Do you want a book that will make you scream
IM IN LOVE !! IM IN LOVE 🥰🥰
Well!! you got it.

Summary.
Maya plans to surprise her boyfriend David by visiting him in san Fransisco but what she ends up finding out hurts and she ends up spending a day texting with a stranger .
That day can either be the end or the start of her life.

Is it really possible to fall in love with someone you’ve never seen or heard ?
Anything’s possible in the land of fiction right?

This is a stranger to lovers love story,
A journey to evolve yourself in,
A getaway to being brave enough to admit and choose what you want.

Writing this review isn’t really expressing my real love for this book , I loved each and every part of this book.
It’s a book that I will forever recommend to everyone and will never shut up about it

It’s my first Olivia Lara’s book and yah she got herself a hardcore fan already

Thank you NetGalley for giving me this gem 💜🤍

What if the Lift driver who finds your cheating boyfriend's phone holds the directions to true love? The Meeting Point is a cute and romantic story in a fabulous setting! It's sweet, swoon worthy, heartfelt & extremely romantic!

I greatly enjoyed this book! The love story felt hopeful and played out like the plot to a fun TV series of film.

I found the setting to be idyllic and the plot a fun, modern love story - a missed connection of sorts. I enjoyed how situations the main character encountered forced her to act boldly and I loved her heart for connecting the people around her.

I’d definitely recommend this one to my girlfriends as a fun, “clean” rom-com.

A lovely romcom and wonderful story. It was fast paced and an easy read. I'd recommend this one to anyone looking for a good laugh. A cute beach or vacation read!

The story is very predictable and the main characters were not memorable. Since I already predicted the "twist" early in the story it's kind of exhausting reading the lead character's POV, she just keeps going back and forth. I also didn't felt the chemistry between the two characters. Despite all of that I really loved the setting of the story. The description of the Carmel-by-the-sea was detailed that it feels like I'm also there.

Thank you to Aria and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review :)

The Meeting Point by Olivia Lara is a sweet romcom that is a lighthearted, pleasant read. I was immediately pulled into the setting of Carmel-by-the-Sea which, I can attest, is every bit as beautiful as described, and I find myself longing for another visit.

Maya is having a memorable birthday, albeit for all the wrong reasons. Finding herself jobless, single, and in an unfamiliar town, help arrives from the unlikliest of places, a mysterious Lift driver who has found her cheating boyfriend's phone. Through a series of texts, Maya begins to navigate her new surroundings and to, perhaps, see the possibilities of fresh beginnings.

Although more than a tad predictable, this is a light and enjoyable read that will be the perfect addition to your beach bag.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for an ARC.

Maya Maas is planning to fly to surprise her boyfriend on a business trip. But when his phone is answered by an unfamiliar voice, her life is quickly turned upside down. The person on the other end of the line tries to help by sending Maya on a series of adventures that soon becomes part of the best day ever. A year later, Maya sets out to find this mystery person.

A cute, fun book that was very entertaining, even if it was a bit predictable. Maya is so set on one version of her story that she can't see past it, which leads to so much confusion and thus, fun. I liked that Maya herself was a writer and she would make up stories of people around her and give them "happily ever afters".

Overall, this was a enjoyable and left me feeling hopeful and positive.

Available September 2, 2021.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This story didn't click with me unfortunately. I thought the plot was very original, but, in the end, the writing didn't deliver. A lot of tell, not enough show. I also think I needed more background on the main character in the beginning to be able to care about and root for her, but I didn't get that.

The Meeting Point follows Maya when a quick trip to surprise her boyfriend in San Fransisco for HER birthday turns into a disaster when she finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her while he's in California. In one day, she lost her job, her boyfriend, and her home.... and on her birthday of all days.

She manages to start a text conversation with the guy who told her about the cheating boyfriend, and he leads her on a trip through Carmel, the perfect beach town she's been dying to experience, but they never meet.

Fast forward a year and Maya once again finds herself jobless, homeless, and newly single. She decides to head back to California and find this mystery man, dubbed "Max". In the search for Max, Maya meets Ethan, the surely writer who stole her Carmel story for his latest novel and holds the key to finding Max. Will Ethan ever tell her who Max is?

Overall, I liked this story but didn't love the overall book. The beginning was wonderful and the end was pretty good, but the middle and middle/end just lost me a bit. Maya is extremely dense if she can't understand what's going on. She always just runs away and doesn't fully listen to what people are trying to tell her. I loved what the author was doing with the plot, but I wish it didn't make Maya come across so unaware and self-centered. I also wish we'd gotten to know Ethan a little more outside of the cafe and his writing as I really liked him, but don't feel like I know much about him. With a little more detail, he might have been a new favorite book boyfriend. I'm also not a huge fan of insta-love, which is ironic because it's what Maya tells Ethan as well, but yet she finds herself in an insta love story on her hunt for Max.

In the end, I did enjoy it. Ethan and twin Celine made up for some of Maya's annoying characteristics. It was so close to being a bit hit with me, but just didn't quite hit the mark.

A light hearted, fast paced easy read. Great premise, rom com. Predictable but satisfyingly so. This story made me smile and kept me engaged.

“What if the Lift driver who finds your cheating boyfriend’s phone holds the directions to true love?”

Maya Maas is a struggling journalist and aspiring novelist who just got fired, but decides to go ahead with her plan to fly from New York City to San Francisco to surprise her boyfriend, David, who’s on a work trip. Puzzled by the strange texts from David, Maya discovers that David’s phone had been left behind in a Lift car and the unknown texter is the Lift driver. Unfortunately, she also learns that David had been making out with a hot blonde in the back seat of said Lift car. Devastated and alone in an unfamiliar place on her birthday, Maya is on the verge of a breakdown when the mysterious Lift driver texts her, suggesting a visit to a nearby beach city to cheer herself up. Taking him up on the offer, Maya did not expect the tour to come with a personalised itinerary via text and an unexpectedly comfortable companionship chatting with “Max” (an agreed upon nickname for the nameless Lift driver).

