Just Haven't Met You Yet: The new feel-good love story from the author of THIS TIME NEXT YEAR

She does justice to the rom-com trope no spice needed with a good story line.The book has so much to offer and I like how it didn't give much out on the cover glance.Such a comfy read ;-;Also the map was so unexpected and adorable. Adding visiting Jersey to my list of places <3

Okay, so I just finished this book and my heart is still doing that fluttery, happy dance thing. This book feels like a movie! I am not exaggerating at all. For all the Bollywood fans out there: This. Book. Is. For. You. Imagine “Jab We Met” in paper form, but let’s not get ambitious here, it is a bit too western for it, but the main idea remains the same.So, any HIMYM fan? I’ve got something for you. One of the characters is named TED. Yupp!! He is soooo likeable for real. A slow burn, the confusion, the backstory, everything is perfectly balanced. I does get slow at times, but it doesn’t bore you at all.I mean, the characters are adorable, like puppies in human form. Laura is our main girl. She's got dreams, insecurities, and a suitcase full of accidental romance. In short. She is a hopeless romantic (well, a lot of readers are gonna relate with her in that case). She believes in unexpected love stories and old school romance. Talk about a plot twist! I was hooked from the moment she realized she'd grabbed the wrong bag.The starting chapters are fun and plot building indices but as the story proceeds, the tension builds up exactly how it should build. There are some late introductions of a few characters as well, but they leave their impacts just fine. And the islanders? A bunch of quirky, lovable characters who added so much charm to the story.It is such a feel good book! I mean, you can literally feel the happy moments. I often found myself smiling while reading those scenes, it was like experiencing them first hand.Ps: I am a hopeless romantic and no matter how much I try to avoid romance, this genre get me every time. Guilty!And can we talk about the ending? It was perfect. Just the right amount of sweet and satisfying. There are moments when you feel bad for the characters as well, but the protagonist, Laura is stuck in that dilemma as well.If you're looking for a book to escape reality, this is it. It's like a warm hug on a rainy day, or a giant chocolate cake when you're feeling down. Trust me, you won't regret it. I'm still buzzing from the afterglow of this book, and I’m already planning my next read. But let's be real, it's gonna be hard to top this one.

Good read

A história de romance água com açúcar. Bem escrito e apaixonante. Não há nenhuma grande surpresa. Gostei de conhecer os personagens. Também achei interessante as perguntas ao final do livro, para reflexão.

Thank you GP Putnam’s Sons for the advanced copy of Just Haven’t Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens.Genre: Contemporary Romance/FictionPub. Date: November 9, 2021Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“I think sometimes your generation gets caught up in the wrapping paper of love.”“Maybe it was easier to be happy for other people when I felt my own soulmate might be just around the corner, but I keep turning corners, and no one is ever there.”I loved Sophie Cousens first book, This Time Next Year, to the point of having almost exhausted my options for recommending it to everyone I know. Because of this, my expectations for her second book were very high. Just Haven’t Met You Yet not only met my expectations but far exceeded them.There are so many reasons I loved this story, but let me summarize a few of them for you. First, I absolutely loved Laura and Ted as main characters. I loved that Laura describes herself as a Rachel from friends, and that her optimism about life is not (completely) dampened by her circumstances or her mom’s passing. My heart broke when Laura mentions wishing she had hung on to just one of the paper crowns her mom made her when they “played” in the backyard, and then it broke again when Laura described living through her dreams to make sure her memories of her mom stayed intact. Laura was a dynamic, fluid, emotional normal, relatable woman I identified with on so many levels. I loved her humor, her resilience, and her spark.Enter Ted, the surly cab driver with a much deeper backstory, and be still my heart. While Jasper might be the fantasy, Ted is surely the dream…the dream of those quiet, confident eyes, the patience, and the fire simmering just below the surface hot enough to make your toes curl. Where can I find a Ted, and how soon can he be here? Ted was emotional, angsty, sarcastic, sweet, and always, solid as a rock. Even when he didn’t understand his feelings, he was solid. Everyone woman dreams of a Ted, and Sophie Cousens captured this dream to perfection.Second, I thoroughly enjoyed Ted’s dad, Gerry. I loved the inclusion of a character living with Parkinson’s Disease, and I thought Sophie captured the downside of this debilitating disease with care and consideration. She did a fabulous job balancing the downsides of the disease with Gerry’s consistently positive attitude. Gerry is smart and seasoned as a secondary character, and the support he provides to those around him as his own health is failing is remarkable. Every person in the world needs a Gerry in their corner.As for Suki and Belinda, they can both kick rocks. As secondary characters, I thought they were well-developed and interesting, but I did not like them at all…which I think was the point their development. I thought both characters added an interesting amount of tension to the story, and every story needs a villain or two.I could not ask for a better follow up to This Time Next Year, and I will be recommending Just Haven’t Met You Yet to everyone I know!

Lovely book , very well written !!!

I appreciated the characters and could see all the places where they have been. A serious and hilarious story in the same way...