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Good For You (Between the Lines #3)

by Tammara Webber (Goodreads Author)

4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 · rating details · 8,242 ratings · 558 reviews

Reid Alexander's celebrity life is an open book. Every relationship, every error in judgment is analyzed by strangers. His latest mistake totaled his car, destroyed a house and landed him in the hospital. As his PR team works overtime to salvage his image, one thing is clear—this is one predicament he won’t escape without paying for it.

Dori Cantrell is a genuine humanitari...more

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Published December 15th 2011 (first published December 14th 2011)

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Dec 16, 2011 Tammara marked it as my-books · (Review from the author)

I'm the author of this YA-M/New Adult novel, the third book in the Between the Lines series.

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Jun 07, 2012 Fred rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: immediate-re-reads, favorites

This review won't contain any "spoilers," with respect to this book, but it does assume familiarity with the characters and events of the two previous books in the series, so it may be mildly spoilerish with respect to them.

This third book picks up where "Where You Are" leaves off. Reid is at somewhat of a personal nadir after the unsettling events on the night of the premiere of School Pride. He even gets uncharacteristically introspective, wondering what makes Emma think there's something more...more This review won't contain any "spoilers," with respect to this book, but it does assume familiarity with the characters and events of the two previous books in the series, so it may be mildly spoilerish with respect to them.

This third book picks up where "Where You Are" leaves off. Reid is at somewhat of a personal nadir after the unsettling events on the night of the premiere of School Pride. He even gets uncharacteristically introspective, wondering what makes Emma think there's something more to him. Fortunately(?), his loyal friend John is there to steer him back to his "pointless, pleasure-driven life," with foreseeably disastrous results. When he's sentenced to community service at a Habitat for Humanity site as part of his punishment for a catastrophic drunk driving incident, he meets Dori, the volunteer assigned to "baby-sit" Reid while he fulfills his obligation. Dori, short for Dorcas, is there because she's committed to making the world a better place for others. She not only volunteers at Habitat, she helps with VBS, Sunday School and other programs at her dad's church, does meals on wheels, and is headed to Ecuador for a mission trip in just a few weeks. Reid and Dori come from two different worlds and world views, that's for sure, and their initial impressions of each other are not favorable, to say the least. But each feels drawn to the other as the summer progresses, and they begin to find something of value, something they need, in each other.

I loved the previous books in this series, and I really didn't expect this one to surpass them in reading and emotional enjoyment and intensity. I was always an ambivalent Reid supporter at best. Yes, it's been clear from the start that he had potential and character that lay fallow, awaiting some kind of awakening. But as Emma said at one point, it wasn't enough for me that he could be good, given the right motivation. He had to want to be, he had to do something about it, and he never seemed to have the gumption to do that. So, I sort of expected this to be about Reid finding a good girl who could sort of "convert" him, to "change" him to someone better behaved, the way that girls always seem to think they can do to bad boys. But this is a much deeper story, a story about choices, and growth and becoming a human being.

Dori is an amazing character, revealed slowly over the course of the book. You think you know her at the beginning of the book, that she's a classic do-gooder type, with values and strengths that motivate and drive her commitments. And all that is true, but there's so much more depth to her. As it turns out, when these two strangers meet in a modest little half built house, both of them are there under some kind of compulsion, one the no less strong for being self imposed. Both Reid and Dori have built themselves worlds of self-sufficiency, in different way and for different reasons. What happens when those constructions fall apart is what makes this book so powerful and affecting.

Some final random thoughts:

Do things happen for a reason? Dori spends a great deal of emotional energy denying that, at one point saying, "if I believed for two seconds that there was a reason behind some of the awful thing that occur in this life, I wouldn't be able to stand it." Exploring that idea, through some pretty horrific events, is a really interesting theme of this book, and while it's left unresolved (can it ever be resolved?), good does come from some terrible things in this story.

The name Dorcas. Whew, tough name for a kid, no wonder she goes by Dori. In the Bible, Dorcas was a woman known for her good deeds. She was also brought back from death by Peter, a guy who spent most of his time messing things up until he finally got it right. I'm not saying this is an allegory or anything, but I love how that story kind of resonates.

Alison Krauss. What an achingly pure and sweet voice she has. It seems so simple, and yet conveys such emotional power and depth. So it totally makes sense that when Dori sings, it's one of her songs. A particularly ambiguously heart-breaking one, too.

