Review: Cute, but needs work
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2012
This is a long book, but I still finished it within 24 hours.  That being said, while it's cute and fun to read, there are some issues that bothered me.The Good.  The comedy was there and the characters were likeable enough.  I disagree with a previous writer that Juliette was too stupid to live.  Yes, she did play some seriously nasty pranks.  And I agree that she came across as a teenager with her pranks.  Nevertheless, I think the other characters, especially Romeo, made up for it.More Good.  It's not just about two people playing pranks on each other with nothing else.  There is some real heartbreak in it.The Bad.  Romeo and Juliet were too imbalanced for me.  Romeo, despite being in a "loser" phase (no acting roles on the horizon, constant partying and drinking, skanky girlfriend) is actually pretty mature.  He deals with Juliet's pranks much better than Juliet does.  And whenever he's pulling a prank on her, he usually lets his conscience eventually steer him in the right direction.  Juliet, on the other hand, has some serious issues.More Bad.  I don't know that I liked the ending.  I'm not going to spoil how it ends, because there is a Happily Ever After, but it takes some time for that to happen.  Over 1 year with Romeo and Juliet being separated, in fact.  And the reason for it, the sacrifices that were made, Juliet's lack of trust and her continued need to make decisions without consulting or trusting others led to what was not a satisfactory ending for me.  On the other hand, some may think that this book had more of a real and more mature ending than most romantic comedies.  However, I read romantic comedies for a reason.