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The Day We Meet Again by Miranda Dickinson
4.0
Originally posted on Dreaming With Open Eyes
In 2013 I read my first and last book by Miranda Dickinson. I loved Fairytale of New York so much that I can't believe I haven't read another book by Miranda since. So much time has passed and my TBR has grown and grown. While I was shopping last summer, I was wandering through a bookstore and saw The Day We Meet Again sitting on the shelf. Do you know that feeling when you build a connection with a book instantly? ... It smiles at you and screams “buy me” so that you have no other choice but to buy it.
When I first saw this book on the shelf I was bowled over by how beautiful the cover was but the story inside is much more wonderful. Miranda Dickinson’ gorgeous writing and the intriguing format the story is told in really did make this a special kind of novel. While I was in quarantine in the end of last year, recovering from Corona, I took the opportunity to downsize my TBR a bit and finally started reading The Day We Meet Again and I haven't regretted it at all.
I loved the concept of The Day We Meet Again. At the beginning, we’re introduced to 32-year-old Phoebe Jones, who has completed a PhD in literature recently worked in publicity. She is on her way to Pancras Station to have a trip of her lifetime. Phoebe is incredibly nervous about this trip. Her friends don’t think she will go through with it, not even Phoebe doesn’t think she can go through with it but she has gathered all her courage and thinks that nothing can change her mind. Thats why she is way too early at the train station to catch her train to Paris. She didn’t expect there to be a delay with her train, well all trains heading from her station actually, a four-hour delay. This is not good, four hours gives Phoebe time to think and thinking is bad when you’re not sure you can go through with your plans.
Thats the moment when Pheobe meets Sam Mullins, a musician who is on his way to Scotland, hoping to find his father. As soon as the two meet, you can literally feel the sparks fly. They settle in a cafe awaiting the trains to start running again. The unexpected meeting and the kiss that followed changed everything for them and they didn’t expect to fall for one another in just a few hours. Anyway, Pheobe still wants to travel Europe and Sam wants to find his father so they decide to follow their jounrneys and if they feel the same about each other in one years time, they will meet by St. John Betjeman's Statue. Is their attraction strong enough to meet again after a year full of travel, music, laughter and tears?
This book certainly has the 'Aah' factor. I loved that chapters switches between Sam and Phoebe so the reader has the oppertunity to read from both charaters side of view. We are told where they are and what they are doing. The story wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be. There are a few unexpected twists to keep your interest.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found I had to push through the a few chapters in the middle to keep my interest up but once I continued to read, I found it difficult to put the book down. The Meeting by the statue is my faourite part of the book. It’s so romantic! This is one of those moments that you wish to experience for yourself.
It was Sam who I completely fell for. I listend to the audio book while reading and I found his voice so sexy! The voice went very well with the character. What I liked most about this book is the fact that it seemed very real. The story is closer to what would actually happen in real life rather than some easy, no drama fairytale where everything is great all of the time. There’s definitely a lot of hard decisions that the characters face and it was really good in that aspect. In terms of a love story this one if so frustrating. I did have so many moments where I wanted to slap some sense into both Phoebe and Sam though! While they were apart, they agreed only to contact each other once a month. Well, that didn't last long and I did so enjoy their text messages as they began to get to know each other more. These two don't communicate well, and so I was never entirely sure that they were building foundations or holding on to something worthwhile.
Their journeys is dramatic, beautiful, chaotic and combined, a bit of a tearjerker. Its all that you can expect from a Miranda Dickinson’s book. I would love to go to the cinema and watch this on the big screen, it would make a perfect film.
In 2013 I read my first and last book by Miranda Dickinson. I loved Fairytale of New York so much that I can't believe I haven't read another book by Miranda since. So much time has passed and my TBR has grown and grown. While I was shopping last summer, I was wandering through a bookstore and saw The Day We Meet Again sitting on the shelf. Do you know that feeling when you build a connection with a book instantly? ... It smiles at you and screams “buy me” so that you have no other choice but to buy it.
When I first saw this book on the shelf I was bowled over by how beautiful the cover was but the story inside is much more wonderful. Miranda Dickinson’ gorgeous writing and the intriguing format the story is told in really did make this a special kind of novel. While I was in quarantine in the end of last year, recovering from Corona, I took the opportunity to downsize my TBR a bit and finally started reading The Day We Meet Again and I haven't regretted it at all.
I loved the concept of The Day We Meet Again. At the beginning, we’re introduced to 32-year-old Phoebe Jones, who has completed a PhD in literature recently worked in publicity. She is on her way to Pancras Station to have a trip of her lifetime. Phoebe is incredibly nervous about this trip. Her friends don’t think she will go through with it, not even Phoebe doesn’t think she can go through with it but she has gathered all her courage and thinks that nothing can change her mind. Thats why she is way too early at the train station to catch her train to Paris. She didn’t expect there to be a delay with her train, well all trains heading from her station actually, a four-hour delay. This is not good, four hours gives Phoebe time to think and thinking is bad when you’re not sure you can go through with your plans.
Thats the moment when Pheobe meets Sam Mullins, a musician who is on his way to Scotland, hoping to find his father. As soon as the two meet, you can literally feel the sparks fly. They settle in a cafe awaiting the trains to start running again. The unexpected meeting and the kiss that followed changed everything for them and they didn’t expect to fall for one another in just a few hours. Anyway, Pheobe still wants to travel Europe and Sam wants to find his father so they decide to follow their jounrneys and if they feel the same about each other in one years time, they will meet by St. John Betjeman's Statue. Is their attraction strong enough to meet again after a year full of travel, music, laughter and tears?
This book certainly has the 'Aah' factor. I loved that chapters switches between Sam and Phoebe so the reader has the oppertunity to read from both charaters side of view. We are told where they are and what they are doing. The story wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be. There are a few unexpected twists to keep your interest.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found I had to push through the a few chapters in the middle to keep my interest up but once I continued to read, I found it difficult to put the book down. The Meeting by the statue is my faourite part of the book. It’s so romantic! This is one of those moments that you wish to experience for yourself.
It was Sam who I completely fell for. I listend to the audio book while reading and I found his voice so sexy! The voice went very well with the character. What I liked most about this book is the fact that it seemed very real. The story is closer to what would actually happen in real life rather than some easy, no drama fairytale where everything is great all of the time. There’s definitely a lot of hard decisions that the characters face and it was really good in that aspect. In terms of a love story this one if so frustrating. I did have so many moments where I wanted to slap some sense into both Phoebe and Sam though! While they were apart, they agreed only to contact each other once a month. Well, that didn't last long and I did so enjoy their text messages as they began to get to know each other more. These two don't communicate well, and so I was never entirely sure that they were building foundations or holding on to something worthwhile.
Their journeys is dramatic, beautiful, chaotic and combined, a bit of a tearjerker. Its all that you can expect from a Miranda Dickinson’s book. I would love to go to the cinema and watch this on the big screen, it would make a perfect film.