This is my favorite read of 2023 so far. I hybrid read the book while listening to the audio.

I laughed, I was angry, I cried (a lot), and I fell in love with the journey of these characters. Like many books in this genre, there are absolutley areas where you have to suspend your disbelief, but I felt that was easy in this novel. Sarah Ready did an excellent job developing life circumstances and character development that let those more unbelievable situations have a modicum of belief.

I loved every minute of this, even the parts where I was sobbing. This is ej excellent exploration of different types of love, bonds between family, and long journeys that get us where we were always supposed to be. RUN to get this as soon as it is available.

Both audiobook narrators did an excellent job conveying the emotions and shifts in the characters throughout the story.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are mine.

After meeting each other as teenagers Jace and Andi fall in love instantly, they try to make their relationship work but due to family interference and a difference in social class, it doesn't work out. After years of not seeing each other the only question to ask is will they finally end up together.

This is by far my favorite Sarah Ready book (I've read four so far), it had me in tears and rooting for Andi and Jace to overcome the obstecals they faced in their relationship.

Oh my what a book!!! Parts of this book had me angry. Parts of this book made me happy. Parts of this book had me sobbing. AND I loved every second of it!!!

This is my first Sarah Ready book and definitely won’t be my last!!!

📚Book Review 📚
The Space Between
by Sarah Ready
Pub Date 7/25/23

Andrea (Andi) Leighton-Hughes, born into wealth, has everything except love. Until she meets Jace Morgan.

Jace is the opposite of Andi. He’s a gifted musical prodigy, comes from a loving family, and he knows the rougher side of life.

Andi and Jace meet in the park and an unexpected and exciting friendship is built. Friendship turns into romance but when things fall apart they are both devastated. Will they find each other again? What will they do in The Space Between when they are apart?

This book takes you on an emotional roller coaster. From love, loss, new beginnings, betrayal, lies, friendship, heartbreak, and happiness. The writer evokes ALL the emotions so beautifully. I was routing for the characters, yelling (in my head), disappointed, astonished, happy, and on edge to find out what happened. Definitely will be in my top 10 of 2023.

Thank you @netgalley @sarahreadyauthor and @ibpalovesindies for an electronic book ARC (Advanced Readers Copy) in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is such an amazing story of love, passion, heartbreak, & loss. It was a roller-coaster ride and I am glad I took it.

As a music lover, lyrics play a huge part in my life. They can transport me to a particular moment or memory. SonI truly resonated with Andi and Jace's connection through his music.

When their love starts, you think nothing could tear them apart. A young love so incredibly strong you can feel it. Much like Andi, I never saw what was coming.

Our main characters are torn apart and have to find their way back to each other. But what happens in the Space Between?

Can all be okay again?
Will their love conquer all?
Give me a lyric...

An amazing story from one of my favourite author . It talks about two people Andi and Jace from two different sides of the word . She is very rich but down to earth and him lives in Bronx with his brothers after their parents deaths . He lives for the music and plays at the parks with his brothers and that is how they first met . They became best friends but everyone want them apart . Will their love come stronger ?
I received this book from net galley and the publisher as an ARC. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own .

I couldn't help but wonder why things got complicated when I first started reading this story. But despite my first uncertainty, I genuinely like this book.
A lovely love tale was the beginning of it all, but something went wrong along the road. I had a hard time comprehending why and how these tragic events occurred.
I was discouraged and found it difficult to understand the reasons for the grief. But as the tale went on, I began to understand more.
By the time the book was completed, I was overcome with a range of feelings, but thankfully the majority of them were good.

Firstly, what beautiful writing! This was so captivating and immersive which is mainly thanks to the gorgeous writing. This book took me a chapter or two to fully get into it but once it hooked me I was absolutely invested. This is a bit of an emotional rollercoaster with a couple of twists and turns and a really enjoyable read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to W.W. Crown and Netgalley for an ARC of this book which I voluntarily read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I have been a fan of Sarah Ready’s books for years now and when I read that she was coming out with a new book, I knew I would request an advanced copy the moment it hit Netgalley. However, I was definitely unprepared for just how different—in a good way!—THE SPACE BETWEEN would be from the previous books I’d read by Ready.

Though it took me a bit to get into the story, I quickly found myself racing through chapters to see just how the love story between our two main characters, Jace, an orphaned musician who, with his brothers, hopes to take the world by storm to fulfill the dreams of his very-much-in-love parents, and Andi, the girl he meets and falls in love with instantly who comes from a life of privilege but lacking in love.

Broken into three parts and spanning about 15 years, Ready writes a story so beautiful, so heartbreaking, and so full of love and its many forms. There was growth for many of the characters, especially one who readers will initially hate, yet quickly come to love in Part Two. And while many will say the story was a bit long, I think the beginning, showing the initiation of Andi and Jace’s story, was necessary.

Andi was such a sympathetic and relatable character that I’ll be thinking of her, and the love she experiences within the pages of THE SPACE BETWEEN for a long time.

