The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

About

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?

Thoughts

This one doesn't have the same Kasie sparkle that Kasie West's other books have. It reads a lot more like a first novel (because it is her first contemporary romance novel!), so I didn't find it super enjoyable. The plot was all over, and the character decisions were pretty bland. Caymen was a total snob towards Xander throughout the entire book with little real character development.

All that to say, there are a lot of better books out there — including other ones by Kasie West. If you're looking for a cute Kasie West book, I'd be much quicker to remember Love, Life, and the List or By Your Side.

Content

Romance

• Detailed kissing

• Mentions her best friend kissing her boyfriend a couple times