ARC Review: This is a 3/5 🌟 book for me. Cute, fluffy closed door romance. 🥰 The cover is really cute - i personally prefer a little more spice in my books. But it was a sweet book about star crossed lovers. I enjoyed it but I would like to see a little more angst, spice and chemistry. But sometimes you need something simple and fluffy to cheer you up. ˙ᵕ˙ Super excited to see what she decides to put out next!!

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Nick and Wren are meant to be. But Nick and Wren have never met. And now, fate is about to change everything. Could true love be just a catastrophe away?
I would highly recommend this book to… anyone and everyone! This book will stay with you long after you've finished it, and in the most fabulous way! Wow…!… I caught myself holding my breath more than once, genuinely worried about what would happen next… a breathless read! It’s definitely an unforgettable story and it just gets more beautiful and moving as it goes on until it reaches its conclusion which is a perfect ending. I absolutely loved it.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

What a gorgeous feel-good story! This reminded me of a 90s rom-com when everything is just a little bit over the top, in the best way possible. The book starts off with a bang -almost literally- and doesn't stop from there.

I loved how Wren and Nick were in each other's lives for the entire book, even though they didn't actually meet until halfway through. It was so much fun realizing how the closest people in their lives were actually connected. The Italy portion of the book was so picturesque and perfectly fitting.

This is the perfect book to pick up when you want something light, fun, and feel-good. The setting, the characters, the community- it was such a fun read and would make a great summer book- perfect for reading on the beach on holiday.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. All opinions are my own.

I loved this story of two people who keep being pulled together and yet just missing each other. Nick and Wren are both great characters and the author really brings to life these near misses.

Rounded up, you could say a 3.5!! There were certain portions of the book that I felt moved slowly. I loved the premise of the book and the near miss concept but at points it became almost frustrating!! I was rooting for Nick and Wren all along but wished we could have seen more of them actually together. A quick and relatively easy romance, it was a fun one! Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC!

I found "The Near Miss" by Lily Joseph to be a somewhat disappointing read. The characters, incidents, and subplots made the storyline feel convoluted. Despite the promising premise of Wren and Nick's destined connection, the execution felt disjointed, with the narrative thread struggling to weave them together seamlessly. Frankly, I almost gave up on finishing the book due to its scattered focus. Overall, it's a 2 star rating from me.

The elements in this book that deal with the fate of meeting people along the way to find romance are written pretty well. I liked both main characters; the fact that they are trying to fix some problems in their lives and always crossing paths with each other in the process was so interesting to read. Overall, I finished reading this in one sitting and enjoyed it.

I cannot and never will be able to take books seriously when they use ' ' instead of " " for dialogue. It is so easy to get confused, thinking what someone is saying is actually a quote when using ' '. I have had to read multiple sentences again because they didn't make sense. is ' ' a UK thing or something? I get UK authors exist but using ' ' just reads like a bad fanfiction to me, and I can't really focus on anything else when I'm so distracted by the dialogue mess.

2.5 stars

Wren and Nick keep missing each other. I felt like this book was too many near misses and took a while to get into and then was rushed at the end. I wanted more romance

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the arc

I loved this book - it was lighthearted and an easy read. I loved both Wren & Nick as characters and each near miss had me feeling disappointed and I became slightly impatient as the story progressed. I found some of the accidents far fetched and repetitive but that didn’t take away from how I felt about the book.
I loved Wren’s character and how she let loose after her break-up with Alex, it was refreshing & exciting.
Nick’s character was so charming & had me rooting for him from the start.
I really loved how everything ties together at the end, but wish we got to see more of Wren & Nick together and how their relationship blossomed.

Thank you NetGalley & Bookouture for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A very clever narrative with the different strands woven together seamlessly, it is almost a stage show where one character walks off stage as the other arrives looking for them. The books is a fascinating series of near misses and connections, both present and past that join up at various points as the plot ebbs and flows. The characters are lovely, well described and well meaning, apart from a weasel of an ex. There are some great surprises alongside the numerous links and mini disasters that strike Nick and Wren. A lovely, chaotic read.

Wren and Nick keep missing each other at home, but when they meet in Capri, in yet another mishap, their heartbeats begin to sync.
Lily Joseph writes great settings, and I could feel the hot sun on my face and see the whitewashed walls while reading about Capri. Sadly, though, this was a disappointing read for me otherwise. While Wren and Nick were lovely characters, there were too many characters, too many incidents, too many sub plots, and a thread that kept thinning when trying to draw them together in a fluid way. I almost did not bother finishing, so it's a 2.5 for me.
That said, this is Joseph's debut romance, and I congratulate her on this effort.

A incredible tale of friendship, fate, loss and of course love.

