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.
Where you can buy it:
http://www.amazon.com/Distance-Between-Us-Kasie-West/dp/0062235656/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417475948&sr=1-3&keywords=the+distance+between+us
My Review: *SPOILERS*
I absolutely adored this book! I went on a road trip during Thanksgiving break, and was going to be in the car for eight hours, so I figured I would pick up something to read. I wanted something light and not too long and I've had my eye on this book for a while. As soon as I started reading the book I couldn't put it down. Caymen meets Xander as soon as the book begins, which I really liked because we got maximum time to get to know the character and how they developed from the beginning of the book to the end.
I was surprised by how much my impression of Xander changed throughout the book. We see how Caymen's impression changes as well, Xander goes from the stuck-up rich boy to the sweet and caring boyfriend who weirdly enough has a lot in common with Caymen. Family and money are some of the main conflicts in the story, which is pretty typical for YA contemporary books but, I enjoyed Kasie's take on it and wasn't expecting Caymen's grandparents to be rich. I will say that the ending was a bit confusing I didn't quite understand how Xander knew about Caymen's grandparents and didn't speak to her about it before announcing it at the benefit the whole situation just seemed awkward and forced. I loved the fact that we get to see the two main characters as an actual couple for a good portion of the book, most YA contemporary novels end before we even see them as a couple.
I enjoyed Caymen's "dry humor" and found it very relatable.
“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 love that they both try and help each other figure out what they want to do with their life, because neither of them want to end up taking over their parent's businesses, although I would have liked a better and more put together ending, I did feel as that there were some loose strings that needed to be tied.
I found this book to be similar to "My Life Next Door" By Huntley Fitzpatrick even though I enjoyed MLND better.
Overall I would give this book a 90%, I enjoyed it very much and craved for more when it ended. I loved the dry humor in this book and think that Caymen and Xander are the cutest thing ever!
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