Written by Laekan Zea Kemp, The Girl in Between is the first in a series and has been sitting in my nook shelf, unread, for at least 5 years. That being said, once I finally started this book, I couldn’t put it down.
This novel is about a girl, Bryn, who suffers from a rare disease where she goes catatonic for weeks at a time, randomly. While she is doing this, she goes into her own dream world, a coping mechanism she has been told, where she is completely alone.
Until a boy washes up ashore. And he isn’t from her memories.
This book is a good choice for anyone who likes magical realism and is looking for something with a unique plot and a bit of romance. If you are very picky with your writing style, however, or if you want something with a lot of action, I suggest moving on from this one.
*SPOILERS BELOW, YE HAVE BEEN WARNED*
I enjoyed the overall plot of this book, and I really liked Roman and Bryn’s interactions (though, the way he was written I was expecting him to be at least 10 years older than her, given some of the 90s memories he seemed to have), but the writing wasn’t great.
I loved the premise of this though! The idea of her ‘condition’ actually being something more than that is just, so, so interesting! I was going to read the rest of the series.
Roman is such an interesting character, and I don’t want to read about him pushing Bryn away because he thinks he isn’t good for her. He just said he wouldn’t do that, and with all of the honesty he has had, he needs to be honest with her.
Not to mention that, apparently, in the end, it was all a dream, and she and Roman are married and were in a car crash and this was her coping mechanism.
I just… no.
