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A review by maddycat8
Between the Lines by Tammara Webber
5.0
Agh! I loved this book! At first I wasn't sure because the last book I purchased for a dollar was not that great but this got me right back on track happy that I got it for such a great deal. The plot was great, new (to me) and kept me engaged the whole time, I couldn't put it down! I loved our heroine and I liked that the book was seen from both Emma's perspective and her famous co-star Reid's perspective. Sometimes its hard to execute the multiple narrators but Tammara Webber did an excellent job in my opinion.
As I said our narrators are Reid and Emma. Reid is the famous bad boy actor that every girl in America wants, while Emma is a actress who gets small parts in Lifetime movies or commercials. Both end up staring as the leads in a new adaptation of the movie Pride and Prejudice set in a modern high school. When Reid and the director are casting "Lizbeth" he and Emma have an immediate connection that is obvious to everyone. He immediately knows that she is the lead in his new movie. Emma, after having small time roles all her life you think would be ecstatic to get such a big lead, with such a hot star. But all she really wants is to just have a normal life and work on Indie films, or go to school. Once all the cast is figured out we get to meet the rest of the cast in the movie. Who all seem genuine and I thought were great additions to the rest of the book. Then we have Graham, who is also in the movie, he and Emma have an immediate connection between each other, easy going, yet still enough spark that ignites their interest and yours. Oh Graham, he truly was a great character, I loved everything about him, he was great with everything he did, always there when Emma needed him and they had a great friendship that is the beginning to a budding romance. Emma was great in the fact that she knew what she wanted, and didn't do something she didn't regret. Which made me like her all the more, she was just like a normal teenager trying to get by.
And then we have Reid, when I first started this book I thought I was going to love him, bad boy star, that finds a girl he actually cares about and has genuine feelings for. But then he turns out to be a ginormous dick, who treats girls terribly. At first I didn't think much of it, saying oh maybe he'll change once his and Emma's relationship starts, nope, he was terrible throughout. But you could tell that he was conflicted with himself in some sort of way, he knew his feelings were different for Emma yet he did nothing to change himself to want to fully be with her. He took what he had for granted and then puddled it all away with the next girl he saw. BUT there is something in him that might change in the sequel, you can tell that he really does have some problems, with his family especially. But when he realized what an ass he was he knew he had to change. But now its up to him to see if he actually does in the next book.
Really, this book was special, it was a great length too! So glad it was longer than most YA books, I hope the next one is long as well! I loved Emma and can't wait to see where her next adventure leads her, I hope to see past characters as well, they help tie everything together. Last I checked, this book was $2 on Amazon, get it while its cheap! So worth the read! I couldn't get through it fast enough, but now am eagerly waiting for the next!
As I said our narrators are Reid and Emma. Reid is the famous bad boy actor that every girl in America wants, while Emma is a actress who gets small parts in Lifetime movies or commercials. Both end up staring as the leads in a new adaptation of the movie Pride and Prejudice set in a modern high school. When Reid and the director are casting "Lizbeth" he and Emma have an immediate connection that is obvious to everyone. He immediately knows that she is the lead in his new movie. Emma, after having small time roles all her life you think would be ecstatic to get such a big lead, with such a hot star. But all she really wants is to just have a normal life and work on Indie films, or go to school. Once all the cast is figured out we get to meet the rest of the cast in the movie. Who all seem genuine and I thought were great additions to the rest of the book. Then we have Graham, who is also in the movie, he and Emma have an immediate connection between each other, easy going, yet still enough spark that ignites their interest and yours. Oh Graham, he truly was a great character, I loved everything about him, he was great with everything he did, always there when Emma needed him and they had a great friendship that is the beginning to a budding romance. Emma was great in the fact that she knew what she wanted, and didn't do something she didn't regret. Which made me like her all the more, she was just like a normal teenager trying to get by.
And then we have Reid, when I first started this book I thought I was going to love him, bad boy star, that finds a girl he actually cares about and has genuine feelings for. But then he turns out to be a ginormous dick, who treats girls terribly. At first I didn't think much of it, saying oh maybe he'll change once his and Emma's relationship starts, nope, he was terrible throughout. But you could tell that he was conflicted with himself in some sort of way, he knew his feelings were different for Emma yet he did nothing to change himself to want to fully be with her. He took what he had for granted and then puddled it all away with the next girl he saw. BUT there is something in him that might change in the sequel, you can tell that he really does have some problems, with his family especially. But when he realized what an ass he was he knew he had to change. But now its up to him to see if he actually does in the next book.
Really, this book was special, it was a great length too! So glad it was longer than most YA books, I hope the next one is long as well! I loved Emma and can't wait to see where her next adventure leads her, I hope to see past characters as well, they help tie everything together. Last I checked, this book was $2 on Amazon, get it while its cheap! So worth the read! I couldn't get through it fast enough, but now am eagerly waiting for the next!