Goodreads Blurb
The most tragic love story in history . . .
Juliet Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, a sacrifice made to ensure his own immortality. But what Romeo didn't anticipate was that Juliet would be granted eternity, as well, and would become an agent for the Ambassadors of Light. For 700 years, she's fought Romeo for the souls of true lovers, struggling to preserve romantic love and the lives of the innocent. Until the day she meets someone she's forbidden to love, and Romeo, oh Romeo, will do everything in his power to destroy that love.
So many of us readers have read, or at least heard about, the tragic love story Romeo and Juliet. And if you haven't heard about the original play, then at least you know Gnomeo and Juliet, right? Anyways, I absolutely love retellings, or anything that twists a classic piece. If you look at my bookshelf, you'll find many retellings of faery tales!
At first, I have to admit, I was afraid this might ruin my image of Romeo as the most romantic lover, and thank goodness it didn't! Romeo still loved Juliet, just in a sick, twisted sort of way. But besides that fear, I was hooked once I read the blurb above. This story gives you a view of things that you'd have never expected, and if you're a Shakespere fan, I can almost promise that you'll abandon your hopes of finding your own Romeo and look for your own...wait, sorry, almost let out a spoiler! I'm sure you'll want to know though, but nah, you'll just have to read it.
One of my favorite parts of this, is the ending. Usually, I hate finishing a book because the ending always...I don't know, ruins things I guess. But this one I loved. It's so unexpected, so deliciously shocking, and so obvious! I can't believe I missed it, but when I look back, there were so many hints that I didn't catch! The turn of events had me jumping saying "nononononononononono!!!!!!!!!!" And...it still happened. I'mnot happy about that.
What ticked me off, (come on, you should be used to these by now) was that the results of what happened weren't very...realistic. I keep thinking of what could've happened in this...alternative ending, and I keep liking that ending more and more. What happened wouldn't have happened in "reality"! You don't always get second chances. Another thing was that over and over, Juliet kep thinking, "I can't do this! He's supposed to love someone else! And I can't fall in love!" Which really just got annoying every time she thought it.
But all in all, it was a good book, so...yeah. oh, and watch out for book #2, Romeo Redeemed! I sure will!
Pages:307
Series: Juliet Immortal #1
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Rating: 3 stars
"And I know he is mine. For now, for the rest of our lives, no matter what comes next."
I love re-tellings of classics. Romeo and Juliet is one of my all-time favorites. When I heard about this book, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. But you didn't seem to like the ending. So now I am on the fence whether to read it or not.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review! I'm going to read this. :)
ReplyDeleteI had such mixed feelings about this book. I really enjoyed some aspects of it, like the whole twist on the R & J love story, but there were other things I feel could have been a lot better. I will definitely check out Romeo Redeemed at some point. I have heard that it is better than Juliet Immortal. We shall see. Thanks!
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