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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Judge a Book By Its Cover: There is something arresting about this cover, but I don't think its representative of the book itself. It seems to be a beautiful picture, but it presents Daphne as so passive. I'm torn about this one, but my instinct is that it could be better.
Plot: Daphne lives in hell. She is the daughter of Lilith, Adam's first wife, and Lucifer. Hell is all she has ever known, besides what she learns from watching television. She has never ventured on Earth, but the disappearance of her brother stirs her to action. She must find him, and she must save him. So, she goes to the last person on Earth she knows has seen him: Truman, a deeply depressed young man who is struggling with alcoholism and the desire to end everything. Together they have to find Obie, and Daphne has to keep Truman alive.
I liked this a lot better than I thought I would. I think a lot of it has to do with the tone of the book. It was dark, but I liked it. Its had creepy undertones, but it fit with the idea that these people are struggling with hell and heaven. I also liked the settings, and how heaven and hell were represented. There was something really beautiful about how the author chose to represent both of these realities, and how she chose to make the angels just as disturbed as the demons.
I was also drawn in by the romance. I think it was built realistically, even though it was swift. I loved how the author described love, and I think Daphne and Truman made sense together.
“Love is when you care more about something else than you do about yourself.”
I also think that, unlike many stories I read, the romance should take center stage in a book like this. Because it was a book about love and sacrifice and finding out what that means, for both of these characters, so having a relationship between them where they find that out personally was an important step.
I would definitely recommend this, especially if you like YA literature, or you are a fan of a darker books. This book focuses on hell and demons and angels, but it is really a book about how to live a life on Earth.
Plot: Daphne lives in hell. She is the daughter of Lilith, Adam's first wife, and Lucifer. Hell is all she has ever known, besides what she learns from watching television. She has never ventured on Earth, but the disappearance of her brother stirs her to action. She must find him, and she must save him. So, she goes to the last person on Earth she knows has seen him: Truman, a deeply depressed young man who is struggling with alcoholism and the desire to end everything. Together they have to find Obie, and Daphne has to keep Truman alive.
I liked this a lot better than I thought I would. I think a lot of it has to do with the tone of the book. It was dark, but I liked it. Its had creepy undertones, but it fit with the idea that these people are struggling with hell and heaven. I also liked the settings, and how heaven and hell were represented. There was something really beautiful about how the author chose to represent both of these realities, and how she chose to make the angels just as disturbed as the demons.
I was also drawn in by the romance. I think it was built realistically, even though it was swift. I loved how the author described love, and I think Daphne and Truman made sense together.
“Love is when you care more about something else than you do about yourself.”
I also think that, unlike many stories I read, the romance should take center stage in a book like this. Because it was a book about love and sacrifice and finding out what that means, for both of these characters, so having a relationship between them where they find that out personally was an important step.
I would definitely recommend this, especially if you like YA literature, or you are a fan of a darker books. This book focuses on hell and demons and angels, but it is really a book about how to live a life on Earth.
Before my review, let me just state that it's refreshing to see a young adult author who doesn't feel the need to extend everything out to a trilogy. Brenna Yovanoff might be my favorite current YA author, on the strength of this novel and her latest [b:Paper Valentine|12109772|Paper Valentine|Brenna Yovanoff|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1350335466s/12109772.jpg|17393387].
The Space Between tells the story of Daphne, the half demon daughter of Lilith and Lucifer. How could I not read a book based on that premise? The hell of the novel is all steel and skyscrapers. Although it might be horrible, we see it through the eyes of Daphne. For her it is simply home, the only world she has ever known.
If the book has a weakness, it's that it quickly leaves this setting for earth. The story dictated that move, but I would love to read an entire novel set in the underworld. Daphne sets off to save her brother, who has left for the love of a human woman, and falls in love with a boy along the way. The romance is never the focus, and it's never overdone.
The pacing was good, though I did feel the end was a little thrown together. In the end I was confused by what had just taken place. But even so, this is a solid 4 stars. Yovanoff is an unusually poetic writer. It's easy to get lost in her world and ignore any minor quibbles. Recommended!
The Space Between tells the story of Daphne, the half demon daughter of Lilith and Lucifer. How could I not read a book based on that premise? The hell of the novel is all steel and skyscrapers. Although it might be horrible, we see it through the eyes of Daphne. For her it is simply home, the only world she has ever known.
