Micaiah Johnson's *The Space Between Worlds* is a science-fiction novel centered on Cara, who travels to parallel universes. However, there are rules to traveling to different worlds: no one can travel to a world where they are still alive. This is good news for Cara because she's dead on most of the other worlds; therefore, she can travel to almost all of them. But Cara is harboring a secret, and she discovers the secrets of others. Recently, I've been reading Philip Pullman’s *Daemon Voices*,...

I just realized Goodreads cruelly deleted my review from years ago... but I'm about 90% sure I said something about wishing The Space Between Worlds was gayer. And, yeah, no notes—that's always my wish with every book! As far as sci-fi book reviews go, I'm sticking with that.

I usually love a good multiverse story, but *The Space Between Worlds* just didn't do it for me. The premise of *The Space Between Worlds* is promising. In this version of parallel universes, you can only travel to another world if your counterpart there is dead. Enter Cara, who's died in many other worlds, making her a prime candidate for interdimensional travel. I was totally on board with that idea! But honestly, that's where my enjoyment pretty much ended, and it was a relatively small par...

“Have you encountered any others who have truly met themselves?” This line from Carmen Maria Machado’s short-story collection *Her Body and Other Parties* stuck in my mind like a dart the first time I read it, and while I was reading *The Space Between Worlds* by Micaiah Johnson, it resurfaced again, ringing in my ears so clearly. Imagine peering into a mirror, blinking out through familiar eyes, and seeing another life reflected back at you, both knowable and utterly beyond your grasp. You’re ...

3.5 starsI kept putting off writing this review for a couple of reasons.1. I couldn’t decide on a rating.2. I wanted to see if the book would stick with me in the days after I finished it.I didn’t need to make it so complicated, but it’s hard to rate and review a book when you loved its potential, but it’s also glaringly obvious that it didn’t deliver on everything it promised.I genuinely loved the world-building, the characters, and the writing. If this were the start of a trilogy, I would have...

4.5 stars Micaiah Johnson's *The Space Between Worlds* is a mind-bending, emotionally resonant science fiction novel that explores themes of identity, trauma, and the consequences of choices across multiple realities. It's a book that stays with you long after you finish reading. The story follows Cara, a traverser who can jump between different versions of Earth because she's dead in those realities. This unique premise allows Johnson to delve into complex questions about privilege, survival...

It just wasn’t for me 🤨

Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾 I didn't quite connect with *The Space Between Worlds* by Micaiah Johnson. 🤨 This is just a personal opinion, and it might be right up your alley, but it didn't resonate with me.

Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾 [Keywords: science fiction book review, parallel worlds]

I got 65% of the way through this, and then I just had to stop. When every time you think, "I have some time to read!" and your gut groans, "Ugh, but it's *that* book," then you know it's time to pick up something else. Something better. Something you're actually excited to read.I was not excited about this one.The Space Between Worlds had such great ratings and reviews, and this parallel worlds sci-fi genre is usually right up my alley. But I just couldn't connect with the story or the characte...

T/W: This story contains mentions of domestic and emotional abuse through past traumas experienced by our main character.The Space Between Worlds follows Cara, who, out of the 380 worlds that Earth Zero can resonate with, is alive on only 8. Cara works for a company that specializes in gathering intel about these universes. However, when one of her counterparts is murdered under mysterious circumstances, secrets about herself and the multiverse are revealed that may change the course of her dest...

Ahoy there, me hearties! The premise of *The Space Between Worlds* really hooked me – multiverse travel with a murder mystery and a queer protagonist? Cool! While I enjoyed this book, some issues kept it from becoming a favorite. The story follows Cara, one of the few people who can travel between multiverses. People on Earth Zero can access 380 other versions of Earth, but only if their doppelganger on that world is dead. Cara's other selves are very good at dying. So good, in fact, that only ...