I really liked this book, because it took Shakespeare and all of his charmingly impossible writing (which I have never been able to hack through) and gave it a nice twist. Unfortunately too many of the "oh no, they're not dead!" parts, but our dear heroine even recognizes this humorously at one point, so it is far improved. ( )

Rosaline was not who I expected her to be. I thought this would be about a girl who falls in love end of story, but this book surprised me and showed me an independent girl who will do what ever she can to help others. Rosaline is adventurous, sassy, and independent. I also love how the author includes parts of the play within the book. ( )

In a story based on the Shakespeare play, sixteen-year-old Roseline, who is studying to be a healer, becomes romantically entangled with the Montague family even as her beloved young cousin, Juliet Capulet, defies the family feud to secretly marry Romeo.

There was a lot of good things about this book. The author merged her plot fairly well with Shakespeare's and used just enough Elizabethan language to give the book flavour. However, I thought the messages about love and maturity were pounded into the reader. I also thought the ending was overly preachy. The modern day sensibilities superimposed on this time period often didn't gel as well. ( )

This was the first book I read in 6th grade and really enjoyed it. It was entertaining and a different kind of book then my normal, so I was impressed. ( )