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The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
4.0

[b:The Space Between Worlds|43301353|The Space Between Worlds|Micaiah Johnson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585293595l/43301353._SY75_.jpg|67194722] by [a:Micaiah Johnson|18715817|Micaiah Johnson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1586526156p2/18715817.jpg] was a Book of the Month pick and when I saw there was a buddy read for it on Instagram I jumped at the chance to take part. This is definitely a great book for a discussion, and even though it's science fiction I also found it to be pretty dang thought-provoking and relatable to the real world. I haven't actually read that much sci-fi but it's a genre I enjoy, and I loved the world Johnson created in this novel. It was so vivid and detailed without being too wordy, and I felt like I was right there with the characters.

I loved Cara and she was such a strong female lead. Even though I had the BOTM copy I decided to do the audio and it was very well done. Nicole Lewis made for the perfect Cara and I loved listening to her voice this book. I had a hard time putting it down and listened to the whole thing in a day. Lewis made the book even more enjoyable so I would definitely recommend listening to The Space Between Worlds if that's your thing.

The Space Between Worlds reminded me a little bit of [b:The Midnight Library|52578297|The Midnight Library|Matt Haig|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1602190253l/52578297._SY75_.jpg|74043794] (which was the book I finished just before this one) in the sense that there are different versions of ourselves in other worlds, so it was a little odd going from that book to this one, but also rather cool as well. The pacing/world building was incredible for me and it held my attention the entire time. I don't even know how Johnson thought of all this, but I'm glad she did, and I love the experience I had while reading it. I will be looking forward to whatever she writes next!