The Just Haven't Met You Yet
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- Author：Sophie Cousens
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Summary
Tell me the story of how you two met。。。
Laura spends her life asking couples the all-important question and she has built a career out of finding the most epic love stories for her column on relationships。
The trouble is that Laura has never had her own meet-cute。 Thirty years old and single， she is starting to wonder if she'll every have her sliding doors moment。
So when Laura picks up the wrong suitcase at the airport on a work trip to the Channel Islands， she gets the sign she has always dreamed of。
From the sheet-music to the battered copy of her favourite book， Laura finds evidence of every quality she could ever hope for in a partner。 She knows it's crazy， but she cant help but think that the owner of the suitcase might really be the man of her dreams。
If Laura job has taught her anything， it's that when it comes to love， you can't just let opportunity pass you by。 She must make it her mission to return the suitcase， and maybe， finally find the one。
Laura spends her life asking couples the all-important question and she has built a career out of finding the most epic love stories for her column on relationships。
The trouble is that Laura has never had her own meet-cute。 Thirty years old and single， she is starting to wonder if she'll every have her sliding doors moment。
So when Laura picks up the wrong suitcase at the airport on a work trip to the Channel Islands， she gets the sign she has always dreamed of。
From the sheet-music to the battered copy of her favourite book， Laura finds evidence of every quality she could ever hope for in a partner。 She knows it's crazy， but she cant help but think that the owner of the suitcase might really be the man of her dreams。
If Laura job has taught her anything， it's that when it comes to love， you can't just let opportunity pass you by。 She must make it her mission to return the suitcase， and maybe， finally find the one。
Reviews
A
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have absolutely no idea where I found this book。But this was very cute and the plot twist was well received。Not amazing though。 Had to skim some parts because I got bored。The premise was great though。
Lisa
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Alternated between enjoying and shaking my head。 But I liked the characters more than in most rom coms。
Jodie （That Happy Reader）
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Review to be posted soon。
Antía
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I was expecting a lil bit more smut but the book is just what I needed。The characters are nice， the story is cute and the writing is clear enough。I would 100% recommend it if you’re in a reading slump and need something to get you back into it。
Janice
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Enjoyable cute， funny rom-com。
Melissa
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A little hard to believe the events of the book happened over only three days， but cute story。
Cassidy
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What a cute story！ I am a girl who loves to read about a great meet cute。 That is the world of our MC。 She is a journalist who covers people love stories and she is headed to Jersey Island to recreate her parents tale。 She ends up on a emotional journey she never expected。 On the island she meets two potential love interest in fun and unique ways。 Who will she end up with？ I love the way the author tackles these situations。 It was refreshing and fun。 Perfect amount of humor， misunderstandings， c What a cute story！ I am a girl who loves to read about a great meet cute。 That is the world of our MC。 She is a journalist who covers people love stories and she is headed to Jersey Island to recreate her parents tale。 She ends up on a emotional journey she never expected。 On the island she meets two potential love interest in fun and unique ways。 Who will she end up with？ I love the way the author tackles these situations。 It was refreshing and fun。 Perfect amount of humor， misunderstandings， chemistry and romance。 Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me a copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Manal Chowdhury
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An HEA which feels very satisfactory - I'm a big fan of Ted。 An HEA which feels very satisfactory - I'm a big fan of Ted。 。。。more
Stacey Crate
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3。5 stars。
Hannah-Jade Parker
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The most classic romcom where you know exactly what's going to happen in the first 10 minutes。 However， I love a classically predictable romcom so very much enjoyed it。 I think I enjoyed this more than This Time Next Year， which is saying something as I thought that was great。 The most classic romcom where you know exactly what's going to happen in the first 10 minutes。 However， I love a classically predictable romcom so very much enjoyed it。 I think I enjoyed this more than This Time Next Year， which is saying something as I thought that was great。 。。。more
