Friday, February 4, 2011

Juliet


I've recently finished the novel Juliet by Anne Fortier. I have to say it was an amazing novel. I started it and finished it within two days, I just could not stop reading until the very end.

The novel starts out with Julie Jacobs receiving a mysterious letter from her now-deceased Aunt Rose. The letter tells of a treasure that awaits her in Siena, Italy. Where two long-rivaled families still live.

Jacobs decides to take her destiny by the horns and she travels overseas to figure out what her treasure could be. Along the way old rivals are resurfaced and she discovers an old family secret - that she could be the descendant of the real Juliet from Romeo & Juliet.

The novel updates the classic tale and also gives a new life to the old story as the two stories are intertwined. It is a very compelling read, and I was left wondering til the end just who was on the "good" side and who was not.

New Book Blog!

So, ever since I've gotten my Amazon Kindle, I've been doing a LOT of reading. I'm going to use this blog to post reviews and such of the books I read.