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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
After reading To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, I just wanted to read more cute romance books so I picked this up as I already had it on my kindle. I was excited because it is Kasie West, who wrote Pivot Point, and I love her writing style. This book was just one of those straight forward cute books and it’s a simple book to just read for fun in a day. I really enjoyed it because it made me happy and smile. There wasn’t many stand out cute moments which is why it is only 4 stars.I did enjoy the main characters but I felt like I didn’t really know Xander as much as I would have liked too. I think I would have preferred this book if it was from Xanders’ perspective. I did really enjoy this book and I do recommend it if you want a quick romance book to read in a day.
My original review for this title can be found HERE on The Book Hookup.
**Special Note:** My KP, Stacee from the wonderfully fabulous Adventures of a Book Junkie, let me borrow her ARC of this title. All quotes and opinions will be of this version and not from the published edition (which you should totally go and buy.)
The Lowdown: Two very different sets of classes exist between the blurred community lines of this little seaside Californian town, the rich and the people that sell things to them. Our seventeen-year-old heroine, Caymen Meyers, is of the latter group and that makes her an excellent observer of those with loaded pockets, especially from her perch behind the register of her mom’s porcelain doll store. Over the years, most of her- as well as her mother and her best friend’s- comic relief has come at the expense of making fun of those with wealthy lifestyles and the pompous behavior they usually exude because of it.
Then one day Xander Spence, a rich pretty boy with an abundance of arrogance, swaggers into the store and Caymen quickly pegs him to be like all the rest. It didn’t help that he beckoned her when he needed her assistance. However, after some time and much to her initial dismay, he magically inserted himself into her almost everyday routine and the great divide Caymen always thought existed between them didn’t seem so wide. But after Caymen finally breaks down the wall she’s so steadfastly held between them, she learns the hard way that sometimes money does wield certain powers… as well as keep secrets and tell lies.
WARNING: It’s likely that I’ll abuse the hell out of the word ‘love’ from this point on. It’s also likely that my adjectives and adverbs will get ridiculously excessive. I apologize in advance for my gushing/rambling and general fangirl behavior.
My Thoughts: I FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK! I love its characters- a whole host of wonderfully dynamic people with unique personalities that came across as authentic and believable. I love the exceptional use of dialogue that flowed effortlessly and kept me grinning page after page. I love the cover. I love the content. I absolutely freaking adore that it had the perfect amount of angst– just enough so you don’t choke on the adorable, though it was a tad predictable at times– and happy, swoony cuteness that I’ve been craving as of late.
I want to note here that I practically loved every character in this novel, but if I raved about them all, we’d be here forever. So, it’s only for that reason, that I’ll just talk about our two MC’s. Caymen was a breath of literary fresh air with her sarcasm, wittiness, and dry sense of humor. She had me laughing and loving her from the very beginning. If I could make a list of fictional best friends, she’d probably be in my top 3 of all time. Then there’s Xander. I don’t even really know where to begin with him. He’s flirty and open about it, he takes Caymen’s sarcasm literally just to make her laugh,. He’s charming and I could easily feel his presence on every page whether he was in the scene or not. [Sidenote: I do have to say here that I'm not sure whether to be disgusted or not about the taking-the-first-sip thing. Normally, I'd be repulsed about people drinking from my drink (Stop judging me, I'm finicky.), but there's something about him that totally made me feel like I would've been okay with it. Which is just... weird. You'll understand this more once you've read it. Then, AND THEN(!!!), he also brings her blueberry muffins which is basically my kryptonite, so I was a goner for him after that for real.] Separately they’re great, but together, damn, did they ever have chemistry. Sigh.
Swoons: Oh heck yes, Xander brought them. But I’m a girl that loves to laugh, so if a guy can make me giggle, he’s usually golden.
♥ Swoony teaser:
Verdict: You want to read this book! Admittedly, I thought the plot could have had a lot of room to grow and step away from the stereotypical theme of rich versus poor love interests– and it did to a certain extent at the end– but the reason I’m giving this oneALL THE STARS!!! such a high rating is because of how deeply I fell in love with these characters. Caymen’s the best girlfriend I always wished I had and Xander is just a swoony sweet flirt that inevitably makes for the best kind of book boyfriend. This is definitely one I’ll be purchasing myself and a relationship that I look forward to revisiting soon.
♥ A very special thanks to Stacee for letting me borrow her copy. Make sure you go check out her blogbecause she’s my most favorite person ever to see what awesome authorly adventure she’s been on recently.
**Special Note:** My KP, Stacee from the wonderfully fabulous Adventures of a Book Junkie, let me borrow her ARC of this title. All quotes and opinions will be of this version and not from the published edition (which you should totally go and buy.)
The Lowdown: Two very different sets of classes exist between the blurred community lines of this little seaside Californian town, the rich and the people that sell things to them. Our seventeen-year-old heroine, Caymen Meyers, is of the latter group and that makes her an excellent observer of those with loaded pockets, especially from her perch behind the register of her mom’s porcelain doll store. Over the years, most of her- as well as her mother and her best friend’s- comic relief has come at the expense of making fun of those with wealthy lifestyles and the pompous behavior they usually exude because of it.