Sara Mcclelland
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This fulfilled my desire for an easy， quick read that i could lounge on the couch and get lost in。 Very cute， pretty cliche， I would rank it right behind “this time next year”。
Braylon
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2。5 cause I hate love triangles ☹️ unless your tjr then it’s okay
Randi
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3。5 stars
CIsaacs
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A story of finding your happily ever after…I loved this story。 It is told from Laura， the main character’s POV。 It is the story of a woman following a certain path to her ‘happily ever after’ only to realize that her destiny maybe the events or people unfolding right in front her instead of an error filled belief she held on to。 I love the character building of the two main characters Laura and Ted。 The characters were British but I didn’t get that from their conversations。 Also I noticed an edi A story of finding your happily ever after…I loved this story。 It is told from Laura， the main character’s POV。 It is the story of a woman following a certain path to her ‘happily ever after’ only to realize that her destiny maybe the events or people unfolding right in front her instead of an error filled belief she held on to。 I love the character building of the two main characters Laura and Ted。 The characters were British but I didn’t get that from their conversations。 Also I noticed an editor error at the end when Ted referred to as Jasper。 I loved the story/book though。 。。。more
Kat
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I loved this easy to read， light hearted rom-com！ Touching on serious topics in a book like this isn’t always easy but Sophie cousens did so incredibly well in this！ I was left wanting more- but also happy that the end of the book was the way I expected！
Krystal
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Do you have treasured items that you have kept in honor of those you love？In this lovely story， Laura has held close some items from her mom and dad， including a coin necklace that played a part in her grandparents’ and parents love story。 For a story， she travels back to the island where her parents met to find out more and ends up discovering the most important legacies aren’t found in items， but in the love that is passed down。 I thought this was such an endearing story。 I enjoyed how Laura’s Do you have treasured items that you have kept in honor of those you love？In this lovely story， Laura has held close some items from her mom and dad， including a coin necklace that played a part in her grandparents’ and parents love story。 For a story， she travels back to the island where her parents met to find out more and ends up discovering the most important legacies aren’t found in items， but in the love that is passed down。 I thought this was such an endearing story。 I enjoyed how Laura’s view of love changed and how she evolved throughout her journey。 Ted was my favorite， as well as his dad， Gerry。 The whole crew on the island， as well as the island itself， were so charming。I look forward to reading more by this author！ 。。。more
Booksfoodanddrinks
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This is a kind meet cute love story， about this journalist Laura who has this seccion on the magazine she works for "how do you two meet" and the couples happily tell her the story of this not so conventional encounters that leads to an epic love story。so， when her boss ask her to write about her parent's love story， she took the first plane and went for it。I enjoy this read， Laura find her suitcase is not hers， and this story of chasing the man begins。。This author has this kind of writing that This is a kind meet cute love story， about this journalist Laura who has this seccion on the magazine she works for "how do you two meet" and the couples happily tell her the story of this not so conventional encounters that leads to an epic love story。so， when her boss ask her to write about her parent's love story， she took the first plane and went for it。I enjoy this read， Laura find her suitcase is not hers， and this story of chasing the man begins。。This author has this kind of writing that I like very much， she brings all the smells， colors， and description of the places Laura is visiting with such finesse。I personally think that searching for the perfect man and the perfect love story got Laura out of her comfort zone， especially when she accidentally meet another man on the way and find herself spending time and wishing more without realize it。I wanted more fast pace， sometimes I got bored and stuck in the same place， wishing that something must happen right away， but I laugh， I get emotional， and I sang Phil collins's songs all along this read。 I even enjoy the close door romance。I loved Ted's character， this grumpy ， but sweet man， with his own story and deceptions。And I loved Gerry so much， Ted's dad， and all the side characters， that made this read so fun。This is the kind of book that I will love to watch on a movie。 。。。more