So, all in all, a wonderful book, a powerful read that will stick with you long after you finish, wishing and begging for more. I love how Brooke comes (briefly) back into things, and how parental relationships are such an important part of this story. Thanks so much, Tammara, for creating such a richly imagined world, that has such creatures in it.

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Dec 17, 2011 Janelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Now THIS is what I'm talking about. Welcome back, Reid, let's hang out for a while.

After crashing his car into a home while driving drunk, Reid reports for mandatory community service building a new home for the family whose home he destroyed. His on-site supervisor is none other than relentless do-gooder Dori Cantrell. The two bicker and spar while fighting their undeniable attraction to one another.

All the things that intrigued me about Reid in Between the Lines are in full effect in Good For...more Now THIS is what I'm talking about. Welcome back, Reid, let's hang out for a while.

After crashing his car into a home while driving drunk, Reid reports for mandatory community service building a new home for the family whose home he destroyed. His on-site supervisor is none other than relentless do-gooder Dori Cantrell. The two bicker and spar while fighting their undeniable attraction to one another.

All the things that intrigued me about Reid in Between the Lines are in full effect in Good For You. While he can be a jerk, Reid tries very hard to be honest with himself. He knows when he's being a douchecanoe, and he knows when he's being a pain in the ass. Even while he was chasing Emma, he thought through his responses to her, why it mattered so much that she give in, whether he ought to tell her he loved her to seal the deal. You can see the same in his knee-jerk reactions to his father: he reacts, but he thinks about it as he does it. Reid is fairly introspective; those glimpses into his inner world made him an enticing character. (His depth kept me on pins during Between the Lines because I thought "if he would just come around, I'd love to see him with Emma".)

What Reid didn't have before, though, was perspective. As someone rich, famous, and good-looking, no one was going to call him on his poor behavior. The rules just didn't apply to him, and he never had to think beyond his own desires. Dori doesn't let him get away with this, and Reid is starting to come around to wanting something more from his life.

Dori is at something of a crossroads herself. While she's altruistic, she's not a cardboard goody two shoes out to save Reid. Dori has her own emotional quagmires while she tries to figure out how to be a good person.

Both characters are on their own journeys that happen to coincide, which is something I don't see a lot of in romance stories where the journey is typically mutual rather than parallel.

Like Where You Are, the story bogs down a little bit in the middle, but Webber uses every scene to push the story along.

I have to say, I jumped into this series because the first book was $.99 and I figured I'd give it a shot for that sort of investment. I'm incredibly impressed by the quality of Webber's writing and storytelling. It reminds me of the Cynthia Voigt books I love when I was young, with characters that were three-dimensional and messy and not always lovable, but I wanted the best for them anyway. (less)

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Oct 08, 2012 Jona Romulo rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-book, all-time-favorite, book-boyfriend

I really love this book and I didn't expect it to be this good.
I admit it took me a long time to finally read it since I hated Reid in the first and second book! He's bad and a jerk most of the time.
But I'm so glad I decided to read it, it made me love Reid and I'm happy that I gave him a second chance. It's really true, every bad person really deserves a second chance. :)

I liked Doris, I can say that she's perfect for Reid. They are very different from each other, having the opposite lives. Dor...more

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Dec 23, 2011 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, multiple-reads, favorites

LOVE LOVE LOVED IT!!! Never thought I would ever learn to love Reid and WOW. FANTASTIC!!

I read this book for the first time on Dec 20, 2011 and then again on January 16th, 2012. Yep its definitely a multiple-reader :)

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Oct 15, 2012 Escape from Reality rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another 4.5 fabulous stars

Reid Alexander is a mess! A superstar with everything he could ever want and zero appreciation for the well being of himself and/ or those around him.
In this book we delve into why he is wired the way he is. With a workaholic father and an alcoholic mother " I don't know if the misery begets the drinking or the drinking begets the misery" it's just the tip of the iceberg.

