Some loves never let you go ...

Cassie swore she'd never forgive Ethan for breaking her heart when they were in acting school years ago. He was her one great love, and when he refused to love her back, a part of her died forever ... or so she thought. Now she and Ethan are sharing a Broadway stage, and he's determined to win her back. Finally he's able to say all the things she needed to hear years ago ... but can she believe him? Has he really changed, and what makes this time different from all his other broken promises? The answer lies somewhere in the past, and now the truth will come to light.

Will Cassie rediscover what it's like to be trusting and open again - the way she was before Ethan? Or is it too late for these star-crossed lovers?

Review

What can I say, Leisa Rayven continues to captivate me. Book one, Bad Romeo, is literally my favourite book, so even though I was a bit worried about Broken Juliet, I knew deep down it was going to be another fantastic read.

Unlike Bad Romeo, Broken Juliet was set more in the past life of Cassie and Ethan than the present. It gave us a more understanding of these characters and what they went through together. We also finally get to understand Ethan in his own words. Well you know what I mean once you read this story (which you should).

I think every girl can understand the powerful feelings of first love, especially the dumb things we do for it. No matter the difference, I can relate to Cassie's feelings 100%. Finally there is a book out there where your "first love" isn't all peaches and cream. There are a few hard pips along the way.

For me I think it's was good for them to break up and go their separate ways, not only for them to grow up, but also to learn life's lessons on their own.

Again I can not fault Leisa Rayven's writing skills. I'm laughing, crying, on the edge of my seat from page one. I can not wait to see what other stories she creates, and hopefully soon, I need more.

Leisa Rayven is an author I'll be happy to pay an arm and a leg to get my hands on her next masterpiece.

Cassie Taylor was just another good girl acting student. Ethan Holt was the bad boy on campus. Then one fated casting choice for Romeo and Juliet changed it all. Like the characters they were playing onstage, Cassie and Ethan's epic romance seemed destined. Until it ended in tragedy when he shattered her heart. 

Now they've made it to Broadway where they're reunited as romantic leads once again - and their passionate scenes force them to confront the heartbreaking lows and pulse-pounding highs of their intense college affair. For Ethan, losing Cassie was h is biggest regret-and he's determined to redeem himself. But for Cassie, even though Ethan was her first and only great love, he hurt her too much to ever be trusted again. The trouble is, when it comes to love, sometimes it's the things that aren't good for us that are the most irresistible.

Review

When I first saw this book in stores (a while ago now), I was hesitant to buy it. The cover looked beautiful, but the title had me second guessing. Now why I didn't read the synopsis is anybody's guess, because the whole time I was believing this book was a re-telling of Romeo and Juliet. I just have this feeling that the author is going to destroy the story that I've loved since I was a child.

Now if only I had read the synopsis, which I normally do, I would've known it really had nothing to do with a re-telling of anything. This story is 100% original, and boy did I LOVE this book.

I've never literally laughed out loud so many times in any other book before. The banter between our main characters, Cassie and Ethan, was something I enjoyed most about this book. Even when they were fighting, the chemistry between these two was mesmerizing.

It's in Cassie's point of view, alternating between past and present. Sometimes, more often than not, when a book is like this it ends up being terrible and all over the place. I can happily say Bad Romeo is none of that, it's so well written that everything just falls into place.

Leisa Rayven knows how to write a complex love story with amazing and even more complex characters. Whatever this author writes in the future, I'm definitely going to read it.

This is a duology, so knowing that going into the book I knew it was going to end on a cliff hanger of some kind. What I didn't anticipate was my obsession and my lack of ability to put this down. So when it ended like it did, was I pissed off. In a way thank goodness I don't have to wait long for the second book to come out, it was actually released a few days ago. That's what I call good timing.

Also, if this ends with Cassie and Ethan not being happily together, then I'm going to be really angry. So watch out Leisa Rayven, this OTP better end beautifully.