If you know me in real life, you'll know that I read. A lot.
99% of the time, I always have a book on me.
Or I just finished a book.
If you're on the internet, you'll know that people get really attached to books. (Harry Potter, oh yeah)
The characters become their friends, the story becomes part of their lives, the lessons the characters learn, we learn. Books that we love have a huge impact on who we are and what we do.
If you don't understand that, then read Harry Potter and get back to me.
Anyway, the book I'm talking about today is called "Between the Lines"
This book is about a 15 year old girl named Delilah who never fit in. She isn't popular, she doesn't have many friends (except for her BFF Jules who, according to Delilah's mother, looks like a vampire), and she's obsessed with a book.
But this book isn't a "normal" book that 15 year olds read, it's a fairy tale.
The story is basically about a prince named Oliver who has to save the love of his life from an evil guy, and he has to overcome a lot of obstacles and yada yada yada they live happily ever after.
Delilah finds herself relating to this book more than she relates to the "real world", and she develops a fondness towards Oliver.
However, she never expected him to talk to her.
The rest of the book is basically about their developing relationship, which I'm not going to spoil for you guys.
This book was amazing. I read it in under 2 hours because I couldn't put it down for one second. It's written by Jodi Picoult, who is one of my favorite authors, and Samantha Van Leer, who I've never heard of.
It's written beautifully, the plot is amazing, the character development is beautiful, and I, personally, find myself relating to this book a lot.
Not to the fictional characters talking to me.
Another perk of the book is the chapter formatting.
It obviously bounces between Oliver and Delilah, but you also get to read the actual fairytale that Delilah loves. So you're falling in love with the characters, but you're also reading another story.
2 in 1 book OH YEAH.
I was really happy with the way the book ended too, which is always nice.
It's also nice how the book kind of messed with my emotions. You may not like that, but I love when books make me feel 50 different things at once.
Pro's:
Writing
Character Development
Plot
Chapter formatting
Pictures
Author
Con's:
I seriously cannot think of any.
All in all: Get this book. Get it now.
xxx,
Ashley
