Series: None
Author: Shani Petroff
Published February 7th 2017 by Swoon Reads
Goodreads Synopsis
Understudies never get to perform
. . . which is why being Juliet's understudy in the school's yearly "Evening with Shakespeare" is the perfect role for Emily. She can earn some much-needed extra credit while pursuing her main goal of spending time with Wes, aka Romeo, aka the hottest, nicest guy in school (in her completely unbiased opinion). And she meant to learn her lines, really, it's just:
a) Shakespeare is HARD,
b) Amanda, aka the "real" Juliet, makes her run errands instead of lines, and
c) there's no point because Amanda would never miss the chance to be the star of the show.
Then, Amanda ends up in the hospital and Emily, as the (completely unprepared!) understudy, has to star opposite the guy of her dreams. Oops?
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
This was my first of Petroff's books, and I really enjoyed her writing style. Emily decides that the way to get close to her crush, Wes, is the become the understudy Juliet in the school's performance of Romeo and Juliet. Wes, of course, is playing Romeo, and being an understudy, she'll have to be at the practises - and will get some well deserved credit for doing so - but will never have to actually perform. All she needs to to learn the lines, work with the actual Juliet, Amanda, and try not to stare at Wes too much. The problems? The lines aren't that easy to learn; Amanda is a proper diva; and then she ends up in hospital, and Emily is needed to be Juliet - and she's no way prepared. Can she do it, or will she just mess up in front of everyone, and more importantly, in front of Wes?
This book was such an enjoyable and quick read. I loved Emily's character, though she sometimes was a little over the top, but that was just her character. She was silly, and immature at times, but used that as a bit of a mask in order to not get as hurt, especially if Wes doesn't reciprocate her feelings. She is down to earth too, and uses this, and her humour, to get closer to Wes, but it doesn't always work out. All in all, a quick and enjoyable book.
Dates Read:
July 17-19, 2017
Rating
3 Stars
