Cy had lost his mother when he was very young and now lives with his emotionally unavailable father who is absent most of the time.  The closest thing he's ever had to a parent is his dad's personal assistant.  Lizzy also  lives with her very unobservant father, her mother having walked out on them years earlier.  Cy and Lizzy begin to  develop a relationship and have a great deal to offer each other—having very similar life situations.

In Meeting Lizzy the story alternates between Cy speaking and Lizzy speaking.  The problem I had with this book was that it was difficult to tell at the start of each chapter which character was speaking, since both characters' "voices" sounded exactly the same.  I felt the subject matter this book dealt with was handled well and would be an asset for any teen to read who even remotely believes they are in an abusive relationship.  The plot flows smoothly and the book is an enjoyable one to read.