Our Stop

this was so frickin cute

Enjoyed this serendipitous chick lit story about two people who seem to be absolutely perfect for each other but never seem to get it right to meet. If you liked ‘The Flatshare', you'll definitely enjoy this one!

One of those lovely old school chick lits: I'm always so glad when I find them! A bit like Mhairi McFarlane, Josie Silver, etc. Nadia and Daniel are gonna live in your heart.

minor spoilers
- they didn't meet until about 80% of the way through the book
- Daniel is the most white bread boring ass character I have ever read
- the guy Nadia dates that is included in maybe 4 chapters was more interesting & appealing than him
- Daniel was given virtually no character traits other than having a dad who died & having a shit roommate
- Nadia was given virtually no character traits other than being in an abusive relationship & having 2 friends
- situations are constantly written in seemingly with the sole purpose to show you that Daniel is a Good Guy™
- the political & social commentary felt so out of place and not organic
- what was going on w/Nadia's friends felt so obvious to me and like?? didn't add anything to the story at all
- the constant “omg they're in the same place at the same time but don't know! omg they almost went on a date but didn't! omg almost met but didn't!!!” was EXHAUSTING and again, felt so inorganic
- so many grammatical & spelling errors like what!!
- MISSED CONNECTIONS ARE FOR PEOPLE YOU DON'T THINK YOU WILL SEE AGAIN NOT FOR THE GIRL WHO IS ON YOUR TRAIN EVERY FUCKING DAY JUST WALK UP TO HER AND SAY HELLO
- who tf wears a waistcoat with nothing underneath to a movie like Nadia come get your mans

Many thanks to Avon Books UK and Netgalley for the advance copy in return for an honest review

3.5 stars!

I was really excited to read this book! It sounded like a cute love story, about Nadia seeing a post in the paper from a guy, Daniel, who is wanting to meet her. They write back and forth to each other but never meeting. Things kept happening and getting in the way.

I think that the thing that bothered me the most was how long it took for them to finally meet. It dragged on during the first half of the story. It focused on unimportant details that didn't really grab my attention. The second half was much better, especially when they finally met. I liked how their paths kept crossing without them knowing it. It made me think about how true fate is and all that hopeless romantic stuff.

The characters were likable, but they could be better. I want a friend like Romeo!

I recommend this book for anyone looking for a light romance read. It is a cute story overall and I enjoyed how it all played out in the end.

Excellently Executed. This is a romance tale where the entire premise is that our central couple keeps just missing each other, and it really works. The cuts between perspectives in different scenes are amazing, showing the couple at various points literally in the same place at the same time... and completely missing each other. It is a romance though and does have a happily ever after, but Williams does an amazing job of holding that off until almost literally the last second. Funny where it needs to be, serious where it needs to be, and overall a fun romantic comedy. Very much recommended.