Review: Love it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
My review:Kristie has done it again! I have loved all her published books and she keeps surprising me. Whenever I think I've seen it all, she truly takes the story to the next level.When the first book in The Book of Phoeniz series, The Space Between, came out, I was excited and I really waited for this one,for The Space Beyond. It's well-written, heart-wrenching, thrilling, captivating and has great developed characters.Plot:The Space Beyond takes off from where the first book ended.Jeric and Leni have still lot to learn about what it means to be the Guardians and there are so many unanswered questions. The Book doesn't give any obvious answers to them and neither do their guides. It comes out, that Leni and Jeric are to lead the Guardians and the Phoenix, but Leni is insecure and Jeric doesn't really want to lead others. He just wants to be with Leni and make her happy.When Leni and Jeric go back to the place they have once visited, Lake Haven, they meet with Bex, Ty and Dr. Mason Hayes. Leni has doubts if Bex is the one the Guardians are supposed to protect, but there are signs which refer to that. What is even more complicated is the process of finding out who is her other half, her Twin Flame.What I loved about the book:I loved the beginning of the story, the way the author refers back to the first book to fresh up the readers memory.I loved the serious topics Kristie handels with care. There are emotional parts in this books which are very hard to read. It's not because of the writing, but it's because it deals with domestic abuse.I loved how the author doesn't give everything away right from the beginning, so I kept guessing about the Twin Flames and generally, about how the story will end. I love surprises and that the plot wasn't obvious. It was well composed. And trust me, there's lot of that!I think different point of views from different characters were well-written. Every POV was recognizable and had its own voice.I enjoyed the writing style, the descriptions of the places, feelings, emotions and people were very good. The author made you feel pain, love, anger.. it was again the true art of writing which Kristie seems capable of delivering every single time she writes something. She is one of the authors whose writing I call art! She doesn't just tell you, she shoes you!I loved the ending of the book. I did not see that coming! Kristie masters the art of cliffhangers, so be warned!I loved the characters!Characters:Bex was my favorite! Her point of view (there are several of them) was the most significant of them and most fun to read. Bex is a girl you will love. She didn't have much of a childhood and she had to learn from very early years, how to take care of her sister, so she was hard working fun having woman. Work hard, party hard! When taking care  of her younger sister and having three jobs to manage everything, she had forgotten about herself. She needed to love and to be loved,she was desperate for it and that made her making some mistakes, especially with men. I loved seeing her grow, becoming more self aware and getting higher self esteem.I loved that Jeric had his hearing back and that he was slightly confused by all the emotions created by the sounds around him. I enjoyed, that Jeric didn't like the idea of leading somebody. It's very him, wanting to protect Leni more than anything.Brock and Asia. You meet them very briefly in the first book, but here in the second book, they have an important role to play. I kept wondering about Asia's and Brock's relationship because it wasn't the typical Twin Flame love. The author left quite few questions open for the reader to guess. Asia was fierce, stubborn and easily lovable. I can't give much away about Asia and Brock without giving away spoilers, but trust me when I'm saying, that there are scenes in the book where you want to applaud for Asia!You will meet two interesting male characters in the book and both of them had an interest in Bex. Tyson is a local guy, coming back from the military. He is hoping to win back Bex's heart. Mason wants to take Bex with a storm and he is quite convincing.Generally:Reading The Space Beyond is an exciting ride to take! The author captured you from the first chapter and keeps you literally in her hands until you have turned the last page of the book! I can't wait to read the last and third book of the series! I highly recommend it!