The Day We Met
The emotional page-turning love story
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4.3 • 221 Ratings
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- £8.99
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- £8.99
Publisher Description
'With overtones of One Day, this hugely readable novel is by turns fun, painfully honest and oh-so emotional' Fabulous Magazine
'An unforgettable will-they-won't-they love story that will make your heart sing' Isabelle Broom
Stephanie and Jamie are meant to be. The problem is they're both with other people...
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Stephanie doesn't believe in fate, true love or living happily ever after. She's content enough being engaged to Matt. But then she meets Jamie, who understands her more than anyone else ever has.
Jamie is happily married to his childhood sweetheart Helen and believes in everything Stephanie doesn't. So why does he have such a strong connection with Stephanie?
When Stephanie and Jamie meet one fateful weekend in 2006 it will change everything...
Ten years. Two people. One epic love story.
From the author of The Law of Attraction, The Day We Met is an immensely moving and heart-warming epic love story perfect for fans of Josie Silver's One Day in December and Zoë Folbigg's The Note.
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WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING
'A beautifully written love story with characters you can't help but take to your heart. The Day We Met is destined to be a classic' Lisa Hall
'This book made me laugh, made me cry and is packed with poignancy, humour, insight and honesty' Katie Marsh
'A must read-epic love story that will have you rooting for the characters from the moment they meet. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster' Anna Bell
'A love story I won't forget for a long time. This book touched me deeply and made me believe, more than ever, in the power of true love' Cressida McLaughlin
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
'A beautiful, unique romance which proves that true love exists' - Kaisha
'One of the most compelling reads of the year' - Sara
'Definitely a book for fans of Josie Silver's One Day in December. A wonderful yet heartbreaking book and one hell of a love story' - Abby
'An amazing epic love story. I just didn't want it to end' - Rachel's Random Reads
'I experienced every emotion you feel in a relationship and became so emotionally invested in the characters. I absolutely loved this' - Kelly
'A beautifully written story - incredibly moving and emotional' - Jeannie
Customer Reviews
Mixed feelings 3.5*
On the positive side, I finished the book and wanted to. It was thought provoking, although possibly not always for reasons intended by the author.
The two main characters were little more than annoyingly pathetic for most of the book. They did improve towards the end. I found it unconvincing that both of them, after getting to know each other the way they did, would then proceed with their ‘relationship’ the way they did for so many years. It was ridiculous and stuck out as a gimmick employed by the author. The same idea worked much more effectively in ‘One Day’.
If I’d known the book was written in the present tense I wouldn’t have bought it. This can be effective in the right context but just wasn’t necessary here and merely seemed pretentious and frequently distractingly clunky.
At times the dialogue didn’t work for me, seeming unnatural, which was also distracting. I remember one quite intense conversation between a couple where three major topics were covered in about three sentences. I’m not going to try to find it again to check the details but it was something like that.
Surely Penguin wouldn’t allow typos to get into a book they publish but I think I spotted three or four wrongly used words. Normally the occasional mistake wouldn’t bother me but because other things in the book were annoying me, these did.
Absolutely loved it!!
This is the first book I’ve read from this author and I had been slightly unsure based on the mixed reviews but when I read the sample I simply couldn’t not finish it! It had me going through all of the emotions, had me thinking and had me gripped from beginning to end. I love the characters and their story. I will a million percent be reading more from Roxie in the future!
Unfair
I actually didn’t like the characters in this book. While I’m all for a love story, this felt unfair and l found myself not liking or agreeing with their actions over the course of 10 years and I was never really rooting for them the way I wanted to. Also agree with other reviews as I too felt the ending unnecessary and only dramatic to add an extra something that just wasn’t needed.