Between the Lines
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In this delightful companion novel to Off the Page, #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and her daughter and cowriter, Samantha van Leer, present a novel filled with romance, adventure, and humor in a story you’ll never forget.
What happens when happily ever after…isn’t?
Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah.
And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to freedom.
A romantic and charming story, this companion novel to Off the Page will make every reader believe in the fantastical power of fairy tales.
In this delightful companion novel to Off the Page, #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and her daughter and cowriter, Samantha van Leer, present a novel filled with romance, adventure, and humor in a story you’ll never forget.
What happens when happily ever after…isn’t?
Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah.
And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to freedom.
A romantic and charming story, this companion novel to Off the Page will make every reader believe in the fantastical power of fairy tales.
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This is the book fantasy lovers have been waiting for. If they've ever felt like their lives should be in the pages of a book. Adds a new dimension to the fiction genre. Page turner. Really great read!
I really enjoyed the first 75% of the story. The second act breakup is what threw me. I was fine with the inciting event, but the hurt and retaliation that ensued was too much. And the reunion moment was… insincere.
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Between the Lines, is one of those books.
What caught my eye about this book is the sole originally of the story. Imagine characters in ALL the books you read, are real people, playing out the story because that is their role. But when the book is closed, they live a different life. And what if one of those characters wants out? THIS, was my favorite aspect of the story.
Oliver plays the role of the prince in the fairy tale Between the Lines. Delilah, the character in the "real world" has more or less fallen in love with Oliver's story and feels a deep connection to him. When they first start talking, she realizes that a lot of what she thought about Oliver was wrong, but connects with him on a different level. They work together to find a way to bring him out of the book into her world. Not only that, we also get the fairy tale story that Oliver is apart of, and while I find this necessary to see what it is about the story that made Delilah fall in love with, it was quite boring and one I wished was skipped.
Between all the different POVs in the story, Oliver's was my favorite. I felt he had more depth to his character (haha punny) and looked forward to his POV more often than not. Delilah's character is quite immature to me, but fits the story and her age and is solely personal preference.
This is my first Jodi Picoult novel, so it's hard for me to gauge just how much influence she had in it or if the majority was her daughter. Either way, the writing is engaging. It's cute, entertaining and easy to read. But for someone who loves deep connections to the characters, I had some slight disconnect from the story as a whole. Like I said, Between the Lines reads to its target audience, YA and one could even say it reads to younger YA.
I didn't have the benefit of seeing all the illustrations, which saddens me. But I will be going back to look at them.
I loved that each POV got its own narrator. I did favor Oliver's POV for his character, but I do think the narrator nailed his character. Really, they all did and the execution of the story as a whole was wonderful. I will be looking for more stories narrated by each one in the future.
Overall - Between the Lines was an original, fun and cute story and one many readers will fall in love with. While I did enjoy parts of it, I felt it read too young for me, personally.. I have doubts about reading the sequel, but I have yet to make up my mind. Either way, if you are looking for something different in the vast sea of YA, I recommend this one.
I received this book for free from The Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Between the Lines, is one of those books.
What caught my eye about this book is the sole originally of the story. Imagine characters in ALL the books you read, are real people, playing out the story because that is their role. But when the book is closed, they live a different life. And what if one of those characters wants out? THIS, was my favorite aspect of the story.
Oliver plays the role of the prince in the fairy tale Between the Lines. Delilah, the character in the "real world" has more or less fallen in love with Oliver's story and feels a deep connection to him. When they first start talking, she realizes that a lot of what she thought about Oliver was wrong, but connects with him on a different level. They work together to find a way to bring him out of the book into her world. Not only that, we also get the fairy tale story that Oliver is apart of, and while I find this necessary to see what it is about the story that made Delilah fall in love with, it was quite boring and one I wished was skipped.
Between all the different POVs in the story, Oliver's was my favorite. I felt he had more depth to his character (haha punny) and looked forward to his POV more often than not. Delilah's character is quite immature to me, but fits the story and her age and is solely personal preference.
This is my first Jodi Picoult novel, so it's hard for me to gauge just how much influence she had in it or if the majority was her daughter. Either way, the writing is engaging. It's cute, entertaining and easy to read. But for someone who loves deep connections to the characters, I had some slight disconnect from the story as a whole. Like I said, Between the Lines reads to its target audience, YA and one could even say it reads to younger YA.
I didn't have the benefit of seeing all the illustrations, which saddens me. But I will be going back to look at them.
The Narrators
I loved that each POV got its own narrator. I did favor Oliver's POV for his character, but I do think the narrator nailed his character. Really, they all did and the execution of the story as a whole was wonderful. I will be looking for more stories narrated by each one in the future.
Overall - Between the Lines was an original, fun and cute story and one many readers will fall in love with. While I did enjoy parts of it, I felt it read too young for me, personally.. I have doubts about reading the sequel, but I have yet to make up my mind. Either way, if you are looking for something different in the vast sea of YA, I recommend this one.
I received this book for free from The Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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