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Fifteen acclaimed YA writers put their modern spin on William Shakespeare’s celebrated classics!
West Side Story. 10 Things I Hate About You. Kiss Me, Kate. Contemporary audiences have always craved reimaginings of Shakespeare’s most beloved works. Now, some of today’s best writers for teens take on the Bard in these 15 whip-smart and original retellings!
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West Side Story. 10 Things I Hate About You. Kiss Me, Kate. Contemporary audiences have always craved reimaginings of Shakespeare’s most beloved works. Now, some of today’s best writers for teens take on the Bard in these 15 whip-smart and original retellings!
Contributors includ ...more
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So excited to have another anthology coming, and now that eARCs are available, I wanted to do the same thing I did with His Hideous Heart and put CWs in my review in spoiler tags. (Assume "Death and/or Murder" for all of the Tragedies.)
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This is everything I've ever wanted out of an anthology.
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I love that this is tackling some lesser-known plays like All's Well That Ends Well, A Winter's Tale, and Coriolanus, but I'd be lying if I wasn't the most hyped for Anna-Marie McLemore's take on A Midsummer Night's Dream! Their writing is so lyrical and I'm super excited to see what they do with the story. Same with Amy Rose Capetta and Cory McCarthy's Much Ado About Nothing.
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Jul 19, 2019
Lea (drumsofautumn)
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I've been screaming ever since this got announced and will be screaming until I have it in my hands!!!
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Jul 14, 2019
Taasia ✨
marked it as please-give-me
so how do i get an ARC of this
excuse me brb screaming
excuse me brb screaming
When you get a vibe and know it's good and then you read it and it's everything you thought it would be. Check!
I've had this on my TBR forever, waiting first for cover art, then for more details, then for it to be available to read, and the Gods answered. Adler puts together a stellar anthology of re-interpretations of Shakespeare's beloved plays and sonnets with a lovely cast of authors giving it everything they've gone in terms of character, plot, setting.
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I've had this on my TBR forever, waiting first for cover art, then for more details, then for it to be available to read, and the Gods answered. Adler puts together a stellar anthology of re-interpretations of Shakespeare's beloved plays and sonnets with a lovely cast of authors giving it everything they've gone in terms of character, plot, setting.
Each short story pulls its weight and ...more
rtc!
hello i love shakespeare & i want this immediately
I loved Adler's compilation of Poe retellings in His Hideous Heart, and she and her authors didn't let me down with their YA retellings of the Bard!
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Jul 14, 2019
Eleanor (bookishcourtier)
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I am actually screaming internally with excitement for this because I love Shakespeare, or at least, the stories (I haven't read too many of his actual works, but I want to!!) This is going to be EVERYTHING.
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Okay so:
A) an anthology of Shakespeare retellings
B) written by some of my favorite authors
In conclusion, tHIS IS ALL I HAVE EVER WANTED
A) an anthology of Shakespeare retellings
B) written by some of my favorite authors
In conclusion, tHIS IS ALL I HAVE EVER WANTED
The story by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy has a demisexual MC
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Jan 03, 2021
Lorena
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now, I don't read anthologies but this one... this one sounds so cool
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Dec 09, 2020
Kait Goodwin ★Kait Plus Books★
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SO FUCKING AMAZING I LOVED IT!!!!!!
I am a Shakespeare junkie, and this anthology is going to be everything I’ve ever wanted. I adore Shakespeare retellings, and the authors (and tales) in this line up sound amazing! I can already predict that Anna-Marie McLemore’s Midsummer Night’s Dream is going to be a fav, and Melissa Bashardoust is the certified retelling queen, and super intrigued by Brittany Cavallaro’s story, because sonnet 147 is one of my favourite sonnets!
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Nov 23, 2020
Alexis Stankewitz
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*Thank you very much to Flatiron Books,Dahlia Adler, and Negalley for an E-ARC of "The Way Madness Lies" in exchange for a honest review. * So, to be 100% honest, Shakespeare is NOT my jam, but even without loving the source material, I was pleasantly surprised to find I liked this! My favorite had to be K.Ancrum's "Taming of the Soulmate" which I thought was brilliant!
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Jun 10, 2020
Ann Rees
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I want it I need it
A wonderful collection of William Shakespeare inspired anthologies with a modern spin! I had a blast reading these and by far one of my favorites was.... Hamlet but with girls and vampires! Such a diverse and unique spin on the Shakespeare classics. I absolutely adore Shakespeare and this was a great take on the classics. Each story is unique and some of them have author notes explaining why the author took a particular take which is such a nice touch! Seriously go read this if you enjoy Shakesp
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rtc!
k. ancrum is on here.
Sep 25, 2019
McKenzie
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I’m a simple woman. I see Lily Anderson doing Shakespeare again, I add to my tbr.
Sep 22, 2020
Starr ❇✌❇
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