The mess that Reid is causes serious acts of stupidity which result in Reid committed to local c...more

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Apr 19, 2012 Karla rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Karla by: Melissa Perea

Shelves: emotional, bad-boy, passionate, strong-willed-heroine, spunky-heroine, sweet-romance, terrific-dialogue, tragic, wonderful-secondary-characters, young-adult, ya, youthful-angst

Excellent! Wow, Reid Alexander…where to begin. In last 2 books he had less than stellar behavior and was the consummate bad-boy of Hollywood. Even though I never cared much for his actions, I always felt that there was good inside him just waiting to come out and he gave us a glimpse of that at the end of the last book, or I should say Tammara Webber did. This time his behavior damn near killed him and bought him some time doing community service, and into the life of Dori Cantrell. At first I w...more Excellent! Wow, Reid Alexander…where to begin. In last 2 books he had less than stellar behavior and was the consummate bad-boy of Hollywood. Even though I never cared much for his actions, I always felt that there was good inside him just waiting to come out and he gave us a glimpse of that at the end of the last book, or I should say Tammara Webber did. This time his behavior damn near killed him and bought him some time doing community service, and into the life of Dori Cantrell. At first I wanted to smack him upside the head and send him to the corner to do some time-out, but slowly he wore Dori down and me. By the end of the book, Dori was in love with a boy named Reid...not the celebrity…the boy, and so was I *sigh*.

Again, very nicely done, switching back and forth between the two POV’s. TW took a character that many readers had such dislike for, the infamous Reid, and left you with a soft spot in your heart for him. Dori was a work in progress, and although she comes off like the good girl, and she is…I adored her…she has a scandalous secret from her past too. I enjoyed how Reid took the high road with Dori and never pushed her to doing, or being more than she was comfortable with. She showed Reid a different path to take, not the self-destructive one he was on. Reid was still Reid, just making better choices in his life. I loved how you could see the relationship between him and his parents begin to heal. It was never stated, but definitely implied, and you felt hope for this broken family.

The sexual content in this third book was elevated, but appropriate and fit the comfort level for the characters and their experience. I’m hooked on this series. Although I’m not a fan of Brooke’s, I think for all she’s been through, she needs an HEA of her own. Is this going to happen; is there a book in the works? I have no idea, but it would make a great addition to this series.

In the meantime, I’m anxiously awaiting the release of Easy...due out in May.(less)

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Sep 04, 2012 Kristi Davis rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was the perfect ending to this series! I loved the whole thing!

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Jan 03, 2012 Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

3.5 stars. I'm so happy that the second half of this book took a turn for the better because I almost wrote off Good For You as being a weak finish to an otherwise cute series.

It's not that the first half of the book was bad or even slow. I had no problem sailing through the book and enjoyed the read. This author has a writing style that's easy to get into. My frustration came from feeling like I had lost Reid somewhere along the way. Maybe it was just the new setting. I was used to Reid's pers...more 3.5 stars. I'm so happy that the second half of this book took a turn for the better because I almost wrote off Good For You as being a weak finish to an otherwise cute series.

It's not that the first half of the book was bad or even slow. I had no problem sailing through the book and enjoyed the read. This author has a writing style that's easy to get into. My frustration came from feeling like I had lost Reid somewhere along the way. Maybe it was just the new setting. I was used to Reid's persona while immersed in the Hollywood lifestyle. Something about this whole new world made me feel like I had wandered into another series altogether.

Is this really a fair complaint? Maybe Reid never would have found the right girl in among his peers, after all. No one would have wanted to read a book about Reid and another Emma clone. I completely understand that Reid needed to be yanked away from his bad influences in order to see life outside of his privileged bubble.

Maybe I just didn't take to Dori right away. I shuddered every time a "golly, gosh, popsicles," or some other random word came out of her mouth. In contrast, Reid was as foul mouthed as ever, as if we were going to somehow miss the bright neon sign saying OPPOSITES. Again, not really a complaint, but I think Dori's language was a bit silly, almost as if it was pushed too hard that she was different from Reid. Just the fact that she was into missions and volunteer work was enough of an indicator.

I had flashbacks of Adrian from VA/Bloodlines and his attitude that "these hands don't do manual labor," so that kind of made me smile. It was cute to see Reid come out of box a little and learn to act more like a normal person. His character growth was sort of a 1 step forward, 1 step back. Even though he cut way back on his vices, he did have a couple of slip-ups. I'm glad that he didn't completely change overnight. The book would have felt fake otherwise.

