Alex is a Japanese American boy at a time when being of Japanese descent is more than just a little difficult. Charlie is a Jewish girl living in Paris with her family. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to read this powerful novel.Īlex and Charlie become pen pals when they are only 10 years old. This was a really unique story that really did grab me.
I have read quite a few books set during World War II over the years and usually find them heartbreaking and powerful. I happened on this book quite by chance but decided to give it a try and I am so glad that I did. "This debut novel by author Ryan Leslie combines elements of science fiction and horror that at times reminded me of The Hike by Drew Magary and Off To Be The Wizard by Scott Meyer, all while being something distinctly different.This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books. It's almost like a grown up, more gory and violent horror version of Heir Apparent." – Alexandra, Goodreads There's a surreal, not-right quality to that book that touched off a nerve in me that I just adored.I don't at all mean this as an insult, as that's a damn fun book- and so is this one!. "While in the first third of this book, I mentioned that the atmosphere reminded me of one of my favorite horror novels, SL Grey's The Mall. But in this world, where their roles warp their minds, the biggest threat to survival may not be the legendary monster Koŝmaro, risen from the Between's depths to hunt them the biggest danger may be each other.įans of The Goonies, Stranger Things, The Last Starfighter and Ready, Player One will thrill at the horror, adventure and humor that await them in The Between. Paul and Jay find themselves filling roles in a story that seems to play out over and over again. Unlike their childhood gaming, these men are facing life-and-death challenges tensions rise between Jay and Paul as they encounter stranger things in each room, and their experience in arcade games and role-playing aren't enough to keep their partnership intact. When the door slams shut above them, Paul and Jay are trapped in a between-worlds place of Escher-like rooms and horror story monsters, all with a mysterious connection to a command-line, dungeon explorer computer game from the early '80s called The Between. His childhood friend and perpetual source of mischief, Jay Lightsey, pushes them to explore what's beneath. While landscaping his backyard, ever-conscientious Paul Prentice discovers an iron door buried in the soil.
"I found The Between dark, super creepy, and pushing the limits of my limited amounts of courage to explore-but I couldn’t stop myself from coming back for more because it’s propulsive, addictive, and scary good fun." - Sean Gibson, author of The Part About the Dragon Was (Mostly) True
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