If the book has a weakness, it's that it quickly leaves this setting for earth. The story dictated that move, but I would love to read an entire novel set in the underworld. Daphne sets off to save her brother, who has left for the love of a human woman, and falls in love with a boy along the way. The romance is never the focus, and it's never overdone.
The pacing was good, though I did feel the end was a little thrown together. In the end I was confused by what had just taken place. But even so, this is a solid 4 stars. Yovanoff is an unusually poetic writer. It's easy to get lost in her world and ignore any minor quibbles. Recommended!
I really enjoyed the first two thirds of the book. Really couldn't get into the ending. Also, there are only four or five named streets in Cicero, IL and none are named "Sebastian".
I enjoyed the book and the premise but it did drag in parts. Still worth the read.
This wasn't half-bad.
Daphne, daughter of Lilith and Lucifer, is searching for her brother and needs the helps of the last human he saw in order to find him. Truman is dealing with his own suicidal issues, but helps Daphne and they both discover feelings for each other along the way.
The style of this really threw me off and chipped away some of my interest, but I really liked the mythos of angels and demons that Yovanoff did. It was creepy and dark.
Not a half-bad read that left me guessing until the end.
Full Review:
https://beentherereadthat.blog/2018/12/15/you-dont-know-me-from-adam-the-space-between-a-book-review/
Daphne, daughter of Lilith and Lucifer, is searching for her brother and needs the helps of the last human he saw in order to find him. Truman is dealing with his own suicidal issues, but helps Daphne and they both discover feelings for each other along the way.
The style of this really threw me off and chipped away some of my interest, but I really liked the mythos of angels and demons that Yovanoff did. It was creepy and dark.
Not a half-bad read that left me guessing until the end.
Full Review:
https://beentherereadthat.blog/2018/12/15/you-dont-know-me-from-adam-the-space-between-a-book-review/
3.75 This was a strange, almost fairy tale-esque sort of book. There was a detachment from the main character, and I wasn't quite sure if it was merely a writing style or that the character was sociopathic. Anyway, in the end, I think it was a good writer decision. (Don't want to spoil anything.)
The story was crafted well, and I enjoyed the characters and the author's take on religious figures/characters.
A stylistic element I'm not sure I enjoyed was the mixture of first-person-present with third-person-past. While it was separated adequately by large line breaks or chapters, it was still a bit disorienting -- enough that it pulled me out a bit.
Other than that and the occasional typo, I found this an enjoyable, emotional read. Not quite as good as Ee's "Angelfall" but good nonetheless. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on this author.
The story was crafted well, and I enjoyed the characters and the author's take on religious figures/characters.
A stylistic element I'm not sure I enjoyed was the mixture of first-person-present with third-person-past. While it was separated adequately by large line breaks or chapters, it was still a bit disorienting -- enough that it pulled me out a bit.
Other than that and the occasional typo, I found this an enjoyable, emotional read. Not quite as good as Ee's "Angelfall" but good nonetheless. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on this author.
I really enjoyed the overall concept - demons are essentially more human than we are, and angels will always be soulless bastards - but the storyline didn't actually hit home for me. There were a lot of unanswered questions and frequent switching of how to play a myth out for plot convenience or shock value. This author has a great writing style (hence three stars), and I was glad to have a book that semi-focused on Lilith, but I just didn't get it.
4.5 Stars
I started this book on January 1st in part because I wanted to start my reading year out on a high point and [b:The Replacement|7507908|The Replacement|Brenna Yovanoff|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360176667s/7507908.jpg|6911742] convinced me this writer could provide just this. Overall this book was a 5 for me, only a few things stopped that for me.
Daphne is the daughter of the demon Lilith and the angel Lucifer. She resides in Pandemonium, the city of the demons and creatures that call hell their home. She literally lives in a silver tower, protected from all the darkness and reality out there. As a demon she doesn't know love, her mother is distant and unfeeling and her father is practically absent, running the industry that drives Pandemonium. Only her brother Obi breaks the monotomy, bringing her small gifts and presents from his work on earth. As the son of Adam and Lilith his role is providing salvation and care to the children of angel's born on earth, known as Lost Children. When he leaves Pandemonium to live on earth, he takes one last Lost Child back with him and leaves Daphne watching on the platform.
When Obi goes missing suddenly Lilith dispatches Daphne to go and rescue him. Nevermind Daphne has never been to earth before, has no idea of what powers she has there and Azrael and Dark Dreadful hunt Lilith's children to the death there. Daphne is just my type of character though. She's not stupid, she's just desperate. She dresses herself for the journey, learns all she can, grabs a map and starts with a plan. Yeah for strong heroines!
