Really great romance book for lovers of a cute and cozy romance. The premise was definitely interesting and ended up being completely different from what I expected which I loved!

This book was a lot of nothing. The romance was barely there and the story was not enough to keep me reading.

The Typo by Emily Kerr

I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and One More Chapter and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Blurb

One typo. Two complete strangers. Ten thousand miles between them…

Amy and Cameron have never met. But when Amy receives an email meant for Cameron, their lives entwine in ways they could never have imagined.

Cameron lives a life of adventure as he navigates an expedition around Antarctica whilst Amy’s life is firmly on solid ground in Edinburgh.

As their connection grows, Amy finds herself asking; is it possible to fall in love with someone you’ve never met?

My Opinion

For me this was an interesting concept - it all starts with a typo in an email address. Both Amy and Cameron have things that they are hiding but the majority of their communication takes place via email due to the distance between the pair. Amy works as a marketing manager for a struggling theatre whilst Cameron is on an expedition in Antarctica and I really enjoyed reading Cameron's emails for updates on his trip.

For me this was a lovely read that I mostly finished in one sitting. I just couldn't help but want to read on to find out how everything would play out.

Rating 4/5

A charming and lighthearted romance that explores the connection of two strangers who are brought together by a simple email typo. I loved the delightful email correspondence between Amy and Cameron and how they got to know each other.
Many thanks to HarperCollins and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

When I seen this was a You've Got Mail esque book I requested the ARC immediately..

I am a romance lover and this story just didnt have any?

I loved the email aspect except they felt like colleagues instead of people falling in love - there was so much potential for witty banter and flirting and it just lacked.

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for kindly providing me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!!

Amy is working in an Edinburgh theatre but she's actually a violinist but had a bad experience. She receives an email with a wrong address. She tries to find out who it's actually for and sends it to Cameron and they start correspond through emails. Lovely book

I really enjoyed the premise of the book but I was a bit disappointed with how it turned out. I thought it was going to be one of those books I'd finish the day I picked it up but it was not the case. The characters were not very likable and I think that's why I found it hard to finish. However some readers might absolutely love it! I'd give it a go if the premise interests you!

The mix of mistaken identity with a long distance email relationship has serious promise but this one fell really short. I kept giving it a chance but the end made me cringe almost more than the majority of the storyline. These two characters were clearly lonely and looking for companionship. They found it in the most unusual way, which is cool. But the book read more as desperation rather than romance. I wanted them to grow up as they found confidence. And there was so much talk of seasickness. I wanted the actual typo to be juicy but it was just a bit dry.

The premise for this very well done, struggling with a lonely half life after humiliation in an important violent competition, Amy spends her time working at a theater where she is overworked and undervalued.
When an accidental email lands in her inbox she embellishes her life to Cameron, a stranger she'll never meet.....
Cameron lives an exciting, adventurous life and as their connection blossoms over email, Amy starts to wonder if you can fall in love with someone you've never met...

Amy has never gotten over her disastrous violin competition that ended in public humiliation. Despite her parents' attempts to encourage her to try again, she refuses to discuss it. Now, she works in publicity for a struggling theater in Edinburgh, allowing her mediocre manager to boss her around despite knowing she could do better. When Amy accidentally receives an email intended for a wildlife photographer, she feels compelled to embellish her responses to make her life seem more exciting. After all, she's never going to meet him, so what could go wrong? This lighthearted email romance is an enjoyable read.

✨My Thoughts✨
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I felt so sorry for Amy, she’s so lonely and always feels alone because all of her fiends are already settled and moving on.

Could an email change everything?.

I really enjoyed this lovely story, the emails felt really special to read.

All the characters are funny too especially Malcolm, he was a joy to read about.

It’s a short read but an exciting and romantic one filled with real world problems that I think many people will relate too.

Amy has never got over her disaster when playing on the violin for a competition resulting a in public humiliation. Her parents try to get her back on the horse but she refuses to talk about it. She now works as a publicity person for a failing theatre in Edinburgh allowing her mediocre manager to boss her around when she knows she could really do better. When Amy receives an email destined for a wildlife photographer, she feels unable to tell him the disaster that her life has become so decides to add a few flourishes and tweaks to make herself more interesting. She's never going to meet him so what can go wrong? Enjoyable lighthearted email romance.

2.5 stars. This book had a cute premise, but I didn’t love how it was executed. Most of the characters were unlikeable and there wasn’t as much character development as there could’ve been. The ending was very rushed despite the slow pace of the rest of the book and felt quite unrealistic. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book for an honest review.

Thank you Harper Collins UK for the ARC. Ok from the cover I thought the MMC was a roadman LMAO. Cool premise.

I really love email/text/letter based books and the premise of this was adorable but ultimately; I didn’t love it. It was fine, but I struggled to focus and never felt fully committed despite my initial excitement.

Amazing how one typo on an email, can lead to completely unexpected consequences.

For Amy and Cameron have very similar email addresses, and when Amy receives an email clearly not meant for her, she aims to locate the correct recipient, so they don't miss out on a fabulous opportunity. And in doing so, ends up in a modern day penpals sort of situation.

As they both continue to email each other, and I was longing for Cameron's next emails especially as I was loving hearing all about Antarctica and his antics on his expedition.

Meanwhile Amy hasn't been entirely truthful in all of her emails to him, and as their correspondence deepens she starts to regret that and aims to make some of what she has written a reality.

While at the same time she is also fighting to keep the theatre she works at in business, despite a boss who is frankly a nightmare.

This is a charming romance, detailing a relationship that is between two people who haven't even met. It is always good to read a fresh take on a romance novel, and I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Thank you to One More Chapter and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Thank you to the publisher for the ARC of this book. The concept was such a sweet one and I typically love a romance. Unfortunately, this one just was not for me. I could not get into it and found myself bored. I'm sure that some people would really love this one, but I can't recommend. Thanks for the opportunity to review it.

This was a really fun and sweet read. I really liked the premise and the email exchanges. The exchanges made this a really light-hearted and quick read.

Easy read with likeable characters. Emails begin to be exchanged between each other after an accidental encounter.
Amy is in Edinburgh and Cameron is in anartica. Is it possible to fall in love with someone you’ve not met?

DNF @ 37% with some skimming for the rest of the book.

You know that scene in Shrek 2, where Donkey is just losing his mind from the excessive boredom he’s experiencing?

Yeah, that’s how I felt about this book.

<i>The Typo</i> is the sort of book that has an absolutely brilliant premise that would be perfect for just about any rom com that actually had interesting characters.

Genuinely, I think that’s about the best thing I can say. I loved the ideas, but my goodness, I could not <i>stand</i> the characters. And, as a premise like this sort of requires that the characters lead the story—plot should follow them. I honestly felt like <i>nothing</i> at all was happening in this book.

The characters were boring, therefore their emails were boring. Their lives were dreadfully dull, therefore their emails were dreadfully dull. And I don’t buy for a second that these two characters fell in love because there was nothing—absolutely nothing—to love about their communication!

Not to mention the fact that Amy quite literally is lying to Cameron for almost the entire novel! And then they don’t even meet until the end?

I just…<i>The Typo</i> is very much an education in how <i>not</i> to write a book with a premise like this.