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A review by jtone
Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story by Lisa Fiedler
3.0
Romeo’s Ex by Lisa Fiedler tells the story of Romeo and Juliet from the perspective of Rosalind, the young lady Romeo is in love with at the beginning of Shakespeare’s play. I really enjoyed it.
If you’ve ever read or seen Romeo and Juliet, you know what the storyline of this book is. In this retelling, Rosalind is a fairly sensible, slightly older cousin of Juliet’s. Her story weaves around the plot of Romeo and Juliet, looking at things from a different angle but not changing the plot.
There are some faults with this book. The biggest one is a repetition of a particular plot device, but I’m not sure if that’s due to a deliberate tongue in cheek take on Shakespeare or a fault of the author. Rosalind is a little too modern in outlook, but that’s a common fault of historical romances.
I enjoyed this book and I plan on tracking down the author’s other book – "Dating Hamlet".
If you’ve ever read or seen Romeo and Juliet, you know what the storyline of this book is. In this retelling, Rosalind is a fairly sensible, slightly older cousin of Juliet’s. Her story weaves around the plot of Romeo and Juliet, looking at things from a different angle but not changing the plot.
There are some faults with this book. The biggest one is a repetition of a particular plot device, but I’m not sure if that’s due to a deliberate tongue in cheek take on Shakespeare or a fault of the author. Rosalind is a little too modern in outlook, but that’s a common fault of historical romances.
I enjoyed this book and I plan on tracking down the author’s other book – "Dating Hamlet".