The last 150 or so (ebook) pages of the book where was the book really came into its own and was able to compete with Graham and Emma's story. Watching Dori having to go through a personal struggle which was heartbreaking to her, and not really having the resolution she wanted was interesting to watch. I appreciated that she didn't have all of the answers and tried to cope with it in a way that was out of character. This made her seem more human to me. There was one revelation near the end that I did not see coming. Part of me thinks that the plot device might have been a bit off because it's a bit overused by this point, but I will say that I was definitely suprised in this case.

When it was all over, I was happy with the way things turned out. Reid gets points for dealing with Brooke the way he did, but lost some for not telling Dori something he should have. I'm assuming that this will come later in their story - sort of an "off the pages" revelation that we don't get to see. He'd almost need to, with the way she'd managed to reveal some of her inner demons to him.

It was a little surprising that Graham and Emma never made a cameo, other than one paparazzi mention of them. I definitely knew that their story was over, but a brief pass-by from them would have been fun.

I'm going to miss this series. Part of me almost wishes that there would be a book 4, just because I don't want to leave these characters behind, but I didn't ever like Brooke and she was the only other character that got enough mention to possibly warrant a book. Maybe this is the right ending, after all.(less)

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Dec 30, 2011 Tasha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: unforgetable

I will start by saying, I have always had a soft spot for Reid, even in his super jerk-moments! In all 3 books my heart broke for the Alexander family, but mostly for little boy inside of Reid. And the sweetness he was so afraid to show anyone, until Dori come along. She gave him something worth fighting for. I loved her too! I am going to have to reread this book, because I rushed the entire thing; just wanting Reid to have his HEA. My excitement for this book's release was will worth the wait!...more

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May 02, 2012 Chrystle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-romance, ba-author

Yet another awesome story in the Between the Lines series. I can't express how much I thoroughly enjoy every line in this book! I was hesitant going into this book because, in all honesty, I despised Reid!! The idea of a book centered around him made me angry. Needless to say, not only am I NOT angry...I'm downright in love with Reid Alexander!! Absolutely fantastic. And a little birdie told me there is going to be another installment? I sure hope this is true!! This is by far one of my favorite...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Yesitsgizelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm so obsessed with this entire series so far! very character is just so carefully planned out, and each of their stories are so much like real life, celebrities or non celebrities I think everyone could relate. I love every single book and character because they each have something different to offer. Brooke the girl we all love to hate and realize that underneath her tough exterior is just a girl crying out for the attention she was never given growing up, Reid the guy who we believe has it a...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Jazzmin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chiclit, ya-contemporary

Just finished watching Anna Karenina and I have to say, after the most tragic but exquisite conclusion to the movie, I wanted to bury myself under some light novel. I was into the Young Adult genre at the moment so with a couple of clicks here and there coupled with good reviews about this novel, i started leafing my way through this book.

Sometimes when a book is so full of clichés (which is more than I can expect from YA Contemporaries lately) I get bored and skip pages until the story gets a...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Isabel Morin rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am officially a Tammara Webber fan, though I guess I have been since reading "Easy" not long ago. After that I read the first book in the Between the Lines series. While that was good, it didn't wow me, but it was also, I believe, the first book she wrote. Since I had already read "Easy" I knew she was a fantastic writer but I figured that maybe the series just wasn't for me, as I'm neither a young adult or a new adult. (Far from it!) But a friend of mine raved about "Good for You" and so I bo...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Patience B rated it 5 of 5 stars

Okay, finally, Reid's book. I have to admit going into this book I didn't have high hopes for him. So far through the series he's been a colossal jerk, complete with the belief that he is God's gift. He drinks, he indulges in drugs and he sleeps with anything that moves. Given this description you kind of wonder where Emma saw that he could be a better person.

The opening sentence really doesn't help his case. In the beginning of the book he's the Reid that we all know and grudgingly love, grudg...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Jen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Dagnabbit! My face is beginning to hurt from all the grinning I've been doing while reading this book! ^.^ Just finished it a minute ago and found myself giggling (yes, GIGGLING) with delight.

Reid has redeemed himself TOTALLY in this third book in the original Between the Lines trilogy (which I just found out yesterday is turning into a series because Tammara Webber is coming out with a FOURTH book!). (view spoiler)...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Amanda rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: new-adult

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Nov 21, 2012 Kala rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have mixed feelings about Good For You. Reid has been such a dynamic and interesting character and I was curious about how Tammara Webber would write his love story.

