She's found the perfect man . . . There's just one big twist.
Stuck in a Production Assistant job and living at home with her parents after a painful breakup, thirty-one-year-old Chloe Fairway isn’t where she wants to be in life. The last thing she needs is to face the people who once voted her "most likely to succeed" at her upcoming ten-year college reunion. And she definitely doesn’t want to see her former best friend, Sean Adler, who is now a hotshot film director living the life Chloe dreamed of. Desperate to make a splash—and to save face in front of the man who might be the one that got away—she turns to a mysterious dating service.
Enter Rob, her handsome, well-read, and charming match, the perfect plus-one to take to her reunion. The more she gets to know him, the more perfect he appears to be. Could it be that this dating service knows her better than she knows herself? And can she overlook the one big catch? As Chloe reconnects with old friends, she begins to question everything she thought she wanted. Maybe, just maybe, revisiting the past is exactly what she needs to move forward.
Stuck in a Production Assistant job and living at home with her parents after a painful breakup, thirty-one-year-old Chloe Fairway isn’t where she wants to be in life. The last thing she needs is to face the people who once voted her "most likely to succeed" at her upcoming ten-year college reunion. And she definitely doesn’t want to see her former best friend, Sean Adler, who is now a hotshot film director living the life Chloe dreamed of. Desperate to make a splash—and to save face in front of the man who might be the one that got away—she turns to a mysterious dating service.
Enter Rob, her handsome, well-read, and charming match, the perfect plus-one to take to her reunion. The more she gets to know him, the more perfect he appears to be. Could it be that this dating service knows her better than she knows herself? And can she overlook the one big catch? As Chloe reconnects with old friends, she begins to question everything she thought she wanted. Maybe, just maybe, revisiting the past is exactly what she needs to move forward.
Title: And Then There Was You
Author: Sophie Cousens
Publisher: Putnam/G.P. Putnam's Sons
Expected Publication Date: November 18, 2025
Review:
Thank you to Putnam/G.P. Putnam's Sons and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this title to read and review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
This is my first book by this author. I have seen her books around and they always have good reviews so I wanted to give her a try. I really like the idea of exploring AI. Especially considering how it's invading everything in our lives. I also like the second chance vibe the blurb gave.
Chloe's life is not where she thought it would be. She feels a bit lost and like she should be farther along in her career. When her college reunion is looming, she's desperate to make herself look good. Enter Rob, the robot who can be whatever she needs him to be. She thinks he's the perfect way for her to show her classmates she's made something of herself. But she doesn't expect the connection with an old schoolmate to blossom.
I liked Chole enough, She's a bit self-depreciating. Her emotions clearly jump off the page. I could feel her anxiety over not having achieved the success she feels she should have. It's hard to come back to old friends and feel like you haven't made anything of yourself. I can understand her need to employ Rob. He gives her some purpose. He makes her feel special. He lifts her up and supports her. But he's not real. And you definitely feel that throughout the book. John, on the other hand, isn't perfect, but he's at least real. It's an interesting love triangle that's set in motion.
The pacing was ok for this book, not too fast, not too slow. The author imbues a lot of heart into this story. And she takes a risk with the AI plot line. There's a bit of an ethical aspect to it, diving into thoughts about how AI will change our society and what impact it may ultimately have.
There are lots of cute and funny moments infused into the story, as well.
The chemistry between Chloe and John wasn't really where I would have liked it to be. I know there is a past but I feel like there needed to be more of a build, especially on Chloe's end. She goes from zero to sixty with how she feels about John and it just didn't ring as true to me as I would have liked. I also felt like I needed more about John, It felt like he was inserted into the story but I didn't actually know much about him besides how Sophie saw him.
Overall this was a fun read. I'd like to explore other stories from this author.
Author:
Sophie Cousens has worked in television for twelve years. She attributes surviving this long to always knowing where the Post-it notes are kept, and her ability to carry six coffee cups at once.
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