By renowned author Jodi Picoult and her daughter Samantha Van Lee
What happens to the characters once a book has ended? What about when the book is closed?
What if happily ever after... isn't?
What if the fairytale prince wanted to live happily ever after... with you?
Fifteen year old Delilah spends most of her time buried within a book to escape her own reality. When she discovers a rare fairytale with which she feels an overpowering attachment she delves deeper into the story only to find that Oliver, the fairytale prince that she has fallen in love with, loves her too. And he want out of the book and into the real world!
Told from three points of view (Oliver, Delilah, with parts of the 'fairytale'), Between the Lines was a charming love story that I just could not put down. The characters are both simple and yet, oddly complex; they are unbelievable and yet somehow relateable. So much of the novel was laugh-out-loud funny and I fell in love every time I turned the page. I felt that giddy fairytale feeling that I haven't felt since I read Hans Christian Andersen's The Tin Soldier. It draws the prefect line between reality and fantasy, combining the classic fairytale with a modern twist. The very premise is a fantasy that has played out in my mind so many times before, and has inspired fanfiction writers for as long as there have been stories to tell, What if this character could live on? (what if I could write Augustus Waters into my life?)
The book is full of gorgeously detailed images from 'the fairytale' as well as a scattering of splendid silhouettes (unintended alliteration) throughout the pages. I was completely and utterly charmed by this book (can you tell?). I have fallen completely under its spell.
A perfect blend of Inkheart (Cornelia Funke) and The Fault in Our Starts (John Green) this is a fantastic book that I would definitely recommend to everybody looking for a light, fun read.
For the 3rd time in the history of my personal book reviewing I give this book 5/5.
12+
A perfect blend of Inkheart (Cornelia Funke) and The Fault in Our Starts (John Green) this is a fantastic book that I would definitely recommend to everybody looking for a light, fun read.
For the 3rd time in the history of my personal book reviewing I give this book 5/5.
12+
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