Book Review: Meet Me on Platform 3 by Zara Stoneley

I’m very happy to be welcoming Zara Stoneley back to Novel Kicks. She’s here with the blog tour for her novel, Meet Me on Platform 3.

Two people. One journey…

Millie loves her city life, her city friends and writing her true(ish) confessions column – but she’s starting to wonder if the grass really is greener on the other side, or if her heart really belongs back in Northumberland, with her mum who is struggling after the death of Millie’s dad.

Joe is happy doing what he does, writing games. He could do it anywhere, but since leaving home he’s lived believing that looking back means you’ve failed, and life is about taking chances and seeing the world.

So when the two meet up surely it can never work, their lives are moving in opposite directions. On different tracks…

*****

Millie loves her job and living in London. When she bumps into her perfect man on Platform 3, she finds she has a crush and a subject for her column. When fate throws them together, have they really found the one or will they end up taking different tracks?

I have really loved previous novels from Zara Stoneley so I was excited to get going on this novel as I really liked the premise.

The style of writing is almost conversational as it’s told from the point of view of both Mille and Joe. I like these duel narratives as it really gives you an insight into the mind of both characters.

It didn’t take me long to fall into the story of Millie and Joe. I was rooting for them from the beginning and wanted things to work out. There are plenty of obstacles put in their path, including a lack of communication and lots of misunderstanding.

There is such a wonderful sense of romance in this novel. There are laugh out loud moments merged with some lovely, poignant scenes that had me laughing and wanting to cry.

These two people find each other just as their lives have the potential to go off in completely opposite directions. To start with, it shows us that fate can be very unfair at times. However, what I mainly got from it is that, regardless of life circumstance, if you love each other enough, you will find a way to make things work. That you don’t have to lose sight of your own dreams to share your life with someone else but that you also have the right to change your mind about your life path.

Meet Me on Platform 3 is a brilliant, whimsical, uplifting novel about love, family and being open to all that life can throw at you. It’s a perfect holiday read or train journey companion.

Thank you to Netgalley, Rachel’s Random Resources and One More Chapter for the advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

About Zara Stoneley: 

USA Today bestselling author Zara Stoneley was born in a small village in the UK. She wanted to be a female James Herriot, a spy, or an author when she grew up.

After many (many) years, and many different jobs, her dream of writing a bestseller came true, and more than half a million copies of her books have now been sold worldwide.

She writes about friendship, dreams, love, and happy ever afters, and hopes that her tales make you laugh a lot, cry a little, and occasionally say ‘ahhh’.

Say hi to Zara via her website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bookbub and Amazon.

Meet Me on Platform 3 was released on 30th August 2022 by One More Chapter. Click to buy on Amazon and Waterstones.

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.