caramels's review
4.0
That's got to be one of (or the) wittiest female protagonist I've ever read in a novel. There wasn't even one exchange that wasn't sarcastic and/or funny.
khairun_atika's review
3.0
Caymen Meyers is the sort of character you cannot help but love. Cynical, withdrawn yet unwaveringly selfless, she is a truly unique and interesting character you cannot stop reading about. Caymen has always been helping her mother with her rare doll store, putting aside her dreams and social life and everything else that would preoccupy a seventeen year old girl. That is, until she meets Xander Spence, the rich RICH guy who shows her the world outside the doll store. What entails is a sweet love story where two people from different sides of town learn more about what they truly want out of life, while growing closer to each other. This was a sweet and endearing story to read, both insightful and whimsical enough to make you feel light- hearted all over again.
blakehalsey's review
4.0
Kasie West's The Distance Between Us is a really fun, quick, romantic read. West manages to create stomach flipping romance with true to life familial problems, all told from Caymen's perspective, who is the witty, sarcastic, and a little lost (till the end) protagonist. Recommended for rainy days!
ryiahvolkovisdelulu's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i know a lot of people might say this is kind of insta lovey, however, i feel like it is more of a strangers to lovers romance. i really enjoyed seeing the relationship growth and development between caymen and xander. i loved their "career dates" and then figuring out what they want to do with their lives without parental influence.
however! the storyline with the mother felt thrown in and i did not love that, but i got over it quickly.
however! the storyline with the mother felt thrown in and i did not love that, but i got over it quickly.
juliaaaazzz_'s review
3.0
3.5 stars
I think I've read like a thousand books like this one, adorable, addicting, but oh so predictable. sometimes you just need a book like this.
the plot was really predictable, as I said, but I liked how it al turned out. the characters were relatable and it was intriguing to read about a relationship where the guy is rich and the girl "poor". it all turned out pretty well and it was a quick, easy, amazing read!
I think I've read like a thousand books like this one, adorable, addicting, but oh so predictable. sometimes you just need a book like this.
the plot was really predictable, as I said, but I liked how it al turned out. the characters were relatable and it was intriguing to read about a relationship where the guy is rich and the girl "poor". it all turned out pretty well and it was a quick, easy, amazing read!
heidimrogers's review against another edition
5.0
I've been vacillating between heavy/depressing and light/cute. This was super cute.
hyebitshines's review
3.0
~3.5 stars~
This book reminded me of a k-drama... in all the good and bad aspects O3O;
The classic formula for a k-drama involves a poor, hard-working heroine who falls in love with a rich heir against her better judgement. While the shit hits the fan there, cancer, debt collectors, and birth secrets also go about, spreading chaos and rage (primarily from those damn mother-in-laws =v=)
Aaaand everything I mentioned above took place in the book OvO
Besides the book's alarming coincidence to k-dramas, the plot was on the mediocre side (; v ;) There is always the what seems to be prerequisite "I-thought-you-had-a-gf/bf" misunderstanding that really, really can be resolved by I don't know... asking? The big excuse that Caymen and Xander used to see each other were the Career Days because they are apparently clueless about their future/interests... And those are quietly resolved after some very random Career Days (photography and graveyard plot digging O3O;;)- Caymen decides she wants to major in something science-related, something her teacher suggested at the beginning of the book, and Xander half-heartedly agrees to Caymen's gentle suggestion that he may fit being a hotel chain heir (oh, the agony =3=)
The ending of the book was resolved in the neat, bow-wrapped way that I think is supposed to be satisfying. In that, everything became way too convenient. The long-lost grandparents who spurned their only daughter reappear seventeen years later to smooth out the debt/mom-in-hospital issue. Caymen, hopefully for the last time, confirms that Xander really, really, likes her and she is neither a game or liked/disliked for how rich/poor she is (... That sound confusing af but it makes sense if choo read the book ; v ;) It was one of those books I kept on rechecking for its nonexistent pages as I neared the end, not because I wanted more necessarily, but because I didn't know how everything was going to be resolved when there were only like, five pages left (v poorly).
That's not to say I didn't enjoy myself though. No matter how unbelievable or eye-rolling a k-drama becomes, sometimes, you keep on watching for the main couple who may be doomed in every aspect, but are pretty dang adorable. I mean pre-sipping drinks? And showing up every morning with said drinks plus muffins? Consider me smitten <3 I was fangirling and shipping these in-lurve puppies in spite of all my nitpicking~
Fin.
