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| The Distance Between Us By Kasie West Publsihed by Harper Teen Released: July 2nd 2013 Paperback, 320 pages Reviewed by Lilyan Rating: 3.5 Stars |
Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s shop.
So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance for Caymen to figure out he’s oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and that he’s one of the first people who actually gets her, she’s smart enough to know his interest won’t last. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned from her mother’s warnings, it’s that the rich have a short attention span. But Xander keeps coming around, despite her best efforts to scare him off. And much to her dismay, she's beginning to enjoy his company.
She knows her mom can’t find out—she wouldn’t approve. She’d much rather Caymen hang out with the local rocker who hasn’t been raised by money. But just when Xander’s attention and loyalty are about to convince Caymen that being rich isn’t a character flaw, she finds out that money is a much bigger part of their relationship than she’d ever realized. And that Xander’s not the only one she should’ve been worried about.
Synopsis from Goodreads
Review:
I WROTE MY ENTIRE REVIEW OUT AND THEN MY COMPUTER SHUT OFF.
#bookstruggles
stars: 3.5
*sighs* Take 2:
I really enjoyed this book but I felt as though somethings were just a little bit off. Everything was done well but there's just that little nagging feeling that something was missing.
This novel is basically about a girl named Caymen who lives with her mother on top of there porcelain doll store called: "Dolls and More"
Her family is struggling to make ends meet as Caymen's father left them and her mother's parents basically disowned my mother for having a kid out of wedlock. It's just the two of them.
Then Caymen meets a boy. (duh). They're different, yet the same. Xander's family is rich and they own a chain of really successful hotels. While sales aren't going so well on Caymen's side of things. They are behind on bills and she even skips school to help her mother work at the doll store.
But while they are so different they both find common ground. They don't want to do what their families want them to do. Caymen doesn't want to work at the doll store and Xander doesn't want to take over the family business.
Stuff happens and there a couple plot twists.
I can't tell you anything for or else you would already know everything. But if you have read the book, or don't mind spoilers... proceed.
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I liked this book i really did. The book was witty and really enjoyable. but, there where somethings that put me off.
1) Did Caymen's mom have another job part time? because she should have. Caymen worked at Dolls and More 75% of the time i would say. Which gives her mother fee time to get another job. Money is tight. I know they both work really hard but they were $3000 behind. THREE THOUSAND.
2) In the end, it kinda implies that Xander did take on the family business which i though was weird. Their common ground was them both wanting to break the mold. They Even tested out careers that they could do together, and he ending up just doing what his dad wanted? what.
3) speaking of Xander's dad. Did he actually like Caymen or was it because he knew her grandparents were rich? Because seemed really friendly but Xander described him all cold and stern.
4) Caymen's mother should have tried to make amends with her grandparents. I get that it's tough to speak to someone who has shut you out, but it's for the sake of your daughter.
5) when Caymen got to meet her grandparents, her grandparents didn't apologize to her or her parents. I thought it was too weirdly content.
While there where those ^^ there were good things too
Caymen is a really interesting narrator and her sarcasm and sense of humor is hilarious to me. She's also super relatable.
Is that your subtle way of saying you missed me last week?"
"I've missed my hot chocolate. I just think of you as the guy who brings it to me. Sometimes I forget your name and call you hot chocolate guy.”
Caymen works so hard and she's just an awesome character.
The interactions with xander are so cute and thoughtful. The shawdowing careers stuff made me 'awwww' especially when they were digging graves. haha
“So Caymen..."
"So, Xander..."
"Like the islands."
"What?"
"Your name. Caymen. Like the Cayman Islands. Is that your mom's favourite place to visit or something?"
"No, it's her third favourite place. I have an older brother named Paris and an older sister named Sydney."
"Wow." He opens the bag, takes out a muffin, and hands it to me. The top glistens with sprinkled sugar. "Really?"
I gently unwrap it. "No.”
I really liked skye and mason and toad. They were such fun characters and they just added so much for life to the story.
“You two are the most in-love not-dating people I’ve met.”
The book was cute and made me smile but I would say that pivot point was better. I look forward to reading split second in the near future :D
-Lilyan (:
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