Just Haven’t Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens
on November 9, 2021
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Women
Pages: 400
Format: Audiobook, Paperback
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Laura’s business trip to the Channel Islands isn’t exactly off to a great start. After unceremoniously dumping everything in her bag in front of the most attractive man she’s ever seen in real life, she arrives at her hotel only to realize she’s grabbed the wrong suitcase from the airport. Her only consolation? The irresistibly appealing contents of the case: a copy of her favorite book; piano music; and a rugged, heavy knit fisherman sweater only a Ryan Gosling lookalike could pull off. The owner of this suitcase is Laura’s dream man–she’s sure of it. Now, all she has to do is find him.
The mix-up seems written in the stars. After all, what are the odds that she’d find The One on the same remote island where her mom and dad had first fallen in love, especially as she sets out to write an article about their epic 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. And if beneath Ted’s gruffness lies a wit that makes their cab rides strangely entertaining, so much the better. But as Laura’s long-lost luggage soulmate proves difficult to find–and as she realizes that the love story she’s held on a pedestal all her life might not have been that perfect–she’ll have to rethink her whole outlook on love to discover what she really wants.
This story is sweet, funny, touching, oozing charm, pretty dang HOT (I’m not blushing, it’s just warm in here), full of wonderful, likable characters, and has a surprising amount of emotional depth and insight about love, loss and the tendency of people to put their hopes in things that may or may not always be as real as they think. I really liked Laura and her journey of self-discovery. Her two distinctly different potential loves – you’ll love her nicknames for them – were delightful as well. I encourage you to take a literary trip to this beautiful island setting and its slower pace of life and see if you don’t love it, and these characters, as much as I did.
I rated this novel four stars. This is such a great, feel good story. Laura returned to the place her parents met, but she also learned it wasn’t all rainbows and sunshine as she was led to believe. So much self discovery and learning that people aren’t perfect made for a great read. Laura gained a sense of maturity, which was so great because I found her rose colored glasses a bit off-putting at the beginning. I loved all the musical references and laughed out loud several times. Sometimes romcoms are cheesy, but this one managed to keep it under control. Reading this book was just another day in paradise.
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