Book Review: Meet Me Under the Clock by Jo Lovett

I’m happy to be welcoming Jo Lovett to Novel Kicks and the blog tour for her latest book, Meet Me Under the Clock.

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.

*****

Nadia arrives at Waterloo station for a blind date. At the same time, Tom is there to meet a woman he made a pact with. As a security alert brings these two together, they decide to help each other out with the dating thing by pretending to be an item. This surely can’t backfire… right? 

Although i have had the opportunity to host Jo Lovett before on this blog, this is the first time I’ve had the chance to review one of her novels. The idea of this book sounded great and so I was pleased to be invited onto the blog tour for Meet Me Under The Clock. 

This story is just wonderful. I adore the idea of the Waterloo five and it’s a testament that fate can sometimes lend a hand and that strangers can change your life in positive ways. 

Nadia has suffered heartbreak where romantic relationships are concerned and I really wanted things to work out for her. She’s quite an understated and humble character who doesn’t actually give a lot of herself away. She felt relatable. This was also the case with Tom. Like Nadia, he’s likeable if maybe a little bit frustrating, especially when it comes to a previous relationship. Talk about getting in your own way. That’s all I will say about him. As usual, I’m trying to review without spoilers as much as I can. 

Bea, Ruth and Carole bring their own wonderful personalities to the narrative and I loved them. 

The story unfolds well with lots of emotional, funny and heartwarming moments, as well as having its fair share of conflict – the path to love isn’t always smooth and all that. I experienced laughter, love and a feeling of family with these characters and I hope you choose to do so too. 

Meet Me Under The Clock is a romantic tale full of friendship, love and humour. It’s a perfect escape from a world that feels very sharp around the edges right now. 

About Jo Lovett –

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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Meet Me Under The Clock was released by Boldwood Books on 11th April 2025. 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.