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lisah13's review against another edition
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Man I Never Meet is a contemporary fiction novel of love, hope, heartache, patience, and survival to name a few key points.
It was a page turner, watching these characters grow and develop in a years time. It was fun spin to have Hannah POV first portion of book. As the book progresses- half way or more- we begin to hear Davey’s POV.
Davey from Texas has an online job interview in England. He dials the wrong number and Hannah answers. They laugh and went about their day. Davey lands the job and sends a message to let Hannah know. Awkward, but it strikes a cord in Hannah. She’s wanting to respond but how weird is that? He’s quick to respond back. Which leads to more texting, phone calls, video chats. They both feel a strong connection for one another. A fast friendship is blooming into genuine feelings. Time is drawing closer for Davey to move to the UK. Hannah has taken her new found interest in Davey She takes her personal time to look at apartments for Davey. Feeling a real bond, she decides she will meet him at the airport. She makes a signs to greet him . . . .but he doesn’t show up. His plane has landed but no Davey. She waits for hours. She is Heartbroken, sad, angry, frustrated, and feeling foolish. Overwhelmed with a basket of emotions she trudges home to be alone with her sorrows.
Eventually Davey makes contact with Hannah explaining how life had a different outcome for them. With this twirl, he breaks off their relationship.
He wants ZERO contact.
Hannah heartbroken is swooped in by her good friend George. They had booked a holiday together and he is not letting her bail on the trip. They have a great time. By the end of the trip they end up as friends with benefits. Once home, they decide to continue to dating only each other. Davey has never left Hannah’s thoughts. She thinks she sees him in every tall blonde man in England.
Fate is not done with Davey’s and Hannah’s story.
Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing/Ballantine for ARC read in exchange for my honest review.
The Man I Never Meet is a contemporary fiction novel of love, hope, heartache, patience, and survival to name a few key points.
It was a page turner, watching these characters grow and develop in a years time. It was fun spin to have Hannah POV first portion of book. As the book progresses- half way or more- we begin to hear Davey’s POV.
Davey from Texas has an online job interview in England. He dials the wrong number and Hannah answers. They laugh and went about their day. Davey lands the job and sends a message to let Hannah know. Awkward, but it strikes a cord in Hannah. She’s wanting to respond but how weird is that? He’s quick to respond back. Which leads to more texting, phone calls, video chats. They both feel a strong connection for one another. A fast friendship is blooming into genuine feelings. Time is drawing closer for Davey to move to the UK. Hannah has taken her new found interest in Davey She takes her personal time to look at apartments for Davey. Feeling a real bond, she decides she will meet him at the airport. She makes a signs to greet him . . . .but he doesn’t show up. His plane has landed but no Davey. She waits for hours. She is Heartbroken, sad, angry, frustrated, and feeling foolish. Overwhelmed with a basket of emotions she trudges home to be alone with her sorrows.
Eventually Davey makes contact with Hannah explaining how life had a different outcome for them. With this twirl, he breaks off their relationship.
He wants ZERO contact.
Hannah heartbroken is swooped in by her good friend George. They had booked a holiday together and he is not letting her bail on the trip. They have a great time. By the end of the trip they end up as friends with benefits. Once home, they decide to continue to dating only each other. Davey has never left Hannah’s thoughts. She thinks she sees him in every tall blonde man in England.
Fate is not done with Davey’s and Hannah’s story.
Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing/Ballantine for ARC read in exchange for my honest review.
thisinkedodyssey's review against another edition
3.0
“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.
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.
no_shelfcontrol95's review against another edition
5.0
This book is everything. I am a sucker for books that touch every fiber of your heart and this one just simply destroyed me and build me back up. I would definitely re read this and keep it near my heart.
maddiejuly's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. What to say about this book? It wasn’t at all what I was expecting it to be (ie, a very low-effort rom-com). Instead I got a genuinely deep and emotional book with characters that felt real and situations that didn’t feel contrived.
I felt pretty negatively about the heroine’s self loathing/constant self-body shaming, but I feel like she generally grew out of this and I was happy with who she became in the end (and that the book actually showed her growth).
I felt pretty negatively about the heroine’s self loathing/constant self-body shaming, but I feel like she generally grew out of this and I was happy with who she became in the end (and that the book actually showed her growth).
rezpez15's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
savi0rself's review against another edition
4.0
based on the book description i had no idea i was blindly walking into a gut-wrenching story so im kinda mad about it because i wasn’t mentally ready for it but after reading the authors note at the end i’ve forgiven her. kinda wish the end of the novel didn’t end so soon after the final plot point but i understand why it does.
jennsie's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this and would have given it more stars, but there's a WHOLE lot of talk about weight and being worried about gaining weight and it just was totally superfluous and off-putting. I did like the author's writing, and will look for more of her stuff in the future.
hurley_momma's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it! I wish Hannah and Davey met by at least page 300 so we got more of them together, but it was still altogether a great book. Clare, the HR lady, is my favorite supporting character!