This is an epic love story, that almost feels like a fairy tale. We have struggling musician Jace who is trying to fulfil his late father's dream of making music that will bring joy to the world and Andrea who is an heiress and feels she's more like a pawn in her father's empire than a loved family member. They form an instant connection when they meet as teenagers. What follows is journey filled with many twists and turns before they reach their happily every after.
The audiobook was wonderful. Narrators James Fouhey and Rachel F. Hirsch were wonderful to listen to and added so much emotion.
Thank-you to Netgalley and Member's audio for the advanced listener copy.

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The Space Between is a thought-provoking book that encourages readers to embrace a life without regrets.

💕I enjoyed French Holiday and Josh and Gemma so I was excited to read this new one by Sarah Ready. And..WOW 💕

A fateful night in Central Park leads Andrea and Jace to one life-changing conclusion-they're meant to be. Andrea Leighton-Hughes is no stranger to wealth-she's the daughter of one of the richest men in Manhattan. Jace Morgan is no stranger to hardship-he lost his parents at a young age, and he and his brothers struggle every day to get by. Andrea defies her family and promises Jace forever. Jace defies his brothers and promises Andrea always. But sometimes always doesn't mean forever, and forever doesn't mean always.

This love story follows Jace and Andi (Andrea)’s struggle to stay together - and prove that love defeats all obstacles - but life tries to prove them wrong. There are so many frustrating, gut-wrenching obstacles.

There are few readers that can relate to Andrea’s immense wealth or Jace’s music stardom BUT there are many who can relate to the obstacles they face. Love and loss, family bonds and commitments, betrayal, and - most importantly - the courage of staying true to oneself.

The story reminded me that love and pain sometimes go hand in hand but they are not equally bound. Love doesn’t fade, but pain does. I was emotionally captivated as I followed Andrea and Jace’s rollercoaster - as they tried to overcome life’s challenges to live a life that is true to themselves and to make choices that align with their personal values and desires.

🎧📚I read and listened to this book and found that the narration enhanced my enjoyment. Dual narration is a favorite of mine. Each of the narrators in this telling infused just the right amount of emotion without overshadowing the narrative.

Thank you @netgalley and @ibpalovesindies for the chance to read and listen to the advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

The Space Between
By Sarah Ready
Narrated by James Fouhey & Rachel F. Hirsch
Pub Date 25 Jul 2023
W.W. Crown, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

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Rachel and James are a perfect fit for this emotional roller-coaster of a book. They did a wonderful job of putting emotions of the scenes into their voices to really immerse you into the story.

The Space Between is a story filled with love, laughter, and gut-wrenching heart aches. It follows Andi and Jace as they navigate through life, loss, and success. Their intense love for each other never fades when they are apart for years.

I don't give 5 stars unless a book really moves me with emotions. Sarah, Rachel, and James took me from soaring laughter filled highs to sobbing ocean deep lows. I never once felt bored.
Thank you to Sarah and the perfectly picked narrators for telling a love story that will stick with me forever.

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 an 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. The vioce actor were also great

It seems I’m seriously in the minority with this one. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it, I was drawn by the characters, particularly Andi. From an upper east side family and the expectations to match. I got quite lost somewhere along the line, and never did quite get to the bottom of the why? Toward the middle it really did drag a bit for me, and while I didn’t want to lose interest I really did. Particularly satisfying ending that definitely picked the whole thing back up, and definitely merited a 3 star review. I can’t help but feel like I missed something along the way though as some of the reviews I’ve read make it sound wonderful. Maybe I’m a cynical old bag 🫣 The writing is great, the premise not particularly new but great and the narration was excellent, I’d still not hesitate to recommend it to the right audience.

Thank you to NetGalley and W W Crown for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in return for an honest review.

The Space Between by Sarah Ready

Can love overcome obstacles, misunderstandings, loss, and wealth differentials. In this beautifully written story, we meet Andrea a young girl who comes from a wealthy family and is expected to act a certain way. In comes Jace a young boy who loses his parents at a young age and is raised by his two brothers oh and let's not forget he is a musical prodigy. Jace and Andi meet in central park the sparks fly and the connection is made. After they both graduate high school Jace and his brothers want to go on tour and Jace wants Andi to come along. She gives up her family's money to do this with Jace.

