Have We Met by Camille Baker is a novel that kept me engaged and it kept me guessing. Corinne loses her best friend to cancer, sending her life into a tailspin of grief. She moves back to Chicago and finds herself in a new stage of her life. This is a stage of uncertainty. Corinne has to figure out her next step career-wise while working for a temp agency and she has to establish a social and personal life for herself. When she reconnects with a cousin and her friend group, the Met app inexplicably shows up on her phone with the inability to remove it. The dating app promises to help her find her soulmate with four encounters from blasts from the past.
Corinne was easy to relate to for me. I feel most people have been at a place in their lives when they’ve had to start over, essentially. She had to figure out her life career-wise, search for a job, and while doing so, work jobs that might not have been ideal. I enjoyed seeing her integrate herself into her cousin’s friend’s group and establish her own connections.
My favorite connection for her, other than the reconnection with her cousin, was, of course, Cory. Their banter, give and take, and the way they felt comfortable around each other tugged at my heartstrings. It was entertaining to watch Corinne move through these four encounters, and it was very relatable to see how she interacted with her exes.
There was a point in the book that had me crying happy, sentimental tears, and there was even some mild surprise attached. The Met app, while it may seem confusing, did eventually come together to make sense.
I rated this book four stars and thoroughly enjoyed both the ebook and the audio version of this book.