With thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins Australia for the digital arc of Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams. All opinions here are my own.

Our stop sees Daniel develop a crush on Nadia while riding the train and proceed to communicate with her through Missed Connections in the newspaper. Through a series of missed chances it seems Daniel and Nadia will never actually meet.

This was such a fun read with very likeable main characters. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading more from this author in the future. Highly recommended for lovers of chick-lit. A solid 4 star read.

Our Stop is a light hearted romantic comedy from UK columnist and Instagram influencer, Laura Jane Williams.

“To the devastatingly cute blonde girl on the Northern line with the black designer handbag and coffee stains on her dress–you get on at Angel, on the 7.30, always at the end nearest the escalator, and always in a hurry. I’m the guy who’s standing near the doors of your carriage, hoping today’s a day you haven’t overslept. Drink some time?”

Not quite sure how to introduce himself to the ‘devastatingly cute blonde girl’ who regularly shares his train carriage during his morning commute, Daniel Weissman opts to place a message in ‘Missed Connections’. Nadia Fielding is not entirely convinced the message is meant for her but she is willing to take a chance of finding true love, and replies. A flirtation ensues through the column, but when their first planned meeting goes awry it seems it will all come to nothing...unless fate steps in.

Generally the tone of the Our Stop is a light and witty romance with a very millennial vibe, though Williams touches on some serious issues such as emotional abuse, consent, depression, and UK politics.

The story unfolds from the alternating perspectives of Nadia and Daniel as their relationship is impeded by a series of missed opportunities. Nadia is likeable enough, a fairly typical heroine for the genre, except that her work has something to do with artificial intelligence, which does make a nice change from the usual professions (PR/PA) pursued by romcom heroines. Daniel is perhaps a little too perfect - embodying the ideal ‘millennial’ male, but appealing nonetheless, and I particularly liked the portrayal of his relationships with his friends, and parents.

It’s not easy to develop romantic tension over the length of a book between two people who never meet, nor given the need for a string of contrived near-misses, to sustain interest in the potential of the relationship, but I thought Williams did so reasonably well. While I did feel it was all dragged out a bit too long overall, I wanted to see how Williams would finally bring Nadia and Daniel together, and I was satisfied when they finally got their happy ever after.

Ultimately Our Stop was an okay read for me, not quite as engaging as I was hoping for, but not bad either.

Nadia catches the 7.30am train every morning without fail. Except when she sleeps in. Or wakes up hungover at her friend, Emma’s. Or you know...forgets.

Daniel really does get the 7.30am train every morning.

One morning Nadia spies a message in the Missed Connections section of the paper. The message appears to be about her... and it’s actually kind of sweet. And so begins a bunch of missed connections. Is the power of written word enough to spark a romance?

A beautiful little romance story. It’s not your typical boy meets girl, girl falls in love, they have a tiff and then it all ends happily. It takes you back, as if Facebook and Instagram don’t exist, and you get to fall in love with Nadia, with a man you don’t have a face to put to. You get angry when they have near misses, so close yet so far. Will they ever actually meet? You’ll have to read it to find out.

It will fill your heart with warm, tackle some challenging real life issues (#MeToo) and at the end of the day, remind you that there is still enough love in the world, even without technology. Highly recommend checking this one out!!

As a regular public transport commuter myself, the synopsis of the book really appealed to me, it sounded cute, and quirky, and just the sort of book that I thought I would enjoy. Unfortunately though I tried really hard to get into it, I found it hard to like Nadia, and found the story a little slow for my liking. As well, Daniel's actions felt very stalkerish and more obsessive, than romantic..

While this book might not be for me, I'm sure there are plenty out there who will enjoy this novel.

What do you do when you have a crush on someone on your daily commute? Chatting to a random stranger on public transport is a no go so Daniel decides to put an ad into the Missing Connections section of the newspaper in the hope that Nadia, his crush, may see it.

And that she does. What follows is a fun buildup to the two meeting. This was a fantastic read. A happy book that I really think all the romantics will devour eagerly.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my complimentary copy of this book.