After a near death experience where Nick the handyman accidentally drops a pain of glass from a height into the street Wren starts to question her life as does Nick. What follows is a hilarious story of near misses for the pair, fate is either trying to bring them together or kill them trying.

I really enjoyed this story, there were funny moments but also a really in depth plot of the characters finding themselves and there lives interconnected but always missing each other. The characters were likeable and relatable and it was a very easy read.
This book was a slow burn and I would of liked to see more of Nick and Wrens actual relationship once they had finally met. As far as a romance goes it was okay but I would sway more on the side of it being literary fiction with magical realism.

I adored the book highlighting the community kitchen and what one place and a group of volunteers can do together to benefit people in need and how easy it is to give back to others.
Overall I enjoyed this book and look forward to seeing more of Lily Josephs work.

Thankyou NetGalley, Lily Joseph and Bookouture for an advanced copy

This book is all about Wren and Nick who were both likeable and relatable characters.
I loved how their lives were intertwined by fate and their romance was just perfect once it got going.
The setting was great and I think Italy really added to the romance.
An easy romantic read with a lovely ending.
Thanks to NetGalley, Lily Joseph and Bookouture for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

3/5! The first bit of the book read more like a literary fiction, where the characters seemed to have some type of existential crisis because of where they’re at in life and situations they keep finding themselves in. I liked how the two main characters had their own individual storylines, but they kept intersecting and just nearly meeting each other. Their circumstances always seemed to draw them apart, however, and I became a little frustrated after this happened time after time. It felt a bit repetitive and like the start of their romance was right in front of me but kept getting taken away. That being said, I love how the invisible string theory was incorporated. It was fun reading from one persons point of view about something and then getting to the next chapter and seeing the same thing from another perspective. I think this is a good book for fans of Rebecca Serle and would recommend to anyone who is looking for a short and sweet romance!

2,5 ⭐️ I liked the idea of their story but it didn’t swiped me off my feet. I think I needed more of them interacting. Their relationship development wasn’t enough for me, they barely interact in the book and suddenly they were together. The book could’ve been longer just to develop a bit more their relationship. I was actually more interested in Travis and Liam’s story than in Wren and Nick’s.

'The Near Miss' is a feel good rom-com, which I absolutely loved. Right from the characters, to the plot, for me, this book had everything. This book is a slow burn romance which may not be to everyones taste, but I for one, absolutely devoured it.

The main characters, Nick and Wren, were so lovable and I was rooting for them throughout the entirety of the book and had me giggling and kicking my feet, as for the secondary characters, Libby and Travis, they were an absolute delight. Ms Joseph, if you see this, I would like a book for Libby please x

As much as I loved the book, I found the ending slightly rushed and wished as a reader, I could've seen more of Nick and Wren as a couple, maybe through a cheeky little epilogue. Overall, 'The Near Miss' by Lily Joseph was a quick and easy light hearted romance, which should definitely not be missed.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

ARC Review:
Might have spoilers!
I have to start off by saying I didn't read the blurb for this book. The cover said it was a romantic comedy which was more than enough for me so I jumped in. I was immediately hooked to the book from the first chapter and found the story line really interesting. I also found the characters intriguing and enjoyed reading all the encounters and sets ups. What I couldn't understand was why was this book called romantic comedy. There was barely any humour in this book. And romance might be like 10% part of it. I mean the main leads met each other around the mark of 50% of the book and then were separated again and then met again in the end.
All in all it was a enjoyable read but won't call it a romantic comedy at all.

This book was a good rom com. Very much a will they won’t they book. It took a while to get into but once I got in to it I couldn’t put it down.
Nick and Wrens points of view throughout the book kept me to thinking when or if they will meet.
The characters were likeable and overall I really enjoyed the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

Do you love books about star crossed and fated lovers? Check out Near Miss by Lily Joseph. This story is about Nick and Wren whose paths cross multiple times without them realizing it, but not in the way you would suspect. In fact, in the first chapter, Nick drops a plate glass window from a bookstore he’s renovating inches in front of Wren who’s walking to work on the sidewalk below. The entire story is full of I’ll-timed accidents happening to both characters. In fact, as a reader, we have to suspend disbelief multiple times as the accidents become so serious they are almost deadly. However, if you love a slow burn romance, this is the book for you. The characters don’t even meet until 50% of the way through the book. This is a closed door romance but Joseph paints her characters with intense chemistry. You know they will do anything to be together. The coolest part about this book is how every character is interconnected to each other without them realizing it until they very end. This is heavy on the side characters which range from the lovable dad and Grandmom to the exes that we all loathe and wish were not in the book. Overall, this is a cozy romance read.