The InBetween, Christian Espinosa
The InBetween, Christian Espinosa
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The In-Between

Author: Christian Espinosa

Narrator: Kaleo Griffith

Unabridged: 3 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Shrinking Ego

Published: 02/22/2024


Synopsis

Some regrets don’t hit you all at once. They seep in at the corners of your life, at night or on a long drive, until they become a refrain. Those are the worst regrets of all.
I was living in a bubble that burst on May 9, 2022. It was the middle of the afternoon. As my partner Vanessa and I approached a major intersection, a blue car accelerated, ran the red light, and T-boned a black truck directly in front of us.
BOOM! The blue car’s hood crumpled like an accordion to absorb the impact. Within seconds, its front end was completely smashed, and its windows were broken. Then, everything went out of focus, except for what I needed to do—assess the scene for safety, check on the drivers of the blue car and black truck, and call 911. Nothing else mattered—I felt a heightened sense of purpose.
I had always focused on one macro moment after another—the next mountain to climb or business to start. I hadn’t spent much time appreciating the micro-moments—life in between the macros. I’d been living in a macro-moment bubble.
The accident awakened a desire to paint a complete picture of who I wanted to be and how I wanted to approach my life. This is my story of learning how to value the in-between and prioritize consciously living in the micro.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on September 16, 2013

Sometimes a great idea is not enough. Let me ask you: do you rate logically after weighing up all the literary pros and cons of a book and assessing its creativity and originality? Or do you rate emotionally based on your own personal reaction to a book? You see, I find it difficult to do anything bu......more

Goodreads review by Giselle on November 07, 2013

Wow this book was… something. After a near-death experience, Elanor has a new visitor. Someone who becomes her best friend, almost like a sister. But this person is not actually real, is she? Is Elanor mentally unstable? Or is she being haunted? Also, what is happening during her blackouts? This sto......more

Goodreads review by Roberta R. (Offbeat YA) on October 10, 2019

Excerpt from my review - originally published at Offbeat YA. Pros: Original premise. Ambiguous and poignant story, with a surprising early twist and a subsequent, creepy crescendo. Cons: Gloomy atmosphere. Flawed main character. WARNING! Attempted suicide, self-harm, death of a parent, depression, fat......more

Goodreads review by Jenni on October 31, 2013

Actual rating is 2.5 What an odd little book this was. I had heard that it was a pretty good mind-fuck from a few people before picking The In-Between up and somehow I still managed to get even more than I expected. This is definitely a story that plays with your mind and makes you question what is r......more

Goodreads review by Anne on April 12, 2014

Sometimes I'm really envious of young people today, they have such a wide range of fiction to choose from, far more than was available when I was in my teens. I seemed to make the transition from children's books to adult fiction in one huge leap. One day I was reading The Famous Five and Nancy Drew......more