The Meeting Point was super cute and better than expected!

This story follows Maya, a writer who steps out of her shell after a twist of fate leaves her alone on her birthday in an unfamiliar city. She starts texting with the Lift driver who has her cheating boyfriend's phone, and he leads her on a day of adventure that changes her life.

I found this story fun and interesting. It was a little slow to start, but really picks up about a third of the way through and then I couldn't put it down. While Maya starts out hesitant and sheltered, her magical day encourages her to eventually break out of her shell and think differently about herself and her life.

I enjoyed Maya's journey and all the supporting characters. My only gripe is I figured out the little mystery of who the Lift driver was fairly soon so I found that more predictable than I would have liked. Otherwise, I thought this was a super cute rom-com and I would definitely recommend it!

First, a big thank you to the publishers at Aria and Netgalley for this e-ARC of The Meeting Point.

The Meeting Point! Oh, what to say about this absolutely adorable story! I wanted to be Maya Maas!

Maya is an aspiring writer who’s been turned down by more publishers than she can count. Apparently her love stories are too unrealistic. After losing her job (not her fault), she flies out to San Francisco to surprise her long time boyfriend. When she texts him to inform him of her surprise, a Lyft driver responds instead, and inadvertently informs Maya of her boyfriend’s cheating.

Devastated and alone in a foreign city, on her birthday no less, Maya is taken on an adventure from afar by the mysterious Lyft driver to Carmel by the Sea. Falling in love slowly through text messages, they arrange to meet at the end of a magical day. What happens next? You’ll have to read to find out!

This was such an incredible love story about two strangers falling in love in the most unlikeliest of ways. I loved every second of it. The entire story is told from Maya’s point of view, which was great in my opinion, because it kept the other’s identity a secret that much better. You won’t find lewd scenes or much cursing in this book, which is always nice if that’s something you look to avoid! I highly recommend The Meeting Point if you’re looking for a sweet, unputdownable romance this fall!

The Meeting Point releases September 2!

4.5 cute stars. I loved this book. The characters were perfect and I fell in love with Max, Ethan and Maya. I loved the story line and different aspects of it. I’m so excited to read more of this authors books. Super cute. Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy of this book.

In the course of a day, Maya traveled across the country, found out her boyfriend was cheating on her, and had her day take a complete turnaround...all on what happened to be her birthday.

I don’t want to say too much about the plot of this book because I’m afraid to give anything away, and I want readers to be as captivated by and sucked into this story as I was. I could not put it down. It was charming, warm, and a bit mysterious (but not in a spooky way). There were questions to be answered that I was trying to piece together until the very end. When I say this book drew me in, that could be the understatement of the year. I couldn’t get enough.

If you enjoy a romantic tale with lots of heart, you won’t want to miss this.

Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions in this review are my own.

I could not put this book down! I was so engrossed to know who Max was, and when it hit me, I couldn't wait for Maya to find out! This books is such a heartwarming and fun read. The characters fit together perfectly and the story is gripping! I would recommend this book to any romance novel lover.

The Meeting Point was a great book with a refreshing and unique story. Maya finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her on the day she came to California to surprise him. Alone on her birthday, she says yes to the adventure her mysterious texter invited her. She spends a day traveling and discovering a little small town near the beach. After a day comes by and she had to go back to her real life she realizes that she wants to meet this stranger…

A year later she comes back to find him but the only clue to find her Max is a reclusive author who doesn’t want to give her Max’s true identity…

Of course, the mystery here is not really a mystery because as a reader you know from the beginning who Max is even though the author tries to give you clues in another direction.

As much as this was a lovely story with charming descriptions of a town on the coast of California, I wasn’t happy with the ending. It just seemed too easy. I don’t like any kind of deceive so for the heroine to forgive our hero so easily after he basically lied to her since the day they met is just wrong. I didn’t like how our hero – Ethan – kept avoiding her questions about Max saying he doesn’t want to get him hurt. The whole plot of this book basically lies on deceiving and miscommunication and if I hate anything is the characters not talking to each other.

If the author wanted me to like Ethan more, perhaps this book should be presented with a double POV and not just Maya’s. We do get his view by reading his new book but it’s not enough. And I still don’t like his lies.

That said, being generous at the time of reading I’m giving it 4 stars. I prefer steamier stories (this one includes only kissing if I’m not mistaken, it’s been a few days) but this one has a couple cute couple moments and the descriptions of the town were very picturesque and it definitely gave a nice story setting.

The Meeting Point is a charming, heartwarming romantic comedy with such a unique premise! When Maya Maas’ plans a trip from New York to California to surprise her longtime boyfriend on his business trip, she’s the one who’s surprised when she learns that he’s been cheating on her - from the car share driver that finds her boyfriend’s lost phone. On her birthday no less. So when the mystery driver offers to give her some travel tips while she’s in an unfamiliar beach town, she takes his advice to distract herself from her heartbreak, not expecting to receive a personalized itinerary or this new virtual companion. But she realizes that maybe she isn’t so broken-hearted after all, because otherwise she wouldn’t so quickly feel so comfortable with the mystery driver she nicknamed Max. After what feels like a magical day together, they make plans to finally meet in person, only to have life intervene. What follows is the story of a woman with a new perspective take control of her life and try to follow her heart.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for the advance reader copy - this was such a delightful read!

When I read the synopsis of this book I was intrigued. I’m all about a love at first “site” romance especially where there’s a bit of mystery involved. Maya, a hopeless romantic and writer, desperately needed a happy ending for herself. Lucky for her fate stepped in and her own romance story was born. I went back and forth throughout the entire book rating it as I went. It started as 3 ⭐️ then moved to 4 ⭐️ and back and forth. I loved the idea of the book and parts were really great. Other parts were just hard to believe. Even their romance was a tough sell and was missing some real chemistry. Some parts were rushed while others should have slowed down. There wasn’t the slow burn like I would have hoped for. It seemed like a waste of time to string the story along for no real reason. Despite all that I was still very much invested. And while the ending is very predictable I still couldn’t wait to see how it wrapped up.

