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magikspells's review
3.0
How do you do this Tammara? How do you manage to make me so interested and sucked into a story that has no sci-fi/fantasy/action-y elements? I'm beginning to think you have voodoo magic. This is not a genre I usually delve into, I don't usually like real world drama because I imagine reading as an escape. I enjoy an escape into fictional adventures. Tammara has changed my perspective with Easy last year and now I've just taken that leap into uncharted waters.
Far be it from me to call this book 'real world drama' because I am not a movie star, so these particular events aren't anything like my life. But there aren't aliens, robots, superpowers, or vampires. I digress. The story is set during the process of a movie production, told from two different points of view between Reid and Emma, who play opposite one another in the adaptation. There's a gaggle of co-stars who revolve around them, all with varying degrees of fame and notoriety, all of whom could be believable people with actual flaws.
Emma is a grounded female lead who doesn't take the idea of fame as necessarily a good thing. She's flawed, but strong and knows who she is. Reid on the other hand is flawed but seems to be in an existential crisis though he's unaware of it. He's obsessed with winning the affections of Emma because of their 'chemistry' and the challenge. He proceeds to go about this in ALL the wrong ways.
Gram is the other part of this puzzle. Though he doesn't have a point of view in the story-telling, he is just as important, if not more so than the others. He's perhaps more interesting because you aren't privy to his thoughts. Although he seems questionable and tends to appear hot and cold, he has his reasons, which he keeps away from most others, unlike Reid who airs all his dirty laundry to his co-stars and the press alike.
The story feels true, I believe these people and their dilemmas. I want to cheer for them when things go well and I'm saddened when they don't go well. This was a quick listen, all of one day because I wanted to know all about these characters.
Again, thank you Tammara for your voodoo mind tricks that have renewed my faith in this genre.
Far be it from me to call this book 'real world drama' because I am not a movie star, so these particular events aren't anything like my life. But there aren't aliens, robots, superpowers, or vampires. I digress. The story is set during the process of a movie production, told from two different points of view between Reid and Emma, who play opposite one another in the adaptation. There's a gaggle of co-stars who revolve around them, all with varying degrees of fame and notoriety, all of whom could be believable people with actual flaws.
Emma is a grounded female lead who doesn't take the idea of fame as necessarily a good thing. She's flawed, but strong and knows who she is. Reid on the other hand is flawed but seems to be in an existential crisis though he's unaware of it. He's obsessed with winning the affections of Emma because of their 'chemistry' and the challenge. He proceeds to go about this in ALL the wrong ways.
Gram is the other part of this puzzle. Though he doesn't have a point of view in the story-telling, he is just as important, if not more so than the others. He's perhaps more interesting because you aren't privy to his thoughts. Although he seems questionable and tends to appear hot and cold, he has his reasons, which he keeps away from most others, unlike Reid who airs all his dirty laundry to his co-stars and the press alike.
The story feels true, I believe these people and their dilemmas. I want to cheer for them when things go well and I'm saddened when they don't go well. This was a quick listen, all of one day because I wanted to know all about these characters.
Again, thank you Tammara for your voodoo mind tricks that have renewed my faith in this genre.
halynah's review
5.0
Amazing!!! I re-read it several times and I'm ready to do it again!!! Great idea of the book, interesting type of narration from the point of view of male and female protagonists, very deep insight into the way of thinking of a boy and a girl - the differences of their perception what is right or wrong, acceptable or forbidden. I liked all the characters, even negative ones, the author did a great job of creating personages of the book!!! I loved the relationships between Emma and Graham, I enjoyed the tension between Brooke and Reid, I was moved by many situations in the book. To put it briefly - A MUST-READ!!!
stephxsu's review
I wanted to like this because I'm always a sucker for these sorts of premises... but the execution was really, really poor, which resulted in me having no connection with the characters at all. These teens' acting professions were used as a narrative ploy to get them to engage in some typical adolescent relationship shenanigans in a shared space that is not a school or summer camp. Everything just felt excruciatingly artificial. Disappointing, though I can say I didn't warn myself prior to giving this a try.
shcarlton07's review
5.0
I love everything about this book and the whole series really. Definitely worth sharing with anyone who needs a good book, especially if they are looking for something that hasn't been done before.
andressaolvr's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
magalha's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
tessakris's review against another edition
2.0
I mean I guess I read it.. I got kinda annoyed but still wanted to know how it ended so I skipped to the last chapter. Definitely wasn't my fav, I don't plan on continuing with the series
cathyatratedreads's review against another edition
3.0
Writing's pretty good. But the book is narrated by two main characters, and I just really don't like the male. He's shallow and literally sleeps with different girls every night. I'm not a fan. In looking at the next two in the series, I can see why it might be a decent setup for the third book, but I kept hoping he would get better, and honestly, he didn't. Guess that's for the third book. But I won't be reading that one.
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/between-lines-young-adult-book-review/
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/between-lines-young-adult-book-review/
lifeand100books's review against another edition
3.0
Great introduction to this series. Definitely depicts teen love/young love and the greatness/stress of it accurately.