I found an old review I did of this book from when it first came out and thought I should post it. Disclaimer: I was obsessed with this book as a freshman in high school Between the Lines is by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer published by Simon Pulse on June 2013 and written as a Companion novel to Off the Page. Summary from Amazon: Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah. And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to freedom. The summary alone compelled me to read it since lonely high school girl + book obsession + fairy tales = me at the time. It really wasn't that cliche as some would expect and this idea of being able to fall in love with a book character and your feelings being reciprocated is pretty much every book lover's dream, which in this book, Delilah was able to achieve. Overall, the book kept me enraptured the whole time and I had to read it all in one day. The pictures are beautiful and add to the story though they do seem slightly at odds with the cover (more on that below). Read more for further discussion! -Alise I was really expecting Oliver to come out of the book midway through the book and the book being about Delilah being able to spend time with him and teach him the ways of the real world and whatnot and that got me really excited, but if you've read the book, you know that's not what happens. Instead, there's a very abrupt ending (though sweet) leaving you to wonder about the repercussions of their actions. How will Oliver adjust? Where will he live? How will Delilah be able to explain this new guy to her strict mother? How will the author feel about her son being forever stuck in a book he had hated and him being replaced by this prince dude she created? Won't the previously mentioned son get bored of that world eventually since he's used to the fast paced real world?
Books are suppose to leave you wondering about what happens after but so much that you're worried about the characters and leaves you pretty sure they're going to have more trouble than it's possibly worth. I'd like to mention I HATE THE COVER. We're not suppose to judge a book by its cover, as you can see I didn't since I loved this book, but this cover is such at odds with everything. I didn’t like the cover because I assume that the girl on the cover is suppose to represent Delilah and she is in her room holding her book but in the story, Oliver had to describe Delilah’s room in full detail for Rapscullio to paint and it was very clear that she had a very, pink, and girly room. The book the girl is holding is not what isn't old loved like the fairy tale book supposedly was. And the girl, she doesn't look like a girl who spends her time watching Disney movies, reading fairy tales, and gets sent to the psychiatrist. She doesn't even look like a freshman in high school. Editing Note: It was brought to my attention that Off the Page will be pretty much a sequel to Between the Lines even though it's considered a companion novel so I guess my questions will be answered after two years
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