So the book opens with most of the characters being being genuinely unlikable, including Liz. What is the connection between Liz and Alex? Was Liz's death an accident or the result of something more sinister? Some readers may solve these mysteries sooner than others but as the story begins to come together it's not hard to piece together what happened.Īs the narrative progresses, we see Liz undergo a process of self-discovery that transforms her from a self-absorbed, spoiled teenager, concerned only about money, looks and status, to a more caring person who is sorry for some of the things she did when she was alive. There are several mysteries to be solved, and these serve as the hook drawing the reader in. Jessica Warman does a good job of retaining the reader's interest throughout the novel with a well paced narrative that paints a picture of a group of selfish, spoiled teens concerned only with looking good and being popular. Together Alex and Liz begin through a series of flashbacks to uncover the truth about what happened on the eve of Liz's eighteenth birthday. But she learns that she can slip back into memories, which begin to help her piece together the final months leading up to her death. Liz finds that she has no memory of what happened on the night she died, nor of many other details of her life. Now in death, Alex can barely contain his contempt for her. Because Alex lived in another part of town, wasn't wealthy or popular, Liz and her posse ignored Alex. Alex can see and touch Liz and communicate with her. His death was never solved with the identity of the driver unknown. Her spirit is soon found by another spirit, that of Alex Berg, a boy from her school who was killed a year ago by a hit and run driver. Liz soon discovers that while she can see and hear the living, she cannot touch or interact with them in any way.

When she goes to investigate she makes the shocking discovery that it is her body, face down in the water. Early in the morning, Liz is awakened by an annoying, persistent, thumping noise outside the boat. She has it all beauty, a cute boyfriend, a flashy car, and plenty of money. Elizabeth is attractive and popular, part of the 'in' crowd in her high school. It is the eve of Elizabeth Valchar's 18th birthday and she's spending it on her family's boat with friends, drinking and doing recreational drugs. Between is a story about two ghosts/spirits who spend time 'between' Earth and the afterlife solving the mystery of how they died, so they can find eternal peace.

Between by Jessica Warman