Between the Lines

by Jodi Picoult

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This is such a cute story. It makes me think of, happy endings, fairies, fluffy clouds, pastel colors and hearts. Do you know what I mean? That ‘floating on air’ kind of feeling that goes hand in hand with first love.

The format of the book (and therefore, of the audio book) has alternating points of view and narrators. Oliver and Delilah talk in the first person and then, there is the narrator which is reading the actual book that Oliver is stuck in (titled “Between the Lines”). Are you with me so far?

Delilah has is having a really hard time in school. She is not popular due to a series of ‘freak’ accidents, her parents are divorced and she is a loner. To top it all, she becomes obsessed with a children fairy tale and that has her mom really worried. Oliver is sort of perfect, he is caring, realistic and really brave; I identified more with him that with Delilah.

The story is original and really cute. Most of the time Delilah and Oliver are coming up with different plans to get Oliver out of the book and it gets really complicated (maybe too much). The writing flows really easily and the fact that one of the authors is a teenager shows. I just felt like the book could have been longer and less complicated. I didn’t like the ending, I mean, I did, but it was too open for me.

Overall, Between the Lines tastes like a fairy tale and it’s a short and enjoyable read.

About the cover: I like the cover, it portraits Deliliah with Between the Lines on her hands and a castle in the background. I listen to this book, but I did check it out at the bookstore and it is really pretty, with illustrations and different color ink.