It’s possible to remain faithful to the source material while still adapting it to fit today’s moral & societal changes. Every detail is just right; the end result is a book that creates a nearly-impossible-to-achieve cocktail of emotional maturity and pure fun. A dark-eyed cowboy. Count me in. Rosaline Caplet lives in South California with her parents and she's a senior at San Bellaro High School which she attends with her best friends Charlie, Olivia and Rob. The Lies We Tell: A Sweet YA Romance (Young Love Book 3), The Dreams We Share: A Sweet YA Romance (Young Love Book 5), The Hearts We Break: A Sweet YA Romance (Young Love Book 4), The Songs we Sing: A Sweet YA Romance (Young Love Book 1). It's a classic and one of the very few Shakespeare books that I actually paid attention to in high school, so I was very curious about. She loves Nancy Meyers films, bathrobes, and giving unsolicited advice on love. Forced to reflect on her failed marriage and her failing long term relationship, Susannah reminisces about her youth. A finished unsolicited copy was provided by the publisher for review. Something went wrong. Want to work from home or anywhere in the world? In this telling of the classic tale Rosaline is the main voice in the book, she is the one who was with Rob (Romeo) first. Meanwhile, Susannah helps a longtime friend through chemotherapy, allowing the author to explore an epic kinship. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. I loved the play, I even adored the movie (if you haven't seen the movie and you've read Hamlet - do it now - it has Gary Oldman and Tim Roth, you really can't go wrong with that.) I enjoyed this so much. But both their lives are complicated, so, where does that leave their new found love? I highly recommend the film if you haven’t seen it. I won't be doing a full review :). Now, I could go on and on, stand proud and tall on my soap box and list the many reasons her statement is complete and total bull-crapology. In “10 Things I Hate About You”, the “shrewish” heroine does not change for a man, nor is she forced into it. So I never appreciated the story because I was solidly, unmovingly on Team Rosaline and well, Juliet could go swivel. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. It's much more difficult to explain than just simply saying a modern recounting of Romeo and Juliet. Though this is not the Juliet that everyone has come to know and love from Shakespeare, this Juliet is mean and vindictive and not mentally sound. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + No Import Fees Deposit & $7.98 Shipping to Italy. A book after my own heart! Their romantic resolution is witty, equally matched and doesn’t rely on either of them completely changing their personalities. That's not quite how the book goes. SHAZAM! May 1st 2012 It’s important to remember the cultural and historical context of his work when applying it to a modern day setting. --"Shelf Awareness". Learn more about the program. Find out more at RebeccaSerle.com. I've read most of Elizabeth Noble's novels and I have to say, I think this is her best. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Sadly a complete waste of money. Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2012. The Path We Take: A Sweet YA Romance (Young Love Book 2), My Hero Next Door: A Forbidden Love Sweet Romance Novel (Lyrics of Love Book 1). -Leila Sales, author of "Mostly Good Girls" and" Past Perfect", Rebecca Serle is an author and television writer who lives in New York and Los Angeles. Will a moment of impromptu harmony cue a romantic duet? See 2 questions about When You Were Mine…. But I have a feeling I’d only be opening up the flood gates (aka my comment section) to a pack of rabid Shakespeare fans, so instead… I’ll let Rebecca Serle (author of “When You, Last year I got into a pretty heated (twitter) argument with a lady about Shakespeare. They begin seeing each other, but he's married and she's still committed to Doug, so the hot-and-bothered pair keep things platonic, for now. I've always loved the story of Romeo and Juliet. After Rob (Romeo) and Juliet get together they drop to the periphery of the story and When You Were Mine focuses on Rosaline's tentative new relationship with school slacker, Len. But once it got good... it REALLY got good. Your life's love story has pretty much been written. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. IS A SECOND CHANCE AT HAPPINESS WORTH RISKING EVERYTHING? They have been best friends their entire lives and have just started to move into something new and exciting and deeper when Rose's cousin Juliet comes back to town. When You Were Mine is an extremely compelling book. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business.
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