I'm quite fussy that when it comes to the romance novels, I tend to stick to the same authors who I know just get it right every time but there was something about this that just seemed perfect for me. It was a story I knew I could get lost in so once I spotted it, it was instantly added to my to be read list. That being said I did struggle a little at the start and I was worried I was going to be let down. I found the story started off really slow and normally I can tell from the first few chapters if a book is going to be for me or not but luckily that feeling didn't last too long and it eventually started to pick up.
The Man Who Didn't Call tells the story of Sarah and Eddie in flashbacks where we find out about their short week together and how they ended up falling in love so quickly, and then we go back to present day where Eddie has disappeared after their wonderful time together and Sarah is desperately trying to track him down. At first I did think it might have been better to have Eddie and Sarah's full week together first rather than switching back and forth but thinking about it now, I liked the change in pace and getting more of their story in little bits. Each chapter flowed well into the next despite several narrative changes too. For most of the book we just hear Sarah's side so it was nice towards the end to get Eddie's point of view too.
I found the reveal absolutely brilliant. For the most part, I had absolutely no idea what had happened - had he died? Was he secretly married? Was he at all who he said he was? but the twist wasn't what I expected at all. It was heartbreaking, and from then on I knew I was in for a serious emotional rollercoaster. Surprisingly though, I didn't connect with the characters at all for at least half of the book and I wasn't really sure if I liked any of them. I don't know what it was but I didn't have that feeling of really wanting things to work out for them like I usually do in a love story but all of that changed towards the later half of the book. By the end I was so invested in Sarah and Eddie's relationship, I needed to know things would be okay, but I can't tell you whether that ends up happening or not. There are so many twist and turns, I could never guess how it would end which I just loved. It wasn't predictable at all.
The Man Who Didn't Call tells the story of Sarah and Eddie in flashbacks where we find out about their short week together and how they ended up falling in love so quickly, and then we go back to present day where Eddie has disappeared after their wonderful time together and Sarah is desperately trying to track him down. At first I did think it might have been better to have Eddie and Sarah's full week together first rather than switching back and forth but thinking about it now, I liked the change in pace and getting more of their story in little bits. Each chapter flowed well into the next despite several narrative changes too. For most of the book we just hear Sarah's side so it was nice towards the end to get Eddie's point of view too.
I found the reveal absolutely brilliant. For the most part, I had absolutely no idea what had happened - had he died? Was he secretly married? Was he at all who he said he was? but the twist wasn't what I expected at all. It was heartbreaking, and from then on I knew I was in for a serious emotional rollercoaster. Surprisingly though, I didn't connect with the characters at all for at least half of the book and I wasn't really sure if I liked any of them. I don't know what it was but I didn't have that feeling of really wanting things to work out for them like I usually do in a love story but all of that changed towards the later half of the book. By the end I was so invested in Sarah and Eddie's relationship, I needed to know things would be okay, but I can't tell you whether that ends up happening or not. There are so many twist and turns, I could never guess how it would end which I just loved. It wasn't predictable at all.