Add to that the jealousies and alliances of the violent archangels, and her task seems unattainable. But finding Obie isn’t as easy as she thought, and Daphnie’s demon instincts are not compatible with her growing feelings for Truman. With the help of Truman, who may have been the last person to see Obie alive, Daphne begins her quest. Earth is cold and terrifying, but it’s also exciting and vibrant. When Obie saves a boy named Truman from the brink of death and then suddenly goes missing, Daphne leaves the safety of her home for the streets of Earth, where she discovers life isn’t like a TV show. She feels sympathy for humans and finds she has much more in common with her brother Obie who would rather stay on Earth helping those who are broken. But Daphne is different she doesn’t want to be like her sisters. She is the half-demon, half-fallen angel daughter of Lucifer and Lilith, who spends her days watching old TV shows and looking at and collecting human artifacts.ĭaphne’s siblings travel to Earth on a regular basis, most feeding off humans to get a high.

Until recently, Daphne’s life has been monotonously the same, living in a place made of steel and brimming with fire. Not that she’s a typical teenager, she’s hundreds of years old, but in Pandemonium, the place where she lives, time is endless. 14, 2011, $17.99 (ages 14 and up)ĭaphne’s world is not that of a typical teenager. He charmed me and his story kept me up at night.“THE SPACE BETWEEN,” by Brenna Yovanoff, Razorbill, Nov. Mackie Doyle is one of the sweetest, strangest, most magnetic heroes I’ve read in a long time. Maggie Stiefvater, New York Times bestselling author of Shiver and Linger It should be read aloud after dark, at a whisper. I loved this eerie and beautiful story of ugly things.Well-developed characters, a fascinating Fairy Court, an exciting story line, wicked cover art … this book has the makings of a success.Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review Yovanoff’s spare but haunting prose creates an atmosphere shrouded in gloom and secrecy. A devastating look at familial love, sacrifice, and loneliness.

Unsettling villains and intriguing moral ambivalence make this effort shockingly original and … breathtaking.

The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff