Publisher: Simon Pulse
Release Date: May 01, 2012
Format: Paperback
Page: 334
Release Date: May 01, 2012
Format: Paperback
Page: 334
What’s in a name, Shakespeare? I’ll tell you:
Everything. Rosaline knows that she and Rob are destined to be
together. Rose has been waiting for years for Rob to kiss her—and when he
finally does, it’s perfect. But then Juliet moves back to town. Juliet, who
used to be Rose’s best friend. Juliet, who now inexplicably hates her. Juliet,
who is gorgeous, vindictive, and a little bit crazy...and who has set her
sights on Rob. He doesn’t even stand a chance. Rose is
devastated over losing Rob to Juliet. This is not how the story was supposed to
go. And when rumors start swirling about Juliet’s instability, her neediness,
and her threats of suicide, Rose starts to fear not only for Rob’s heart, but
also for his life. Because Shakespeare may have gotten the story wrong, but we
all still know how it ends….
***
I’m going to start by saying that I’m a huge Shakespeare
fan. I love his plays, even though almost all of them end up in a tragedy. So
when I got When You Were Mine for a
review, I was both nervous and excited to read it. I’ve never read a re-telling
before, so being my first re-telling book, I didn’t know what to except.
Because I was very intrigued to find out what it’s about, I
read this book as soon as I got it. It was such a quick, fun read. I was able
to finish it right away. When You Were
Mine is a great re-telling, and for my first re-telling, it was fantastic. I loved it. N0netheless, the
characters were, to be honest, not my favorite. I admit. I usually dislike a book
if I don’t like the characters, but in this book, the story had more pull on me
that I kept reading. After a while I got used to the characters, and I was able
to read it without the trouble.
When
You Were Mine was a refreshing read. It’s good to be reminded
of the greatest love story. It’s even better that we get to read this book from
Rosaline--Romeo first love—POV instead of the story we all know told from the
perspective of two star crossed lovers, I think. (It’s been a long time since I
read it, so I don’t remember if it was in Romeo or Juliet’s POV.) Anyway, I
only had one problem with this book and that it is the love interest. It’s plain. I didn’t like it.
All in all, When You
Were Mine is a great summer read that I believe everyone going to
love. Rebecca Serle did an amazing job
with her debut of the re-telling of Romeo and Juliet.
Rating: 4/5
8 comments:
This sounds really good! I've been wanting to read it for a while now, and you've just made me want to read it even more. It's pretty interesting how it's written in Rosaline's POV, so that will be exciting to read!
Thanks for the great review.(:
Cant wait for this book omg. Great review Mesa. <3
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I've just recently started getting into retellings, myself. I really liked When You Were Mine! It held the perfect mix of emotions for a story about love and heartbreak. :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I often found re-tellings a bit hard to swallow as most times nothing new is really added and it's just a modern day take on the same story. But I like that this is giving a new POV to the story and taking it somewhere different. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing :)
ahh a romeo & juliet re-write....nice i'll be sure to check it out
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This book looks interesting. I'm glad that you enjoyed it so much!
I'm glad that you liked it, eventhough the characters and love interest weren't your favorites. It sounds pretty good and I love Shakespeare, so I think I will try it out. Thanks for the review!
Oh, I'm reading this now and really liking it! It was kind of unsettling going in because I knew I was going to end up with a broken heart, but it totally seems worth it. Oh my goodness, that you can like a book THAT much, despite the characters? Speaks volumes! I'm with you on that, too... The teens in it don't really seem authentic, and Charlie's 'we're POPULAR!' is irritating. Fab review, m'dear! So glad you liked :)
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