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The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

123 reviews

anarmandameg's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, Sexual violence, Murder, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

roxanned's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I had a good time reading this book.
The concept of the different worlds and that some realities are closer to Earth Zero's reality and some are very different from it is a concept I like a lot. To learn about different realities and what could have been is very interesting in my opinion. The world building in this book is not as pronounced as I would have hoped though. So there are some things I don't fully understand or wish I had more info on

(e.g. what exactly are runners? how does a world go dark? do new worlds come up? The whole downloading data from other worlds to use it)

. Nevertheless the story is interesting and I enjoyed it.
Another thing I like is that in every world some characteristics are more ingrained than others. And when taking the alternate selves of a character into account, every character is not entirely good or bad.   

This is mainly a sci-fi with a dash of sapphic romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Blood

lbelow's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

This book packs a wallop. The constant tension of the plot kept me turning the pages, watching as Caralee grappled with her emotions and learned to see people as multifaceted, as deserving of love and empathy. In so doing, she learns to see herself in the same way, to stop thinking of herself as nothing and trying to prove she is something by way of a script other people have written. The settings come alive like characters themselves, but it's the people in the book and the choices they make in different realities that gripped my heart and squeezed. I cannot wait to read more from this author because this book was next level! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Xenophobia, and Grief

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Deportation, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

raptorq's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Gun violence, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

leia_lynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

oddityoverseer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The pacing was a bit odd to me though. It felt like the big climax was halfway through the book, then the smaller climax came later, which is the opposite of most stories.

But the story was interesting for sure. I really liked the world-building, with the technology, and the politics and personal relationships. I could've done with a few less characters (it was hard to keep track of everyone).

I also liked the social commentary throughout, and the explorations of "upper class" Wiley City and "lower class" Ashtown.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism and Physical abuse

mackwilb's review

mysterious slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Took SUCH a long time for a plot to develop but once it did I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

bibliographikat's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

“The universe is brimming with stars and life, but there is a section of sky that is utterly dead and empty. They call it a cold spot, a supervoid, and they say it got that way ‘cause two parallel universes got close to touching. That’s us. That’s me and Dell. We coexist, parallel, but never touching.”

 I liked this novel a lot! Stories about travel to alternate universes are one of my favorites and the author wrote such interesting and complex characters. Some of the twists were easy to guess but there were still quite a few places this book surprised me. While the MC of this book is bisexual and there is an endgame sapphic romance involved, this book is more focused on the plot as well as Cara’s relationship to her past as well as those around her. That being said I think this was a unique and enjoyable sci-fi book that I would recommend to those who like the idea of parallel worlds and how the smallest change can effect the trajectory of our lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

nquinlan's review against another edition

dark hopeful medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Abandonment, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: War