L。A。L。
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This was a sweet story that was almost more journey-to-finding-yourself in a small town with a side of romance than straight romance。 Laura， a journalist， yearns to meet ‘the one’ with her checklist of qualifications that rely on the yardstick of her parent's impossibly romantic story。 It wasn't hard to figure out how this story was going to go from the start。 But the focus seemed more on Laura's journey to understand herself and her family。 Despite her being thirty or near thirty， this felt mor This was a sweet story that was almost more journey-to-finding-yourself in a small town with a side of romance than straight romance。 Laura， a journalist， yearns to meet ‘the one’ with her checklist of qualifications that rely on the yardstick of her parent's impossibly romantic story。 It wasn't hard to figure out how this story was going to go from the start。 But the focus seemed more on Laura's journey to understand herself and her family。 Despite her being thirty or near thirty， this felt more like a coming-of-age story in some ways。 Laura felt much younger than near thirty。 And I couldn't really connect with her。 I get what she was looking for， true love （albeit based on unrealistic ideas）， but a story like her parents。 But this is where she felt younger than she was supposed to be。 More like a college-age girl with her over idealistic， fairy-tale love expectations。 And so it felt a bit icky that it was Ted who was her love match。 He was a decade older than her， had been married， and although he clearly had some issues， I just felt with her seeming like she was 20 instead of 30 and him pushing 40 and then with her father issues， well 。 。 。 icky。 But it's easily overlooked since Ted also came across as a bit younger。 Given his backstory， he clearly could have been hard。 It could have been enemies to lovers trope instead of mistaken love。 Also， I never felt the chemistry between them， nor did I see it between her and Jasper either。 I will say it was refreshing that both the love interests were nice guys。 No asshole behavior。 Not even roguish behavior。 Just respectful and fun。 And despite feeling icky about Ted and Laura together， Ted did genuinely come across as a nice guy。 As for the story， I did find some of the scenes unnecessary and rather fluff to expand the page count。 But it was a great advert for Jersey since the bulk of the story was set in Jersey。 And I'm now dying to visit。 Overall， I found this is an undemanding read。 It didn’t blow me away。 It didn't give me all the feels like the books by Abby Jimenez， Josie Silver， or Lyssa Kay Adams。 This isn't a story that will stick with me。 But I enjoyed it enough to finish it。 It's definitely what I'd classify as a beach read。 。。。more
Karly
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4。5 stars。
Laura Fischer
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To start off WOW…just WOW。 This book might have had a slower start but WOW， was it AMAZING！ Definitely my favorite read of 2021， the story was immaculate and the character Laura is well… me！ Yes my name is Laura and that is why I partially bought the book， leave me alone 😂 But I see myself in this character， we literally had so much in common。 The frequent mention of Henry Cavill （a Jersey native） made me love this book even more because I absolutely love Henry too！！ So that was a pleasant surpr To start off WOW…just WOW。 This book might have had a slower start but WOW， was it AMAZING！ Definitely my favorite read of 2021， the story was immaculate and the character Laura is well… me！ Yes my name is Laura and that is why I partially bought the book， leave me alone 😂 But I see myself in this character， we literally had so much in common。 The frequent mention of Henry Cavill （a Jersey native） made me love this book even more because I absolutely love Henry too！！ So that was a pleasant surprise for me！ Anyways go read this book， you won’t regret it！！ 。。。more
Amy S。 Griffith
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I just adored this novel！ I laughed out loud， teared up a time or two， and just loved the plot and story line。 I loved Laura’s search for the Suitcase Man and the funny happenings along that journey。 Even though it’s written as a light-hearted rom-com， the authors deeper messages reached me in spades。
Mariah
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LOVED Ted。 Such a sweet gentleman。 This was such a heartwarming story。
C。
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Sometimes you just need a cute love story with a predictable appropriate suitor and a nice enough inappropriate one。 Just haven’t met you yet provided that along with a heroine that has a family history of grand love gestures， and a few misconceptions to work through。 I loved the setting， the meet cute of both appropriate and inappropriate suitors to be honest。 It was just a really enjoyable story。
Kayla
