Book Review: The Distance Between Us

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Genre: Romance

I didn’t necessarily enjoy this one, but it wasn’t horrible either. It was just okay. I didn’t really have any expectations going into this since I picked it out of the blue so that made it a bit more bearable.

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Synopsis:

Money can't buy a good first impression.

Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers learned early that the rich are not to be trusted. And after years of studying them from behind the cash register of her mom's porcelain-doll shop, she has seen nothing to prove otherwise. Enter Xander Spence—he's tall, handsome, and oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and the fact that he seems to be 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 just when Xander's loyalty and attentiveness 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. With so many obstacles standing in their way, can she close the distance between them?

Review:

Caymen was, honestly, a hard character to like. Her sarcasm and humor were amazing and kept the book and interactions entertaining, but, overall, she radiates very pessimistic energy which made the book a bit less enjoyable. I’m not saying she should be chipper but her constant and exaggerated stereotyping against rich people did get annoying. Though, other aspects of her character were quite real and reasonable. Like I could understand her wanting to have some freedom from her mother’s doll shop, and then proceeding to feel guilty after taking some time away.

“His eyes are so intense I want to look away . . . or never look away, I can’t decide.”

Xander was pretty likable. He seemed pretty ordinary, obviously coming from an ultra-rich family brought along rich cars and rich experiences, but otherwise he seemed like a really nice friend. I liked how Caymen’s dry humor brought him back repeatedly to her for more and didn’t throw him off like how I would expect. Again, he didn’t really stand out too much.

“You two are the most in-love not-dating people I’ve met.”

Honestly, the two of them weren’t really an incredible thing and it was very cliche. Xander, whose family owns a whole chain of well-known hotels, truly decided to commit with a “poor” girl just didn’t fit. I get that’s the trope but I think this trope isn’t really for me. I did like their career exploration dates, they were fun and a great way to keep the plot moving. And the twist at the end did kind of ruin the poor girl and rich guy trope.

“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.”

The plot was pretty well paced and entertaining. The turn of events in the end was a surprising but good touch as it helped to create such an unexpected twist in the plot while also setting up for a nice ending.

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