Thank you Aria & Aries for the ARC.

The meeting point was a such a sweet story and a fun premise! I felt like this was sort of a fun spin off of You've Got Mail, but had its own unique flair to set it apart!

A few things I really loved:
- Max's Itinerary (So thoughtful and sweet, and the kind of good we are all looking for in this world.)
- The setting! (Carmel by the sea was just lovely!)
- The question game

If you're a romance reader that prefers your romance plot to be a little more on the chick lit side, I think you'll adore this book!

Content: Clean, no language.

I absolutely loved the setting in Carmel and I'm adding this to the list of places I would one day like to visit! This was a very cutesy book that didn't require a lot of thinking. The "twist" was painfully obvious.
Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

* I received a free copy of this through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. *

THIS WAS SO CUTE. I loved every bit of it. I stayed up too late to finish reading it because I had to know how it ended. I guessed part of the plot line just under halfway through, but for once, it didn't ruin the story.. it made it even better. I loved the characters - Maya, Ethan, and Celine were my favorites, for sure. The setting was wonderful too; I lived in Monterey for a while and would go to Carmel, so that was a fun bit for me. I also really liked that Maya had such good growth. I love when a character realizes that life isn't working the way they wanted and so they do something to change it, even if that something is a little crazy. that's the kind of growth I love to see! Honestly, this is a must read if you love rom-coms.

*thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me a free early copy in exchange for an honest review*

OKAY WOWWWW this book had me hooked from the beginning!!
I really thought that this book was going to be about the one day, but instead took us on this wonderful and beautiful journey of a woman finding who she wants to be and finding a new home on the other side of the country.

What I liked:
I loved the whole premise of the book, I loved the beginning, middle, and end.
I loved that it was MORE than just their meet-cute like I thought it was going to be.
I loved the story after she moves
I love the main character's development
I fell in love with all of the characters
I fell in love with the seaside beach town (which is based on a real place!)
I devoured this book like no other in a long time

What I didn't love:
I didn't love that I figured out the ending super early, and I don't know and couldn't tell if that was the author's intent for the reader to figure it out before the main character, which led me to be a bit frustrated at the main character right before she figured it out.


Read it or Leave it?
READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

This book turned out to surprise me! It gave me a lot of emotions! The plot line was so sweet. A lovely love story.

What right did this book have to come steal my heart like that? I was absolutely hooked from the get go, I couldn't put it down and when I did, all I wanted to do was pick it back up again and be immersed into Maya's world.

The majority of the book is set in Carmel by the sea, and it is the most perfect setting for a summer read. Since reading the book I looked up the city and it is absolutely dreamy, I would love to visit one day 😍

I loved all the relationships in the book, from the friendships to the romances.
And ok, ok; it was a little predictable at times, and I did guess a major plot line, but honestly I didn't even care- it just made me more excited to get to the end for the reveal! 
If there's one thing you should do in September, it would be to pick up this book 🥰 It's a fast, easy going read and you won't regret it 😉

Thankyou to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book for review.

I really wanted to like this book. But in all honesty, I wanted to give up after the first paragraph. I struggled through 2 chapters before saying "nope". It appears to have been written by a high schooler during creative writing class.

I tried really hard to finish this but I just can't. dnfed at 30%
I requested this because the premise of this book sounds pretty cool, Maya finds out her boyfriend of 5 years Kevin is cheating on her when he leaves his phone in the back of a Lift and the driver texts her, but what threw me off was the writing style. Maybe this is just a personal opinion because all the other reviews I've seen absolutely adored this book but the writing style seemed so fast paced and not in a good way, it kinda reads like a diary entry where you're just info dumping to try to get it over with. I feel like this may be too harsh so I'm still giving it 3 stars because while I didn't enjoy it I also didn't finish it so it seems unfair to give it a lower rating

I loved The Meeting Point. From the beginning I connected with Maya. I hated her boss and her boyfriend and I wanted her to find happiness. When the texts send her on a birthday adventure I was along for the ride, and what a beautiful ride it is.
I’ve never been to Carmel by the Sea, but it’s on my list of dream vacations now just so I can see the places Maya visits in this beautiful fairy tale of a book.
I love how we know what Maya doesn’t as the story progresses. And even though the dark moment at the end feels a little contrived, it leads to a wonderful conclusion complete with the grand gesture.
It’s been forever since I watched Sleepless in Seattle, but the feelings the book evokes remind me of what I felt while watching that movie the first time.
Great characters, great plot and a beautiful happily ever after.
Highly recommend.

I received an ARC of The Meeting Point from NetGalley for this review.

Such a fun story about what could happen if you take a chance, close your eyes, and take a leap.

I adored Maya and her journey to her Happily Ever After.

I recommend this book to anyone who loves romance and good stories.

Maya"meets a man who sends her on a wonderful birthday adventure in a new city after being heartbroken by a cheating man. This was just ok read for me. I did not believe the romance in this story. however this is a light easy read..

I was given an early xopy of this in exchange for an honest review and thoroughly enjoyed it. The story follows Maya who meets "Max" in Carmel when he finds her boyfriends phone. They never meet in person and communicate by text but have one perfect day together. The book then moves on to Maya wanting to meet Max and her return to Carmel. I loved the story, it was a bit far fetched but a book that is just fun and has a happy ending is what I want as escapism. Plus I enjoyed the setting of Carmel as my husband and I visited there as part of our honeymoon drive down the California coast. I would definitely recommend this book and will look to read more by the author.