Published by SRL Publishing on 11th April 2023
Format: eBook
Source: Kindle Unlimited, Publisher
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Romeo and Juliet - one of the most famous tales ever told.
But what if their violent delights had not ended in tragedy?
What then for the star-crossed lovers, doomed to burn so bright and brief?When Romeo Montague fails to kill himself at his wife's side, he and Juliet instead go into exile - far from the rage of their families.
Twenty years later they return with their grown children to a city still beset by the unending feud between Montagues and Capulets.
Their survival has cost Verona dearly and danger stalks them still, but does their love finally hold the key to ending the city's woes?
I am going to start off this review and say, I am so not the intended reader of this book. I am of simple folk. I love action, ghosts, and easy words, but on occasion, I will dip my toe into something new. Something out of my comfort zone. Not going to lie this book took me longer than normal to read, and at one point I did wonder if I would finish it. But not for the reasons you might think.
The language and the eloquence of this book are beautiful. But at times it was beyond me and I had to concentrate on this book. I couldn’t be distracted and do you know what I was rewarded with such a gorgeous tale. What would happen if Romeo and Juliet lived? Like most people, this is one of my favourite Shakespeare works. (Othello is my favourite) so I wanted to snap this up when I heard what it was about. Who hasn’t imagined what life would be for our favourite star-crossed lovers if they had survived?
I was rewarded with a story of love, bravery, loss and growth. There was of course some action, come it’s a fighting Verona, but these characters were given a new dimension. New support which enabled them to be something much more than two people in love. They were hope, hope for what there is to come
I adored this book. I have to say it was worth the nights off and settling down to devour, I had the rare luxury to ignore everyone and everything and be transported back. This would be an amazing film, I don’t think that about every book I read, but, this definitely would be one I would love to watch play out. Of course in my head, everyone was from Baz Luhrmann’s film 😂
I think this is such a special book, and it demands and gets all the respect I could muster and so much more. I love discovering new books and authors and this is a special one for me.
Until the next time xxx
Huge thanks to Anne at Random Things Tours for the tour invite and to the publisher and author for a copy of the book in return for my honest and unbiased review
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annecater says
Thanks for the blog tour support x