4 starsI was totally engrossed in this re-telling of Romeo and Juliet. I loved Rose's voice, though at times her passive personality grated on my nerves. This book was very hard to put down!Full review soon at www.mangamaniaccafe.com
This book is completely fantastic. It's been a while since I've read a Chick-Lit book quite like this one. Honestly. It ranks up near Scrambled Eggs at Midnight, Dream Factory, Anna and the French Kiss, and Lola and the Boy Next Door. Seriously. (If you haven't already heard, I'm completely in ...
I usually love alternative retellings of popular and classic works, particularly if the story involved gives a unique twist or spin on the original work that makes you consider it in its own league or spectrum. I think the best Shakespearean spin-off/retelling/interpretation I've read in recent memo...
Ok, confession time: I've never actually read Romeo and Juliet. I know, shame on me! But of course I know the story and I actually also knew about Rosaline, the girl who doesn't physically show up in the play. So when I read the summary and found out it would be Rosaline's story in a retelling I wen...
I'm one of the rare few who doesn't actually like the original Romeo & Juliet. I've always found it extremely depressing, unromantic, and wildly inappropriate. That being said, I love Romeo & Juliet retellings. So when I heard about this book I immediatly put it on my wishlist. When You Were Mine is...
This book is a real snarkfest, in fact I kind of wish someone other than me was reviewing this right now, I have a good many friends who could really go to town on this one. The author successfully manages to be sexist to both men and women, indulge in a bout of slut-shaming, and completely miss the...
Full review to come, but.....I feel like Ron Burgundy. This novel has left me in a glass case of emotion. I've always hated Romeo and Juliet - not the play, the people. Their choices and decisions. Their fickleness. It irritates the hell out of me. And because of that, my hatred for these two fictio...
Retellings for me are a hit or miss, and this was a hit. I enjoyed the plot and the twist of seeing everything from a new view. Rosie had a voice and story that helped me to feel for her and care about what she's going through. Her relationship with Rob is so new and tender and I just wanted to r...
Guys, let's have a little chat.William Shakespeare is a fantastic writer, honestly. He's created a lot of words we use today, his writing is really beautiful and descriptive and there's a reason we quote him so much. However, I hate Romeo and Juliet. I hate most of the plays I've read, really, but e...
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