It was a lovely book. I really liked how everything was connected with everything. The characters in the book were really nice and a community kitchen is a great cause to support. There were an awful lot of near misses between the main characters. I wish they could have spent more time together.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of the book.

Is it dramatic to say I will never get over Eli and Georgia? Maybe but it's how i'm feeling right now. I am a sucker for a good second chance romance and this one is right up there among the best I have read. Their problems and the reasons they were apart were just so real and I just wanted the absolute best for both of them. They're flawed characters, done right and we see them grow as the story goes on. I loved the fact they were working together to save the cursed wedding and all their little escapades and dare i say it scrapes they got into....A particularly favourite scene was when the ceiling fell on Eli and of course he had to go to georgia.........lol one bed trope!
Highly recommend"

3 stars

This was cute, and although it is not what I was expecting and I didn't fully love our mcs, it was fun and entertaining.

When I initially read the premise for this book, I was undecided whether it would work. I'm very happy to say that it works and it works well. I found myself rooting for Nick and Wren from the get-go and I fell in love with the supporting characters as well. A lovely, feel-good romance!

This was JUST what I needed for a fun summertime read. This cover makes you think you know exactly what you will be reading, and while that is true, I also think there was so much more to this story than a cute and sweet pink cover book!

I wanted to love this story so much, but unfortunately, The Near Miss was a full miss for me. While the characters were lovely, the story felt tedious and I DNFed this book only to pick it up again more times than I care to admit. I did finish it in the end so I could provide an honest review, but what should have been a fun read felt more like agonizing labor.

Aside from my subjective assessment, the novel is well-written and I'm fully aware a lot of people might love it. Hence, my 3-star rating.

Thank you, Bookouture and NetGalley for access to an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

Overall, it is a good read! It didn't grip me, and I couldn't connect to the main characters, but overall, it was a fast-paced, enjoyable read. At points the storyline felt a bit unrealistic, which took me out of the story. It's a fun summer read and would recommend for your next beach read!

The Near Miss was the perfect palate cleanser after reading so many thrillers of late. It's a contemporary romance that's both extremely enjoyable and entertaining.

Do you believe in fate? It plays a heavy part in the story as it brings together Wren and Nick in a series of narrow escapes.

Wren and Nick were such likeable characters and I'd love to read more about them in a future read. The absolute star of the show for me was Edie, she was my Nan all over.

It's a brilliant debut from Joseph, it's cute, fun and you won't want it to end, I didn't.

This was a good read! I struggled personally connecting to the characters and the story but that is the only thing affecting my rating. The pacing was great, the development for the characters was there, and they had good chemistry! I tried super hard to love it but I just couldn’t connect with them enough. Still a book I would recommend though!!

Wren and Nick cross paths in the most unusual way, coming close to near-death experiences.

But the two may have more in common than they think and it may be fate pushing them together.

This is an easy read but a slow burn, which made me desperate for our main characters to get together. I loved that Joseph has the reader questioning when they will meet through the novel, as they don't meet until 50% in.

This was a clever narrative as scenes were intertwined throughout with 'near misses' of the main characters meeting one another as well as near misses/brushes with death.

This is told in the third person point of view with alternating chapters split between Nick and Wren. I really liked this as you got to see the different sides to the narrative, but also the similarities in the two main characters where they both need to find out the truth.

3.5 stars!

this was such a quick, easy read!! while i found parts of it super cute and really wanted to love it, overall this fell a bit flat for me.

i think this had a ton of potential, but waiting until almost 50% into the book for our main characters to officially meet made it feel a bit slow.

once they did meet, i loved the discovery of just how intertwined their lives really were. talk about invisible string!?

wren and nick were cute once their story really took off, and i especially loved the dynamic of wren and libby!! i wish we got to see more of her throughout the book.

this would be a great feel-good summer read, so definitely check it out if you’re looking for a book to read by the pool or on your summer vaca!!


thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing me with a digital ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

I have not read a book by Lily before and this book was okay. I liked Wren and Nick's story with how they kept almost meeting but would miss each other. I did find this book a bit hard to follow at times as it was just bad luck after bad luck. I felt like it was well written but there was a lot going on. There was also a lot of different characters weaved into the story that kept coming back but I found there was just a bit to many to keep track of. I had to go back and figure out who was who. I did find this book hilarious with how many misfortunes they had to go through to end up meeting each other. I did like how the book ended though.

An endearing story of two ships that continually pass in the night. It seems Nick and Wren are always near each other when disaster happens but they never meet. Long held secrets by people dear to Nick and Wren whirl around them and never seem to get answered. It is very witty how the author played with the theme of passing ships with Nick and Wren always close but never close enough.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A surprisingly lovely read despite all of the mishaps that happened to Wren and Nick throughout the book. Possibly could have done with less of these coincidences as they did cast a sad light over the whole story instead of an uplifting feel. The ending was satisfying despite some tragedy. An easy beach read.

Wren is leaving her pregnant friend Libby’s bookstore when a sheet of glass falls in front of her, and she realises how lucky she was that she paused for a moment so that it missed her. By the time Nick, the glazier, gets downstairs to apologise, Wren is gone.
The pair continue to cross paths without actually meeting but each time they accidentally cause a mishap for the other.
This was an endearing story about a series of unfortunate events and fate, told from both point of views. The anticipation builds through all the near-misses as you wonder how they will eventually meet. A really strong debut that's more hit, than miss.

Nick and Wren had never met. The close calls they had due to something the other did were many. It's like someone had it out for them and didn't want them to ever meet but to be continuously plagued by each other's unintentional mistakes.

The number of times I wanted to DNF was a lot, but I stuck it out just to see how they'd finally end up together. Funny thing is, they got separated after they got together.

A few more disasters later and they got their HEA. Someone else might enjoy this, but I honestly didn't. Thank you to Netgalley and Publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Wren and Nick seem to have fate on their side or do they? After multiple near miss accidents they always seem to be in the same place at the same time. Wren is walking out of her favorite bookshop when a sheet of glass falls from a window above her. It shatters into a million pieces at her feet. By the time Nick arrives on the street below to apologize, Wren is already gone. But this isn’t the last time they have a “run in” with each other. They always seem to meet by accident, but is fate ever going to be on their side or will it always be an accident?

The Near Miss written by author Lily Joseph is a wonderfully written rom-com. I really enjoyed this story and Wren and Nick were utterly delightful. I loved the banter between the characters and this book had me laughing out loud. I really enjoyed never knowing how they would meet again as it added mystery to the storyline. This lovely story is fun and a definite must read. I loved it and I highly recommend it.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I did not finish everything, because of personal problems in my life. I read 61 percent and loved everything about it. If possible I will read the remaining of the book, because I want to know how it ends!

This is a sweet, slow-burn story about fate bringing people together. Wren and Nick are linked by a series of near misses (some of them near fatal!) but don’t actually connect until their paths cross in Italy. The writing style is engaging and the Capri setting is vividly depicted. The main character development is great, and there are lots of appealing supporting characters too. Fans of feel-good, serendipitous stories are sure to enjoy this one.

. I did like the premise as its something slightly different. Though For me the start was repetitive and didn't easierly grip me. But when Nick and Wren holiday in Italy, the story picked up and peaked my interest. The desciption of the setting did add some magic to the story that you could visualise the locations. So overall I did enjoy this, and the fact that it's Lily debut shows there is potential that I would give her next book a read