Romeo & Juliet & Vampires

Sep 24, 2010 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-vampires

Romeo & Juliet is the classic tragic love story. Whether they've read the play or not, everyone knows exactly what happens. I'm a big fan of William Shakespeare. I feel that his his plays transcend time and readers can easily find situations and themes in them that apply to modern life. I am also a big mash-up fan. I believe that the current trend of adding monsters to classic works is an entertaining way of dusting them off and wowing new readers. But mash-ups need to do more than add monst...more Romeo & Juliet is the classic tragic love story. Whether they've read the play or not, everyone knows exactly what happens. I'm a big fan of William Shakespeare. I feel that his his plays transcend time and readers can easily find situations and themes in them that apply to modern life. I am also a big mash-up fan. I believe that the current trend of adding monsters to classic works is an entertaining way of dusting them off and wowing new readers. But mash-ups need to do more than add monsters to be successful. They need to add them in a way that enriches the story and makes it as good if not better than the original.

Having said that, Romeo & Juliet & Vampires takes the original play and rewrites it in novel format. I like this change. The novel format gives readers an insight into the thoughts and motivations of the characters that just can't be as clearly conveyed in a play. The wording in Romeo & Juliet & Vampires is also changed from the original. This updating into a more modern method of speech may appeal to those new to Shakespeare's works, but I believe it will disappoint long-time fans. What is Romeo & Juliet without memorable phrases like "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet."?

The very general, very basic idea of Romeo & Juliet is all that is left of the original. The vampires take over this reinvention, completely changing the entire story line. Even the famous, unforgettable ending is completely different. In the end, the book isn't even a tragedy anymore.

Romeo & Juliet & Vampires is very easy to read. It could have been more enjoyable if it didn't veer so far from the original or even if it had went a completely different direction making it more paranormal historical fiction. As it is, the book is too close to the original while being very far away from the message the original was trying to convey.

I believe those who have never read the original will find Romeo & Juliet & Vampires very satisfying, but I doubt who loved the tragedy will feel anything other than disappointment. Perhaps Romeo & Juliet was better left untouched.(less)

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Mar 09, 2011 Reading Vacation's Mom rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This book mixes the classic Romeo and Juliet story with the current vampire trend. While I have read other retellings of classics, this is the first one I’ve read that takes on vampires.
I liked the way that Claudia Gabel kept the setting as the late 1500’s, but did not write it with Shakespearean-speak. I was easily able to read everything and understand it. I am glad that the time frame was not changed to the present times, because it would have totally changed the classic.

My favorite sc...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, drama, family-story, fantasy, historical, romance, young-adult

What if all the Capulets were vampires, and all the Montagues were vampire hunters? Juliet Capulet is about to turn 16, and on that day she will become a vampire--a thing she dreads and abhors. Romeo Montague comes from a family that has spent their life hunting Capulets, until the Prince's recent peace forced both families to make nice. That suits Romeo fine, as he has no interest in killing anyone. Then he meets Juliet at the Capulet ball, when she is still human, and the story takes its cours...more

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Aug 14, 2011 Victoria rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: People who have read 'Romeo and Juliet' and don't mind it being toyed with

Shelves: young-adult

With the growing popularity of 'cross-over' classics ('Pride & Prejudice & Zombies', for example), and the subject of vampires sweeping YA bookshelves everywhere, 'Romeo and Juliet and Vampires' is an amusing clash of both of these worlds. At first, I was a bit apprehensive, as the onslaught of vampire books following 'Twilight' have produced some less-than-amazing novels and series. However, my curiosity got the better of me, and a few hours later, I finished the book.

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Jul 16, 2011 Barbara rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Montague vs. Capulets. Romeo is a Montague. Juliet is a Capulet. She loves him. He loves her. Families hate each other. Capulets are vampires feeding on live stock blood. They can sustain their immortality that way BUT, they lose their strength. Vlad has been impaled. His brother took over (Prince Radu). Radu believes in peace between the waring mortals and the vampires. Juliet is commanded by her parents to marry the second in command, Count Paris who is the right hand man to Radu. Her parents...more

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Dec 01, 2010 Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-100-book-challenge, books-i-own, mundie-moms-reviews

I know what you're thinking, another classic with a vampire twist!? Let me just say, do not judge this book by your skepticism. If I had done that, I would have missed out on a brilliantly written classic, with a deadly twist. Claudia Gable did a wonderful job at keeping this classic true to it's form and adding a wonderful twist, or two of her own.

