You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
ratetheromance 's review for:
Meet You in the Middle
by Devon Daniels
I know this book has received very mixed reviews. I went into it with no expectations either way and I ended up really liking it. Here are some things you should know.
This book is set in the world of American politics, the main characters being a Democrat and a Republican. It's pretty obvious that the intended take-away from the book was that you can have very strong political opinions without making a sweeping judgement about the character of a person on the opposite side as you. The book attempts to do this by highlighting certain hot-button political topics and showing you both sides of that issue. It doesn't quite hit that mark. The reader gets to see the more human side of 1-2 of these topics, but always from the male lead's standpoint. THAT is why many reviewers are saying this book favors Republican politics. We don't really get the same from the (Democratic) female lead's perspective. Having said that, I am a very firm Democrat, but I'm someone who doesn't get very riled up by opposing political views. Therefore, this aspect of the book didn't really bother me. I don't feel like the author "had an agenda". I think she tackled an insanely touchy topic and didn't quite even out all of the perspectives.
The other thing worth mentioning about this book is it shares many of the same story points as The Hating Game. I loved The Hating Game and really liked this book, so it worked out for me. But there are many very similar parts...
- hate-banter at work
- a main character's signature color (based on their eye color)
- the other character seeking out and purposefully wearing that color
- a scene after the first cracks are starting to show in the HATE portion where the male lead takes care of the female lead during illness (this time she's very drunk) including her revealing feelings while delirious, him catching her vomit in a container and cleaning it, him spending the night, etc.
- his repeated use of her parent's nickname for her (Katie Cat instead of Shortcake)
- their much discussed height discrepancy
- her over-compensating for her stature by using high heels (rather than flamethrower red lipstick)
- her repeatedly smelling him
- him holding off on sex until she is over her relationship issues
- a revelation that one of them had strong feelings for the other long before they actually interacted (this part bordered on slightly creepy in this book)
Just like the politics of this book, these similarities didn't ruin this book for me. I really liked it, but I can also see why it might rub other readers the wrong way.
I found it hilarious, sweet, really hot, and totally engaging.
This book is set in the world of American politics, the main characters being a Democrat and a Republican. It's pretty obvious that the intended take-away from the book was that you can have very strong political opinions without making a sweeping judgement about the character of a person on the opposite side as you. The book attempts to do this by highlighting certain hot-button political topics and showing you both sides of that issue. It doesn't quite hit that mark. The reader gets to see the more human side of 1-2 of these topics, but always from the male lead's standpoint. THAT is why many reviewers are saying this book favors Republican politics. We don't really get the same from the (Democratic) female lead's perspective. Having said that, I am a very firm Democrat, but I'm someone who doesn't get very riled up by opposing political views. Therefore, this aspect of the book didn't really bother me. I don't feel like the author "had an agenda". I think she tackled an insanely touchy topic and didn't quite even out all of the perspectives.
The other thing worth mentioning about this book is it shares many of the same story points as The Hating Game. I loved The Hating Game and really liked this book, so it worked out for me. But there are many very similar parts...
- hate-banter at work
- a main character's signature color (based on their eye color)
- the other character seeking out and purposefully wearing that color
- a scene after the first cracks are starting to show in the HATE portion where the male lead takes care of the female lead during illness (this time she's very drunk) including her revealing feelings while delirious, him catching her vomit in a container and cleaning it, him spending the night, etc.
- his repeated use of her parent's nickname for her (Katie Cat instead of Shortcake)
- their much discussed height discrepancy
- her over-compensating for her stature by using high heels (rather than flamethrower red lipstick)
- her repeatedly smelling him
- him holding off on sex until she is over her relationship issues
- a revelation that one of them had strong feelings for the other long before they actually interacted (this part bordered on slightly creepy in this book)
Just like the politics of this book, these similarities didn't ruin this book for me. I really liked it, but I can also see why it might rub other readers the wrong way.
I found it hilarious, sweet, really hot, and totally engaging.