Book Review:: And Then There Was You | Sophie Cousens

Romy and Michelle meets AI – that’s the vibe of Sophie Cousens’ new release. I saw someone say they DNF’d this book in the before they even started because the author used ChatGPT to come up with an epigraph for the book. A book about AI. Not written WITH AI (except, apparently, for that small bit in the epigraph). Fam, this is not the way. I did read it, and in usual Sophie Cousens fashion, it had a lot of great themes that give you something to chew on.

And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens Book Cover

Chloe is not making the best decisions right now. She’s working as a P.A. loosely in the industry she always dreamed of dominating, but she hasn’t. Not even a little bit. And now her Oxford school reunion is coming up, and she knows for sure some of her classmates are off doing amazing things, including her former best friend-almost boyfriend Sean. She’s feeling the pressure, and when a random acquaintance gives her the name of a matchmaking place who guarantees compatibility, she decides she just might try it. Because faking a great life is better than just being honest, right? *eyeroll*

Romy and Michelle are actually mentioned in this book, because that is the exact plot here. We meet the famous Sean, and her other good friend from those times, John. And we meet Rob, the man she got matched with through the super shady company that required about a million water-tight NDAs. Turns out Rob is a rob…ot. ROBOT. He’s handsome and charming and knowledgeable and can make great conversation. He’s good. Almost too good.

The themes here are something we all need to be contemplating in the age of…whatever this is we’re in. Social media has had us playing the comparison game on steroids for far too long. We are more concerned with our reputation and outward image than we are with what makes us happy, what actually fulfils us. And now in the age of burgeoning AI, ‘progress’ in that area is going down even more. We’ve lost a certain part of humanity to these computers. We’re letting the analytical side of our brains win far too much, when arguably what makes us human is the philosophical side. The side that dreams. Our creativity.

I recommend you read past the AI epigraph, and skip the chapter of binary code (I wonder if you plugged that into the computer if it would reveal a hidden chapter or something) – to get the real heart of a meaningful story of a girl who learns some of life’s toughest lessons the hard way.

Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Details

Title:: And Then There Was You
Author:: Sophie Cousens
Genre:: Contemporary Romance
Publisher:: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Length:: 352 pages
Audio Length:: 9h 10m
Audiobook Narrator:: Kerry Gilbert
Published:: November 18th, 2025
The Litertarian Rating:: 4-Stars