ROMANCE

The Dark Space

by Ruthie Knox
Rivers, Mary Ann & . Brain Mill. Jun. 2015. 240p. illus. ebk. ISBN 9781942083016. $3.99; pap. ISBN 9781942083009. $18.95. NEW ADULT, EROTICA
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College seniors Winnie Frederickson and Cal Darling have had very different college experiences. Winnie has accomplished nothing in four years but summa cum laude and the power of invisibility. While Cal, a professor's kid who has grown up on campus, knows everyone and is ready to leave it all behind after graduation. With one semester left, they both end up in the theater department's "make-out class," which is famously hard to get into, and what goes on among the 12 people who take it every spring is an annual topic of speculation. Winnie takes the class to appear well rounded for fellowships, while Cal is just bored. What they learn over their final semester will change them both.
VERDICT Prolific authors Rivers (Snowfall) and Knox (Truly) will pull readers in with their wonderful writing style and interesting story about endings, beginnings, and finding yourself. However, at some points along the way the tale can become a little strange, with characters seeing auras of color and at other times sharing thoughts in their minds in what the authors call the "dark space," which might turn some romance readers off because of the sf feel. Also, the eroticism, which is integral to the plot and is one way that Winnie begins to find herself, can seem overdone and distracting at times.
Reviewed by Colleen Sargent, Lincoln Lib. Springfield, IL , Apr 03, 2015
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