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I think Ted is the most realistic RomCom character I have ever read- I’m pretty sure I love him。 This was so fun to read！ I was giggling and fist bumping the air the whole time。 I didn’t even see Ted coming until I was like 25% in。 No spice。 An adorable read that I could recommend to my mom。 Also the description of Ted and Laura’s time together as “movie sex” was beyond great- an aspiration I wish to achieve。 *chef’s kiss*Special thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam Publishing for my dig I think Ted is the most realistic RomCom character I have ever read- I’m pretty sure I love him。 This was so fun to read！ I was giggling and fist bumping the air the whole time。 I didn’t even see Ted coming until I was like 25% in。 No spice。 An adorable read that I could recommend to my mom。 Also the description of Ted and Laura’s time together as “movie sex” was beyond great- an aspiration I wish to achieve。 *chef’s kiss*Special thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam Publishing for my digital ARC copy。 。。。more
Abbie Day
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I thought this was a lovely little romance， just what I needed after this year！ It helped to satisfy this growing wanderlust I've had since the pandemic， and I loved exploring the isle of Jersey - somewhere I really want to visit。I really got the feeling of a tight-knit community on the island， which was a major contrast to Laura and her life in London。 Laura overall was a good protagonist， I enjoyed seeing her journey - she felt stuck in her line of work and romantically， after constantly inter I thought this was a lovely little romance， just what I needed after this year！ It helped to satisfy this growing wanderlust I've had since the pandemic， and I loved exploring the isle of Jersey - somewhere I really want to visit。I really got the feeling of a tight-knit community on the island， which was a major contrast to Laura and her life in London。 Laura overall was a good protagonist， I enjoyed seeing her journey - she felt stuck in her line of work and romantically， after constantly interviewing 'meet-cutes' it's no surprise that she felt inadequate and wished for this for yourself。 Don't we all in our twenties？！This was also a love triangle done right I feel。 One guy who she was searching for her own potential 'meet-cute' story， who was the perfect partner for her on paper and in her eyes。 The other is someone she meets through chance， very different to her but has a great connection with and develops great chemistry。 It really made me think of the song The Way I Love You by Taylor Swift！The family drama （which ended up not being a drama） was intriguing but I was happy that it turned out the way it did。 Sometimes we grow up with our parent's issues and， through no fault of anyone， end up not knowing one side of the family。 I loved how the coin brought Laura her love， happiness， and family that she felt lost without。 I thought Suki was very cringey for most of the book。 Her consistent pushes to turn anything into branded content， which ruins any authenticity imo。 She felt like an over-the-top influencer wannabe and didn't really seem to be a great boss or creator。 It was also bizarre how Belinda ended up being the author of the cringey Tiger self-help book， which said a lot about her character！ I much preferred the low-key， laid-back， and relaxed feel for the Jersey community！ 。。。more
Emily Joelle
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A low 4
Krishna
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It was a really good book。 Had the potential for a 5 star rating， felt the ending was rushed。 But was able to connect with the female lead。
Katarina Pranjic
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Best way to describe this book: delightful。 Such a lovely meet cute story 🥰
Julie
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Laura is a hopeless romantic; she’s looking for a life story as wonderful as her parents。 She grew up with stories from her mom about her parents love story that tragically ended when her father passed away。 And that’s what she wants。 She is a journalist at an online lifestyle magazine， and pitches her parent meet cute as a story and an opportunity to go to the Channel Islands and retrace their steps。 She has her own meet cute opportunity and ends up spending time with a cab driver helping her t Laura is a hopeless romantic; she’s looking for a life story as wonderful as her parents。 She grew up with stories from her mom about her parents love story that tragically ended when her father passed away。 And that’s what she wants。 She is a journalist at an online lifestyle magazine， and pitches her parent meet cute as a story and an opportunity to go to the Channel Islands and retrace their steps。 She has her own meet cute opportunity and ends up spending time with a cab driver helping her track down the guy she thinks will be her ‘one’。 I loved Laura and the other characters。 The story had themes of grief， growth， family， friendship， and love。 I really enjoyed it and look forward to whatever is next from Sophie Cousens。Thanks to Putnam Books and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Christina
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