Two lives are about to be changed by one phone call.
When Davey misdials Hannah's number, at first they think nothing of it.
After all, Davey lives in Texas and Hannah lives in London.
But when Davey gets a job in London, their paths are sure to cross. As messaging turns to video calling, this feels like the start of something.
Weeks later, Hannah is waiting for Davey at the airport, but he never walks into Arrivals.
When Hannah finds out why, her world is turned on its head. And with their future so uncertain, each must pick up the pieces of their lives.
Will fate intervene once more to bring them together? Or will Davey always be the man that Hannah never met?
I'd like to thank Penguin Books for my copy of The Man I Never Met to review via NetGalley.
The Man I Never Met is a meet-cute tale with a difference. Little does Hannah realise that when she answers what she thinks is a spam call that the random stranger on the end of the call would become such an important person in her life.
Davey was supposed to be ringing for a job interview to relocate to London but instead ends up talking to Hannah. Even though they are on different sides of the world, they form an instant connection and over the course of a few months, texts and calls turn into video calls and they begin to make plans for the future when Davey arrives in London.
However, their plans are soon thwarted and have to be put on hold maybe forever. It's hard to say much more without giving spoilers other than something major happens which means that they will both have to pick up the pieces of their lives without the other.
The story is mainly told from Hannah's viewpoint although we do also get chapters from Davey's point of view which enables us to follow how both of them were coping with everything that they are dealing with. I loved both Hannah and Davey but so many times I wanted to bang their heads together to get them to just talk to each other. I could understand why Davey reacted the way he did but why push those who care for you away in your time of need. As for Hannah, I took an instant dislike to her friendship turned relationship with someone who I thought was a toxic character. I didn't like the person she became the more time she spent with him and wanted her to realise that she deserved so much better.
My one criticism, and it's a minor one, is that middle section was a bit too drawn out and that the ending seemed a little rushed. I would have loved maybe a couple more chapters to see how things played out.
Overall I enjoyed The Man I Never Read which I devoured over a 24 hour period.
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