The Space Between Worlds

If you are searching for a Science Fiction book, this is not for you.


This is a story about a strong protagonist with questionable morals, an outsider making her way in a hostile world against all odds. You get religious themes, social commentary, philosophical ideas and, in great parts, a gripping story, but what you do not get is science fiction.

No explanation about how anything works hardly any information about the world and why it is how it is, let alone the parallel worlds, close to zero world building.
We get pages and pages exploring Cara and her feelings, former lovers, current crush, domestic violence, hopes and fears while the science fiction elements are glossed over in a paragraph or two and later happen totally ‘off screen'.

That being said, I could not put the book away and read through it within a few days. I like the style of the author, it never gets boring and has enough interesting ideas to keep you hooked and makes you think but overall I was looking for a sci-fi book, not some human drama. But that's on me.

2.5/5 stars.