwow this book was a HOOT. And I don't mean a hoot in terms of like, funny haha hoot. Like this was just such a strong story to read. Firstly, I loved the whole long-distance thing that started with Hannah and Davey. I will admit, I was very afraid that he was catfishing her at first, but I was happy to see that he wasn't. My heart BROKE when the inevitable foot came down on what could have been the start to a beautiful relationship, but HOLY COW did Elle Cook write this beautifully. You could tell as you were reading that Davey's experiences and emotions came from somewhere SO REAL (confirmed from the acknowledgements). Never once did it feel like Davey was overreacting because while I can't say I have ever experienced something that he has gone through, his actions and choices felt authentic. I know that some other reviewers weren't a super huge fan of the ending of this story, but I actually really enjoyed it. I like that it felt a bit more open ended than I was expecting.

This book had my whole heart, and I can't wait to read more from this author.

A BIG OL THANK YOU to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for providing me with an electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I can't do it. I can't keep reading. But not because it isn't written well, not at all. It's too good. I like the main characters too much and I can feel a Bad Thing happening in the next few chapters and honestly, I just can't.
I'm just not in a place where I can read something I know is going to break my heart. Yes, I read the last page and I know it'll be okay in the end, but I'm not ready for the pain between now and The End.

To me it's like Beaches or Titanic. Sometimes I NEED to watch those movies, but generally I can't handle it. I feel like this is going to be one of those tear jerkers that I'll NEED to read when I need a good cry. But not today. So I'm not DNFing this, I'm just putting it in my Not Right Now list.

Please understand, if I didn't like the characters as much as I do I would have skimmed the rest of the book. Instead, I'm waiting for the right time to read this. It'll be a gem. I have no doubt about it. That being said, I am giving this a preemptive four stars-I figure if an author can make me feel enough emotions that I can't handle feeling the negative ones coming in a few chapters, that's a very good author.

(I also stop watching Funny Girl (one of my favorite movies) at the Sadie, Sadie Married Lady song because I can't take what comes next...so yeah, hope that explains my review)

What an emotional journey!

An accidental call turned into much more for Hannah and Davey. They have never met before but feel a connection and decide to keep in touch. Their journey is a long one with a lot of bumps but is so beautiful and yet tragic at the same time.

I loved watching them both grow over time even when they weren’t together. They get comfortable but end up pushing themselves to be better and most importantly, happy. I am sad we don’t see them more as a couple but I loved how it wrapped up. Highly recommend!

The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook is my first book by this author. A bit of a time jump, kismet, romance trope that I thoroughly enjoyed.
The characters are described well and colorful enough that I fell as they did. I appreciated the time spent developing the storyline. Definitely a fun read and I look forward to other books by this author.

this was so dang beautiful, i teared up in the end and ESPECIALLY with that excerpt in the acknowledgments about what the authors husband said

i was rooting for them since the very first interaction and the poppy field scene was just *chefs kiss*

i will say that i didn’t enjoy the last two chapters as much since everything was summarized so quickly, i expected a bit more dialogue after them rekindling and officially meeting each other

Rating : 4.5/5 ⭐️
Thank you NetGalley Random House Publishing Group -Random House for a eARC of The man I never met by Elle Cook
Day of release : November 22nd 2022

I really enjoyed the setting of the book, mainly in London area, I love the characters throughout the book. The premise of the book was Hannah got a call which surprised her because nobody really calls, a guy name Davey from Texas misdialed the number for a job interview.

I will be publishing this review on my goodreads account today 7-30-22.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4884301528?book_show_action=false


3.5/5 stars Warning this contains spoilers!
Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This was a pretty good book. The chemistry between Davey and Hannah was phenomenal. They hadn’t even met yet and you could tell. I wish they would have gotten together sooner so we could see more of them. I also enjoyed the duel point of view. I had a feeling Davey and Hannah would run into each other in Italy but could have never guessed how. The part where they kissed in the field like in her favorite movie was so sweet. Although I didn’t like George, I think he’s character was needed. It showed how after Davey and Hannah stopped talking she was just going through the motions and not truly living. Joan character was one of my favorites I’m glad she also found love. Overall this book was decent and kept me interested.

For me, I think this was a book that drew me in because of the amazing cover and plot but the overall story was a bit underwhelming. The writing felt a bit robotic which made it hard for me to fully connect with the story or characters. At times it was hard to fully immerse myself into the book. But the author did a good job making Davey and Hannah multilayered characters with a story to match. It felt as if the reader was alongside the both of them, reading them grow and mature throughout this story.

I wish the layout of the book distinguished the text messages more rather than just flushed them into the sentences. It was hard to read and know it was Davey and Hannah messaging back and forth. I did enjoy the dual POV and it made the story a bit richer because we got to know both characters. Overall, I wanted to love this book, but it just wasn’t a good fit. Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine for the ARC

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Ballantine for the ARC.

The writing was beautiful and demonstrative. I was intrigued by the synopsis but unfortunately, the story didn’t hold my attention and I wasn’t motivated to keep reading or pick it up.

I really enjoyed this book. I felt invested in Hannah & Davey's relationship from the beginning. I couldn't put this book down because I needed to know what was going to happen with each of them.

Loved the meet cute! It was emotional, but at the same time very sweet. Some of the characters annoyed me- but overall a great read! Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!!

What a fun meet cute! It was a slow moving story after Hannah and Davey lost touch and I wish that communication had continued. I see a lot of other reviewers giving hate to George, but Charlotte was way worse in my opinion. I feel like George was a huge plot hole. Things were never finished there and in all honesty, Davey could have handled things better with Hannah. He was just as weak-willed as Hannah really. Even so - I was glad for the happy ending.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.