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BOOKWORM REVIEW: The Space Between by Sarah Ready

 

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
SPICE: 🔥🔥

Two people from opposite sides of the track meet in Central Park and fall in love. Jace Morgan is a musician whose family knows all too well the struggles of life. A family without parents who is forced to continue and find success in the music industry. Andrea Leighton-Hughes wishes she wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth if it meant not being used by her family to advance themselves in a cutthroat world. 

Andi runs away with Jace after their clandestine meeting in Central Park, and they try to build a life for themselves on their own terms. The pressures of being from completely different worlds force them apart. Eight years later, they meet again..but can they reconcile their differences, or is it too much?

I am a complete sucker for the right love at the wrong time, and this read was *chef's kiss*. Sarah Ready takes us on an emotional journey filled with angst and heartbreak, and she soothes our suffering with romance and happily ever afters.

I really enjoyed the push-and-pull dynamic between Jace and Andi throughout the years. We literally grow along with them as individuals and as a couple. We get so much depth in the development of their characters, and throughout the story, I found them consistently relatable.

If you need a heavier-than-usual romance read as the summer unwinds, this is a fantastic pick.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Sarah Ready, W.W. Crown, and Netgalley for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THE BOOK

Jace and Andrea. Andrea and Jace.

From the moment of their fate-filled first meeting in Central Park they’ve known one true thing—they’re meant to be.

Life doesn’t have many certainties but for Andrea and Jace forever is one of them.
Andrea Leighton-Hughes—shockingly wealthy Upper East Sider, a chess-piece in her family’s games since before she was born—knows what it’s like to hide behind a mask. Her world is one of lies, manipulation, and reputation. Jace is the first and only person to see who she truly is.

Jace Morgan knows the ugly side of life and he hasn’t always kept his nose clean. A musical prodigy from the Bronx, Jace and his brothers will do whatever it takes to climb to the top of the music charts. Andrea is the first and only person who has helped him play from the heart.
No one understands their connection. No one understands their love.

As Jace and Andrea struggle to stay together and prove that love defeats all obstacles, life sets out to prove them wrong.

What happens when two people promise forever, but life tears them apart?
What happens in the time they aren’t together—in the space between?


MEET SARAH READY

Author Sarah Ready writes contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her books have been described as “euphoric”, “heartwarming” and “laugh out loud”. Her debut novel The Fall in Love Checklist was hailed as “the unicorn read of 2020”. She loves to write fast-paced, emotionally compelling romances about quirky, smart women and the men who love them.

Before writing romance full-time Sarah had lots of fun teaching at an Ivy League. Then she realized she could have even more fun writing romance. Her favorite things after writing are adventuring and travel. You’ll frequently find her using her degree at a dino dig site, crawling into a cave, snorkeling, or on horseback riding through the jungle – all fodder for her next book. She’s lived in Scotland, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and NYC. She currently lives in the Caribbean with her water-obsessed pup and her awesome family.

You can visit her online at www.sarahready.com

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