Today on my blog I have the Such Sweet Sorrow blog tour. On my stop there is a spotlight, review, and awesome giveaway.
Never was there a tale of more woe than this of Juliet and
her Romeo…But true love never dies. Though they’re parted by the veil between
the world of mortals and the land of the dead, Romeo believes he can restore
Juliet to life, but he’ll have to travel to the underworld with a thoroughly
infuriating guide.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, may not have inherited his
father’s crown, but the murdered king left his son a much more important
responsibility—a portal to the Afterjord, where the souls of the dead reside.
When the determined Romeo asks for help traversing the treacherous Afterjord,
Hamlet sees an opportunity for adventure, and the chance to avenge his father’s
death.
In an underworld filled with leviathan monsters, ghoulish
shades, fire giants and fierce Valkyrie warriors, Hamlet and Romeo must battle
their way through jealousy, despair, and their darkest fears to rescue the fair
damsel. Yet finding Juliet is only the beginning, and the Afterjord doesn’t
surrender souls without a price…
Review:
The cover drew me in but when I read the blurb I knew I had
to read this book. The combining of Romeo and Juliet with Hamlet blew my mind
but than Jenny added in mythology and I was blown away!
I know it sounds crazy to have these classic plays rewritten
and than even crossing over but Jenny makes it work and have you so caught up
in this story that you will be flipping the pages just to see what happens
next. And that is exactly what I did. I read this book in one sitting to the
point of ignoring everything and everyone around me I was that engrossed with
this dark, beautiful, twist filled, romance that it has me going back to
re-read the original plays.
The major characters just captured my attention. I loved all
three of them but for different reasons. Romeo is so devoted to Juliet even
going against death. He is so sweet and caring and just captured my heart.
Juliet is a strong heroine and fought for Romeo making sure he would make it out
of the afterlife alive even if that meant she had to stay. Hamlet confused me
quite a bit but if you’re lucky enough to be considered his friend than he
would fight for you and he showed that.
I am really hoping there will be another one as I am not ready
to say goodbye to these characters. 5/5 Bloody Fangs
Book Links:
Jenny Trout is an author, blogger, and funny person. Writing as Jennifer Armintrout,
she made the USA Today bestseller list with Blood Ties
Book One: The Turning. Her novel American Vampire was
named one of the top ten horror novels of 2011 by Booklist Magazine
Online. She is a proud Michigander, mother of two, and wife to the only person
alive capable of spending extended periods of time with her without wanting to
kill her.
Stalker Links:
Tour Schedule:
Week 1:
2/3/2014- In
Love With Handmade- Review
2/3/2014- Black
Words-White Pages Teen/Young Adult- Review
2/3/2014- The
Reader's Antidote- Excerpt
2/4/2014- Angelic
Book Reviews- Review
2/4/2014- Fantasy
Book Addict- Interview
2/4/2014- Working
for the Mandroid- Excerpt
2/5/2014- Taking
It One Book at a Time- Review
2/5/2014- Forget
About TV, Grab a Book- Review
2/5/2014- Dark
Novella- Guest Post
2/6/2014- Sabrina's
Paranormal Palace- Review
2/6/2014- Chapter
by Chapter- Interview
2/6/2014- I'll
Tumble For YA- Excerpt
2/7/2014- Such a Novel Idea- Review
2/7/2014- Refracted
Light Reviews- Guest
Post
2/7/2014- Literary Meanderings - Excerpt
Week 2:
2/10/2014- Janae's
Book Obsession- Review
2/10/2014- Imaginary
Reads- Guest Post
2/10/2014- Falling For YA- Excerpt
2/11/2014- Darkest
Addictions Reviews- Review
2/11/2014- TSK
TSK What to Read- Review
2/11/2014- Paranormal
Book Club- Interview
2/12/2014- RhiReading- Review
2/12/2014- Book
Angel Booktopia- Review
2/12/2014- Curling
Up With A Good Book- Guest
Post
2/13/2014- Moonlight Gleam Reviews- Review
2/13/2014- Addicted
Readers- Interview
2/13/2014- A
Dream Within A Dream- Guest
Post
2/14/2014- Lovely
Reads- Review
2/14/2014- In
Vogue with Books- Review
2/14/2014- Fade Into Fantasy- Interview
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I would also like to say Thank You to Jenny for letting me review your book and say Thank You to Rockstar Book Tours for letting me participate in this tour. Don't forget to enter the giveaway below.
~Sabrina
I like you are SUPER attracted to the cover but the synopsis kind of makes me need it even more. Your review was wonderful and it always means so much to love the characters and being able to love all 3 is amazing!!
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