Between Me and You

Author: Allison Winn Scotch 
Genre: Suspense
Type: e-book
Source: NetGalley
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
First Published: January 9, 2018
First Line: "I told myself that if she showed, that would be the sign I needed."

Book Description from GoodReads: From New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch comes an honest, touching, and funny exploration of falling in and out of love, told from two perspectives—one rewinding history, one moving it forward—and each with bias and regret.

When their paths first cross, Ben Livingston is a fledgling screenwriter on the brink of success; Tatum Connelly is a struggling actress tending bar in a New York City dive. They fall in love, they marry, they become parents, and they think only of the future. But as the years go by, Tatum’s stardom rises while Ben’s fades. In a marriage that bears the fallout of ambition and fame, Ben and Tatum are at a crossroads. Now all they can do is think back…

A life of passion, joy, tragedy, and loss—once shared—becomes one as shifting and unpredictable as a memory. As the pieces of their past come together, as they explore the ways love can bend and break, Ben and Tatum come to see how it all went wrong—and wonder what they can do now to make it all right.

Disclaimer: This ARC was generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

My Rating: 3 stars

My Review: My feelings for this book were all over the place. There were moments in this story about a faltering relationship that rang true and I was rooting for Ben and Tatum through their issues of infidelity, insecurity and jealousy. But I had some issues with how the story was told.

I give marks for the author using a creative way to tell her story - with Tatum's story being told forward and Ben's being told backwards in time. But I didn't feel that it worked well. There was a lot of time shifting and POV changes (causing some confusion) and when Tatum and Ben shared their sides of the story many situations are rehashed for the reader.

This was a quiet read about a couple in trouble but there was no big wow moment in the book. Ben and Tatum's 'thing' was saying 'I see you' to each other but I didn't feel like I got to see who they really were. I wanted to crawl inside their relationship and get to the deep, dark places but it never felt like we got there.  

Winn Scotch understands that love is messy, amazing, confusing and requires honesty, commitment, forgiveness and the safety to be able to feel vulnerable. This is what I liked about this book. I just wish there was more depth and that the story was told in a simpler format.