The Capulets are powerful vampires, while the Montagues are the vampire hunters. Juliet hails from the powerful vampire family and Romeo comes from a...more

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Dec 30, 2010 Katherine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror, own, young-adult, 21st-c

Picked out for me by a laughing nephew who knew I had read and loathed Twilight. Reads rather like an extended version of one of those writing exercises assigned to high school students, when they must rewrite Shakespeare in modern English. Amusing, but lacks the outright humor of, say, the superior Jane Austen/monster spoofs (Pride & Prejudice & Zombies being my favorite). Vampires here obviously infected by the Anne Rice/Stephenie Meyer wangst bug which has apparently permanently taint...more

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Nov 30, 2010 Claudia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy, ya-books

Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair...umm Transylvania...where we lay our scene. The ancient grudge is explained!! The Capulets are vampires, lsigned with Vlad the Impaler. The Montagues are vampire hunters. Of course they didn't like each other! I loved the gimmick of this, and am still waiting for the perfect 'take over' book. I wanted more lines from Shakespeare -- after all, he did get co-author billing here. But this felt rushed; it didn't have some of the charm of the play...I k...more

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Sep 04, 2010 Katieb (MundieMoms) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-100-book-challenge, mundie-moms-review, books-i-own

I know what you're thinking, another classic with a vampire twist!? Let me just say, do not judge this book by your skepticism. If I had done that, I would have missed out on a brilliantly written classic, with a deadly twist. Claudia Gable did a wonderful job at keeping this classic true to it's form and adding a wonderful twist, or two of her own.

The Capulets are powerful vampires, while the Montagues are the vampire hunters. Juliet hails from the powerful vampire family and Romeo comes from a...more

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Jun 25, 2011 Cassandra Wilmot rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was very hmm...
Well, I've always liked the story of Romeo & Juliet so I figured vampires would make the plot more exciting.
I'll start with the pros of this book. I wanted to know how this story was going to be told. Very quick read. It wasn't a forced read since I was slightly entertained... but pretty good metaphors in there.

Now the cons; The couple just didn't appeal to me. Their personalities were frustrating. There wasn't enough passion for me. Perhaps since I'm a young adult...more

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Jan 20, 2011 Amy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampire, classic, young-adult

The classic tragic love story of Romeo & Juliet gets the paranormal treatment in this adaptation. The Capulets are vampires, the Montagues are slayers, and that sets up the feud between the families. I take issue with the inconsistent writing style, the extreme liberties taken with the basic story (very little was the same, the names were the same and there was a balcony scene and some of the major events were tweaked to fit the story), but way too much was changed (THE ENDING!!!) It was no...more

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Sep 06, 2010 Reading Teen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5 out of 5

This is not the type of book that I normally pick out to read. Especially after my mom read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and was cringing the entire book. But I have to say, I actually had fun reading this. I think it may be because I'm not a huge "classics" reader, so I'm not going to be offended by the changes that Claudia made to the original script. It only took me a day to read, and I enjoyed revisiting the world of Romeo and Juliet. This twist on it just made all the more fu...more 3.5 out of 5

This is not the type of book that I normally pick out to read. Especially after my mom read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and was cringing the entire book. But I have to say, I actually had fun reading this. I think it may be because I'm not a huge "classics" reader, so I'm not going to be offended by the changes that Claudia made to the original script. It only took me a day to read, and I enjoyed revisiting the world of Romeo and Juliet. This twist on it just made all the more fun for me to read. I'm the type who loves remakes with a twist, though. (I loved the Claire Danes version of this play!)

The storyline follows pretty closely to the original story, with small changes splattered across the pages. Yes, I say "splattered" because many of those changes involve blood. Not surprising, considering Juliet's entire family, the Capulets, are vampires, who would love nothing more than to be let loose on the human population. However, they have to deal with the vampire-hunting Montagues, who are just as eager to dole out death and punishment to all the vampires. The writing is prose instead of verse, and it used more modern day language, though it was still set in 1462. But this time the story takes place in Transylvania instead of Verona.