Then one day Xander Spence, a rich pretty boy with an abundance of arrogance, swaggers into the store and Caymen quickly pegs him to be like all the rest. It didn’t help that he beckoned her when he needed her assistance. However, after some time and much to her initial dismay, he magically inserted himself into her almost everyday routine and the great divide Caymen always thought existed between them didn’t seem so wide. But after Caymen finally breaks down the wall she’s so steadfastly held between them, she learns the hard way that sometimes money does wield certain powers… as well as keep secrets and tell lies.
WARNING: It’s likely that I’ll abuse the hell out of the word ‘love’ from this point on. It’s also likely that my adjectives and adverbs will get ridiculously excessive. I apologize in advance for my gushing/rambling and general fangirl behavior.
My Thoughts: I FREAKING LOVE THIS BOOK! I love its characters- a whole host of wonderfully dynamic people with unique personalities that came across as authentic and believable. I love the exceptional use of dialogue that flowed effortlessly and kept me grinning page after page. I love the cover. I love the content. I absolutely freaking adore that it had the perfect amount of angst– just enough so you don’t choke on the adorable, though it was a tad predictable at times– and happy, swoony cuteness that I’ve been craving as of late.
I want to note here that I practically loved every character in this novel, but if I raved about them all, we’d be here forever. So, it’s only for that reason, that I’ll just talk about our two MC’s. Caymen was a breath of literary fresh air with her sarcasm, wittiness, and dry sense of humor. She had me laughing and loving her from the very beginning. If I could make a list of fictional best friends, she’d probably be in my top 3 of all time. Then there’s Xander. I don’t even really know where to begin with him. He’s flirty and open about it, he takes Caymen’s sarcasm literally just to make her laugh,. He’s charming and I could easily feel his presence on every page whether he was in the scene or not. [Sidenote: I do have to say here that I'm not sure whether to be disgusted or not about the taking-the-first-sip thing. Normally, I'd be repulsed about people drinking from my drink (Stop judging me, I'm finicky.), but there's something about him that totally made me feel like I would've been okay with it. Which is just... weird. You'll understand this more once you've read it. Then, AND THEN(!!!), he also brings her blueberry muffins which is basically my kryptonite, so I was a goner for him after that for real.] Separately they’re great, but together, damn, did they ever have chemistry. Sigh.
Swoons: Oh heck yes, Xander brought them. But I’m a girl that loves to laugh, so if a guy can make me giggle, he’s usually golden.
♥ Swoony teaser:
“Why do you care?” I whisper.
For a second I think he didn’t hear me because I’m facing away from him, his arms still wrapped around my shoulders, but then he says, “Because I care about you.” I close my eyes for one second and let myself feel those words, feel him.
Verdict: You want to read this book! Admittedly, I thought the plot could have had a lot of room to grow and step away from the stereotypical theme of rich versus poor love interests– and it did to a certain extent at the end– but the reason I’m giving this one
♥ A very special thanks to Stacee for letting me borrow her copy. Make sure you go check out her blog
I wasn't sure what to expect of [b:The Distance Between Us|15283043|The Distance Between Us|Kasie West|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1358144875l/15283043._SY75_.jpg|20938637]. The sypnosis, I have to admit, didn't really grab me, but having finished [b:Pivot Point|11988046|Pivot Point (Pivot Point, #1)|Kasie West|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356020486l/11988046._SY75_.jpg|16951806], and ending up with my expectations exceeded by far, I decided to give this book, written, too, by [a:Kasie West|5027236|Kasie West|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450586450p2/5027236.jpg], a try as well.
I had my worries about whether or not this was going to be horribly clichéd, especially due to the rich-boy-falls-for-poor-girl plot (or poor-girl-falls-for-rich-guy, depending on how you want to see it), I couldn't help thinking that, with a plot like this, how could this turn out to be anything other than melodramatic and clichéd? However, my worries were completely unnecessary.
There is something about [a:Kasie West|5027236|Kasie West|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450586450p2/5027236.jpg]'s writing I can’t quite put into words. It has a charm to it without using fancy, or complicated (I really mean pretentious when I say complicated here) words, or being overly descriptive. She has a way of letting the story progress, and the character’s personalities unravel, that draws you in, and makes you want to know how their story plays out and how they develop, even if there are certain elements that aren’t (at least not at first) necessarily to your liking.
It took a few chapters for me until I warmed up to this book, but then I couldn't help but fall in love with it. The main character Caymen was very likable, and I enjoyed her sarcasm (her mother calls it "dry humor") immensely. All the characters were very well-rounded, so much so, that her best friend Skye was more to me than just a secondary character, and I loved both her and her musician boyfriend, Henry.