The story is told from Andi's point of view and Jace's point of view. There is so many heartbreaking moments for both of them in this story. You feel for them deeply. Will they both be able to overcome the many obstacles to be together?

I found myself so invested in Andi's part of the story. I felt her pain and her broken heart. She was as cold as ice even her home was like a prison cell with no bed. This was one of the best contemporary romances I have ever read. The story takes some unexpected turns and suffering ensues.

Narrated by James Fouhey and Rachel F. Hirsch it was so easy to listen too. I loved the narration, and both made Jace and Andi come to life. This is a five-star read for me. It gave me all the feels and it is still running through my mind what I read. The love Andi and Jace shared is what we all want it can be messy, complicated, full of obstacles and take years to fully develop. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a deeply rich character driven contemporary romance. if this is your jam this one will be for you.

Thank you to Netgalley and W.W. Crown Independent Book Publishers Association for a free audio copy of The Space Between for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions written in this review are my own.

The twists and turns make this a great contemporary romance. It was a sweet, emotional story with fun relatable characters. The audiobook was captivating and engaging.

Wow. This might be my favorite book this year. I loved the couple and their romance was so darn sweet. The twists and turns all flowed so well together and made this story a really good one. I was a little worried about how it was going to end but it turned out to be just perfect.

🌀Synopsis
Jace Morgan has had a rough life. His parents both died when he was younger and now his family scrapes by. Everything changes one day when he meets Andrea in the park.
Andrea comes from a wealth of money. The complete opposite of Jace, she can basically choose her future. Not feeling loved by her family, she decides her best path is to remove herself from them fully. She leaves them all behind and goes on tour with Jace.
Everything is perfect until they are engaged to be married. The pressures start mounting and a misunderstanding drives them apart. Andy back to the city and Jace to fame on tour.
Jace returns to the city many years later knowing he must find her again. When he does, the love is still there. The truth finally comes out between them but Andrea is getting married the next day. Not understanding why, Jace is devastated. Again, the two are driven apart.
He returns at the end of his tour to find her again, one last time.

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!!!

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to listen to this audiobook in return for an honest review. What a beautiful story with a perfect ending. The book has Colleen Hoover vibes in my opinion so if you’re a fan then I’d definitely recommend this book to you. I had so many different emotions listening to it, definitely pulled on the heart strings. Andi and Jace were such good characters and I was really routing for them both. A beautiful book which I highly recommend. 5 stars from me.

DNF at 25%. I read another book by Sarah Ready recently that I really enjoyed, but this one was so boring I just was not into the storyline at all. Also, the female narrator did this weird accent when she did the male voices, which made no sense, as there was also a male narrator, and they lived in New York. I'm mildly curious as to where the story is going but not enough to make myself listen to ten more hours of it.

This audio version is perfectly narrated. Listening, I was introduced to a teenager first love story which then blended into a story across many years. A story of love and betrayal. Can Andria and Jace find the perfect love lyric and a life together? Listen and find out, I’m sure you will enjoy this as much as I did. Thank you to W. W. Crown Publishers and NetGalley for the audio ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

My lyric for this book would be “I Couldn’t Put You Down”.
I just finished an ARC (audiobook) of The Space Between by Sarah Ready. This book slayed me and I did not expect it!! And I definitely didn’t expect HOW it did. I would absolutely grab this when it comes out on July 25.
It was romance but it was so much more!! Family, friendship, heartache, MUSIC!
It surprised me in that I didn’t think I’d end up liking one of the characters so much!! It also surprised me because the book made me cry.
I’d say this is probably a 4.5. I thought the very beginning seemed like a YA book. That quickly changed. I’m also not one who likes guys who thinking punching and fighting is the immediate response to anger. But I guess that lent to the story.
I will absolutely be recommending this book to my fellow book lovers.
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this early!

