Between the Dark Spaces
by Melissa Groeling
Every family has its secrets. Every family tries its hardest to keep them buried.
One stupid mistake and Chapman Woolfe was painfully aware that he was in over his head. There was this new job he was forced to get, this drug habit that his closest friend was trying to kick, and there was Aris Black - the waitress he couldn’t stop thinking about.
When tragedy forms an unlikely bond between them, Aris and Chap realize they have more in common than just spilled blood. There is a shared legacy between their families, built on a foundation of misery and pain that now threatens to tear their lives apart.
Will they be able to navigate the abyss of their tangled past? Or will they succumb to an inevitable revenge that may cost them everything?
Caroline's Review
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I haven’t read YA in a long while, but this one was worth taking a chance on.
The Woolfes and the Petersons have been family friends for a few generations. They are closely bound by loyalty, secrets and wealth. When Aris Black saves the life of Chapman Woolfe, the powerful facade of both families starts to crack, as unsavoury things come to light that will forever change their lives.
This was an older YA read that was gritty, raw, and heartbreaking. I found the storyline gripping and absorbing. 16YO Chapman has ignored certain things for far too long - mainly because he didn't feel he had the power to change anything, nor was he confident in shaking the status quo. However, one major event has him mentally and emotionally powering up to solve certain mysteries, and delve into the complicated and dark history of the Woolfe and Peterson families. 16YO Aris, who has her own issues, gets caught up in the landslide fallout of certain events in the story and, between the two of them, the reader begins to get a full picture of the past and how it shaped their present. This was an excellent read dealing with the dark side of life and humanity. As I said, gritty and raw, this story is not for the faint-hearted.
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