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A review by portybelle
Our Story by Miranda Dickinson
5.0
I love Miranda Dickinson's books and was so excited to have the chance to meet her newest creations Otty and Joe in Our Story. The night before Otty is due to start her dream job as a writer for a tv show, she is unexpectedly evicted from her flat. By coincidence, one of her new colleagues has just been left in the lurch when his flatmate left owing some rent. This leads to them very quickly becoming flatmates as well as writing partners, but will that partnership carry over into their personal lives too? They certainly very quickly become firm friends and also work incredibly well together. There is an attraction that it seems everyone else can see but are they brave enough to act upon it or will it ruin their friendship and writing careers too?
I was completely emotionally engaged with Otty and Joe and their journey. Miranda Dickinson creates such wonderful characters who you take to heart. You live through all their trials and tribulations, their joys and sorrows until they feel like people you know. And because you feel that way about them, you want the best for them, you want them to find happiness and satisfaction. Whether that happiness was with each other or someone else, I didn't really mind (well, perhaps secretly I did!) - I just wanted them both to find someone who completed their stories, who provided that happy ever after.
I have to mention the setting of the book. I've never been to Birmingham but through reading this book, I feel as though I've had a little tour. I can imagine sitting by the canal, listening to the beautiful chimes of the Clocktower. Birmingham is obviously a place the author knows and loves and that shows in the book. With its craft bakeries, independent breweries and bustling streets, Birmingham comes across as a vibrant place full of energy and possibilities. Another really interesting aspect to the story was the fact that it was set in an industry I hadn't really thought about much before. It was fascinating to read about the workings of a tv screenwriting team, about how insecure everyone's jobs were and about how decisions of what would go ahead or not seemed to be on a whim.
Our Story is a classic 'will they, won't they, should they, shouldn't they' love story with misunderstandings and near misses aplenty. It's a book about following your dreams, never doubting yourself, aiming high and finding that one person who completes your story. Loved it!
I was completely emotionally engaged with Otty and Joe and their journey. Miranda Dickinson creates such wonderful characters who you take to heart. You live through all their trials and tribulations, their joys and sorrows until they feel like people you know. And because you feel that way about them, you want the best for them, you want them to find happiness and satisfaction. Whether that happiness was with each other or someone else, I didn't really mind (well, perhaps secretly I did!) - I just wanted them both to find someone who completed their stories, who provided that happy ever after.
I have to mention the setting of the book. I've never been to Birmingham but through reading this book, I feel as though I've had a little tour. I can imagine sitting by the canal, listening to the beautiful chimes of the Clocktower. Birmingham is obviously a place the author knows and loves and that shows in the book. With its craft bakeries, independent breweries and bustling streets, Birmingham comes across as a vibrant place full of energy and possibilities. Another really interesting aspect to the story was the fact that it was set in an industry I hadn't really thought about much before. It was fascinating to read about the workings of a tv screenwriting team, about how insecure everyone's jobs were and about how decisions of what would go ahead or not seemed to be on a whim.
Our Story is a classic 'will they, won't they, should they, shouldn't they' love story with misunderstandings and near misses aplenty. It's a book about following your dreams, never doubting yourself, aiming high and finding that one person who completes your story. Loved it!