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The Brightness Between Us
by Eliot Schrefer
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I desperately need a fluffy palette cleanser to emotionally recover from the emotional devastation of this book.
This is a multi-POV, time-hoppy book with just as much dark twists and turns and lies and betrayals as the first book. Instead of focusing solely on Ambrose and Kodiak, this is very much not a romance and more of a family drama, as we now also meet Owl and Yarrow, two of Ambrose and Kodiak's children, and also see some flashbacks of young Ambrose and Kodiak back on earth. We do get to see POVs of all four, which is pretty interesting since we've actually never been inside Kodiak's mind before.
But oh boy, does it come with some real emotional sucker punches. I did think the first two parts started off rather slow and maybe a little domestic, it almost lulled me into a false sense of security, and then we get to Yarrow's POV, and suddenly I felt like a lobster in a pot and the water is boiling. I was not prepared and I will need lots of hugs to recover.
When the origin line of the title was revealed ...! Why does Schrefer do this to us and why do we like it so much?
(Big thanks to HarperCollins for the eARC)
This is a multi-POV, time-hoppy book with just as much dark twists and turns and lies and betrayals as the first book. Instead of focusing solely on Ambrose and Kodiak, this is very much not a romance and more of a family drama, as we now also meet Owl and Yarrow, two of Ambrose and Kodiak's children, and also see some flashbacks of young Ambrose and Kodiak back on earth. We do get to see POVs of all four, which is pretty interesting since we've actually never been inside Kodiak's mind before.
But oh boy, does it come with some real emotional sucker punches. I did think the first two parts started off rather slow and maybe a little domestic, it almost lulled me into a false sense of security, and then we get to Yarrow's POV, and suddenly I felt like a lobster in a pot and the water is boiling. I was not prepared and I will need lots of hugs to recover.
When the origin line of the title was revealed ...! Why does Schrefer do this to us and why do we like it so much?
(Big thanks to HarperCollins for the eARC)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage