Author: Stacey Jay
Series: Juliet Immortal Duology: Book One
Star Rating: ★★★★
"Juliet Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, a sacrifice made to ensure his own immortality. But what Romeo didn't anticipate was that Juliet would be granted eternity, as well, and would become an agent for the Ambassadors of Light. For 700 years, she's fought Romeo for the souls of true lovers, struggling to preserve romantic love and the lives of the innocent. Until the day she meets someone she's forbidden to love, and Romeo, oh Romeo, will do everything in his power to destroy that love." -Goodreads.
Over all I was pleasantly surprised by this story. I found it on the bargain shelf at my local bookstore and decided to give it a shot after seeing Ariel Bissett's review of it, saying that she gave it three out of five stars. I was expecting to enjoy it, but not as much as I did. I ended up falling in love with the story, the only thing that really bothered me was the serious case of Insta-love that this book suffers from. As soon as Juliet takes over Ariel's body, she immediately falls in love with this boy, and she goes back and forth between him and Romeo for quite a bit of the book. The thing that I enjoyed the most about this book, however, was Romeo.
In the original play by Shakespeare, I absolutely hated Romeo. He annoyed me to no end, however in this book, I really enjoyed him. He was sarcastic and witty, and the way that he would push Juliet's buttons just made me giggle constantly. To be honest, the main reason that I want to continue on with this series is the fact that the next book follows Romeo instead of Juliet, and therefor promises me a good time. I definitely look forward to reading it.
I would recommend this book to anyone who didn't really enjoy the play when they had to read it in school. I am sure that some people who did enjoy it would like it as well, but they would have to be open to the spin that this book takes. It was a fun read, and I thoroughly enjoyed my time reading it.
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