Spotlight: The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

Published 11/14/2011            

Razorbill

Hardcover, 365 pages

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Daphne is the half-demon, half-fallen angel daughter of Lucifer and Lilith. Life for her is an endless expanse of time, until her brother Obie is kidnapped—and Daphne realizes she may be partially responsible.

Determined to find him, Daphne travels from her home in Pandemonium to the vast streets of Earth, where everything is colder and more terrifying. With the help of the human boy she believes was the last person to see her brother alive, Daphne glimpses into his dreams, discovering clues to Obie’s whereabouts. As she delves deeper into her demonic powers, she must navigate the jealousies and alliances of the violent archangels who stand in her way.

Oh my goodness. I cannot put into words how much I adore Brenna Yovanoff’s writing. As a reader I am in awe. As a writer I am jealous. Lol. She has a way of crafting a story that is eerie, beautiful, and compelling all at once. This was a book I could not put down.

Daphne is the half-demon, half-fallen angel daughter of Lucifer and Lilith. Immediately she has my attention with Daphne and her life in Pandemonium alone. We are propelled into the story as Daphne ventures to earth in a search for her brother Obie who has gone missing. This is where I fall in love with Daphne as a character. She is the daughter of Lucifer. Her home is Hell. And yet the compassion and love she feels for Obie is something so beautiful it makes her stand out from the world around her. On her journey she meets Truman, who she believes was the last person to see Obie alive. And there is just no other way to say this. Poor Truman is as screwed up as they come. And I love him for it. Daphne and Truman have one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful relationships I’ve seen in YA today. They are both wrong for a lot of reasons but they are so right for each other. They make each other feel hope when hope seems to be lost. Truman follows Daphne on her search for Obie and they begin to fall for each other. I’m going to try to keep this spoiler free, so I’ll stop there.

The Spaces Between was mesmerizing and brilliant and everything I love in a book. Brenna Yovanoff earned a place as one of my favorite authors with this one. Loved it!

Tara