I thought I'd like The Distance Between Us a lot more than I actually did. I loved On The Fence, and thought I'd be reading something sort of similar, but it was something I didn't like as much as I thought because it left me feeling like I was reading something really different than what I thought I was getting. 
 I did like the humor in the book, and I think that's something West does well. But I think, of the books I've read by West so far, this one is my least favorite. 
 I didn't care about the romance and it was a bit too much on the Cinderella-side. It's not that a guy like Xander couldn't be interested in Caymen, because he could, but something about it felt a little too fake. It's a little hard to believe that a guy with Xander's social status would be interested in Caymen. It seemed a little too cliche, and it wasn't done in a way that made me not care how cliche it was. I just felt like there was no chemistry between them, but I did like that they were both trying to find their place in the world. It felt more platonic than romantic. 
 I also felt like their financial situation and why Caymen never knew her grandparents was a little bit forced. The grandparents showing up seemed really abrupt, and things were perfectly fine, even though they weren't part of her life until that point. Even though I can understand why her mom had issues with wealthy people, it also seemed a little fake, like it was there just as a random obstacle coming between Xander and Caymen. 
 I also wish we saw more of the relationship between Caymen and her mom, because while Caymen talked about how good of a relationship, I also wish we saw it instead of having it be told to us. 
 Actually, now that I think about it, a lot of the elements of the book reminded me of Gilmore Girls...but as a book, and not as good. I just felt like some of the issues that we see in the book weren't given a lot of attention, and even though I really like the premise, this book just didn't work for me. Adult me wasn't a fan, but I think maybe teenage me would have loved the book. 
 My Rating: 2 stars. The Distance Between Us was just okay. I liked how Caymen was really sarcastic, and her dry sense of humor, but the romance felt forced and cliche.