Don’t you just hate it when your bf’s soul gets split into pieces and scattered across multiple dimensions? Oh wait. We’re pretty sure that experience is unique to Marguerite Caine in Ten Thousand Skies Above You. In this sequel to A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray, Marguerite is now a pawn in a ploy to dominate the universes and must travel through alternate worlds to reunite the pieces of the boy she loves. Like Shakespeare always said, “The course of true love never did run in a single dimension in the multiverse.” (We might have paraphrased a bit.)
Inspired by Ten Thousand Skies Above You, here is a roundup of other YA characters who wouldn’t let a pesky problem like being separated by time and space—or the laws of physics—get in the way of their love!
The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
Prenna James travels to New York from a future decimated by a plague and her strict set of rules include never falling in love with anyone not from her time. We commend anyone who can resist that kind of temptation!
Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
Aza Ray is beamed up to the world of Magonia, which wants to destroy Earth—and the boy who Aza loves. Literal world domination or eternal love? We couldn’t possibly weigh in on that one.
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The Devil’s Intern by Donna Hosie
Nothing shows the difficulties of time travel more than an 11th century Viking stuck in the present day and attempting to order at a fast food restaurant. So when four friends who existed during different time periods escape Hell to change their own deaths, they risk losing their relationships with each other in the process. But hey, who needs love when you have a Big Mac, am I right?
Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
Lily Proctor slips into an alternate dimension. Pro: the strong and incredibly sexy Ronan. Con: Lillian, the evil version of Lily who is tearing this world apart.
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So Close to You by Rachel Carter
Lydia and Wes’s romance defies both time and memory, but there’s both time AND outside nefarious forces at work to keep them apart. The romantic suspense doesn’t let up!
Pivot Point by Kasie West
However, as Addie searches her two possible futures, one where she leaves with her father to live off of the paranormal compound and the other where she stays with her mother and the gifted in the life she’s always known, she realizes how hard the choice really is. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through…and who she can’t live without.
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Doon by Carey Corp, Lorie Langdon
Two friends find themselves crossing the Brig o’ Doon to a magical land! Doon seems like a real-life fairy tale, complete with one prince who has eyes for Mackenna and another who looks suspiciously like the boy from Veronica’s daydreams. But Doon has a dark underbelly as well. The two girls could have everything they’ve longed for…or they could end up breaking an enchantment and find themselves trapped in a world that has become a nightmare.
Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
When Marguerite’s boyfriend Paul’s soul is splintered into four pieces—pieces that are trapped within Pauls in other dimensions—Marguerite enlists the brilliant Theo to help track him down. They race through various dimensions including a war–torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret. Each world brings Marguerite one step closer to Paul. And with each trial she faces she begins to question the only constant she’s ever known—their love for each other.
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What other dimension-bending love stories would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments below!
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