I really enjoyed the premise of the book but I was a bit disappointed with how it turned out. I thought it was going to be one of those books I'd finish the day I picked it up but it was not the case. The characters were not very likable and I think that's why I found it hard to finish. However some readers might absolutely love it! I'd give it a go if the premise interests you!

The mix of mistaken identity with a long distance email relationship has serious promise but this one fell really short. I kept giving it a chance but the end made me cringe almost more than the majority of the storyline. These two characters were clearly lonely and looking for companionship. They found it in the most unusual way, which is cool. But the book read more as desperation rather than romance. I wanted them to grow up as they found confidence. And there was so much talk of seasickness. I wanted the actual typo to be juicy but it was just a bit dry.

The premise for this very well done, struggling with a lonely half life after humiliation in an important violent competition, Amy spends her time working at a theater where she is overworked and undervalued.
When an accidental email lands in her inbox she embellishes her life to Cameron, a stranger she'll never meet.....
Cameron lives an exciting, adventurous life and as their connection blossoms over email, Amy starts to wonder if you can fall in love with someone you've never met...

Amy has never gotten over her disastrous violin competition that ended in public humiliation. Despite her parents' attempts to encourage her to try again, she refuses to discuss it. Now, she works in publicity for a struggling theater in Edinburgh, allowing her mediocre manager to boss her around despite knowing she could do better. When Amy accidentally receives an email intended for a wildlife photographer, she feels compelled to embellish her responses to make her life seem more exciting. After all, she's never going to meet him, so what could go wrong? This lighthearted email romance is an enjoyable read.

✨My Thoughts✨
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I felt so sorry for Amy, she’s so lonely and always feels alone because all of her fiends are already settled and moving on.

Could an email change everything?.

I really enjoyed this lovely story, the emails felt really special to read.

All the characters are funny too especially Malcolm, he was a joy to read about.

It’s a short read but an exciting and romantic one filled with real world problems that I think many people will relate too.

Amy has never got over her disaster when playing on the violin for a competition resulting a in public humiliation. Her parents try to get her back on the horse but she refuses to talk about it. She now works as a publicity person for a failing theatre in Edinburgh allowing her mediocre manager to boss her around when she knows she could really do better. When Amy receives an email destined for a wildlife photographer, she feels unable to tell him the disaster that her life has become so decides to add a few flourishes and tweaks to make herself more interesting. She's never going to meet him so what can go wrong? Enjoyable lighthearted email romance.

2.5 stars. This book had a cute premise, but I didn’t love how it was executed. Most of the characters were unlikeable and there wasn’t as much character development as there could’ve been. The ending was very rushed despite the slow pace of the rest of the book and felt quite unrealistic. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

Thank you Harper Collins UK for the ARC. Ok from the cover I thought the MMC was a roadman LMAO. Cool premise.

I really love email/text/letter based books and the premise of this was adorable but ultimately; I didn’t love it. It was fine, but I struggled to focus and never felt fully committed despite my initial excitement.

Amazing how one typo on an email, can lead to completely unexpected consequences.

For Amy and Cameron have very similar email addresses, and when Amy receives an email clearly not meant for her, she aims to locate the correct recipient, so they don't miss out on a fabulous opportunity. And in doing so, ends up in a modern day penpals sort of situation.

As they both continue to email each other, and I was longing for Cameron's next emails especially as I was loving hearing all about Antarctica and his antics on his expedition.

Meanwhile Amy hasn't been entirely truthful in all of her emails to him, and as their correspondence deepens she starts to regret that and aims to make some of what she has written a reality.

While at the same time she is also fighting to keep the theatre she works at in business, despite a boss who is frankly a nightmare.

This is a charming romance, detailing a relationship that is between two people who haven't even met. It is always good to read a fresh take on a romance novel, and I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Thank you to One More Chapter and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Thank you to the publisher for the ARC of this book. The concept was such a sweet one and I typically love a romance. Unfortunately, this one just was not for me. I could not get into it and found myself bored. I'm sure that some people would really love this one, but I can't recommend. Thanks for the opportunity to review it.

This was a really fun and sweet read. I really liked the premise and the email exchanges. The exchanges made this a really light-hearted and quick read.

Easy read with likeable characters. Emails begin to be exchanged between each other after an accidental encounter.
Amy is in Edinburgh and Cameron is in anartica. Is it possible to fall in love with someone you’ve not met?

DNF @ 37% with some skimming for the rest of the book.

You know that scene in Shrek 2, where Donkey is just losing his mind from the excessive boredom he’s experiencing?

Yeah, that’s how I felt about this book.

<i>The Typo</i> is the sort of book that has an absolutely brilliant premise that would be perfect for just about any rom com that actually had interesting characters.

Genuinely, I think that’s about the best thing I can say. I loved the ideas, but my goodness, I could not <i>stand</i> the characters. And, as a premise like this sort of requires that the characters lead the story—plot should follow them. I honestly felt like <i>nothing</i> at all was happening in this book.

The characters were boring, therefore their emails were boring. Their lives were dreadfully dull, therefore their emails were dreadfully dull. And I don’t buy for a second that these two characters fell in love because there was nothing—absolutely nothing—to love about their communication!

Not to mention the fact that Amy quite literally is lying to Cameron for almost the entire novel! And then they don’t even meet until the end?

I just…<i>The Typo</i> is very much an education in how <i>not</i> to write a book with a premise like this.

I tried reading this book back before the publication date, but I could not get into it.
Then I decided to wait a bit and now I tried it as an audiobook and I still could not get into the story, so this book simply isnt for me.

This is a cute romance where two unlikely people get to know each other via emails. I loved how Amy's character developed throughout the story and she gets her happy ending. The story broke up with email correspondence made this a quick, easy to read book.

In this charming modern romance novel, readers follow Amy, a musician and a PR worker at a small Edinburgh theater, and Cameron, a photographer on an Antarctic cruise, as a mistyped email address brings them together from opposite sides of the globe. Alternating between emails and Amy’s life in Edinburgh, readers see this romance unfold despite the two protagonists never actually meeting in person. As life and the inconsistencies of Internet signals in Antarctica get in the way, Amy and Cameron must see if their relationship, brought about by chance and human error, can unfold into something more. With a charmingly human narrator, readers will relate to Amy’s adulthood struggles and the setbacks of self-doubt and imposter syndrome, while the other obstacles in her path at work and in her communication with Cameron also seem all too normal and human. With an engaging prose style, excellent pacing, and a great plot, Kerr’s novel is a fun and charming romance story with a dash of whimsy, chance, and coincidence. The other characters in the novel are charming and realistic, and they have excellent relationships with Amy back in Edinburgh. Cameron appropriately remains a bit of a mystery as readers spend so much time reading through Amy’s eyes, which adds to the plot of the novel.

Amy and Cameron have never met but she receives an email for what she assumes is for him and forwards it.
He’s currently in Antarctica on a photographic tour while Amy is in Edinburgh. This is the longest of long distance love affairs and there’s a little twist at the end. Thoroughly adorable.

This was an easy read, the layout is emails in most chapters which I didn’t mind. Liked them and it shared the relationship between Amy and Cameron.

Amy works in a theatre in Edinburgh in marketing, but she used to play the violin professionally. When the theatre is under threat she wants to make it stay open, she also starts playing again. Her relationship with Cameron even through emails is blossoming and it’s nice to read.

A good 4 star read.


Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.

A heart warming and uplifting read. I really enjoyed the twists and turns of this chance romance and the life changes it heralds for the main characters. I would even go so far as to say it’s a fairytale for the digital age! Difficult to put down to say the least, this is a great romantic read.

Thank you Netgalley