Good holiday read, either on a long plane journey or sitting by the pool. The perfect modern day love story.

Phoebe and Sam meet when their trains are delayed at St Pancras and fall in love over a few hours - but are both going away for a year so agree to meet again in 12 months and keep in minimal contact til then. It's a bit like the 90s film Before Sunrise in some respects.

It sounds like a delightful love story, and it sort of is, but it's utter fluff. Sam is from the Isle of Mull but I'm not convinced the author actually knows anything about Scotland - trains to Scotland don't go from St Pancras, so why is he there in the first place? She refers to "it'll be dark soon" about Mull in July (Scottish islands and long late nights in summer isn't exactly an unknown phenomenon, and what islander minds driving at night anyway?), and thinks Scottish school holidays are in August when they're in July. Phoebe is a 32 year old woman with enough tenacity to do a PhD, but can barely contemplate travelling to Paris alone despite no obvious reason for her anxiety (ie no mental health issues, just a bit pathetic) and her "adventures" are both unlikely and unexciting. There is no way that Sam is in the wrong at the end, and the long distance limited contact thing is ludicrous - the idea worked in the Before Sunrise because it was the 90s and the characters were students, it doesn't work 25 years later when the characters are adults separated only by the Channel, not the Atlantic.

Too many plot holes, not enough charm.

A very light read, seeming to be another which derives from the success of One Day. Unfortunately I just could not get into it at all. Ended up skipping pages to get through it more quickly and see if it became any more engrossing - sadly it did not.

A shame, as it had promise on the page.

Thank you Netgalley for sending me an e-copy of The Day We Meet Again by Miranda Dickinson.
This is a romance for the 21st century. Phoebe and Sam meet on the day both are leaving London. They are both about to embark on a journey.....Phoebe to Europe and Sam to the Isle of Mull.. They make an instant connection with each other and agree to meet up at the same place in a years time. Throughout the book we read of, and learn their histories. I loved the descriptions of the places they visited, (and yes I did google one or two to see if they were real places - and they were!) their friendships - old and new- and I found myself speeding along wanting to find out what happened to our hero and heroine.
I enjoyed this book and think it would make an ideal holiday read and also a great book to curl up with on a wintry day.

This was a so- so women’s fiction read for me (and I say that as a fan of both the genre and the author). I liked the premise, in theory, but I felt it lacked something in the execution. I can’t quite put my finger on what though. However, I did like the way it alternated between Pheobe and Sam within each chapter, although I found myself much more interested in Pheobe’s story than Sam’s. Also, the last quarter of the book, where there’s a major plot point, is the most interesting part of the book in my opinion and as a result I am glad I read to the end. Not my favourite from this author though.

I can understand the appeal of this book. Every woman dreams of meeting her love at first sight, however I believe this story was a little far fetched.

Meeting someone, falling in love within a mere couple of hours and then agreeing to meet a year later with minimal contact throughout that time.

I think this would be ideal as a plane or holiday read, for the ultimate romantic young woman.

I gave this 2 stars because I can see that it will appeal to a lot of readers though I didn't really enjoy it myself, largely because it felt super derivative of popular hits like One Day, and I found the main character far too whiny. She spent over a year moping and mooning and yet every new person she met seemed to find her delightfully sparkling and bent over backwards to help her.
My main issue was with the whole 'let's not really communicate for a year and meet up next year to see if we still feel the same' deal. My take: why wouldn't you feel the same about someone you hadn't spoken to for 12 months? What could possibly change? They couldn't either annoy you or charm you because you haven't seen or talked to them! I'm not averse to the love-at-first-sight premise at all, but why on earth couldn't they spend a year doing what they had planned WHILE ALSO HAVING A RELATIONSHIP? Text, chat, FaceTime, weekend meet ups, holidays - I mean, they were separated by the English Channel, not the Pacific ocean! And to make it even less credible, they weren't 19 and clueless - they were 32! What 32 year old woman in search of romance is happy to send postcards for a year to the man she is convinced is the love of her life?
So it's a hard pass for me, but I can see how it will be a light-hearted beach-read success for many less cynical readers :)

This is a very lightweight romantic tale which is not very believable. Two people meet at St Pancras station and immediately fall in love. They agree to meet there in a year's time if they still feel the same way. They communicate through email and phone throughout and each goes through life-changing and enhancing experiences during their year - she in Paris, he in Scotland. There is a little jeopardy, but you can predict the ending. This is a frothy beach read for young women.