She meets up with Obi's last charge, the boy from the platform just as he's dying of alcohol poisoning on a bathroom floor. Truman is wounded to say the least. He failed at committing suicide a year ago, but now he's slowly killing himself with alcohol and neglect. When he sleeps at night a faceless man haunts his dreams ranting about all the ways he went wrong, all the ways he's failed his dead mother and ruined the lives of everyone around him
He's reluctant to help Daphne, even once she reveals she's not crazy, and she truly is a demon. The story follows Daphne as she hunts her brother, even as Azrael and Dreadful hunt her. Truman is forced to leave his self destruction behind as Daphne draws him deeper and deeper into a world beyond his imagining. Overall the story is dark and beautifully written. The young couple aren't fated lovers, they don't fawn over each other or go into convulsions when they are without each other. Gotta love a YA that's so far from stereotypical. Don't get me wrong this is a love story, but it's about self-love and the love of family as much as the love you feel for that certain someone.
Overall I love it! I only pulled it down from a 5 because the last 5-6 chapters go from chaotic and lyrical to slow and choppy and that's the last taste the book left with me. I won't spoil anything, much of the ending is a surprise, and I'm not a huge fan of cliff hangers but the tie up to this story just felt a little to rainbows and butterflies to me for a story written about a half-demon falling in love with a half-angel. Brenna Yovanoff is absolutely on my must read list now!
I started this book on January 1st in part because I wanted to start my reading year out on a high point and [b:The Replacement|7507908|The Replacement|Brenna Yovanoff|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1360176667s/7507908.jpg|6911742] convinced me this writer could provide just this. Overall this book was a 5 for me, only a few things stopped that for me.
Daphne is the daughter of the demon Lilith and the angel Lucifer. She resides in Pandemonium, the city of the demons and creatures that call hell their home. She literally lives in a silver tower, protected from all the darkness and reality out there. As a demon she doesn't know love, her mother is distant and unfeeling and her father is practically absent, running the industry that drives Pandemonium. Only her brother Obi breaks the monotomy, bringing her small gifts and presents from his work on earth. As the son of Adam and Lilith his role is providing salvation and care to the children of angel's born on earth, known as Lost Children. When he leaves Pandemonium to live on earth, he takes one last Lost Child back with him and leaves Daphne watching on the platform.
When Obi goes missing suddenly Lilith dispatches Daphne to go and rescue him. Nevermind Daphne has never been to earth before, has no idea of what powers she has there and Azrael and Dark Dreadful hunt Lilith's children to the death there. Daphne is just my type of character though. She's not stupid, she's just desperate. She dresses herself for the journey, learns all she can, grabs a map and starts with a plan. Yeah for strong heroines!
She meets up with Obi's last charge, the boy from the platform just as he's dying of alcohol poisoning on a bathroom floor. Truman is wounded to say the least. He failed at committing suicide a year ago, but now he's slowly killing himself with alcohol and neglect. When he sleeps at night a faceless man haunts his dreams ranting about all the ways he went wrong, all the ways he's failed his dead mother and ruined the lives of everyone around him
He's reluctant to help Daphne, even once she reveals she's not crazy, and she truly is a demon. The story follows Daphne as she hunts her brother, even as Azrael and Dreadful hunt her. Truman is forced to leave his self destruction behind as Daphne draws him deeper and deeper into a world beyond his imagining. Overall the story is dark and beautifully written. The young couple aren't fated lovers, they don't fawn over each other or go into convulsions when they are without each other. Gotta love a YA that's so far from stereotypical. Don't get me wrong this is a love story, but it's about self-love and the love of family as much as the love you feel for that certain someone.
Overall I love it! I only pulled it down from a 5 because the last 5-6 chapters go from chaotic and lyrical to slow and choppy and that's the last taste the book left with me. I won't spoil anything, much of the ending is a surprise, and I'm not a huge fan of cliff hangers but the tie up to this story just felt a little to rainbows and butterflies to me for a story written about a half-demon falling in love with a half-angel. Brenna Yovanoff is absolutely on my must read list now!
I didn't really know what to expect when I picked up this book, and I was quite surprised. The only way I can think to describe it is hauntingly beautiful. It kept calling to me, demanding me to read more until I reached the end. And it was good. I'm glad I happened upon a copy and will be passing it along to my friends.
I really enjoyed this. Once I really started reading it, I didn't want to put it down. My only real problem