nikkideeley 's review for:

Downfall by Ellie Sanders

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Book 36 of 2024: Downfall - Ellie Sanders

A dark, modern day version of Romeo and Juliet. Rose Capulet’s life was ruined by Roman Montague six years ago, he was exiled from Verona and now he’s returned to exact his revenge.

Review:

⭐️ 4/5

An interesting reimagining of Romeo and Juliet with a much darker side to it. The use of some original Romeo and Juliet characters whilst changing others was somewhat confusing - personally I would have either committed fully to all character names or changed them all. The story gripped me and I did enjoy the story in general, I intend to read the next book soon to see how it all develops as it definitely ends on a cliffhanger. This book is a dark romance and is trigger filled so if that’s not something you’re okay with then I don’t recommend this book as some scenes are particularly difficult. 

Challenges:

📚Books in 2024: 36/60

Book Information:

📖 Pages: 448

📖 Format: Kindle  

📖 Type: Fiction 

📖 Genre: Romance

📖 Series: Twisted Love Duet  

Favourite Quotes:

“everyone is talking about their great love story as if they had one. As if this were some Greek tragedy playing out before our eyes.”

“she’s an enigma. A puzzle that perhaps I’ll never solve.”

“I guess that’s the problem when you get too high up the food chain, you forget the people under you who are holding you up.”