All of the same characters appear in this book. Mercutio and Tybalt are just as rash and infuriating, Romeo and Juliet are just as love-sick and ridiculous, and the Montagues and Capulets are just as blind to the destruction they are causing in their families. There were some difference though. Romeo and Juliet were much less self-absorbed in this book. They actually cared about the feud going on between their families before they even met. And Juliet would do anything to escape killing a human, because she believed that it was wrong, regardless of what her family told her. Then there was the blood....let's just say the "sword fight" between Mercutio and Tybalt had a little livelier end to it!

Even though I have known this story most of my life, I still found myself rooting for Romeo and Juliet. Hoping that somehow, this time, they would find a way to be together and make it work. But in this book, it seemed even more impossible than ever. Did they change their fate and live happily ever after? I guess you'll just have to read it to find out!(less)

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Nov 28, 2010 Kathleen Peacock rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Sep 06, 2010 Lea (YA Book Queen) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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My Summary: Juliet's family, the Capulets, are some of the most bloodthirsty and vicious vampires there are. Yet, Juliet - still a human for a short time - is kind and firmly against harming others. Only problem? She's going to turn into a vampire soon, and she only has two options: Kill and become a vampire, or die a slow and very painful death.

She's entertaining the latter option until Romeo, a Montague, comes along. Coming from a family dedicated to killing her kind, especially her family, th...more My Summary: Juliet's family, the Capulets, are some of the most bloodthirsty and vicious vampires there are. Yet, Juliet - still a human for a short time - is kind and firmly against harming others. Only problem? She's going to turn into a vampire soon, and she only has two options: Kill and become a vampire, or die a slow and very painful death.

She's entertaining the latter option until Romeo, a Montague, comes along. Coming from a family dedicated to killing her kind, especially her family, they should hate one another.

Against all odds, they fall in love. However, Juliet's time as a human is dwindling, and the two will face more obstacles...and death is an almost certain outcome.

Review: An intriguing and fun take on Romeo and Juliet, Gabel doesn't disappoint with her fresh take on such a classic story.

The characters in this story are very fresh and easy to sympathize with. I found Juliet to be a sweet, sympathetic character, and Romeo an honorable and equally kind. Their romance was sweet, if only a bit rushed (but hey, it's kind of like that in the original). Juliet's struggle with becoming a vampire is an interesting twist, and her parents were downright frightening and intense. The vampire twist seemed to mesh perfectly with the story.

There are, obviously, some differences both major and minor in comparison to Shakespeare's original version. I was glad for the differences, the twists, and for the similarities. Even if you think you know how it all ends because you read Shakespeare's original, think again.

Highlights: Gabel makes this story readable, which isn't always the case with Shakespeare. I definitely also loved the characters, like Nurse, whom I actually liked more in this version. The story still maintained the essence of Shakespeare's original version, but it was also different and creative in its own right.

Lowlights: A few scenes seemed rushed. I would have definitely preferred the balcony scene to be a bit more fleshed out. But honestly, I enjoyed this one far more than I thought I would.(less)

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Oct 07, 2010 Krista Ashe rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: my-110-of-2010-books

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As someone who loves the story of Romeo and Juliet and taught it for several years, I was really anxious to see how this classic panned out. I love, love Baz Lurhman's 1996 Romeo + Juliet, so I'm not one wh has to see the classic acted out all stiff and pretentious. Although I'm not a fan of vampire stories, I really LOVED how the author put a new spin on this story. I also felt she didn't tarnish the story by adding in the vampires. You still have selfish, unfeeling parents like the Capulets, w...more As someone who loves the story of Romeo and Juliet and taught it for several years, I was really anxious to see how this classic panned out. I love, love Baz Lurhman's 1996 Romeo + Juliet, so I'm not one wh has to see the classic acted out all stiff and pretentious. Although I'm not a fan of vampire stories, I really LOVED how the author put a new spin on this story. I also felt she didn't tarnish the story by adding in the vampires. You still have selfish, unfeeling parents like the Capulets, who don't appreciate their daughter until she's dead. You still have the opposing gangs and the Prince's threat not to "forfit the peace or face death". You have the "adoptive" mother and father roles in the Nurse and Friar L. And most of all, you have the "love at first sight", extreme dating from hello to the altar in less than 24hrs that is R & J.

