Really cute and so unusual in the way the story plays out. I loved that Nadia worked in STEM and was intelligent and strong in her own right. This is a very enjoyable book.

I love Williams’ nonfiction writing but can’t stomach her fiction. Maybe I would’ve enjoyed the writing style when I was 14 but I need something a bit more quality now. That being said, I think the themes of this book are a good direction for the romance genre and I hope it does well and incfluences the genre in this direction.

Do you ever read a book and just think, "Wow, this needs to be a movie? Like, yesterday??" That's exactly how I felt reading this. In a way, I think I almost would have preferred it that way - the will they or won't they lasted (obviously) for most of the book and by the time we got an answer I was a bit frustrated at how long it took to get there. (However, in retrospect, I had no real reason to feel that way, because it's not as though the author drug anything out for no reason. Might have been a personal thing with me being way too impatient...)

Alongside the main plot-line of Nadia and Daniel we were given a few side-plots with topics ranging from feminism, LGBT, gaslighting/emotional abuse, and how easy it would be to turn a blind eye to sexual assault - and likewise how easy it is to just do the right thing and NOT turn said blind eye.

Overall I would recommend this for a quick, fun read with a HEA - perfect for summertime!

An advert seeking the female he desires whom he sees every day on the train. A story told through dual viewpoints. A light romantic read. Found the author voice intruded a bit : cow hormones causes acne - the heroine isn't perfect. This removed me from the book a bit. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book.

This book has had all the hype both pre release and even now that it is out, i was lucky enough to have a copy to review. I keep seeing it all over, even now its out it is still doing the rounds. It is brilliant. Its been a while since i've read a contemporary read - i have been reading alot of seaside romance but this was in a field of its own.



We meet Nadia, who is committed to changing her life - shes going to get the train on time, take coffee to go, and generally be more productive in life. So when she pots an advert in the Missed Connections section of the paper that could be addressed to her - could this be fate deciding her new life?



Daniel has been struggling since his dad died, and when he spots Nadia on the train, he knows that it is his sign to take action, just how does he go about it? Placing an advert in the Missed Connections in the paper



So we follow the journey of the couple who so nearly meet on oh so many occasions, fate is playing a firm hand in this. The couple continue to write to each other in the paper over a span of time finally planning their big date...only that never happens, the pair carry on with their own lives. Nadia's friends want to set her up with another guy, that date falls through but then she meets someone else.



Daniel is trying to move on, with his failed dates - he focuses on himself and how to get the woman all whilst tackling and trying to handle not only his own grief at the loss of his dad but the grief of his mother too.



This is a cute, sweet read that hits all the right spots. The couple were meant to be together, but sometimes life gets in the way, but the couples that are destined to be together will end up together.



I was rooting for them from the start, this was a real feel good read and perfect for the summer. Its real chick lit, in the modern times. You need to read this to see if they ever get their chance!



*Thanks to netgalley & avon for the review copy of this*

Guy overhears a dazzling woman on his lunch break but doesn't make a move (that would be creepy, so good move), then happens to start seeing her on his morning commute on the Tube (a transport system notorious for being a place you do NOT address someone you don't know unless you want to be labelled a creep). Decides he most definitely wants to meet said woman and bravely writes to Missed Connections. Woman realises it must be her he's talking about and they start a note exchange that Twitter goes nuts for (#OurStop). Will they ever finally meet or will it just be missed connection after missed connection?

I really really really wanted to absolutely love this book. As a former London tube passenger, I too loved reading the Missed Connections - they're filled with such brave hope! But holy smokes, talk about missed connections. It took sooooooo long for them to finally meet that I lost steam. Once they did meet there were little happenstances that could make your heart flutter and I just wish there was more time spent with them actually aware of who each other was. Less than 20% (according to Kindle app on my mobile) was spent with them having a face and name to the messages. That wasn't enough for me, unfortunately. That last less than 20% of the story was electrifying and amazing and wonderful and whatever other adjective you can think of that's happy, but that wasn't enough to make up for wanting to bang my head against the wall for the first 84%.

In terms of my favourite characters, I've gotta say Romeo, the security guy at Daniel's office. He was hilarious and genuine and could probably deserve his own spin off novel to explore his story more. I'm really that Lorenzo, Daniel's flatmate, addressed a very big behaviour issue which was really really refreshing (and which I hope happens more in real life than I'm aware of). Nadia I have to remember was only 29, and even though I'm also 29, I'd like to think I've garnered a bit more maturity than she displayed throughout; she got on my nerves at times and seemed pretty unreliable. The male characters were definitely the ones I cheered for the most in this book.

