Author: Sophie Cousens
Series: None
Publication Date: November 9, 2021
Publisher: Putnam & Sons
Pages: 398
Obtained: publisher via Netgalley
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 3.75/5
Bottom Line: A bit cliché but enjoyable
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Summary: Hopeless romantic and lifestyle reporter Laura’s business trip to the Channel Islands isn’t off to a great start. After an embarrassing encounter with the most attractive man she’s ever seen in real life, she arrives at her hotel and realizes she’s grabbed the wrong suitcase from the airport. Her only consolation is its irresistible contents, each of which intrigues her more and more. The owner of this suitcase is clearly Laura’s dream man. Now, all she has to do is find him. Besides, what are the odds that she’d find The One on the same island where her parents first met and fell in love, especially as she sets out to write an article about their romance? Commissioning surly cab driver Ted to ferry her around seems like her best bet in both tracking down the mystery suitcase owner and retracing her parents’ footsteps. But as Laura’s mystery man proves difficult to find—and as she uncovers family secrets—she may have to reimagine the life, and love, she always thought she wanted. ~amazon.com
Review: What if the love story you’ve always put so much stock into turns out not to be fact? Laura has always adored her parents love story; so much so that perhaps it clouds her own ability to fall in love. So when she gets the opportunity to go to the place of the start of her parent’s love story she jumps at it. She figures a trip to Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, will help her write the story of her parents and recreate some of the pictures she's treasured.
Of course things don't start off great when she sees that she has the wrong suitcase. Although of course, Laura has to look and maybe based on the belongings this is the key to her dream man. Except she doesn't know how to find him; enter Ted the bearded cab driver who she enlists to help her find all the locations that her parents were at and of course find the owner of the mysterious suitcase.
Just Haven't Met You Yet doesn't burn any new trails in the romance genre but it was great fun and the characters are delightful. My favorite might be Ted's dad, Gerry. I loved his outlook on life and his "Gerry-isms". I liked how Laura did find and connect with her dad's side of the family and she got to know him through them.
If you are looking for a story to lose yourself in, then this one will fit that bill. It is a great book to cuddle up under a blanket with over the weekend.
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