SPOILER ALERT: The best part for me was how it ended. It's the exact same tragegdy: Juliet fakes her death with the potion(although this one was way cooler since she could see and hear the people around her even though she was "faux dead", lol), Romeo doesn't get the news from Friar L b/c of extinuating circumstances(darn that plague!), and he comes to the vault to "eyes look their last, arms take their last embrace" and drinks the posion from the apothecary. I liked how in this version, she's waking up similar to the way it's done in the 1996 film version. Since we watch both the 68 and 96, my students always pitched a fit and screamed at the screen when Juliet watched Romeo drink the posion, lol.

But the best part of this ending is they don't have to die....she's a vamp, so she turns him. Although he isn't thrilled with the prospect, he's willing to do anything to be with her. So, they leave the town and go off together. They only feast on animals, and they eventually had a child as well.

So finally, a happy ending for Romeo and Juliet! And a cool spin on the story. I may just have to check out somemore "vamp" or "zombie" spins on the classics. But since I see the author has some contemps without bloodsucking, I might just check those out!!

I will totally tell my fellow Freshman teachers at both my new and old school about this book. Since Twilight even draws on the allure of R & J, it would be a great way to get fantasy readers into the story of R & J as well as reading more. (less)

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Jul 01, 2012 Estrelya Spica rated it 3 of 5 stars

The story was nice. But... There's something missing or lacking that's why I wasn't able to fully enjoy. I don't say that the story is ugly. It was indeed nice and the way the author portray the story is good as well. Whatever that missing part is, I can't really tell what it is.

But, I enjoy it when Juliet and romeo where together. I was giggling when I read the part when they first met. I enjoy reading their scenes. They were lovable and cute. I really like Romeo and Juliet's love story.

About t...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Rachel Chau rated it 3 of 5 stars

A quick read. For me, this was perfecting reading for my train ride to work - I don't get so involved that I miss my stop, but it's entertaining enough that I forget that I'm wedged between two sweating armrest-hoggers.

I thought the writing was a bit off. It's strange - you'd think that deciding to modernize the language would have freed Claudia up to make it sound fresh, but it didn't. It felt almost as if I was reading a piece of fan fiction.

Let me give you some info on the plot now: Romeo is...more

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Feb 27, 2012 Linny rated it 3 of 5 stars

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From the moment I saw the cover and read the title I knew that this would be a light read, but for the cheap Borders-goodbye price, I decided I didn't mind. I've seen quite a few of these "classics with a side of paranormal fun" books cropping up lately, but this is the first one I've read. Got a lame story? Add some vampires to spice things up!

To be honest, I have never liked the classic Romeo & Juliet. That ending was not okay, I don't care if it is a classic...more

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Sep 30, 2010 The BookWhisperer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Claudia Gabel combines this legacy of a tale with the current vampire trend. Gabel’s attempt at creating an new age story with William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet is quite entertaining. I having never been a personal fan, of the Romeo & Juliet, find myself quite impressed with this new story. Not only did Gabel find created a twist that proves quite entertaining; she also manages to rewrite Romeo and Juliet that is much more easily read than the original. Having already deciphered the c...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Romeo & Juliet & Vampires is a good book especially if you are a huge fan of Shakespeare. The only reason why I began reading this book is when in my school, Romeo and Juliet became our class reading book. I started this book with the intention of thinking it would keep me interested in the original book but I was wrong, because instead of keeping me interested in the original book I fell in love with this more than Shakespeare's and I'm glad Claudia Gabel was able to allow me to experie...more

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Dec 19, 2011 Maria rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, books-with-reviews

Just wanted to say few things. I saw it recently in a puplic book store and i couldnt hold my shelf not to grab it!

So in one hand you have the classic novella/story with Romeo and Juliet and in the other hand you have vampires (my favourite creatures from the fantasy genre) if you mix those two you have this lovely book.

