by Marisa Calin
When I read that Between You & Me by Marisa Calin was written in a screenplay format I was equal parts intrigued and horrified. Once upon a time I was a cinematography major, so I’m well aware that screenplays are meant to be adapted, not read as a novel. Then I started reading the book and was equa...
I finished Between You & Me with a bad taste in my mouth. Now all I can wonder is how could I have been so wrong? The short of it is that Between You & Me was incredibly disappointing.Let's start with what positives there were. Between You & Me has the unique distinction of being written in script f...
Calin tries an interesting approach, putting the action in screenplay format and never identifying the "You" (in this case, a long-suffering best friend who clearly has romantic feelings for "Me") as male or female. The "Me" is Phyre, a high school student with a gigantic crush on her new drama teac...
3.5 stars
Between You & Me is different. One of the main characters don’t have a name, or recognized in a gender. It’s for the reader to decide. The style is written in a screenplay format. And for this, I craved reading the story because I adore these type of stories. Hello? I’m a Shakespeare fanatic. If som...
Marisa Calin’s Between You & Me employs an unusual format to portray a relatable and contemporary glimpse into the complicated, confusing and often heartbreaking world of falling in love and growing up.Written in screenplay format, Between You & Me follows sixteen year old Phyre as she grapples with...
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