I started off, listening to this book as an audiobook however, it got so good that I couldn’t help but to have to read and listen simultaneously. From the prologue, I was absolutely captured. Andi and Jace has such a palpable chemistry that I was instantly connected. The narrators told their story so well, and the voices made it so entertaining to listen to. The plot line of this book was so well executed. I did not expect anything that was in part two, but by the end of that part, I was sobbing. I felt so deeply for these characters and even reading into part three, I kept wiping tears as the story completely enraptured me. I will say, there was a happily ever after, which completely makes it worth reading, but even so the story was told flawlessly. I didn’t expect some of the twists that came with the story, but that’s what made it even better. The side characters had the same depth and emotion as the main characters and I fell in love with them too. This tells the story of true love, the love that we all search for. This book very much reminds me of Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren and Love, Rosie by Cecilia Ahern, in the best ways. This is a book that will be sticking with me for a long time because of its beautiful love story and poignant characters. An absolute must read! 5⭐️, 2🌶

This was GREAT! It started out with a traditional love story that seemed a bit predictable, feeling a lot like a Romeo and Juliet retelling. As the book progressed the storyline went from great to amazing. I was laughing, giggling, fuming, sobbing actual tears, and back to giggling again. There are two explicitly spicy scenes that are delectably good! The moral of the story that I interpreted is that life has a boundless amount of paths and sometimes we are pushed onto a path not of our choosing but we have to keep the fire in our soul lit and live life to the fullest.

Wow! This story is a saga for sure. It’s so good. Such a beautiful love story.

I enjoyed the audiobook too. One of narrator’s voices was similar to the voice of Cameron Diaz. The story flowed well on audio.

Thank you to the NetGalley and the publisher for the advance digital and audio copies of this boo

This was amazingggg! I loved the romance between the two characters and it was just so cute from the getgo and kept my attention all the way through! I can’t recommend this book enough!

4.5 stars

After reading French Holiday by Sarah Ready, I immediately had to read this. What an emotional ride this was.

Jace Morgan and Andi (Andrea) Leighton-Hughes meet when they are 17 and their connection is instant. But Andi is keeping some secrets, like that fact that she is wealthy and comes from a powerful family. But love, love makes it inconsequential. They know that what they feel is strong and true. But her father warned her, she’d be back. After 6 months of touring with Jace’s families band, she is back and heart broken. And now she is even more of an ice princess that what she was deemed back when she was younger. Now she is steadfast and determined, working practically 7 days a week, 18 hours a day, no life, no fun and absolutely no music.

8 years later, an old friend, Reid Shiling shows up. Andi’s family and Reid’s family are competitors. But Reid starts to bring back some of Andi’s spark and they form a relationship of sorts. But Jace, he always comes back around. But his timing seems to be off, he shows up the night before Andi and Reid are to be married, but there is more at play then what Jace knows.

We watch as the years span and how Jace and Andi seem to orbit each other and how the timing is not quite right. Part III of this book partially broke me. I loved watching Andi grow over the years. I wish we had some of what Jace was up to in that first 8 year span. But Jace passes through every few years and as he grows, he too learns and accepts and loves. Above all else they love. Definitely one click this book today.

Thank you to Netgalley and W.W. Crown for the opportunity to read and review this book.

The Space Between by Sarah Ready is the story of Jace and Andi, two people from absolute opposite lifestyles whose friendship and love story is told from dual point of views.

Andi is a daughter of wealth who is expected to live her life a specific way and Jace is the orphaned son from lower income parents who is trying to be successful in a band with his brothers. The story without giving away spoilers is their lives with contact and without through the years.

I'm already a fan of Sarah Ready and this book does not disappoint. I rooted for Jace and Andi to find their way to each other and was hooked from the Prologue.

I was lucky enough to get this in both ebook and audio, I read the book first and then listened to it. The narrators captured the characters perfectly and drew me into the story.

You won't be disappointed in either version.

Sarah Ready has quickly become a favorite go to author for me. This is my 5th book of hers and I have not been disappointed with any of them.

The Space Between took me on one of the more heart-wrenching book journeys I have been on in a long time. Ready writes characters that I want to spend my time with and that I don't want to say goodbye to, The story lines are well plotted, engaging, and so beautifully written. Andy and Jace's story is filled with heartache and tragedy and love. This one is one I will read again and again it was that beautiful.

Thank you to Netgalley and W. W. Crown for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Jace and Andrea couldn’t be more different. Jace comes from the Bronx where the only things he has are his love for music and his brothers. Andrea lives in a world full of money and prestige in the upper East. Their lives would never cross. Until they meet in Central Park and their lives are forever changed.

This book, although it contains many aspects of a traditional romance book, it is so much different. It has two pov’s and follows three different timelines, but instead of alternating between past and present, we get to follow the characters from the time they meet up until when life pulls them apart. We then enter Part 2 which is their lives 8 years after. I liked this structure because we really get to learn about the characters and see them in a different light than if we didn’t know what caused them to draw away from each other into completely different lifestyles.

I loved these characters. I felt like their backgrounds and lifestyles were interesting to read about, and I liked that the author strayed away from more of the traditional tropes when creating her characters. They were likable, but there were times when I was not rooting for them completely. I also did predict several things that would happen throughout.

What made me enjoy this book so much was that there were deep and emotional moments. I love when the story has a deeper purpose. There was not too much of a focus on the physical aspect of their relationship which can sometimes take away from the story for me. There teenage love was so pure and sweet, and the way they continued loving each other even when they were apart was so heartwarming.

I loved this book so much! The settings were really interesting to read about, there were so many good quotes, and the story was so cute. I would highly recommend!

4.5 stars

Don’t mind me as I type my review through tears! WOW!! What an incredible story! I loved every second of it!! I felt so many emotions, happiness, anger, annoyance, sadness, love!!! I will recommend this to EVERYONE!!!!

I am a new fan of Sarah Ready. I fell in love with her last book, French Holiday, so I was looking forward to reading this one. Such a great read. It wasn't a fluffy novel to say the least - the characters were complex and the traumas and life they had endured was riveting. Great plot, some tears and all around heartwarming and enjoyable read.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

This book was just what I needed right now. It broke my heart, and put it back together multiple times. I loved the interweaved storylines and how there were time jumps. Everything was realistic and so well written!