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hauntedjen's review against another edition
5.0
Finally, a YA book I can share with my neice!
This book is a great mix of fairy tale and teen life as Prince Oliver, the protagonist of a children's book reaches out to connect with teen Reader Delilah. The book has become a source of escape for the girl who has become a high school pariah. As the two try to figure out how to bridge the gap between fiction and reality the tale in Oliver's book unfolds and changes. Will he find a way out of his book? Has Delilah found her handsome prince? Seperated by their realities, will the two experience happy ever after? You'll fond out all of the answers between the lines.
This book is a great mix of fairy tale and teen life as Prince Oliver, the protagonist of a children's book reaches out to connect with teen Reader Delilah. The book has become a source of escape for the girl who has become a high school pariah. As the two try to figure out how to bridge the gap between fiction and reality the tale in Oliver's book unfolds and changes. Will he find a way out of his book? Has Delilah found her handsome prince? Seperated by their realities, will the two experience happy ever after? You'll fond out all of the answers between the lines.
raeallic's review against another edition
3.0
This book didn't really jive with me. I didn't care for the insta-love relationship between Delilah and Oliver, or the back and forth point-of-views, or the reality vs fantasy (the real person living in fantasy and the fantasy person wanting reality), but mostly the ending, someone having to give up there life for another, it was all a bit much. But if you read the synopsis for this book you'll see that's exactly what it's about soo.. maybe it's for you.
What I did like:
*Characters striving to be more than they are
*Princess saves the prince, or did she
*Self absorbed characters broadening their horizons
*Everyone Deserves A Happily Ever After
What I did like:
*Characters striving to be more than they are
*Princess saves the prince, or did she
*Self absorbed characters broadening their horizons
*Everyone Deserves A Happily Ever After
kerry2727's review against another edition
A mixture of fantasy and young adult just wasn’t for me! I liked the idea of the plot but I think I’ll stick to her usual books moving forward!
sar8ear42's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
thebookberrie's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh, okay. Let me start off by saying that the idea of this book is amazing and unique, a nice fairy tale come to life. But a really good idea doesn't change the fact that the execution was just bad, the characters were annoying as hell and the ending was also by far the worst endings I've had the pleasure of reading in a while.
So the main characters- Delilah and Oliver. Terrible. Their relationship? Nauseating. They were both so naive and immature, honestly I can't believe they were 15/16. Also they literally chat a few times and then suddenly they are dropping the L-word and talking about how they can't live without each other, etc etc. One thing in sort of common with each other and that makes them true love. Such a bad fairy tale cliché. And clichés are what this book had a lot of.
One thing I found was hilarious (and by hilarious I mean I was slamming my head against a desk) was how Delilah treated her super punk edgy friend like garbage and ignored her in favor of a fictional character UNTIL the moment that Delilah needed her help, then all she had to do was text and bam. All is forgiven within minutes. Thank you deus ex machina!
Speaking of fairytale, for some reason the actual fairytale itself had some chapters and I'm not sure why? It added nothing to the story as characters told the important parts of it anyway. Plus Oliver kept saying how he was not like his story counterpart so what was the point? (Also the fairy tale was just generic and made no sense. It's a fantasy world and yet they have things like fire extinguishers?)
And now onto the ending: are you freaking kidding me? It was lame, came out of nowhere and just totally convenient for them. Certain details about the book were not even explained!
One thing I did really like though was the idea that every time a reader opened the storybook, the characters went through the fairy tale like a play. It was just fun when the book closed and they went about their day. I also just really like how nice the book itself is. There are illustrations on some pages and colored fonts, very nice. It does make it seem more like a children's book though.
If you want a book where characters come and go out of books, you need nothing else besides [b:Inkheart|28194|Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)|Cornelia Funke|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328866790s/28194.jpg|2628323].
Also this fun quote:
I do not think that means what you think it means.
So the main characters- Delilah and Oliver. Terrible. Their relationship? Nauseating. They were both so naive and immature, honestly I can't believe they were 15/16. Also they literally chat a few times and then suddenly they are dropping the L-word and talking about how they can't live without each other, etc etc. One thing in sort of common with each other and that makes them true love. Such a bad fairy tale cliché. And clichés are what this book had a lot of.
One thing I found was hilarious (and by hilarious I mean I was slamming my head against a desk) was how Delilah treated her super punk edgy friend like garbage and ignored her in favor of a fictional character UNTIL the moment that Delilah needed her help, then all she had to do was text and bam. All is forgiven within minutes. Thank you deus ex machina!
Speaking of fairytale, for some reason the actual fairytale itself had some chapters and I'm not sure why? It added nothing to the story as characters told the important parts of it anyway. Plus Oliver kept saying how he was not like his story counterpart so what was the point? (Also the fairy tale was just generic and made no sense. It's a fantasy world and yet they have things like fire extinguishers?)
And now onto the ending: are you freaking kidding me? It was lame, came out of nowhere and just totally convenient for them. Certain details about the book were not even explained!
Spoiler
I'm so glad the author's son just came out of nowhere to just give up his life for them. Lucky them! And Oliver and everyone else from the book were actually fictional and written up on some random computer? They weren't once real and trapped, they were all just made up? Seriously? What is it about that one computer? If Oliver bleeds ink then how is he even alive in the real world? Are all books in their world like this, or was it just this one?One thing I did really like though was the idea that every time a reader opened the storybook, the characters went through the fairy tale like a play. It was just fun when the book closed and they went about their day. I also just really like how nice the book itself is. There are illustrations on some pages and colored fonts, very nice. It does make it seem more like a children's book though.
If you want a book where characters come and go out of books, you need nothing else besides [b:Inkheart|28194|Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)|Cornelia Funke|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328866790s/28194.jpg|2628323].
Also this fun quote:
My jaw drops open. These mermaids, who are mancrazy in the fairy tale, are ... hard-core feminists?
I do not think that means what you think it means.
bonitabony's review against another edition
2.0
The book was actually pretty cute all the coloring fonts and illustrations but the reason why i DNFed it probably because I don't know this is a middle grade book I though Jodi Picoult only writes adult book so I assumed this is a book about 20-something woman who in love with a character in a book and he can talk to her.......which is more creepy than it actually is....... The story is about a girl who always being ignored at school and always love to read especially an old fairytale book that she always re read because she can related with the main protagonist, the prince in the book and she actually has a crush on him too and suddenly the pictures could move and the prince talked back to her but unfortunately only she could hear him, no one else can and that's make her even more weird but at least her prince can talk to him and they would find a way to make him come outside the book. So actually all the characters in a book just played their part, when the book was close, the character could do anything they want without anyone make a plot for them but when the book is open, they come to their roles again. It like Toy Story.......except the toy is a characters in a story...... Well whatever, I guess this book will appeal to me more if only I was younger
openandhostile's review against another edition
5.0
Best. Book. Ever!
I've always imagined writing a book and this is the type I thought it'd be. It is simply marvelous. I predict, out of the hundred books I'll likely read this year, Between the Lines will top them all.
Bravo!
I've always imagined writing a book and this is the type I thought it'd be. It is simply marvelous. I predict, out of the hundred books I'll likely read this year, Between the Lines will top them all.
Bravo!