I have long been a fan of Laura Jane Williams' work, and it was fun to see so many of the things she talks about in her articles and on her Instagram come to life in a fictional context. This is the perfect summer read; it's cute and funny and has so many pop culture references - which I always enjoy - and the ending had me tearing up, which is always the sign of a good story.

It took me a little time to get into at the beginning as it was fairly slow paced to start, and there was sometimes a little too much 'telling' rather than 'showing' to carry the story along. For those who are all about pure romance, you might find it a little disappointing as there is more focus on the two of them as individuals, and their lives and friendships outside of each other, but the ending was very satisfying and it was definitely a sweet, fun read.

If you're looking for a quick and cute rom-com to read this book will definitely hit the spot! I really loved the idea of it but the book itself could have been put together a bit better. I found there was a lot of solo monologues that got kind of irritating after awhile. (Unrelated I didn't really like the font on my e-book so that could have played a part as well)

Honestly this book could have done with less build up and maybe take away 50 pages our so and it would've been a perfect read! Overall I still enjoyed learning about the author's experiences with London and the story in the end I just wish it had been slightly better developed!

Thank you again to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with a copy of this book for an honest review!

3.5 stars

Our Stop is a fun rom-com story about Daniel who has a massive crush on Nadia. Daniel keeps seeing Nadia on his 7.30am Northern Line tube on the way to work but he's too shy to approach her. To grab her attention, he decides to leave her a message in a London newspaper in the 'Missed Connections' section. Nadia is intrigued and keen to know who the mysterious Train Guy is. The two exchange a few messages in the paper, but unfortunately things don't go as planned and Nadia and Daniel keep missing each other, unable to meet...

Ok, you can say that there are a ridiculous number of coincidences in the book, but that's probably part of the deal with the rom-com genre, so I'm going to suck it up and move on. What bothered me though, was that the story itself is quite straightforward and does not need 360 pages to be told. I would say the book could easily lose one third of the volume, especially from the first half of the book where things are rather slow. Having said that, I did enjoy reading Our Stop. [Who wouldn't when the main character is called Nadia?!] Our Stop is a light sweet summer read for anyone craving a bit of a love story! It was a nice change for me and a breath of fresh air amidst the sea of mysteries and thrillers I've been reading lately. After reading this I'm all 'romanced-up' till 2020!

Many thanks to Avon Books UK for my review copy in exchange for an honest review.

I wanted to like this book, I really did. The premise is so cute about two people who ride the train together everyday and one of them places an ad in the "Missed Connections" section of the paper trying to spark up a conversation. In the end, though, the book was just okay and fell a little flat. The main character, Nadia, was a little annoying. The book was slow moving until the last 15% or so when it got exciting and made me actually want to read it.

This was a very charming read. It was cute and heartwarming, and I really enjoyed it.
I liked how it was written. It was light and it flowed well. I really liked the characters too, they were well developed. There was an interesting dynamic between Nadia and her friends, as well as Daniel and his, and both were fun to witness.
Speaking of Nadia and Daniel, the connection between them was beautiful. I really enjoyed how the story was set up and how the plot moved, it made it to be a very entertaining read.
All in all, it's a cool book, and romance fans will definitely enjoy this one.

I really really wanted to love this story but something didn't quite hit the spot. I love the premise. I've often thought - what happens if someone recognizes themself and writes back, what would be the result ... But this wasn't as fast paced and as funny as I'd hoped. I give it 3.5 stars

The story of Nadia and Daniel. I loved this book!

I liked how it is told from each of their points of view, and just hoped that they would actually end up meeting!

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.

What a brilliant book. This book has a fantastic story line, excellent characters and is just wonderful. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and I enjoyed it immensely.

A really sweet story for anyone that wants to believe in the power of random meetings. It reminded me a lot of One Day in December, but with a different spin on it.

Likable characters and enjoyable plot


I received an advance copy, all thoughts are my own.

Nadia has recently come out of a bad relationship with Awful Ben, which hurt her more than she realised. Daniel has recently lost his Dad and started a new job. He starts to see the same 'devastatingly cute' girl around where he works and on the 7:30am Northern line train from Angel. Realising he missed his chance to speak with the blond a number of times, Daniel decides to take an advert out in the Missed Connections lonely hearts column in the Metro. When Nadia sees it, the cat and mouse game begins ...

A large part of this book (and my basic pragmatic issue with it) is that the Tube is efficient or irregular enough to make it possible to get the exact same train, at the exact same time, every day. Let's try and suspend our disbelief for a moment and assume that, rush hour crowding, delays and everything else aside, it is possible. On with the story...

