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A review by thebookberrie
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer
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.