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| Original Title: | Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story |
| ISBN: | 0805075003 (ISBN13: 9780805075007) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Verona(Italy) |
Lisa Fiedler
Hardcover | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.59 | 1020 Users | 135 Reviews
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| Title | : | Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story |
| Author | : | Lisa Fiedler |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | September 19th 2006 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Romance. Retellings. Fiction |
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Shakespeare's classic retold from another perspectiveRosaline won't let anyone or anything get in the way of her future as a healer. That is, until she meets Benvolio. Where Romeo's words had been hollow and unfounded, Benvolio's are filled with sincerity and true love. Now Rosaline finds herself caught between her feelings, her ambition, and her family's long-standing feud with the Montagues.
When Romeo turns his affections toward Ros's cousin, Juliet, their relationship brings the feud of the two houses to a new level. Rosaline and Benvolio hatch a plan to bring peace to the two families. But will they succeed?
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Ratings: 3.59 From 1020 Users | 135 ReviewsCriticism Containing Books Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story
A retelling that is still filled with tragedy, but with a charming twist. Also I'm Rosaline/Benvolio trash so of course I enjoyed it.DNF before page 50; the attempted Elizabethan style of speech was clunky, often trying to Shakespeare-ize modern expressions with poor results. Also, it was kind of annoying making Rosaline a healer's apprentice, mostly because it seems like that's the only 'independent-minded lady' job that seems to show up in these period YAs; it's a tired trope now. I liked that Romeo was portrayed as kind of an idiot instead of the Great Romantic Hero, but after picking up hints of increasing silliness from
* Hardcover: 256 pages * Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); 1st edition (September 19, 2006) * ISBN-10: 0805075003 * Author: Lisa Fiedler * Cover art: Love the cover art. * Overall rating * out of 5 stars * Obtained: My personal book shelfRomeo's Ex by Lisa FiedlerReviewed by Moirae the fates book reviewsRosaline won't let anyone or anything get in the way of her future as a healer. That is, until she meets Benvolio. Where Romeo's words had been hollow and unfounded, Benvolio's are filled
"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo." We all know the tragic story of the young, star-crossed lovers. But what of Rosaline? What is her story? What role did she play in this famous drama? Never actually seen in Shakespeares play, she is nonetheless extremely important. For if not for Romeos crush on her, he would never have crashed the Capulet masquerade ball in the first place.If true beauty comes from within, then Rosaline is truly a beautiful person. She is
My sister's choice, but I thought it looked intriguing (ignore the somewhat lame title). It was well written overall and makes good use of both Shakespearean language/humor (does get edgy) and the Romeo and Juliet story. My main criticism is that it gets chaotic (especially as the Romeo and Juliet story hits its dramatic point), switching between perspectives and changing directions a little too often, and sometimes the characters are a bit inconsistent (although I do like the way she
I love Shakespeare re-tellings. I love it when a tale gets re-vamped and a second chance. "Romeo's Ex" was excellently written, with a lovely twist on Shakespearean verse turned into prose and appropriate use of actual Shakespeare quotes in the text. It isn't easy to write like Shakespeare, so mad props there.As for content, I love the idea of adding to Rosaline's story. She did seem to get something of a short straw in "Romeo and Juliet." She's mentioned a few times, never actually appears in
The book Romeos Ex: Rosaline's Story by Lisa Fiedler was quite a good book. In this book you had more than one perspective to look forward to, there was Rosaline, Benvolio, Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo, all these perspectives are so different and they show what each character is feeling. In about 60 pages into the book (SMALL SPOILER ALERT) it shows the fight of the Capulets and the Montagues and tells of what Rosaline did, saving a boy's life in the brawl, Benvolio saves her and Mercutio takes
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