by Olivia Lara
Published by Aria & Aries
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Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Humorous, Love & Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy
Pages: 325
Format: ARC
What if the Lift driver who finds your cheating boyfriend's phone holds the directions to true love?
'Who are you and why do you have my boyfriend's phone?'
'He left it in my car. You must be the blonde in the red dress? I'm the Lift driver who dropped you two off earlier.'And with these words, the life of the brunette and t-shirt wearing Maya Maas is turned upside down. Having planned to surprise her boyfriend, she finds herself single and stranded in an unknown city on her birthday.
So when the mystery driver rescues Maya with the suggestion that she cheers herself up at a nearby beach town, she jumps at the chance to get things back on track. She wasn't expecting a personalised itinerary or the easy companionship that comes from opening up to a stranger via text, let alone the possibility it might grow into something more...
My Review:
The Meeting Point By Olivia Lara is a whole lot of fun. It definitely has “You’ve Got Mail” vibes but in an updated and cool way. It’s full of humor and heart, and I enjoyed this very much.
Maya decides to surprise her boyfriend by traveling from New York City to San Fransisco for her birthday. When she arrives at the airport in San Fransico, she can’t get a hold of her boyfriend on the phone, and instead, she reaches his Lyft driver who inadvertently spills that her boyfriend was cheating on her in a text.
Ethan, the Lyft driver, feels sorry for her, and sorry he was the one to let her know about her boyfriend’s cheating. With a day left in the Bay Area, he takes her on an adventure in Carmel on Sea by text. They decide to leave out any personal information and they never meet face to face as they explore the coastal town together.
The humor and heart in this book are evident throughout the entire book. I loved Maya and Ethan and couldn’t wait for them to be together, but it took some time! I loved the old movie “You’ve Got Mail” and this book has a similar story, but updated.
The author did an excellent job of describing the town of Carmel by Sea, and I felt like I was there. At the old victorian houses, the lovely cafe, and the bonfire on the beach. This is a perfect summer book, full of fun, and sunshine. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
This sounds so cute! I need to go put it on my Goodreads want to read list before I forget.
Thank you Lark! It was a good one!
I loved You’ve Got Mail so I can see the appeal here. It’s lovely when a book can make you feel like you’re in a beautiful place as well!
Thank you Rachel. I still watch You’ve Got Mail when I see it on the TV.
This sounds my kind of book. I might add this to TBR. Amazing review!
Thank you Yesha, I do believe you would like this one.
This definitely sounds like a fun story. Thanks for your thoughts.
Thank you Debbie, it was fun!
Thank you Debbie.
Great review! This absolutely sounds like one that I would love Wendy! My TBR list is way out of control! 🤣
Thank you Jodie, this is one I think you’d especially enjoy.
This sounds so good! I definitely want to read this one! Fabulous review Wendy!🤩💖📚
I think you’ll like The Meeting Point Kaceey.
It sounds like a great read!
Thank you! The Meeting Point was very fun to read.
Carmel is definitely on my list of places to visit now. You already know that I agree with you about how wonderful this story is. Lovely review ❤️
Thank you Tessa. I lived in California for 5 years and never visited. I need to try to get there too!