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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Book Review: Romeo Redeemed (Juliet Immortal #2) by Stacey Jay


Published by: Random House
Released on: October 9th, 2012
Source: book from publisher to review
Series: Juliet Immortal #2
4 Stars: I Enjoyed It!
Purchase from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble


Seductive companion to the popular Juliet Immortal, in which former lovers—Romeo and Juliet—meet, not as true lovers, but truly as enemies.

Cursed to live out eternity in his rotted corpse, Romeo, known for his ruthless, cutthroat ways, is given the chance to redeem himself by traveling back in time to save the life of Ariel Dragland. Unbeknownst to her, Ariel is important to both the evil Mercenaries and the love-promoting Ambassadors and holds the fate of the world in her hands. Romeo must win her heart and make her believe in love, turning her away from her darker potential before his work is discovered by the Mercenaries. 

While his seduction begins as yet another lie, it soon becomes his only truth. Romeo vows to protect Ariel from harm, and do whatever it takes to win her heart and soul. But when Ariel is led to believe his love is a deception, she becomes vulnerable to Mercenary manipulation, and her own inner darkness may ultimately rip them apart -quoted from Goodreads


There's one good thing about my waiting to read Juliet Immortal, and that was being able to read both of these book back to back. Picking up immediately after Juliet Immortal ends, Romeo Redeemed lives up to it's seductive nature. I mean look at that cover.... Romeo is definitely not at all who I thought I had figured him out to be. He's much more complex, and intense. I loved the side of Romeo I got in this story. 

Much like Ariel was, I found myself drawn to his vulnerability and that hidden redeeming quality he has. It made him seem much less of a monster and much more a broken boy who yearned to fix his past mistakes and just be loved. The romance and chemistry are exactly what I would have excepted with love story like this, addictive and sighworthy. Romeo definitely lives up to his name. Of course Romeo's love story isn't without it's complications. 

Stacey Jay did an amazing job at bring Romeo and Juliet's love story full circle. She revealed surprising things about her incredibly flawed, vulnerable, broken characters. Through the heartbreak, the surprises, and twists, there's moments of love, romance, and above all hope for each of the characters. I really liked that this story was told from three different perspectives, Romeo's, Juliet's and Ariel's. It gave the story more depth, and allowed me to understand each character more, as well as connect with them on some small level. 

Being a more character driven storyline added a richness to the story I don't think would have been possible if it had been written differently. Like all classics, this story has magic, an incredibly character journey and an epic quest for love. If you're looking for an addictive, mesmerizing love story I'd recommend picking up Juliet Immortal & Romeo Redeemed. You can read my 4 star review for Juliet Immortal here

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