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

The narrators did such a beautiful job bringing these characters to life. I truly felt the passion of the story.



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...

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. I do not tend to gravitate towards romance books but on occasion, I will give then a read just to mix things up a bit. I am so glad I did give this book a chance. I absolutely loved it, the storyline, the characters everything. Sarah did an amazing job of keeping me intrigued and not wanting to stop reading this book. It was a great love story and then as always happens there was heartbreak and just when I thought this was moving along and going to end out happy for the characters, my heart is wrenched out of my chest again. WAIT the heart wrenching didn’t end there, I think the most crushing was when Jace finds out some disturbing news from one of his fellow bandmates. Sarah absolutely ripped out my heart and kind of stomped on it a little there, but I do forgive her and was able to move on and enjoy the rest of this amazing story……WELL DONE and I look forward to reading more from her. Enjoy!!!!

Whew. My heart has been through the wringer with this one! I was in it’s grip from the first words. The Space Between is a deeply moving love story and the narration is absolutely gorgeous. If you are looking for a raw, emotional journey through life and love… this is the book! I’m definitely interested in checking out Sarah Ready’s other books now!

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy

Is this a story of love, sadness, joy, grief, or hope? The answer is just ... yes. It is all of that wrapped into one. I laughed, I cried, I cheered for different characters as the story carried on. And isn't that what REAL life is about?

So often, stories of love are so linear and predictable. Couple meets, falls in love, things are great until they aren't, and then they reunite at the end.The story of Jace and Andrea is the chorus of 'The Space Between' but it's not the whole song. This complex tale is so much more than that. It isn't about the beginning and the end, it is - as the title implies - about the space between. The lines lessons that teach us that we wouldn't need to consider grace if nobody ever faltered.

When I reached the end I found myself needing a few minutes to reflect on everything that I had been through with these two fictional people. I wanted more but was also so incredibly satisfied with what I had already gotten. I'm still processing bits and pieces even an hour later. So well written and beautifully narrated. I could not recommend this book more and so so thankful that #natgalley and #wwcrown allowed me to experience this #arc so that I can help others know that this is an absolute must read.

"The Space Between" by Sarah Ready is an extraordinary love story that tugs at your heartstrings and leaves a lasting impact. From the moment Andrea and Jace cross paths in Central Park, their connection is undeniable. Ready weaves a tale of love, challenges, and the power of human connection that resonates long after you turn the final page.

The characters are beautifully crafted, each with their own vulnerabilities and complexities. Andrea, a product of privilege and familial expectations, finds solace and authenticity in Jace's arms. Jace, a talented musician from a different world, is drawn to Andrea's genuine nature. Their love feels genuine and transcendent, defying societal boundaries.

What sets "The Space Between" apart is the way it explores the struggles and obstacles that threaten their relationship. As life throws curveballs, testing their commitment, the characters face heartbreak, betrayal, and the painful reality of separation. Through it all, Ready skillfully delves into their emotions, making the reader feel their pain, joy, and longing.

The pacing is perfect, keeping you engrossed in the story from start to finish. The writing is evocative, painting vivid images of New York City and capturing the essence of each character's journey. The themes of redemption, found family, and the healing power of love are skillfully interwoven, leaving a lasting impact on the reader.

For fans of romance and emotional depth, "The Space Between" is a must-read. It will pull at your heartstrings, make you believe in the power of love, and leave you reflecting on the intricate beauty of human connections. Sarah Ready has created a captivating love story that will stay with you long after you've closed the book.

It’s been awhile since I’ve read a contemporary romance book and this was just perfect! I loved all the characters and I loved the audio narration too! Andrea comes from the very wealthy Hughes family but she prefers to be called Andi when she’s with Jace. Jace comes from a completely different background, both his parents died when he was young so he was raised by his 2 brothers and they became musicians. Jace and Andi meet at Central Park and sparks fly!! And we fast forward 8 years and so much has happened … this was a great story. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early audiobook. To be published July 2023.