The Space Between Sisters is an excellent, compelling summer read. In it, the two once close sisters reconnect after a long time apart. As the fourth book Mary McNear has written in the butternut lake series, this book deals with many internal conflicts and secrets unearthed at a summer community. Win and Poppy are two sisters that couldn't be more different. When Poppy arrives unexpectedly at Win's inherited house bringing conflict, irresponsibility, sloppiness, and a strange man, Win's life changes. Her organized and precise ways are overturned. With Poppy's arrival also comes love for both sisters. Win has taken refugee at the lake house, trying to escape a burden that won't go away. Poppy has no where else to go. Together, they grow closer after all those years apart. When Poppy takes a job at a general store, she meets Cassie, a talkative girl who's father becomes Poppy's love interest. While she is the natural beauty, Win also finds love but is unwilling to fathom the idea that someone might be interested in her, just her and not her sister. As the book develops, so do the characters. In this wonderful realistic fiction family drama, secrets are revealed and relationships are sealed.
Win and Poppy are two very relatable characters. I found myself connecting with both of them at different times. They're both realistic, and their flaws are understandable. This is what makes
The Space Between Sisters so captivating. The two sisters issues are things that anyone could struggle with, so it's interesting to read about it within the pages of a book.
I am an only child, so I can't say I find myself connected to the sibling part of this book, but I would recommend
The Space Between Sisters to any sisters or even siblings at all. The two are in their twenties and there are some complex concepts, so to any young adults that are interested in realistic fiction I also reach out to. All in all, this novel was sublime and very thought provoking.
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