djinnia's review against another edition
4.0
In Juliet Immortal we have the original Juliet and her Romeo as enemies fighting each other for the last 700 years. They are opposite sides of an eternal battle of love and hate, Mercenaries and Ambassadors.
This shift is different. Juliet cannot contact Nurse and Romeo has shifted into a new body too quickly. They are on a collision course where she learns about the way out of her contract along with Romeo. Then she realizes one thing that she had to learn in 700 years.
She meets Ben and her world turns upside down even more.
I liked the premise to this book. The simple yet inspiring concept of good vs. evil fighting for love albeit not all for altruistic purposes is fantastic.
The plot is filled with so many places to guess what is going on that I had fun trying to figure out which plot twist was going to happen next. The ending coda of the book blew me away. I can't wait to find out what happens in the sequel.
This shift is different. Juliet cannot contact Nurse and Romeo has shifted into a new body too quickly. They are on a collision course where she learns about the way out of her contract along with Romeo. Then she realizes one thing that she had to learn in 700 years.
She meets Ben and her world turns upside down even more.
I liked the premise to this book. The simple yet inspiring concept of good vs. evil fighting for love albeit not all for altruistic purposes is fantastic.
The plot is filled with so many places to guess what is going on that I had fun trying to figure out which plot twist was going to happen next. The ending coda of the book blew me away. I can't wait to find out what happens in the sequel.
maryam162424's review against another edition
5.0
BEN!!! I loved that boy and this book was just so cheesy that I couldn't help but hate that I loved it!!! I loved Juliet's strong and selfless character and the twist of Romeo and Juliet.
catholicamanda's review against another edition
3.0
Juliet Immortal gives us a twisted version of the story of Romeo and Juliet. Apparently Romeo was actually the one who murdered his new bride, Juliet, in order to gain immortality.
So Romeo becomes a Mercenary and Juliet is also granted immortality as an Ambassador of Light. They stand on the two sides of what has become a war zone: the love between soulmates.
Romeo’s task is to drive a wedge between the soulmates and cause one to sacrifice the other for the promise of immortality. Juliet’s task is to prevent that from happening. She is to fight for the love between the soulmates to stay strong.
Through it all, Romeo and Juliet are now enemies. We see Juliet making mistakes so similar to the mistakes she makes in Shakespeare’s play. Romeo is manipulative, turning any situation to whatever he wants and still using Juliet.
While this will never be a favorite read, it was intriguing the way the story of Romeo and Juliet was reinterpreted. The plot was entertaining, for the most part, with twists I didn’t necessarily see coming.
There were times when I just wanted to slap Juliet to make her actually pay attention to what was happening. Seriously, abusive best friends are not the way to go!
If you decide to give Juliet Immortal a read, let me know how you liked it. If you’ve already read it, please share as I am interested to see what others think.
This review first appeared at Orandi et Legendi.
So Romeo becomes a Mercenary and Juliet is also granted immortality as an Ambassador of Light. They stand on the two sides of what has become a war zone: the love between soulmates.
Romeo’s task is to drive a wedge between the soulmates and cause one to sacrifice the other for the promise of immortality. Juliet’s task is to prevent that from happening. She is to fight for the love between the soulmates to stay strong.
Through it all, Romeo and Juliet are now enemies. We see Juliet making mistakes so similar to the mistakes she makes in Shakespeare’s play. Romeo is manipulative, turning any situation to whatever he wants and still using Juliet.
While this will never be a favorite read, it was intriguing the way the story of Romeo and Juliet was reinterpreted. The plot was entertaining, for the most part, with twists I didn’t necessarily see coming.
There were times when I just wanted to slap Juliet to make her actually pay attention to what was happening. Seriously, abusive best friends are not the way to go!
If you decide to give Juliet Immortal a read, let me know how you liked it. If you’ve already read it, please share as I am interested to see what others think.
This review first appeared at Orandi et Legendi.
nbrenchley's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this book more than I did. The re-telling of Romeo and Juliet could have gone many ways and I just wasn't quite satisfied with this spin-off.
charlottee96's review against another edition
3.0
I would recommend this is anyone looking for an interesting spin on a Romeo and Juliet retelling
pranjallives's review against another edition
dark
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
cscottrun's review against another edition
4.0
After teaching R&J a thousand times, I'm glad they've landed in the fractured fairy tale universe. Hundreds of years of fighting each other instead of living the love-filled fantasy these two adolescents had imagined? Sounds like a sitcom marriage to me. I love weird time travel, and this had some of that. I appreciated that the magic elements of this weren't so clear cut. Romeo was easily the most interesting character, and I wish they spent more time on his perspective. He's why I read the sequel, but I wish I hadn't. He was ruined in it.
cosy_armchair_reader's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A wonderful book which describes love in such a way that it does seem like a written romance but not at the same time. A beautifully written take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet but with wondrous twists and unexpected turns. Would definitely recommend
kellywriting's review against another edition
4.0
This wasn't really what I was expecting, but I'm OK with that. It was definitely not the thoughtful, introspective novel I thought it would be...however, it turned into a fun, light read that kept me engaged until the end.
onceuponasarah's review against another edition
4.0
Really cute, easy book that's written well. I want to read the second.