Review: The Space Between

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff

Synopsis from: Shelfari.com

Published by: Razorbill

Everything is made of steel, even the flowers. How can you love anything in a place like this? 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. But she also discovers, unexpectedly, what it means to love and be human in a world where human is the hardest thing to be.

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This is the first book that I've read of Brenna Yovanoff's, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. It was different. I'd never read a book about one of Lilth's daughters, or Lucifer's daughters. It was a nice difference from all the other books I've read before. They talked about how it looked in hell, and how it was like. She introduced new "types" like the Lilum, who I've never heard of before.

I thought the way Daphne acted to everything in the human world was funny, but also understandable. I mean, she was half demon half angel, and she'd never been to earth before, but it was still funny. I found myself enjoying the times when she'd asked silly questions about what the humans were doing. But it was basically the same thing for Truman. He meets Daphne, and she asks him to help her find Obie. He agrees, and really weird things start to happen.

I liked how Brenna Yovanoff switched POV's through the chapters. It was nice having the book from Daphne's POV, and Truman's POV. It was nice having both sides of the story and was was happening in both of their lives. I was also able to keep in check with what they were both feeling about the situation. For Daphne, it was coming to earth, and for Truman, it was for running from home and going with Daphne to look for her brother. He also tells Daphne about his past, which is kind of hard, and I thought it was really nice for him to do that.

It was a little confusing how it changed from present tense to past tense, but it didn't really bother me that much. I was too focused on the book to really mind how the author was writing. I also liked having it when Truman had those dreams about Azrael and where he was holding Obie.

The most action happened at then end, as usual, but I found I really liked the way things played out. Yes, Daphne does save Obie, which I was very happy about, but then what happens after that sort of broke the good mood. I was half angry, half sad when [redacted] because I hadn't foreseen this happening. But, the book did end really well, though it was a little confusing. But after reading it over, I got it, and jumping for joy (not literally) when I finished the book.

I recommend this book to anyone really. It was nice to have a story where the protagonist was half demon, half angel, daughter of Lucifer and Lilith, which I haven't read before. If you want to read something new, I suggest you read this book, because I assure you, this will be different.