The story is written from the perspective of Maya, however, the author made use of the concept of a book in a book to later reveal Max’s side of the story to us, which I thought was very interesting. While I was attracted by the premise of this story, Maya as a character did not quite grow on me. Her thoughts were long and rambling, and many a time, I found myself questioning her choices and decisions. The same goes for Max. Although we were not privy to his thoughts and feelings until later, I found myself frustrated by the things he did the whole time while Maya was trying to discover his identity. The ending was also pretty predictable, and while I don’t usually have a huge issue with predictable stories, the delivery of it was just not quite there. Otherwise, this was quite a light-hearted read and I loved the description of Carmel-by-the-Sea. It made me want to visit.

Thank you Aria & Aries and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked the premise of this book but I'm afraid it didn't deliver. I think what put me off the most was the writing, there was more telling than showing and it just wasn't engaging enough.

I unfortunately couldn't finish because it didn't pull me in. Maybe also it was the format? Just the way the messages were being passed back and forth and it felt like a lack of chemistry. The protagonist also lacked something, even though she was kind of pathetic i wasn't really rooting for her.

This was a real light-hearted romance that I finished in a day. The premise was fun: In attempting to surprise her boyfriend in San Francisco, Maya learns that he's cheating on her via his phone he left in the Lyft driver's car. Anonymous driver "Max" helps Maya get over her terrible birthday surprise with a personalized itinerary in a nearby beach town. It's a super cute summer read!

A quick and easy read, 'The Meeting Point' is the ideal summer novel. The characters are well-written and nicely rounded (although Maya is somewhat frustrating) and, whilst the plot itself isn't the most surprising or challenging, it's engaging and fun. Will definitely be looking out for more by this author.

The Meeting point by Olivia Lara a meet cute of a five-star read. This was such a good story overall, it did have moments that I worried I was drifting as it waffled a little, but I am a waffler, so I got it. The overall story though that was amazing. The whole journey that Maya Mass goes on, was tumultuous and at times not a path I would have chosen, but I am a huge romantic so sue me. I loved being swept away with the beach, and the cute little houses, the food descriptions will have you drooling. The journey Maya goes on to find the truth, does have clues along the way, and I was convinced and then I wasn’t, but the ending was so perfect, as there was a tiny if only. But the ending was just so sublime.

In this book, we follow Maya who just learned that her boyfriend of 4 years has been cheating on her. Alone in a city she doesn't know on her birthday, her savior comes in the form of the Lift driver who just made her aware of her boyfriend's actions. He brings her on a 24 hours adventure full of discoveries about the city and sometimes herself. The particularity? They only communicate via text and Maya doesn't even know his name. But what happens after those 24 hours end and Maya has to go back to her life? Will "Max" the mysterious driver be a part of it? Or will Maya let her tendency to run away from problems control her life?

This was a really cute and heartwarming read, perfect for the beginning of summer. It made me smile and made me feel happy. The characters were believable and the setting was well described. There weren't any problems with the writing even if there were some parts of the book that seemed a bit farfetched. Like who Max really was and the fact that Maya didn't figure it out sooner. But I guess if she had, there wouldn't be any book.
I also wish there had been a bit more character development for her because her major flaw keeps getting her in trouble and she doesn't learn from her mistakes.

All in all this was a really enjoyable book and perfect if you're looking for something light hearted and funny that will make you smile. I will definitely check out Olivia Lara's other book.

*This ARC was provided to me by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Great book helped get me out of a reading slump. If you’re looking for a cute fun read here is your next book.

Simply amazing!!! I figured Max out early on, but still loved the story!!! This was a quick and enjoyable read! Great characters and good depiction of how we go back and forth in new relationships and situations!!

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was really excited by the premise of the book but in the end it fell somewhat flat.
What I liked: the writing, the "meet cute" part of the storyline, the town of Carmel.
What I didn't like: it was so incredibly obvious who the mystery lift driver was, I can't believe it pretty much took a whole book for Maya to figure out. It made the ending a bit boring and while it was easy to figure out who the driver was, it didn't quite add up. There are some small parts of the storyline that just disappear and aren't mentioned again, though realistically they would have cause problems. For example I wish there had been more of a resolution with the whole David thing.
I also didn't really warm up to Maya as a character. She constantly runs away from her problems whenever something doesn't go the way she imagined. I think it would have been good to see a bit of character development in that regard. The way she went about finding out the driver's identity also didn't sit right with me. It was so unnecessaryly underhanded. She could have just told everyone the truth and they would have helped her. So much drama could have been avoided. Though in the end the driver also didn't act all that morally correct...
In the end I feel like the communication was missing. Maya and her mystery driver missed so many chances by communicating horribly (and somewhat unhealthy). I would have liked to get to know the driver better, I feel like he wasn't really fleshed out and more of a fantasy in Maya's head, rather than a real person.

I wanted to like this book so much. I loved the first few chapters. But once the main character made her decision to return to her normal life, I was a bit disappointed. Then, when she is ready to return to her adventure, I felt the character was naive. I understood immediately what was happening in the plot, but found myself frustrated she didn’t understand. Maybe she was too trusting of what the characters told her, but I found myself rushing to the end for the story to be over, rather than enjoying the story.

The setting and the details were incredible, but I wish parts of the story were different.