This book is a different take on Romeo and Juliet, but I enjoyed reading it nonetheless. The only issues that I had with this novel was Benvolio’s character change (as he was changed to be a man who was an awful character, when he was an honest character in the original play), and the relationship between Mimi and Troy seemed rushed. The pacing was very good, and the parallels between Mimi and Juliet were written well. The characters, especially Mimi, were interesting to follow. I found that to be a very entertaining way to tell Mimi’s story. This book was laid out as Mimi Wallingford’s recounted story of what happened when she was magically transported to Shakespeare’s Verona. Seventeen-year-old Mimi Wallingford's stage fright and fight with her mother on the closing night of Romeo and Juliet are nothing compared to the troubles she faces when she and her leading man are transported to Shakespeare's Verona, where she decides to give the real Juliet a happy ending. It takes place in the modern world (2006, when this book was published). This book was a unique adaptation of the original play of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare. But what will happen if they change the ending to this famous When Mimi meets Juliet, she realizes that they are not thatĭifferent, and Mimi does not want to see the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet Into Shakespeare’s Verona, they both experience the Montagues and Capulets feudįirst hand. But when Mimi, along with Troy, are magically transported

The catch for Mimi is that she has no interest in acting, something her motherĬannot understand. Mimi is playing opposite to teen heartthrob Troy Summer, who is playing Romeo. SUZANNE SELFORS is the author of Mad Love, Coffeehouse Angel and Saving Juliet as well as several middle-grade novels including, Smells Like Dog. Selfors works include To Catch A Mermaid (2009), Saving Juliet (2009), Coffeehouse Angel (2009) and. She is anĪctress playing Juliet in her family’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Her writing style has been compared to that of Roald Dahl. Mimi Wallingford, the great-granddaughter of the famousĪctress Adelaide Wallingford, has a life some can only dream about.

Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors