A review by gettinglostinagoodbook
The Right Wrong Number by Katie Warren

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

WOW!  From the prologue to the final page I was enthralled. Katie Warren created characters that I wanted to be friends with!  Characters I could relate to, even if they aren’t exactly like me. 

Jules, struggling to move on after the death of his husband, doesn’t want to get out of bed let alone meet someone new. Nora, as supportive and loving as she is, knows he has to get moving and living again. She wants to make Jules smile. In comes Liam - stuck in a rut with friends he’s unsure of and no direction in mind.  

Through an innocent changing of phone numbers Jules and Liam connect.  They know nothing about each other at all, but by trying to support each other they learn a lot about themselves. 

Through miscommunications and misunderstandings (and a missed opportunity meet up) Jules discovers that maybe he can go on.  Liam discovers that maybe his troubles have not been totally him, but the fact that he never met the one who was right for him. 

Warren dealt with two pretty sensitive issues in an understanding, yet humorous way. The death of a spouse, and moving on alone, cannot be easy. Neither is discovering things about yourself you never knew.  Well done. 

Everybody needs a Nora in their life - that friend who will do anything for you while pushing you to do everything you don’t want to. And of course there’s Fishsticks!  The grumpy, miserable, “just give me a treat” Fishsticks that brings everyone together.