Same as in [b:Pivot Point|11988046|Pivot Point (Pivot Point, #1)|Kasie West|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356020486l/11988046._SY75_.jpg|16951806], Kasie West did an amazing job of developing the young adult romance. Xander and Caymen's relationship was built up very well, and paced realistically; it was believable and sweet, without being too cheesy, and made me swoon more than once. I also loved the unexpected plot twist near the end, which I can't spoil now, so read this book.
All in all, [b:The Distance Between Us|15283043|The Distance Between Us|Kasie West|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1358144875l/15283043._SY75_.jpg|20938637] is a wonderfully charming, fun, and sweet (there really is no better way to put it) read. It made me laugh, it made me smile, and it tugged at my heartstrings. Suffice it to say that I'm already looking forward to rereading it.
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I had my worries about whether or not this was going to be horribly clichéd, especially due to the rich-boy-falls-for-poor-girl plot (or poor-girl-falls-for-rich-guy, depending on how you want to see it),
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and when I came to the part where I found out that there was going to be an absentee parent on top of that,There is something about [a:Kasie West|5027236|Kasie West|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1450586450p2/5027236.jpg]'s writing I can’t quite put into words. It has a charm to it without using fancy, or complicated (I really mean pretentious when I say complicated here) words, or being overly descriptive. She has a way of letting the story progress, and the character’s personalities unravel, that draws you in, and makes you want to know how their story plays out and how they develop, even if there are certain elements that aren’t (at least not at first) necessarily to your liking.
It took a few chapters for me until I warmed up to this book, but then I couldn't help but fall in love with it. The main character Caymen was very likable, and I enjoyed her sarcasm (her mother calls it "dry humor") immensely. All the characters were very well-rounded, so much so, that her best friend Skye was more to me than just a secondary character, and I loved both her and her musician boyfriend, Henry.
Same as in [b:Pivot Point|11988046|Pivot Point (Pivot Point, #1)|Kasie West|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356020486l/11988046._SY75_.jpg|16951806], Kasie West did an amazing job of developing the young adult romance. Xander and Caymen's relationship was built up very well, and paced realistically; it was believable and sweet, without being too cheesy, and made me swoon more than once. I also loved the unexpected plot twist near the end, which I can't spoil now, so read this book.
All in all, [b:The Distance Between Us|15283043|The Distance Between Us|Kasie West|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1358144875l/15283043._SY75_.jpg|20938637] is a wonderfully charming, fun, and sweet (there really is no better way to put it) read. It made me laugh, it made me smile, and it tugged at my heartstrings. Suffice it to say that I'm already looking forward to rereading it.
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This was a cute and quick read - definitely something that qualifies as light and in the "beach read" category. Xander is adorable and I definitely caught myself smiling during a few of his interactions with Caymen. Super YA, super PG, super cutesy, but not in a bad way.
This story was cute, but I still get get over in the first couple of pages when she meets Xander and reads the name on his credit card and then thinks... z-ander or x-ander, I’m not going to ask..... uh you just read it?! Idk why that bothered me that much but it did lol.
Cayman was an interesting enough character but everything was pretty 2D and over tropey... while I love a good trope I just didn’t vibe with this one.
Are all of Kasie West’s books like this? Do they get better? Help.
Cayman was an interesting enough character but everything was pretty 2D and over tropey... while I love a good trope I just didn’t vibe with this one.
Are all of Kasie West’s books like this? Do they get better? Help.
Many of the reviews I read here are very polarized, which is interesting to me because I felt very "middle of the road" about this book. (Obviously, since I gave it three stars).
I really enjoyed this, overall. The banter between the two main characters was very endearing, and I love Kasie West's humor. The only complaint I have is that the ending fell somewhat flat for me. As I was getting close to the end of the book, I kept thinking that there was no way there could be a satisfying ending in the few pages I had left. Sure enough, I was left feeling a little empty-handed.
Even so, if you want a quick, cute, and satisfying YA chick-lit read, this is a great choice.
I really enjoyed this, overall. The banter between the two main characters was very endearing, and I love Kasie West's humor. The only complaint I have is that the ending fell somewhat flat for me. As I was getting close to the end of the book, I kept thinking that there was no way there could be a satisfying ending in the few pages I had left. Sure enough, I was left feeling a little empty-handed.
Even so, if you want a quick, cute, and satisfying YA chick-lit read, this is a great choice.
This was a good book. Not exactly great, but good. It had interesting characters and the whole doll store thing was definitely unique. It was just kind of lackluster. I never felt for the characters and their situations. I felt somewhat disconnected from the story.
This would be a good book to read if you're on vacation and don't want to read anything too epic or adventurous.
This would be a good book to read if you're on vacation and don't want to read anything too epic or adventurous.
LOVE! Super quirky, super adorable, and relatable. I read this in one sitting and was so bummed when I finished! It was the perfect kind of contemp for me- swoony and romantic with appealing characters and some deeper issues below the surface. Also, good friends! A mother-daughter relationship that reminded me a little of Lorelai and Rory! Guys who aren't jerks! Sarcasm! And oh my god the hot chocolate was the cutest thing everrrr. Loved this book.