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caidyn's review
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!
When I requested this, all I really paid attention to was that it was some kind of Romeo and Juliet retelling. And it definitely is in multiple ways. Jerzie Jhames is a teenager auditioning for a play, which is a retelling of the Shakespeare play but as if they were reincarnated and had refound each other. While she doesn't get the female lead role, she is one of the understudies to that person, who happens to be a famous popstar. And then Jerzie starts falling for the lead male. It was a cute story but, at times, I definitely realized I was a bit too old for it. I could connect with the characters and understand them with their plight, but I was still seeing other ways to go about solving problems. The ending also wrapped up too neatly for me and I felt that the villain was one-sided throughout the story. So, it was a really good debut, but had some areas I felt could have been different.
When I requested this, all I really paid attention to was that it was some kind of Romeo and Juliet retelling. And it definitely is in multiple ways. Jerzie Jhames is a teenager auditioning for a play, which is a retelling of the Shakespeare play but as if they were reincarnated and had refound each other. While she doesn't get the female lead role, she is one of the understudies to that person, who happens to be a famous popstar. And then Jerzie starts falling for the lead male. It was a cute story but, at times, I definitely realized I was a bit too old for it. I could connect with the characters and understand them with their plight, but I was still seeing other ways to go about solving problems. The ending also wrapped up too neatly for me and I felt that the villain was one-sided throughout the story. So, it was a really good debut, but had some areas I felt could have been different.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Minor: Suicide
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