Review: A Love Story of Shakespeare Proportions
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2013
Rating: 4.5 starsThis is the follow up book to Running from Romeo and it is necessary that you read that book before reading this one. The first book ended on an unexpected cliffhanger that had me going W.T.F. I really fell victim to Logan & Emilia’s love story and loved watching their story unfold from the very first time they saw one another. However, that cliffhanger had me reeling! I hated it because it crushed me just as it crushed Emilia. When it ended, Emilia was heartbroken and Logan was begging for forgiveness.This book picks up a few weeks after the end of Running from Romeo and Emilia has been ignoring Logan and all his attempts to win her back. While the first half of this book was mainly about Logan trying to win Emilia’s heart back, the second book had more of a mysterious element to it. There have been a string  of burglaries around the college campus, including Emilia’s apartment and the surf shop where she works. In addition, Logan’s ex-friends are making Emilia’s life extremely difficult. Sebastian, Logan’s ex-best friend/roommate, who is a drug addict has made threats to Emilia and blames her for Logan ending their friendship and kicking him out. And then there is Seraphina. That girl is a bitch and she has no redeeming quality whatsoever. She is determined to come between Logan and Emilia.I enjoyed this book much more than the first one. I felt like the storyline flowed really well and I loved Emilia and Logan. Their love story was sweet, almost innocent. It showed it was about learning what love really is, regardless of the mistakes one or both make. I remember smiling as I was reading because I knew how much these two people truly loved one another. But, what made this book even better, was the suspense/mystery aspect of the story. Sebastian and Seraphina seemed to be a constant dark shadow in Emilia’s life. I think the best part of this book was what happened at the end – it was a total shocker and took me totally by surprise.I think the only thing that bothered me was that some scenes and conversations felt like they moved a bit slowly. In addition, the sex scenes were a bit repetitive and predictable. I think I was able to predict what would happen next in the choreography. I also had a slight problem with Bryn’s overprotectiveness over Emilia. I feel like at the beginning she was too vocal and controlling about how Emilia should handle Logan’s attempts to win her back. I felt like she overstepped and it annoyed me in the beginning. However, all these things were so minor in the grand scheme of things that they really didn’t take away from the story at all, which is why I give it the 4.5 star rating.This book didn’t end on a cliffhanger; however, I don’t feel like this was a complete ending either. There are a few loose ends that need to be tied up and I hope the author revisits these characters and the story. I feel like Emilia & Logan deserve their full happily ever after and hope one day they will get it. However, that being said, if the story did end here, I am content knowing that Logan and Emilia are in a good place.