A review by rainbowreadsbooks
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. This book was a twisting, turning adventure that I had no idea how it was going to end. It had A LOT going on with a sci-fi adventure through the multiverse, social commentary, conspiracy, and a low key sapphic love story through it all.

I really enjoyed so many elements of this story, and I never really knew what was going to happen next. Every part of this book felt like a slightly different story with new villains but it was all woven together so wonderfully.

There were also some elements of Cara's past and her deaths on other worlds, that were some of the most disturbing things I've read. Thankfully there wasn't enormous detail on all the myriad of ways she dies as a child but the overwhelming result of almost 400 deaths on other worlds is something that's hard to sit with.

This book is going to stay with me for a while and I definitely recommend it but you should definitely check the content warnings before diving into this one because there are some really intense moments.

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Rep: Black MC, bi/pan MC, Asian-American, non-binary 

CW: violence, graphic descriptions of physical domestic abuse, death, panic attacks, misogyny