Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Depression, Self-harm, PTSD, Suicidal ideation, Chronic illness, Eating disorders, Death of loved one, Suicide, Violence, War, Vomiting / emesis, Grief, Trauma
The Light Between Worlds
by Laura E. Weymouth
Pick this up for the ache after the adventure, when magic saved you once and ordinary life still wants an answer. It has the hush of old forests, wartime memory, and a sister story with real teeth.
goodreads 3.71/5 4,486 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length368 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Emotional / loving
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Low
- Emotional / loving
- Beautiful grief
- Cathartic release
- Earned hope
- Perspective shift
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Forest / wilderness
- Portal fantasy
- Other
- Academy / campus
- Historical
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- Small town / village
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Slow
- Melancholic
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Survivor
- Mental health rep
- Bittersweet
- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- Emotional
- Introspective
- Dreamy
- Eerie
- Heartbreaking
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Publisher
- HarperTeen
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book