At the start of the book, Reid is up to his usual antics - partying, womanizing, and drunk driving. After being completely wasted and plowing in to a house, Reid finds himself in front of a judge who sentences him to a month of community service building houses.

He meets Dori at the home building site where she is a volunteer. Dori...more

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Oct 01, 2012 Makii rated it 5 of 5 stars

*Hiperventilando*
Y yo que creia que no podia amar mas a Reid!! Ohhhhh no, claro! El todavia tenia todo ese encanto guardado, listo para dejarme mas loca!
Este libro es... Perfecto!! Todo,todo...
Reid es arrogante,mujeriego, te dan ganas de matarlo...y despues derrocha todo ese poder y te deja floja(igual que a la prota)y se vuelve perfecto sin dejar de ser el rebelde que es! Y una ya no puede pensar en nada mas que amarlo!
Ame ver esa transicion! Como se van enamorando poco a poco, luchando contr...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Gliterary Girl (Page Managed by Sara) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Even though I found the second book below par, I decided to stick the series out and thankfully I did because book three (Good For You) was a home run.

This was by far the best of the lot. The a-hole character from the first two was the lead in this and he finds redemption in the love of a selfless (NON-VIRGIN, EUREKA!!!!). I found his transformation into a decent human like watching Lindsey Lohan decide to love humanity more than her plasti...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Allison rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, best-of-the-best, love-story

I LOVED this book!! To be honest, I didn't really like Reid before reading the third installment of the series. However, I've gotta admit, after finishing it, I now adore him! Reid and Dori have such amazing chemistry, and I would even go as far as to say that I think I might like them better than the Graham/Emma pairing (um, is that even possible?). Dori and Reid compliment each other so well!

I actually thought the book was a bit slow in the beginning with the whole Habitat thing, but that's ok...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Annabel Maghirang Parado rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-romance

3.5 stars

Finally! Reid found and fought the love that was meant for him.
Reid from being rich and famous we all know that he is lonely, I am glad he didn’t fucked up this time.

It was the accident that he involves in start a new phase of Reid’s life; he found the path of enlightenment thru Dori. Dori was the volunteer who supervise Reid why doing his mandatory community service to re-build the house that he wrecked while driving drunk and wasted.

Dori is un-affected with Reid’s looks and stardom;...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Aimee L. Salter rated it 5 of 5 stars

And Tammara Webber officially brings it HOME!

I can't say enough good things about this book. I read the entire series in a few days. Having adored the first two books, opening the first pages of this one had me bouncing with anticipation.

When I realized we'd be spending a lot of time with an entirely new character, I was initially disappointed. But that only lasted 5 or 10 pages. By the end, this had become my favorite book of the trilogy.

For the record, the character arc of Reid Alexander (thr...more

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Jun 23, 2012 Anna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Anna by: Natalie

Shelves: amazing-writing, badass-dude, books-i-cried-at, brain-junkfood, i-have-a-crush, i-have-no-idea-where-i-bought-this, lovey-dovey, my-precious, teenage-dreams

I feel a tad ashamed at just how much I loved this book, since if I were to reread certain chapters and carefully look for original plot ideas and twists I would probably find none to satisfy my inner literature Nazi. With that being said, I wholeheartedly do not even care.

From the very beginning I fell in love with the characters and the simplistic plot, and the actual emotion they displayed. It just felt so real and unassuming, as if the author wasn't striving to evoke some sort of deeper feel...more

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Jun 16, 2012 Tressa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, young-adult

Good for You by Tammara Webber was an unexpected gem. I admit that I have not read self-published authors in the past. There are so many self-published books and I don’t know how to discern which one I wish to read. In this particular case, Good For You was recommended by a review site that I frequent.

The premise and the review intrigued me so I purchased Good For You. This is actually the third book in a series, Between the Lines, but I didn’t feel that I had missed anything integral by not re...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Karen Scott rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-books

Not quite as good as Easy, mostly because I spent a fair amount of time hating Reid, the selfish asshole. I preferred the heroine, because although she could have easily been a Mary Sue type character, she had enough un-angelic traits that made her more believable. She could be a tad judgemental, especially when it came to Reid, but seeing as he was such a monumental arsehole, I totally got why. What I did like about Dori was that actually she was pretty self-aware, and she did question her beha...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Michael Burhans rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

The third book in Ms. Webber's Between The Lines series. It is also the best one so far. We introduce a new major character into the series, and get to know an older one much better.