This book reminded me of a k-drama... in all the good and bad aspects O3O;
The classic formula for a k-drama involves a poor, hard-working heroine who falls in love with a rich heir against her better judgement. While the shit hits the fan there, cancer, debt collectors, and birth secrets also go about, spreading chaos and rage (primarily from those damn mother-in-laws =v=)
Aaaand everything I mentioned above took place in the book OvO
Besides the book's alarming coincidence to k-dramas, the plot was on the mediocre side (; v ;) There is always the what seems to be prerequisite "I-thought-you-had-a-gf/bf" misunderstanding that really, really can be resolved by I don't know... asking? The big excuse that Caymen and Xander used to see each other were the Career Days because they are apparently clueless about their future/interests... And those are quietly resolved after some very random Career Days (photography and graveyard plot digging O3O;;)- Caymen decides she wants to major in something science-related, something her teacher suggested at the beginning of the book, and Xander half-heartedly agrees to Caymen's gentle suggestion that he may fit being a hotel chain heir (oh, the agony =3=)
The ending of the book was resolved in the neat, bow-wrapped way that I think is supposed to be satisfying. In that, everything became way too convenient. The long-lost grandparents who spurned their only daughter reappear seventeen years later to smooth out the debt/mom-in-hospital issue. Caymen, hopefully for the last time, confirms that Xander really, really, likes her and she is neither a game or liked/disliked for how rich/poor she is (... That sound confusing af but it makes sense if choo read the book ; v ;) It was one of those books I kept on rechecking for its nonexistent pages as I neared the end, not because I wanted more necessarily, but because I didn't know how everything was going to be resolved when there were only like, five pages left (v poorly).
That's not to say I didn't enjoy myself though. No matter how unbelievable or eye-rolling a k-drama becomes, sometimes, you keep on watching for the main couple who may be doomed in every aspect, but are pretty dang adorable. I mean pre-sipping drinks? And showing up every morning with said drinks plus muffins? Consider me smitten <3 I was fangirling and shipping these in-lurve puppies in spite of all my nitpicking~
Fin.
thebookdance's review
4.0
Well it seems Kasie West made an impression on me because I keep reading her books now.
This one I think was the first one she wrote and I've been reading them backwards, what an idiot.
I really liked "The Distance Between Us", it is somewhat different than the others. Although "On the fence" was a bit deep because of the mother thing, I think "the distance between us" is deeper in the matter that she only had her mom since she was born. She never met her father and neither of her grandparents, she didn't even know her mother's parents were rich.
So let's say Caymen (weird name) is a girl that hasn't explored possibilities all that much. She runs a dollhouse with her mother, it barely pays for anything, and so she doesn't have a lot of money. She's not that interested in music or anything really, all she seems to have is sarcasm, which kinda makes her interesting.
I liked Xander, the way he arranged things for her to try and find out what she wanted to do with her future. Even though he's rich they got along pretty well with the hot chocolate and meeting the parents with toilet paper involved. They were pretty cute.
I also liked the friends, it must be cool to know people from a band who make up lyrics as they go.
I'm not really sure how I feel about this book in comparison to the others, it seems to have a different tone. And as this book was a bit deeper and involved many aspects there are some things that I guess were left open, like the fact that she never got to meet her father, or that we don't know if her mother will get well or not, or if Xander's parents actually liked her for who she was or because they also thought she was rich?
Still, I liked it a lot
This one I think was the first one she wrote and I've been reading them backwards, what an idiot.
I really liked "The Distance Between Us", it is somewhat different than the others. Although "On the fence" was a bit deep because of the mother thing, I think "the distance between us" is deeper in the matter that she only had her mom since she was born. She never met her father and neither of her grandparents, she didn't even know her mother's parents were rich.
So let's say Caymen (weird name) is a girl that hasn't explored possibilities all that much. She runs a dollhouse with her mother, it barely pays for anything, and so she doesn't have a lot of money. She's not that interested in music or anything really, all she seems to have is sarcasm, which kinda makes her interesting.
I liked Xander, the way he arranged things for her to try and find out what she wanted to do with her future. Even though he's rich they got along pretty well with the hot chocolate and meeting the parents with toilet paper involved. They were pretty cute.
I also liked the friends, it must be cool to know people from a band who make up lyrics as they go.
I'm not really sure how I feel about this book in comparison to the others, it seems to have a different tone. And as this book was a bit deeper and involved many aspects there are some things that I guess were left open, like the fact that she never got to meet her father, or that we don't know if her mother will get well or not, or if Xander's parents actually liked her for who she was or because they also thought she was rich?
Still, I liked it a lot