Someone asked, so here it is. 

This is a book I’ve been looking forward to reading for quite some time. I bought it long ago and it has sat on my shelf these long years, waiting to be picked up. Eventually, I grew scared of it because I had such hopes for it, but it turns out that I shouldn’t have been at all afraid! Ophelia ended up being a mesmerizing and enjoyable tale, different from other Hamlet retellings I’ve read in the past, placing a unique interpretation on Ophelia’s character and her relationship with Hamlet. My one, ugly complaint about this book is that it had such an amazing pace that turned to a slow, painstaking crawl towards the end of the book, and where I had hoped for a climax, I instead crawled towards the ending after reading pages upon pages of nearly worthless fluff. However, despite that, I still honestly enjoyed the first three-fourths of this book, and I would definitely recommend it.

What I Liked: Spoilers!

This book was SO GOOD until it reached the end of the play. Then we followed Ophelia to the nunnery, and it just got...so boring. I mean, holy crap. I really don't care about these random nuns. They don't serve a purpose except to give Ophelia somewhere to go and stay for awhile. We spent way too long there, and it dragged very suddenly at the end. So...three stars.

Spoiler below.

I actually really like this. I've been reading through it the last few days and while it's not perfect, and I don't think I'd give it five stars, I'm really enjoying it. It's kind of weird how much Hamlet retellings fascinate me, and this one has a really interesting interpretation of the Hamlet/Ophelia relationship. Though, honestly, I might compare every Ophelia retelling to A Wounded Name, and I really liked that book. 

Also, every Hamlet retelling convinces me more and more that Horatio is in love with Ophelia, and I can't really stop myself from shipping it more and more.