Daniel is everything - he enjoys romance films, he's emotionally damaged but has come through therapy and learnt to be strong. He's very in touch with his emotions. He's there for his mother and has a strong group of friends. He's nice to 'working people' ie the service industry. There's a whole near-rape set up which allows him to prove that he understands consent. He has feminist dialectic, morning stubble and well-muscled arms. He also secretly enjoys watching the Lust Villa - this book's equivalent of Love Island (which apparently can't be named, although plenty of other things can). What. A. Guy.

Nadia is cute, clumsy, insecure, confident, lonely, strong-willed and intelligent. Did we mention she's intelligent? She is. But not as intelligent as her friend. But still intelligent in her own right. And she's eye-catchingly glamourous when she feels self-confident. And she's there for her friends, despite this entire book orbiting around her own love-life.

(Am I being too harsh on the whole romance genre? I might be. But damn it, I just wanted some friction!)

The idea of spotting someone on a train but never getting to have that 'meet-cute' moment was a great idea, and once the story itself progressed then this worked really nicely. However, it all dragged on for longer than it needed to, with all of Nadia and Daniel's missed in-person connections adding to a building sense of frustration for the reader that they just needed to jolly well get on with it. When they did finally meet (spoiler alert) everything is rainbows and sunshine and trumpeting angels - and that was great - it just took so long to get there!

Disappointingly, there was also a burgeoning LGBT relationship (hooray!) that was all background (boo). To be quite honest, that budding romance was the kind of story I was looking to read, rather than the 'fireworks when we finally see each other afer 80% of the story' that I actually got.

And my final structural complaint - why, in a story that is written from two POV characters (Nadia and Daniel) is there suddenly a single chapter for a new male POV that never reappears (except in Nadia's own narrative). Don't introduce someone if they're not significant. Especially when that chapter was just to justify Nadia's own feelings and actions. It just felt clumsy.

All in all, a frothy summer read that is nicely written with some cute moments. However, be aware that there is a recent bereavement (which in itself feels like a plot device) and situation involving near rape/no consent that serves no purpose other than to show that the male MC is a consent-aware gent. Great.

I should make this clear, though. This book is not badly written. It's a nice story, and the eventual get-together is great. It was just missing any kind of spark.

I have always been obsessed with those “Seen Once” ads and would daydream about the people involved in the mini-commuter-romances.

This book is sweet, romantic, smart and exactly what I needed to see me through a sad day. Perfect.

This is a light romance. Cute and funny. The main characters, Nadia and Daniel, are relatable and infinitely lovable. They each have great friends and it is fun to read their conversations. Daniel is a romantic guy and really into his family and there for his mom, especially since his father recently passed away. He sees Nadia in the park, talking with her ex-boyfriend and is instantly attracted to her, they sometimes take the same train and he writes into a Missed Connections column in the London newspaper. There are a lot of near misses to them meeting and they spend time writing back and forth through the newspaper. I found this frustrating because you have no idea if they will even hit it off when they do finally meet.

This was a light fun rom com chick lit quick read everything Everything I am looking for in a book was in this book I loved Daniel and Nadia and I think everyone that likes books like this will also love it

2.5 Stars

Thanks to #netgalley #avonbooks for a free digital copy of #ourstop by Laura Jane Williams in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I'm rounding up to 3 stars because rom-com is not my preferred genre and others who love the genre may appreciate it more.

What worked: I liked the premise of the story that is loosely based on You've Got Mail. I liked the honesty, transparency, and kindness of Daniel's character. I thought the anonymous online communications between Daniel and Nadia were the best part of the story ... I wish there had been more of that. I liked the romantic dynamics of the first date (Daniel's thoughtful and creative planning and follow through). There were some instances of snappy dialogue and humor.

***the next paragraph may contain small spoilers***

What I wished had been better: I think readers who don't mind some profanity and crass language might enjoy the story more than I could. Some of the crassness was cringe worthy and unnecessary in my opinion. I wish that Daniel and Nadia had been able to make a connection earlier in the story so that we could see how that would play out. Even 50% in would have been ok, but 82% was way too long to wait. I found myself skimming from 50%-82% to get to the dramatic moment. I was disappointed in Nadia's choices after the failed bar meet up. It seemed out of character and didn't endear her to me. There is at least one heavy handed lesson in the story (the very specific reminder that the lack of a "no" is not a "yes" when it comes to a woman's consent). Even though this is an important point, it felt pedantic and like a lesson that we were taking a time out from the story to receive. Some characters and issues didn't seem critical to the story line, but a lot of filler is needed before that 82% mark. It caused me to question the author's intentions in writing the story....is the writing really about the story or about agendas?

This story has a great deal of potential and others have loved it, so please check out other reviews before making your reading choice! The reader who referred me to this story awarded it 5 stars. This shows that no two readers read the same story.