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brittandwaffles's review against another edition
5.0
Andrea and Jace are meant to be together. They know it from the moment they meet in Central Park. She’s a wealthy girl living in The Tower playing by her parents’ rules, and he’s an orphaned musical prodigy living in the Bronx. Despite their differences, they really see each other. But what happens when life tears them apart? Can they find their way back to each other all those years later?
I loved this so much. The author did a great job painting the scene, and it felt like escaping into an epic love story movie every time I picked this one up. It made me feel all the things and was a really sweeping and moving story of all the different kinds of love. Broken into three parts, you really got to go through life with these characters and see their development and how various events affected and changed them. The depth of the story was really gripping, and I didn’t want it to end.
Thank you to Sarah Ready, W. W. Crown, IBPA, and NetGalley for the advanced listeners copy in exchange for my honest review. This book is out now!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I really have no idea if I rated this book correctly. This book made me want to scream and throw the book across the room then call everyone I know to read it so that they can experience the same pain as I’ve endured over the last two days. I’ve really enjoyed Sarah Ready’s writing in the past, but this book was so full of emotion that I’m in awe. The book was also painful. This book could have been named Miscommunication, since that was at the core. It was like Jace and Andi kept barely missing each other, and it was so infuriating, but I just couldn’t look away.
I loved Jace and Andi’s love story. Their first chance at love reminded me a lot of Billy and Camilla in Daisy Jones and the Six if Billy were a better guy. I loved hearing both of their perspectives and Jace is the guy you hope that all famous rock stars truly are.
Without too much spoiling, the second half of the book had me wanting to scream. I was so frustrated, but not in a bad way. If you want epic love story, that’s definitely this book!
I also grew to really like Reid. While I don’t exactly like what ended up happening with him, I appreciate how this book has a lot of different layers as to what love is.
I also loved the audiobook narrators. Andi’s narrator really reflected the hope she had in the first half of the book and I loved the shift in the second half where she sounded more aged and wary. I thought that the Jace narrator sounded like someone who had lived a hard life but was making it through.
Also, this book needs so many content warnings…
Thank you to NetGalley, W.W. Crown, and Sarah Ready for providing me access to this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Car accident, Classism, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity
Minor: Miscarriage
chloelj27's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
What I liked:
• The two opposite worlds colliding.
• The very different, but emotional back stories of Jace and Andi.
• The range of emotions packed into the story and felt as a reader.
• The writing - it was unpredictable with a few twists, but clever in places too.
Wow! I don’t even think I can put into words how much I adored this book. I first discovered Sarah Ready when I was accepted as and arc reader for French Holiday earlier this year and this book confirmed, I am a HUGE fan!
The emotions packed into this story were so powerful with a storyline that gripped me from start to finish. I thought this was going to be a nice, cute romance, but it was so much more! I was sobbing, laughing, grinning and everything in between.
The plot and characters were all incredible and have definitely left a big lasting impression on me. The depth and development of the characters was gorgeous to read. I truly felt a part of this story.
The meeting between Jace and Andi would come under the insta-love trope and if you know me, I’m not a fan of that, however I adored this book so it was very easy to overlook, especially as the connection was built quick but strong between them.
There’s definitely some sensitive topics covered (some brief, some detailed) and so I would advise reading the trigger warnings beforehand.
I could talk about so many points and aspects of The Space Between, but don’t want to give anything away so I will leave it by saying that I would read this book a thousand times over. I can’t wait for release day to buy a copy!
Thank you Netgalley, Sarah Ready and @socialbutterflypr for accepting me as an arc reader in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Car accident
Minor: Grief
kaitsbooked's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
whatmorganreads21's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Death
bookstagramming_through_life's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is my favorite read of 2023 so far. I hybrid read the book while listening to the audio.
I laughed, I was angry, I cried (a lot), and I fell in love with the journey of these characters. Like many books in this genre, there are absolutley areas where you have to suspend your disbelief, but I felt that was easy in this novel. Sarah Ready did an excellent job developing life circumstances and character development that let those more unbelievable situations have a modicum of belief.
I loved every minute of this, even the parts where I was sobbing. This is ej excellent exploration of different types of love, bonds between family, and long journeys that get us where we were always supposed to be. RUN to get this as soon as it is available.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are mine.
I laughed, I was angry, I cried (a lot), and I fell in love with the journey of these characters. Like many books in this genre, there are absolutley areas where you have to suspend your disbelief, but I felt that was easy in this novel. Sarah Ready did an excellent job developing life circumstances and character development that let those more unbelievable situations have a modicum of belief.
I loved every minute of this, even the parts where I was sobbing. This is ej excellent exploration of different types of love, bonds between family, and long journeys that get us where we were always supposed to be. RUN to get this as soon as it is available.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are mine.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident
chemistryreads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I started off, listening to this book as an audiobook however, it got so good that I couldn’t help but to have to read and listen simultaneously. From the prologue, I was absolutely captured. Andi and Jace has such a palpable chemistry that I was instantly connected. The narrators told their story so well, and the voices made it so entertaining to listen to. The plot line of this book was so well executed. I did not expect anything that was in part two, but by the end of that part, I was sobbing. I felt so deeply for these characters and even reading into part three, I kept wiping tears as the story completely enraptured me. I will say, there was a happily ever after, which completely makes it worth reading, but even so the story was told flawlessly. I didn’t expect some of the twists that came with the story, but that’s what made it even better. The side characters had the same depth and emotion as the main characters and I fell in love with them too. This tells the story of true love, the love that we all search for. This book very much reminds me of Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren and Love, Rosie by Cecilia Ahern, in the best ways. This is a book that will be sticking with me for a long time because of its beautiful love story and poignant characters. An absolute must read! 5⭐️, 2🌶
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
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