Reviews - The Space Between Worlds

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The Space Between Worlds

Micaiah Johnson

4.03 AVERAGE

wrm's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

florendie's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I found this book quite unique and definitely enjoyed it very much! It's science fiction with more poetry, like, soft science fiction, like someone said in another review, and I agree! It challenged me, it made me think, question, imagine the possibility of traversing and what it would be like.

The word-building is coherent, a bit familiar even (some Mad Max vibes for Ashtown), and the narration is quite immersive. The end was a bit rushed though, imo.
Also, it weirdly felt both a bit heavy-handed in tackling themes of oppression, classism, discrimination, racism, etc. and unclear/vague at times. Maybe that's me but I occasionally found some of the phrasing challenging, like I had to reread passages several times to make sure I understood correctly. And I would have loved to learn more about the science behind it all or the world outside of Wiley/Ashtown because we didn't get to travel much geographically.

I think I liked how Cara was smart but not too smart either, like she was often caught off-guard by things she could/should have noticed. But it made her frustrating for that very reason. And her character development is impressive.

Anyway, loved it. Not my favourite book ever but definitely worth it!

autumn_lili's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

afra77's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

amongthewild's review against another edition

5.0

This book went in so many different directions I wasn't expecting and I loved it! The plot manages to feel insular despite the grandeur of the setting and the possibility of infinite worlds. The cast of characters is intimate and I appreciated that. The Space Between Worlds has delicious prose that carried me through every page in just an afternoon. I would rate this book more as a 4.5 stars but I gave it 5 instead of 4 on goodreads because I finished it in half a day and only a very good book and a very talented author can make me do that.