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Sabine lives two lives. Literally. Each night, at midnight, she ''shifts'' from one self to another. Time resets too; Sabine may be a teenager to her families and friends but in reality, she has thirty-odd years-worth of life experience. It's a stressful existence: the shift itself is frightening and painful, and Sabine must be careful to behave appropriately in each environment. And her lives are very different. In Wellesley, Sabine is wealthy and popular with two brothers and a boyfriend other girls are jealous of. In Roxbury, she has one sister, parents whose business is struggling, and a reputation for rebelliousness.
The romantic aspect of the book is handled pretty well - there's some genuine love and also one of those disastrous teen relationships that was entered into really only for peer approval. They never work out, do they?
It's tricky to create world like this without a single inconsistency or paradox and I won't lie to you - there are a few points in ''Between the LinesLives'' at which you will have to suspend credibility. You might even roll your eyes if you're particularly intolerant of such things. But they aren't many, and the bittersweet denouement made up for them in our eyes.
We enjoyed this fresh story and think you might, too.
If the premise of ''Between the Lives'' appeals, you could take a look at [[Split by a Kiss by Luisa Plaja]].
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