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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Delacorte Press (July 9, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385743505
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385743501
  • Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.2 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsCan we get a sequel to this sequel to Romeo and Juliet?
By L. Rawles on July 12, 2013
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Full disclosure: I knew Melinda when I was about 17 and she was about 13. She was a pretty cool 13-year-old, but since it's been a decade and a half since I last saw her, I feel like I can be impartial about this book.

And my impartial opinion is: I love this book. Love it to pieces. 4.75 stars, for me.

Still Star-Crossed is the sequel to Romeo and Juliet, and tells what happened after the Capulets and the Montagues swore to the Prince that their deadly feud died with their children. Slight spoiler alert: It didn't go great. "If generations could not cure their ire, will a summer of murder really do so?" asks the Prince.

The heroine of Still Star-Crossed is Rosaline, the girl Romeo first lost his heart to, the girl who turned him down. The girl now wracked with guilt that had she accepted him, both he and her cousin Juliet might still be alive. Not to worry, though; she does not spend her time languishing. Because there is plenty that she is called on to do to save Verona from further bloodshed.

Including marrying Benvolio Montague, Romeo's dear friend, at the order of her beloved prince, Escalus. Marry the man who holds her to blame for the death of his friends, a Montague brought up to hate her as a Capulet descendant? Not terribly appealing. But don't worry; she has a plan....

I don't claim to be a Shakespearean scholar, but I've read quite a few of his plays and enjoy them very much. Melinda made the choice to keep the dialogue true to the way his characters spoke in his plays, using "thee" and "thou." I had no trouble with this, and I think that if you give yourself a chapter or two, you won't have a problem either. I loved the evocative language, and I think it keeps you in the right headspace.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 stars3.5 Stars
By Shanna on September 1, 2013
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I feel a bit like a jerk for giving this book 3.5 stars. I really wanted to enjoy it more, but I found myself struggling a bit to finish it.

At first, the style of the dialogue--somewhat Shakespearean in nature-- was very offputting to me. I struggled to get through it simply because it seemed to be over the top. However, as I continued to read, it started to click by about page 30. I'm not sure if the style gradually tamed itself a bit, or if I became used to it, but at that point I accepted it and even began to enjoy it.

Another thing that lowered my review was the poor romance. For a book based off of a legendary, ill-fated romance of sorts (arguably just infatuation) the romance in this book was frustratingly slow and then all of a sudden far too fast in terms of build-up. It just wasn't written in quite the right way for me as a reader of YA romance/fiction books. Rosaline was likable enough and so was Benvolio, but they didn't mesh well at all. Benvolio wasn't as rounded as a character as Rosaline was and for the most part, all of the other characters seemed very flat and rote.

The book moved at a sluggish pace for the first two thirds, peppered with the occasionally boring death before it started to pick up. I found my attention waning, struggling to find interest to finish the book.

However, despite all those critiques, I really liked the idea behind the book. The author was talented at weaving in many characters from the original play and explaining their actions and their reactions to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. I enjoyed seeing what happened in Verona afterwards and I liked the author's creativity in that regard.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMove over Romeo and Juliet!
By Wchen25 on July 27, 2013
Format: Hardcover
Though I enjoy most of William Shakespeare's work, I am not a fan of Romeo and Juliet. However, I was interested in the premise of Still Star-Crossed and how it would play out. And wow, was I impressed. Not only was the writing excellent and the characters well-developed, but Melinda Taub re-created the world of Shakespeare's Italy in wonderful detail and vision. What I loved about the relationship between Benvolio and Rosaline was how their story wasn't the typical love-at-first-sight plot. Rather than falling in love within five minutes and getting married hours later, the two protagonists couldn't have been more repulsed upon their first encounter. Benvolio is filled with grief over the death of his best friend and loathes Rosaline for rejecting Romeo and making him turn toward a doomed love. Rosaline is mourning the death of her own beloved cousin and does not care for Benvolio's blatant dislike of her. Despite their differences, Benvolio and Rosaline are forced to work together in order to uncover who is trying to stir the age old feud between the Capulets and the Montagues again in order to save themselves from a forced marriage. Along their journey, however, the two end up developing a true affection for each other that becomes threatened by scheming forces.

Many characters from Romeo and Juliet appear in this book and play an important role, such as Friar Lawrence, Lady Capulet, and Prince Escalus. Melinda Taub explores many of these characters in greater detail and presents a new side to them that is both unique and interesting. Though she employs Elizabethan dialogue in the book, it's still sufficiently simple to understand what the characters are saying and never takes away from the enjoyment of the book. So if you like romantic stories filled with sharp, witty dialogue, political intrigue, action, adventure, and an ending that makes sense, then I would definitely recommend Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub!
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4.0 out of 5 starsA good YA read; no spoilers (I think)

Great YA read. I liked the politics and the mystery plots. Rosaline was a fun narrator. I was glad the author didn't limit what Rosaline was able to accomplish due to the fact that... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Manny D.
4.0 out of 5 starsVerona after Romeo & Juliet

I thought the concept of reading what happened after Romeo and Juliet was incredibly interesting, and Melinda Taub does an excellent job of continuing the story. Read more

Published 7 months ago by BusyMom723
3.0 out of 5 starsI enjoyed the story and applaud the author for all the ...

I enjoyed the story and applaud the author for all the amazing references to other Shakespeare characters/plays that I discovered along the way. It was a treat to read. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Quietlyverbose
5.0 out of 5 starsOne Of The Best YAs Out There!

This is a must read YA book by an amazing author. Check it out!

Published 15 months ago by Nathan Dern
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Excellent read!

Published 15 months ago by Amelia Garland
5.0 out of 5 starsLove the new Twist on this!

I love everything Romeo and Juliet but I have to say it was wonderful to see other characters get their moment on the spotlight! Read more

Published 17 months ago by G. Messick
3.0 out of 5 starsbut other than that the plot and characters's are excellent. Rosaline...

This story is an interesting take on what might have happened after Romeo and Juliet's story ended. The story stays accurate to the the play - almost too accurate. Read more

Published 18 months ago by ktrose
4.0 out of 5 starsshakespeare can actually be fun

this book was just amazing. i thought it was going to be boring and hard to understand like Shakespeares's plays, but i was wrong, i loved how at first the main characters hated... Read more

Published on June 2, 2014 by Giselle Caseres
5.0 out of 5 starsLove this book!

I love that it was a continuation of Romeo and Juliet! I've always wondered what happened after and how the people and families of Verona recovered from their deaths and this book... Read more

Published on April 21, 2014 by Shannon Mulkey

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