Meet Me Under the Clock
About the Book:
Sometimes love happens when you least expect it…
When Nadia and Tom are both unceremoniously stood up by their dates under the clock at Waterloo Station, fate throws them together in the most unusual of circumstances.
What starts as a brilliant story for future dinner parties soon turns into a wonderful friendship, and both Tom and Nadia realise they’ve found the perfect partner in crime.
Tired of dating but always needing a plus one for weddings, parties, and the like, they agree to fake date each other. But as their pretend relationship starts to feel more real, Nadia and Tom begin to wonder if there’s more to their connection than convenience.
Could the relationship they’ve been faking be the one they’ve been waiting for all along?
A heartwarming fake dating rom com, perfect for fans of Beth O’Leary and Sophie Kinsella.
My Review:
Meet Me Under the Clock is a cute fake dating/fake relationship novel. Two strangers, both stood up, bond with three others also under the clock at a train station. A quick friendship is formed among the Waterloo Five.
Nadia is a wonderful character who has had no luck finding love. Her latest attempt at a blind date has her standing alone. Tom is a great character (mostly) who is attempting to reconnect with a woman from his past. He, too, ends up standing alone. While waiting at the train station, they encounter three others and a friendship is born. Nadia and Tom, tired of the games, make a pact to become each other's plus one for events while they figure out how they each want to move forward, separately, in the romance department.
As with all fake dating tropes, real feelings start to creep into the arrangement. Nadia walks through the field of feelings with a bit of trepidation and hope until she realizes that Tom doesn't feel the same. Tom largely ignores the feelings, pining for the woman who stood him up. He makes some pretty despicable decisions and I found myself unsure of where these characters were going to end up. Tom was a bit of a downer in places and I felt Nadia deserved much better.
The story was enjoyable and Tom and Nadia did have chemistry, despite his inability to leave the past in the past. He was so caught up in what could have been that he in danger of losing the chance to get caught up in the what could be. The author wrote the story with realism and emotion. The characters weren't dull or flat. I teared up in a few places near the end.
I really enjoyed it when the Waterloo Five were back together at various points throughout the book. They provided a much needed getaway from the rocky fake relationship that was turning into something oh so real but also the elephant in the room. The story is fun with great characters, especially the supporting ones, and I enjoyed riding the rails with Nadia and Tom.
I was provided with a copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
My Rating:
Jo Lovett writes heart-warming, feel-good romcoms. Her latest book, We Were On a Break, published by Boldwood, will be released on 29 July 2024.
Jo lives in London with her family. She started writing romantic comedy when she realised that she was regularly begging her oldest son to let her do his English homework but she wasn't actually that interested in haunted houses or Macbeth. When she can escape her laundry mountain, she enjoys reading, tennis and wine.
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