Name: Still star-crossed
Rating: 3.7 (20 reviews)
ISBN: 9789877472622

Melinda Taub

Romeo y Julieta ya están muertos, pero el odio entre los Capuleto y los Montesco no tiene fin...

la muerte de Romeo y Julieta fue solo el comienzo

Still star-crossed

Now an ABC TV show from producer Shonda Rhimes! Discover what happened after the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet, as mysterious figures in Verona are determined to reignite the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. In fair Verona, enemies still walk the streets. Two news hearts. Same two families. The fight to the altar is about to happen. All. Over. Again. This homage to the classic Shakespearean tale of Romeo and Juliet will have readers pining for a star-crossed love of their very own. “A recipe for escapist television that Shondaland has perfected.” —The Hollywood Reporter on the TV adaptation

Still Star-Crossed

Annabella

"After the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, mysterious figures in Verona are determined to reignite the feud between the Montagues and Capulets, so, for the sake of peace, the Prince orders Romeo's best friend Benvolio to marry Juliet's cousin Rosaline"--

Still Star-crossed

Arianna M

I read this last night, because I couldn't bear to watch the show's finale knowing it can't resolve all conflict even though the show is cancelled… and I was disappointed.
Mainly, the book shows very poor writing. This feels like a first draft; it can barely flesh out the main storyline, that is, the romance between Rosaline and Benvolio, which I didn't buy at all. It was very dull, I am sorry to say, and I wanted to love it! But there was no thrill, no real pull.
I do feel like Taub could've waited a little longer, then come back to her manuscript and edit, rewrite, add. Add feeling, most of all, especially since everything but the romance feels very much like background noise and is barely sketched out, only there to create some drama and move the very light plot forward.

Also, I feel like she turned dear Benvolio from Shakespeare into a generic white privileged male YA protagonist, so there's that as well.

Still star-crossed la muerte de Romeo y Julieta fue solo el comienzo

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