The Juliet Club
The Juliet Club
Author:
Suzanne Harper
Release
Date: June 1, 2008
Publisher:
Harper Teen
Summary
(Goodreads):
Italy . . . Shakespeare . . . but
no romance?
Kate Sanderson inherited her good
sense from her mother, a disciplined law professor, and her admiration for the
Bard from her father, a passionate Shakespeare scholar. When she gets dumped,
out of the blue, for the Practically Perfect Ashley Lawson, she vows never to
fall in love again. From now on she will control her own destiny, and every
decision she makes will be highly reasoned and rational. She thinks Shakespeare
would have approved.
So when she is accepted to a
summer Shakespeare symposium in Verona, Italy, Kate sees it as the ideal way to
get over her heartbreak once and for all. She'll lose herself in her studies,
explore ancient architecture, and eat plenty of pasta and gelato. (Plus, she'll
be getting college credit for it--another goal accomplished ) But can even
completely logical Kate resist the romance of living in a beautiful villa in
the city where those star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet met and died for each
other? Especially when the other Shakespeare Scholars--in particular Giacomo, with
his tousled brown hair, expressive dark eyes, and charming ways--try hard to
break her protective shell?
"In fair Verona, where we lay
our scene . . . "
My
Thoughts:
Who
doesn’t want a little of Shakespeare romance (that doesn’t end drastically) in
their book?
Also:
who doesn’t want to read about the fair Verona? The only thing better than
reading about it, is actually going their (which I don’t see in my near future). Also note the Italian guys…. Ah…
Who
wouldn’t side with a girl who’s heart was broken by someone trying to climb the
social ladder? It happens to all of us. I’d swear myself away from love, too.
I
was happy when Kate left her protective shell behind for Giacomo because
everybody around (fictional) and everybody reading knew they were right for each other. Oh, how I love these happy
endings.
Although
they have many misunderstandings, Giacomo and Kate would be the perfect couple
(maybe Gate or Kiaomo?).
Read
this book if you want to read about romance in another country (or particularly…
Verona, Italy).
-Read
‘em and weep!
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