A review by justinlife
The Place Between by Kit Oliver

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

This is a solid read if you don't have any understanding of academia and you enjoy professor/predoctoral student relationships. We get great bi representation, we get fun characters and a look at academic life that's both accurate and inaccurate. At times, I was like "this is fiction, just enjoy" but my brain wouldn't let me. While I enjoyed the leads, one of the leads felt flat and closed off in a way that didn't seem normal, interesting or human. The other was more amiable and Oliver makes up for it with fun supporting characters. I have a harder time with workplace romance, particularly if there are people in power working to get the couple together. It stresses me out. If one of the leads had been more open and I might have enjoyed it more. 

Overall though, I liked it and would read more by Oliver.