Waiting on Wednesday (42): Still Star-Crossed

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine.

This week I have a retelling for you guys. Now this could be awful, because I'm not a huge fan of Romeo and Juliet, but, by that same token, it's a lot easier to please me when authors screw around with something I don't love to an insane degree. I like that Taub's novel focuses on different characters, and that it won't have instalove. Apparently, there will be bickering, and I love that.

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Still Star-Crossed

Author: Melinda Taub
Expected Publication Date: July 9, 2013
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Romeo and Juliet are gone. Will love live on? Despite the glooming peace that's settled on Verona after the recent tragedy, Montagues and Capulets are brawling in the streets. Faced with more bloody battles, Prince Escalus concludes that the only way to truly marry the fortunes of these two families is to literally marry them together. Everyone is skeptical, but none more so than the pair selected, for the most eligible Montague bachelor is Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, still anguished by the loss of his companions, and the chosen Capulet maid is Juliet's older cousin Rosaline, the girl Romeo first loved and whose refusal of Romeo's affection paved the way for bloodshed. Contrary to their late cousins, there's no love lost between Benvolio and Rosaline, yet they forge a bond to end the renewed feud not only to escape their forced betrothal, but to save their lives and the city of Verona itself.