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I really liked the initial premise of this book, which was two people having a love-at-first-sight moment in a train station and realizing that the other may very well be the person they’re meant to spend the rest of their life with. But their trains are going in opposite directions, so they agree to meet back at the same station a year later if they still want to be together. Unfortunately what follows is utter fluff, and not a lot of conflict (unless you count the main characters frustrating and nonsensical anxiety that has her delay the couple’s reunion for the last third of the book). I struggled to connect with the characters and the plot was simply disappointing. I expected some conflict, some wandering throughout the couples year apart, but they communicated through text and phone calls almost every week. So their reunion was just slow, and drawn out. Not in a way that added tension or delayed gratification of any sort, but unfortunately in a way that made the story boring.

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4.0

I enjoyed this book so much because it looks a lot like Serendipity the movie and that story it’s one of my all time favourite ever.
A love story that has to wait it’s turn around so that her characters can be free and live their happily ever after but of course that fate has other ways to interfere along the way.
Romance, beautiful places and a hope for what’s to come for a future together.

Thanks to the publisher author and NetGalley for my review copy.

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4.5

Finished reading: August 23rd 2020

"Maybe in the end we are all just stories waiting to be shared."

I know that contemporary romance isn't my typical genre, but after I read Meggy's review earlier this year I simply had no other option but to add it to my wishlist straight away. And guess what? It turned out to be yet another fantastic recommendation! I absolutely adored my time with Sam and Phoebe and I probably would have finished The Day We Meet Again in one sitting if it wouldn't have been for all the redecorating going on just as I was starting this gem. Oh yes, I'm definitely adding Miranda Dickinson to my list of authors who can actually make me fall in love with the contemporary romance genre!

The Day We Meet Again uses a dual POV to tell the story, alternating between the two main characters Sam and Phoebe. I was able to connect to both characters very easily and I loved reading about both their adventures during their year apart. Their chapters are part love story, part self-discovery, part travel diary and part that je ne sais quoi vibe that really gives the story that spark. As someone who loves to travel, the travel elements were a huge bonus and the author did a brilliant job describing the different settings. Both characters are well developed and I liked most of the rest of the cast as well. The plot itself might be partly predictable, but I personally didn't mind as I was too busy enjoying my time with Sam and Phoebe. The Day We Meet Again is a book that will both bring a smile to your face and might make you shed a tear or two... It's a brilliant story full of love, self-discovery and wonderful characters you cannot help but fall for. Highly recommended!

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3.0

Ouuf. I loved this book at first, but grew increasingly uninterested.

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I was upset at how the character of Sam was developed. There were not as many redeeming qualities as endearing ones and so I didn't really want Pheobe to end up with him. He didn't seem worthy of the relationship. I did, however, love the descriptions of the cities and travels that each of them had.

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