Title: Between Everything And Us
Author: Rebecca Paula
Genre: New Adult
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Cover Design: Maggie Hall
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23257933-between-everything-and-us
Synopsis
Matisse Evans is determined to make her sophomore year of college successful after failing out of a prestigious art school and spending a horribly boring gap year at home. Despite her focus, time isn’t on her side as she struggles to hold down three jobs so she can afford her first apartment while juggling course work. In the chaos of it all, Beau Grady moves in and shakes up her world. A college dropout and tattooed bad boy, the rumors about Beau mean one thing for Matisse—trouble. Paralyzed by the fear that she’s missing out on life, Matisse discovers plans may unravel, but what rises in their wake can be worth the uncertainty.
After spending the summer couch surfing, Beau Grady moves into an empty room at his ex-girlfriend’s Portland bungalow, skipping his senior year of college to spend his days working at a Vietnamese food cart instead. Once a star hockey player and gifted student, he’s put his life on hold after receiving a life-altering diagnosis, complacent to live in the moment. Hiding behind false rumors and bad habits, Beau falls for Matisse, letting her believe the worst until their relationship blooms into something they both can’t ignore. Falling for her means having to face a future he’d rather forget, but loving her just might be worth it.
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My Review
Between Everything and Us follows the story of Matisse and Beau. Matisse is trying to get her life back on track after failing out of art school. As if that’s not enough, she’s struggling to make ends meet and to please her parents. The last thing she needed in her life, was for Beau to be apart of it. Beau is her new roommate. Everything about him spells trouble: from his tattoos, to him being a college drop out. She is totally unprepared for how he’s going to turn her life upside down.
Beau has a secret that he hides behind. His reasons for dropping out of school are not what people think. He has a medical condition that has turned his world upside down. Despite all of that, he finds himself falling for Matisse. Will Beau take a chance on having a real future? What will happen when Matisse finds out what he’s been hiding?
Overall, I liked the idea of this story. I thought that it had some great push and pull and I enjoyed the chemistry between Beau and Matisse. It was fun watching them try to deny what they were feeling and just waiting for them to fall. My issue with the story was that I felt like sometimes there was something missing. It’s hard for me to really pinpoint exactly what was off. This book had some really amazing scenes but I don’t know, the flow just wasn’t working for me.
Even though I did have some issues with this story, I still found this to be an ok read. Between Everything and Us is a great coming of age story. The characters are real and flawed. It did have some great swoon worthy moments and I did enjoy the angst. Even though this book was not a home run for me, I think that this author has a ton of potential and I’m looking forward to reading more from her in the future.
*I was provided with an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
Excerpt
She grabs my hands and pins them together. I don’t fight off her touch. I let Mati gather them and raise them above my head. “I think it’s so easy to fall into the world when you’re not ready,” she says seriously. Her free hand brushes over my brows, then sweeps down my nose. “It’s such a big place and we’re all very tiny in the scheme of things.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“It sucks being an outlier, Beau. I get it. But in spite of everything, we’re always going to feel a bit lost. It’s the part of growing up that no one ever tells you about.”
“You’re very wise today, Miss Mati.”
“I’m lots things, mister. I’m…” Her voice drops off and she nervously glances down at my chest. “I think I’m a little bit in love with you actually.”
At least I’m sitting. That doesn’t help the way my stomach drops though.
I snake my hands out of her grip and brace them around her face. There’s a reason why outliers exist on the outside—they can’t find their way in.
Mati is no outlier to me.
We kiss for what seems like hours. I don’t care if it’s for days. But we kiss until my mouth wipes away the nervousness in that confession of hers, while I still cowardly hide behind mine.
In the wild, in the sun, Mati and I are…well, we’re something I never thought I’d have or find. And that’s everything
About The Author
Rebecca writes smart and gritty New Adult romances, as well as historical romances, featuring flawed characters struggling to find their place in the world. She’s a lover of rainy days, an unabashed anglophile, and a devote Earl Gray tea drinker. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and their very spoiled cat, Bella. A wanderlust connoisseur, Rebecca can be caught daydreaming about her next travel adventure when not writing.
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