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A review by amylovesbooksandyarn
The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Thanks to @netgalley and #penquinrandomhouse for the chance to read this book.
This was a @theglossbookclub pick and it is not my preferred genre being a contempory romance.
I did like some aspects of this book including that it is not your normal meet cute romance. It was a very easy read and writing style, however I do admit I was somewhat bored with the story line, however those who normally do go for this genre may feel very differently to this book than I did.
There were some Americanisms that threw me out of being immersed in the London setting. With the temperature being in Fahrenheit and the use of commercial instead of advert. This made me surprised to realise the author is British. In the author's notes I can see that she has an US editor so I assume the e-version I read was in fact intended for the American audience.
I would be interested in reading more of the books my this author published in her real name that are of a different genre and may be more my cup of tea. Reading the authors note made me appreciate the story more and I feel it may have better to have a short version as an introduction rather than an afterword.
This was a @theglossbookclub pick and it is not my preferred genre being a contempory romance.
I did like some aspects of this book including that it is not your normal meet cute romance. It was a very easy read and writing style, however I do admit I was somewhat bored with the story line, however those who normally do go for this genre may feel very differently to this book than I did.
There were some Americanisms that threw me out of being immersed in the London setting. With the temperature being in Fahrenheit and the use of commercial instead of advert. This made me surprised to realise the author is British. In the author's notes I can see that she has an US editor so I assume the e-version I read was in fact intended for the American audience.
I would be interested in reading more of the books my this author published in her real name that are of a different genre and may be more my cup of tea. Reading the authors note made me appreciate the story more and I feel it may have better to have a short version as an introduction rather than an afterword.