You know the deal Juliet and Capulets family are indeed the vampires which ofcource lives the century with drinking blood from animals (human blood is not allowed over here but w...more

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Sep 08, 2011 Bücherfresser rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bücher-tausch-liste

"Mainstreamwelle erobert altbekannte Klassiker …"

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“Dein Blut auf meinen Lippen” handelt von Romeo und Julia, die einander lieben, obwohl sie verfeindeten Familien angehören. Julia gehört hier zu der Vampirfamilie der Capulets, in der sie mit 16 Jahren zum vollwertigen Vampir werden soll. Allerdings will sie kein Vampir werden und Blut trinken müssen, anderen Menschen Gewalt antun. Als sie sich Hals über Kopf in den jungen Romeo verliebt, der den Vampirjägern der Montagues angehört, ist sie...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Lena rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Inhalt: Transsilvanien im Jahr 1462. Julia lebt als Tochter des Vampirclans der Capulets in einem Schloss und steht kurz vor ihrem 16. Geburtstag. Dies wird der Tag sein, an dem sie ein Verwandlungsritual vollziehen muss, um zum Vampir zu werden. Doch dies ist kein Leben, was Julia sich vorgestellt hat. Eigentlich möchte Julia kein Vampir werden und darüber hinaus zwingen ihre Eltern sie zur Hochzeit mit Graf Paris. Eines Tages veranstalten die Capulets einen Ball, auf den sich der junge Romeo M...more Inhalt: Transsilvanien im Jahr 1462. Julia lebt als Tochter des Vampirclans der Capulets in einem Schloss und steht kurz vor ihrem 16. Geburtstag. Dies wird der Tag sein, an dem sie ein Verwandlungsritual vollziehen muss, um zum Vampir zu werden. Doch dies ist kein Leben, was Julia sich vorgestellt hat. Eigentlich möchte Julia kein Vampir werden und darüber hinaus zwingen ihre Eltern sie zur Hochzeit mit Graf Paris. Eines Tages veranstalten die Capulets einen Ball, auf den sich der junge Romeo Montague, der zum Clan der Vampirjäger gehört, schleicht. Dort verlieben sich Romeo und Julia, ohne von der wahren Identität des anderen etwas zu ahnen. Als sie es schließlich heraufinden, ändert dies nichts an ihrer Liebe zueinander. Sie wissen, ihre Beziehung ist verboten, trotzdem nehmen sie alle Gefahren auf sich.

Meine Meinung: Ich habe William Shakespeares ‘Romeo und Julia’ nie gelesen, habe allerdings die Verfilmung mit Claire Danes und Leonardo DiCaprio vor Ewigkeiten gesehen. Und selbst, wenn ich den Film nicht gesehen hätte, so kenne ich natürlich, wie wahrscheinlich jeder Mensch, die tragische Geschichte der verbotenen Liebe zwischen Romeo und Julia. Umso trauriger macht es mich, festzustellen, dass in ‘Dein Blut auf meinen Lippen’ die gesamte Handlung aus ‘Romeo und Julia’ noch einmal erzählt wird. Mit dem Unterschied, dass die Capulets Vampire sind und die Montagues Vampirjäger. Die Autorin hat beinahe alle Begebenheiten aus Shakespeares Werk übernommen und lediglich Nichtigkeiten verändert, wobei Letztere an Klischeehaftigkeit kaum zu übertreffen sind. Ich habe mir während des Lesens ununterbrochen gewünscht, dass die Anlehnung an ‘Romeo und Julia’ nicht so offensichtlich gewesen wäre. Ein Anfang wäre gewesen, den Figuren der Geschichte neue Namen zu geben, doch selbst diese unterscheiden sich nicht. Auch in ‘Dein Blut auf meinen Lippen’ heißen die Protagonisten Julia Capulet und Romeo Montague, die beiden werden von Bruder Lorenzo getraut, und so weiter. Während die Haupthandlung kein einziges Mal von William Shakespeares Werk abweicht, so stellt das Ende des Buches eine Abwechslung dar. Doch gerade hier hätte ich mir gewünscht, dass die Autorin auch am Schluss am Original festhält, wenn sie schon in der Vorhandlung kaum eigenen Ideen einbringt. Einzig die Beschreibung des Wesens und der Eigenschaften der Vampire hat die Autorin sehr spannend und interessant gestaltet. Von diesem Ideenreichtum hätte ich mir mehr gewünscht.

