I'm not going to lie, I really, really wanted to like this book. The plot line was really strong and I've read a few of Jodi's books and was absolutely captivated by them. This one, not so much. Now I understand that this book is written for a completely different target audience than Jodi usually writes for, and that is perhaps the main reason I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but I just wasn't as impressed as I had hoped.
The book follows Delilah, a young teen who discovers that a character from one of her favorite fairy tales can speak to her. Prince Oliver has been reliving and acting out the same story since the book was written, but is bored with how monotonous his life has become. When he discovers that Delilah too can see and hear him, he instantly becomes infatuated with her. The more they talk, the more in love they fall in love and soon they begin to formulate ways to get one another in each others world. When the book is shut, the character show their true selves, but once the book is reopened they are instantly placed where they are supposed to be for the novel to be read again.
I felt the writing was extremely inconsistent in some places and some characters just weren't imperative to the story line. And I especially felt that Delilah was way too young to be feeling the way she does and doing things that she did in the novel, no teenager in their right mind would feel that way.
Like I said, interesting concept, but really poorly executed. It took way too long to get to the climax of the book, and when we finally got there it just died. Oh well, I'm still really excited to read her latest book, The Storyteller. I have much higher hopes that the novel will be worth the read!
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Suggest? If you're bored and have nothing better to read.
Thanks for reading!
Matthew
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