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A review by narteest
Between the Lines by Tammara Webber
3.0
You know I have to say, I hated the premise. It was totaly misleading in a sense, becuase I was completely expecting a romance between Reid and Emma. But. THat was totally not what happened. What happened was interesting and my oh my I thought the actuall love interest was maybe a shifty love triangle third character But he wasn't. He totally wasn't and I love how this story turned out. It was good.
Emma. I liked Emma. Sure I liked her developing feelings for the love interest, and I love her interest in Reid (because that was totally normal) but mostly, I just liked her. I didn't think she was annoying in any way. And I didn't think she wasn't gut-less. I loved her attitude. I suppose, I loved her. Even though normally I word bash female protagonists who don't follow their heart and chose the other guy because it was convenient. She does believe she loves Reid, and then when it blows over, she finds out that maybe all along, she hadn't. And she decides that she would let it drop, choosing instead, chance meetings with the real love interest.
(Which I'm totally not giving away, but it's almost very obvious from the very beginning because it was very electrifying and sweet, with lots of great moments, where I realised myself that I might have fallen in love with him. That was probably the moment when I realised that Emma was in love with him too, even though she had started going out with Reid.)
Reid, as much of a jerk as he was a lot of the time, I think he was a great character that had a lot of issues and still needs to be more deeply explored. AS much as I loved Emma's romance, I loved the detail in Reid's messed up character. I loved seeing his perspective and I wanted to see more of his story unfold.
Both characters had stimulating stories, and I loved how they intertwined, met and split.
While this book is mainly a romance, it was very engaging (I found) and it was not boring or eye-rolling as it could have been. I would say it was powerful writing that made this enjoyable. If it was any less powerful, then it wouldn't have been worth reading at all. Looking forward to the following books (I was surprised to find there were more!)
Emma. I liked Emma. Sure I liked her developing feelings for the love interest, and I love her interest in Reid (because that was totally normal) but mostly, I just liked her. I didn't think she was annoying in any way. And I didn't think she wasn't gut-less. I loved her attitude. I suppose, I loved her. Even though normally I word bash female protagonists who don't follow their heart and chose the other guy because it was convenient. She does believe she loves Reid, and then when it blows over, she finds out that maybe all along, she hadn't. And she decides that she would let it drop, choosing instead, chance meetings with the real love interest.
(Which I'm totally not giving away, but it's almost very obvious from the very beginning because it was very electrifying and sweet, with lots of great moments, where I realised myself that I might have fallen in love with him. That was probably the moment when I realised that Emma was in love with him too, even though she had started going out with Reid.)
Reid, as much of a jerk as he was a lot of the time, I think he was a great character that had a lot of issues and still needs to be more deeply explored. AS much as I loved Emma's romance, I loved the detail in Reid's messed up character. I loved seeing his perspective and I wanted to see more of his story unfold.
Both characters had stimulating stories, and I loved how they intertwined, met and split.
While this book is mainly a romance, it was very engaging (I found) and it was not boring or eye-rolling as it could have been. I would say it was powerful writing that made this enjoyable. If it was any less powerful, then it wouldn't have been worth reading at all. Looking forward to the following books (I was surprised to find there were more!)