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Meet Me in the Middle by Alex Light

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m00n's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

s_smith's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

blodeuedd's review against another edition

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2.0

Ya fiction, the emotional kind, the ones I always pick. In this one two people are running from their pain.

Eden moved to a place of her own and numbs her pain with work and sleep. And blames herself. Come on Eden! Like you could have stopped your bestie! She would always have gone out.

Then there is Truman, who is also blaming himself. Like hello. You were having a party, your sister would always have gone out anyway.

They were also kissing at the time and thinks that if they are together all hell will break loose. But yes grief makes people numb and dumb. But they really needed to talk to someone. Eden was depressed, Truman felt like he could go suicidal. And they never really dealt with their grief either in a healthy way. I think they could have lift each other up.

Not a lot happens. Grief, meeting again and letting go...not of the grief though.

Not sure about this one. I listened but yes I never felt anything.

Still the narrators did their best with what they had to work with.

parzival703's review against another edition

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1.0

One star bc two feels to high! It wasn't entirely entirely bad, but... Nothing happens. Nothing at all. The side characters might as well not have existed, miscommunication is overly represented, and we just keep thinking the same thoughts the entire book. I am... Annoyed

xoxo_lils's review against another edition

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5.0

Woah. I will never read anything like this again. (that's a good thing) I was very surprised by the ending of this book. This is a YAR novel about two people Eden and Truman who are connected by Katie, Truman's sister, who also happens to be, Eden's best friend. After being friends with Katie for years Eden and Truman have shared tiny bits of time with each other, and eventually start to fall for each other. This book is so predictable, isn't it? No, not really. One night Eden is over at Katie's house when she stops in Truman's room and starts looking at his art. He catches her and shows her all his pieces, eventually they kiss. Truman gets called downstairs by his friends saying that it was an emergency, only to find out that Katie had gotten into a car accident, wasn't wearing a seat belt, flew through her window and was being rushed to the hospital. He tells Eden and they rush over.
Fast forward, Truman's gone to an art school and Eden is working at a restaurant as a waiter. She makes a friend, Manny, who is the chef their, and works along side his dad. (they own the restaurant) Truman comes back and they kinda just avoid each other for a while. They meet... again at an art festival the the place Eden works at is catering (Pollo Loco) and talk to each other for the first time in months. They start to hangout more and more until eventually they kiss. But during the time they'd been hanging out Katie hasn't gotten any better (it's been 6 months now) and her parents decide to pull the plug. Convinced that nothing good ever comes from them, Eden ands thing with Truman and goes back to a normal life.
The next time they see each other is at Katie's funeral. Eden leaves without anybody noticing besides Truman who finds her soon after sitting on a bench. He sits down next to her. Eventually Eden gets up and leaves, and BAM the story ends.
I honestly really like this ending for a book like this. It's not your typical: they, meet fall in love, something bad happens, they leave, find each other again, end up together and live happily ever after. I can't even count how many books like that I've read. THEY DON'T END UP TOGETHER!!! FINALLY SOMEONE UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT! Even though I wanted them to work it out and end up together, they didn't and I honestly loved it. It shows what being in a relationship is really like, and that sometimes you have to respect that you said good-bye. Who knows, maybe they'll end up together but unless the author (Alex) writes a sequel that's up to you to decide, and I kinda like that.
Idk if I'm just emotional or what because the last few books I've read, I've cried while reading them.

If you want to cry, definitely read this book 10/10 recommendation, coming straight from yours truly so idk why you wouldn't take it. Happy Reading!

ebright1121's review against another edition

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#netgalleyarc This was a decent story about love, loss, grief and guilt told from two different points of view. I enjoyed reading the story from the POV of the two different characters, but sometimes it was hard to keep track of when they were in the present or when the salty was referring to the past. Overall, a good YA book without being super cheesy.