I noticed this book during a promotion and cracked it open during the holidays. Right away, I was swept into the depths this beautiful, dark story. I stayed up late and woke early to read, devouring it in less than 24 hours.I loved Julia's character, gifted in music and uncertain in life in so many ...
*Originally reviewed on Pages Of Forbidden Love
This review can be seen here on Books and Swoons .**I received a copy of this book from the author for a blog tour stop but it not did not influence this review in any way.**As I first started reading, I found myself clicking with the protagonist, Julia. Julia is the good girl who always seems to do...
“Love story or cautionary tale?” asks a character in Stephanie Parent’s Defy the Stars regarding Shakespeare’s doomed lovers.Perhaps the answer isn’t as black and white as the question suggests. Life so rarely is. Why should the love story of Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague be any different?So pe...