Als weitaus lesenswerter hätte ich es empfunden, wenn die Autorin die berühmte Geschichte um das Liebespaar in eine moderne, ins 21. Jahrhundert passende, Variante umgewandelt hätte. Ich hatte den Eindruck, dass Claudia Gabel dies durchaus versucht hat, doch ist es ihr in meinen Augen nicht gänzlich gelungen. Während die Dialoge vom gehobenen Schreibstil her oftmals an das Werk Shakespeares erinnern, passt der restliche Text nicht dazu. Letzterer ist bei weitem zeitgemäßer verfasst, sodass die Gespräche der Figuren nicht im Einklang zum übrigen Buch sind. Der Unterschied des Schreibstils hat mich oftmals zum Lachen bringen müssen, nur glaube ich nicht, dass dies von der Autorin beabsichtigt war. Der ständige Bruch zwischen modern und altmodisch hat die Dialoge nicht glaubwürdig gemacht. Ich war irgendwann an einem Punkt angekommen, an dem ich die Geschichte nicht mehr ernst nehmen konnte. Und ab da habe ich das Buch auch nicht mehr als Tragödie gelesen, wie es ‘Romeo und Julia’ ja eigentlich ist, sondern als unausgereifte Komödie, was das Lesen etwas erträglicher gemacht hat.

Fazit: Aufgrund der kaum abgewandelten Handlung und dem unausgewogenem Schreibstil hat ‘Dein Blut auf meinen Lippen’ meinen Geschmack leider nicht getroffen.(less)

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Oct 06, 2011 chucklesthescot rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, historical, paranormal-romance

Juliet is the only daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet, who were the vicious hired killers of Vlad Tepes before his downfall. In a few days, her 16th birthday will mark the end of her human life as she becomes a vampire like the rest of her family, a destiny that disgusts her. Romeo is the youngest son of the Montague vampire slaying family who has never had a chance to kill a vampire himself, and with the new Prince insisting on a peace treaty, he will be spared from taking the life of another cr...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My main issue with this book is how much it deviates from the original. I have no problem with classics mixed with paranormals, but I felt that this was just too much. Beside turning Romeo and Juliet into a novel, which wasn't too bad since readers would have a harder time relating to a play, a lot of the plot and writing style was changed. I can see the basic plot still remains, but overall, I think this book changed the original play a little too much for me to enjoy this mash-up.

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May 25, 2012 Complexitykills29 rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampire-related, parodies, favorites, must-reads, must-review, read-more-than-once, twists-and-turns, very-addicting, bad-covers-great-stories

The one-star rating is for the cover...it was hideous, i'm sorry. Because the reason i bought this book was for the story(my sister and i were recommended this book). I'm only at the fourth chapter, though... i'll be editing this review when i'm done :))

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I have to say, the cover didn't do justice to the story because it was nothing short of AWESOME! I like the way the author made the twists but still kept the actual essence on Shakespeare's classic... i will surely read this book again :)

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Aug 04, 2011 Lisa Macomber rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" in which Juliet is a vampire and Romeo is a human. Much of the beauty of the original text is the language and style Shakespeare used and I found that eliminating that left the story somewhat dry. Also, I did not like the character changes Gabel made, especially with Benvolio. Shakeaspeare portrayed him as a peace-loving person who always avoided conflicts and Gabel turned him into a character much more like Mercutio.

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Jun 07, 2012 Ashley rated it 3 of 5 stars

I enjoyed the imaginative re-write of Shakespeare's classic. Lord and Lady Capulet as uncaring bloodsuckers was hilarious. Based on the author's description, I pictured a cross between Gerard Depardieu and Nosferatu for Count Paris. I wish the nurse had been more like the nurse in the original story as well. The end was a tad too predictable.

I would have enjoyed it more if the author had used more of the actual dialogue from the original story.

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Mar 19, 2013 Nelda rated it 2 of 5 stars

Seriously.....Twilight much? I couldn't BELIEVE how closely this book mirrored the Twilight story and STILL got away with it! It's basically the same story with a couple of logistic changes, and unfortunately no iambic pentameter! This appears to be just an attempt to capitalize on recent trends---vampires and, well..vampires! Not worth it, not tremendously well written...not for me!

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Jul 07, 2011 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampire

I almost didn't finish this book. I didn't realize at the time it was young adult fiction, but still the writing was flat, the character development was superficial and it seems with the basic story having been written for the author, she could have cone up with something that had more depth and emotion. The original Romeo and Juliet is considered among the greatest tragedies of our time and this book does nothing to add to that. I did think the idea was creative and the ending was well done, bu...more

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