Title: Prince of Shadows
Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: NAL
Acquired Via: First to Read
Release Date: February 4, 2014
In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, there is only one goal: power. The boys are born to fight and die for honor and—if they survive—marry for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born.
Benvolio Montague, cousin to Romeo, knows all this. He expects to die for his cousin, for his house, but a spark of rebellion still lives inside him. At night, he is the Prince of Shadows, the greatest thief in Verona—and he risks all as he steals from House Capulet. In doing so, he sets eyes on convent-bound Rosaline, and a terrible curse begins that will claim the lives of many in Verona…
…And will rewrite all their fates, forever.
My Review
I requested this book because it was written by Rachel Caine and looked like historical fiction. I really wish I would have read the blurb before I requested it. I didn’t realize that it was a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. If I had, I would not have requested it. I don’t consider Romeo and Juliet romantic; I think they were idiots. Apart from my initial struggle and dread at the beginning of the book, I enjoyed the book for the most part.