As always with Ms. Webber's books, the characters are utterly believable, and the situations they find themselves in are completely real world. You find yourself emotionally invested in these people. Some you want to give a swift kick in the pants, others you want to hug.

As with her other books I am again impresse...more

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Jun 13, 2012 Bitchie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, romance, fucking-loved-it, new-adult-mature-ya

I admit that I was wary going into this one. Say what you want about Reid, but he was NOT a very nice guy in the previous two books in this series. He's spoiled, he drinks to much, he sleeps around a LOT, treats women pretty crappy, and manipulates to try to get what he wants.

So when I heard book 3 was totally about him, I was cautious, but I had heard good things, so I forged ahead. And I am SO glad I did! Reid really redeemed himself a lot in this one. We knew all along that Reid was just a pr...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Kaitlin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-chick-lit, chick-lit

Well, Tammara Webber has done it again. Hands down my favorite author of 2012, I loved every second of Easy and the Between the Lines trilogy. I thought for sure Good For You would be the exception, since the protagonist was the self-centered Reid, but I was absolutely in love with him by the time I finished the book. He's smart, he's charming, and he's a changed man; I was very impressed with how he develops after meeting the selfless Dori Cantrell.

Dori is a preacher's daughter and active volu...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Majibookshelf Juhina & Farah rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am a huge fan of Tammara Webber's Between The Lines series, and they are honestly one of my favorite contemporary reads! The first and second books follow Emma and Graham's story, who are Reid's costars, however in this installment, it follows the story of Reid, post losing Emma to Graham and finally coming to terms with it. I had my doubts to be honest, I really wanted the third book to also be about Emma and Graham because they became a favorite of mine. Also this is more like a companion no...more I am a huge fan of Tammara Webber's Between The Lines series, and they are honestly one of my favorite contemporary reads! The first and second books follow Emma and Graham's story, who are Reid's costars, however in this installment, it follows the story of Reid, post losing Emma to Graham and finally coming to terms with it. I had my doubts to be honest, I really wanted the third book to also be about Emma and Graham because they became a favorite of mine. Also this is more like a companion novel to the first two. You can read this without reading the first two, but if you're planning on reading them all, start with the first book, and trust me, you won't be disappointed!
Reid crashes his one week old porsche, so he lands himself community service to help rebuild the house he crashed into. Enters Dori, the humanitarian volunteer loving preacher's daughter. I loved the bickering and fluttered moments between those two. Dori wants nothing to do with Reid, at the beginning, and Reid takes this up as a challenge. I mean, he's never been rejected, he is the hottest male celebrity right now, think Justin Bieber or Joe Jonas our time. I loved how his character grows throughout the book. From the jerk he usually is, to actually starting to CARE about something, whether its Dori or just giving a crap about his actions and thinking of the consequences.
As for Dori, throughout the whole book she struggles with her growing attraction towards Reid, she was already set in labeling him as a womanizing Jerk, and usually confided those thoughts to her older sister. Oh and a head's up, but I cried reading this book; yes it's not just a fluffy read, it broke my heart and was very realistic, you don't always get everything you want in life right?
Reid was my least favorite character in this series, and what started off with me sneering at his "charm" and supposed wit, turned into actual likeness to his character, without him actually drastically changing from jerk to saint and me doubting the character change. Tammara webber knows how to write! When I read the first book, I loved it so much and had SUCH high expectations for the second one, usually I end up being disappointed, but Where You Are was as good! and I can say the same thing for the last book, Good For You.
Overall, I loved Good For You, it was a great contemporary read and I hope all you contemporary lovers give it a try! This has only been released in digital format so it's very easy to get your hands on it. Keep note of this author, because I can't wait for any new novel she releases! Also the author posted that she's planning on writing a fourth book in this series! This is surprising news to me so i'm really excited! Check out her website for more information.(less)

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Author of Mature YA/New Adult contemporary novels: Easy, and the Between the Lines series.

I'm a former undergraduate academic advisor, married to my high school sweetheart, mother to three adult children and four very immature cats.

Please check my blog, (TammaraWebber.com), for book updates. If you have questions, I have an FAQ tab there, with a public email address listed for anything not covered...more

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