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krista_billings's review against another edition
3.0
A fun little foray into what it might be like to be an actor in the same story day after day. Nothing too especially deep here.
sam_hartwig's review against another edition
4.0
A fairytale prince falling in love with the reader, isn't that what every girl who crushes on a fictional character wants? An interesting idea that I liked but felt wasn't done as well as I would've hoped.
I really like Jodi Picoult's books and looked forward to reading this. I thought the story was nice enough, but felt it was very simple. When I say simple, it's not a bad thing, just that I felt like the dialogue etc was plain/basic.
I give this an extra star for the illustrations alone. They are gorgeous and really make Prince Oliver jump off the page, I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy of the illustrated edition if you're going to read it.
I really like Jodi Picoult's books and looked forward to reading this. I thought the story was nice enough, but felt it was very simple. When I say simple, it's not a bad thing, just that I felt like the dialogue etc was plain/basic.
I give this an extra star for the illustrations alone. They are gorgeous and really make Prince Oliver jump off the page, I highly recommend getting your hands on a copy of the illustrated edition if you're going to read it.
iaproton's review against another edition
dark
sad
Wasn't expecting some occult. 2nd narrator was unpleasant.Slow beginning almost DNF gets better with modern times girl rather than Prince & his father's death...
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, War, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
revenge,battleharleyrae's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this. I started out really like it at the beginning, but the farther the story went the less I liked it, but that being said I really enjoyed the book overall. I liked how it was like three stories in one. I loved how there was pictures and colored words throughout the entire thing. I just had so much fun reading this. We all wish that our fictional boyfriends were real, and Delilah gives up a glimpse into what could happen.
All in all I really enjoyed this book. It was just such a fun and exciting read, and I can't wait to read the companion novel to this.
All in all I really enjoyed this book. It was just such a fun and exciting read, and I can't wait to read the companion novel to this.
mdpbernal's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
katykelly's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
A perfect read for the perfect-aged reader... There will be a precise market for this and it's not Picoult's usual one. I've never read Picoult's before, but I have to admit to being intrigued by the idea of both the writer collaborating with her daughter on this, and the notion of a fairytale character trying to escape the confines of his story.
Oliver knows nothing of the world outside of his fairy tale, but longs for something more than the happily ever after with Seraphima, his fairytale princess (who is actually rather vapid). He can see the readers of his book, he and his friends live when the pages are closed but he wants to leave.
Delilah is the book's latest reader, drawn to the book time and again by the handsome and enigmatic prince she somehow feels a connection to. And one day - he talks to her.
It could have been a mess, it could have been simply little-girl-wish-fulfilment. But it's actually a cleverly thought-through plot, where characters have their own lives and hobbies when the reader shuts the book, where the consequences of trying to change a book are acted out.
Delilah is a teenager who doesn't really fit in, her mother worries about her obsession with a children's story, and I found her very easy to identify with. It's not that Delilah wants to be a fairytale princess - she simply feels an attraction to someone who happens to be both a prince and a character in a book.
I might have felt it myself as a teenager, now I simply see Oliver as a young man trying to break free of the confines of his life and choose one for himself.
The story ends on a note that could be considered an end, but leaves room for more tale to tell, and indeed, as I write, the sequel/companion piece is being published (Spring 2016), which I plan on sampling.
It's a world I want to know more about, the inclusion of snippets of the fairy tale make it almost two stories in one, but makes the world of Oliver's kingdom and his longtime friends and (so called) family (who are almost actors in roles) just as appealing as the 'real' world of Delilah.
Will Oliver make it out of the fairy story? And will he and Delilah manage to maintain their connection?
Impressive idea, well executed, and begging for a screen treatment.
A perfect read for the perfect-aged reader... There will be a precise market for this and it's not Picoult's usual one. I've never read Picoult's before, but I have to admit to being intrigued by the idea of both the writer collaborating with her daughter on this, and the notion of a fairytale character trying to escape the confines of his story.
Oliver knows nothing of the world outside of his fairy tale, but longs for something more than the happily ever after with Seraphima, his fairytale princess (who is actually rather vapid). He can see the readers of his book, he and his friends live when the pages are closed but he wants to leave.
Delilah is the book's latest reader, drawn to the book time and again by the handsome and enigmatic prince she somehow feels a connection to. And one day - he talks to her.
It could have been a mess, it could have been simply little-girl-wish-fulfilment. But it's actually a cleverly thought-through plot, where characters have their own lives and hobbies when the reader shuts the book, where the consequences of trying to change a book are acted out.
Delilah is a teenager who doesn't really fit in, her mother worries about her obsession with a children's story, and I found her very easy to identify with. It's not that Delilah wants to be a fairytale princess - she simply feels an attraction to someone who happens to be both a prince and a character in a book.
I might have felt it myself as a teenager, now I simply see Oliver as a young man trying to break free of the confines of his life and choose one for himself.
The story ends on a note that could be considered an end, but leaves room for more tale to tell, and indeed, as I write, the sequel/companion piece is being published (Spring 2016), which I plan on sampling.
It's a world I want to know more about, the inclusion of snippets of the fairy tale make it almost two stories in one, but makes the world of Oliver's kingdom and his longtime friends and (so called) family (who are almost actors in roles) just as appealing as the 'real' world of Delilah.
Will Oliver make it out of the fairy story? And will he and Delilah manage to maintain their connection?
Impressive idea, well executed, and begging for a screen treatment.
geenag90's review against another edition
3.0
Clever and original idea, the ending felt a little rushed though.
maureencloonan's review against another edition
3.0
Cute. Definitely more of a YA novel than a regular Jodi Picoult. I did appreciate a character sharing my name, not very common!
nordicreads's review against another edition
4.0
Well-written story with an interesting premise. Very much a Toy Story-esque setting but with book characters.
I felt the text came close to becoming stale a few times but never quite did. Kept me going and the twist ending I liked. My only grip is that all the characters aside from the leads, don't get enough attention. There were several who I'd have liked to get to know better. They're not quite "just furniture" but it does feel like they're often just there to make the world feel not quite as empty.
Hoping the side characters get more love in the sequel.
I felt the text came close to becoming stale a few times but never quite did. Kept me going and the twist ending I liked. My only grip is that all the characters aside from the leads, don't get enough attention. There were several who I'd have liked to get to know better. They're not quite "just furniture" but it does feel like they're often just there to make the world feel not quite as empty.
Hoping the side characters get more love in the sequel.