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Romeo & Juliet & Vampires Audiobook Summary

“You are deluded, Romeo. Vampires do not have the capability to love. They are heartless.”

The Capulets and the Montagues have some deep and essential differences. Blood differences. Of course, the Capulets can escape their vampire fate, and the Montagues can try not to kill their undead enemies. But at the end of the day, their blood feud is unstoppable. So it’s really quite a problem when Juliet, a vampire-to-be, and Romeo, the human who should be hunting her, fall desperately in love. What they don’t realize is how deadly their love will turn out to be–or what it will mean for their afterlives. . . .

This riotous twist on the ultimate tale of forbidden romance is simply to die for.

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Romeo & Juliet & Vampires Audiobook Narrator

Stina Nielsen is the narrator of Romeo & Juliet & Vampires audiobook that was written by William Shakespeare

About the Author(s) of Romeo & Juliet & Vampires

William Shakespeare is the author of Romeo & Juliet & Vampires

Romeo & Juliet & Vampires Full Details

Narrator Stina Nielsen
Length 5 hours 38 minutes
Author William Shakespeare
Category
Publisher HarperCollins
Release date August 31, 2010
ISBN 9780062012067

Subjects

The publisher of the Romeo & Juliet & Vampires is HarperCollins. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Horror & Ghost Stories, Juvenile Fiction

Additional info

The publisher of the Romeo & Juliet & Vampires is HarperCollins. The imprint is HarperCollins. It is supplied by HarperCollins. The ISBN-13 is 9780062012067.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Reading Vacation

March 09, 2011

REVIEWThis 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 scene is the very beginning when Romeo and Juliet first meet. It’s so romantic and their feelings for each other have not yet been tainted by the feud between their families. I wish they had moved a little slower in deciding to get married, but I suppose that was in keeping with the original. Maybe couples moved quickly back in those times?I liked this book and think it was an interesting retelling. Thank you to We Love YA! for sending this arc for me to review.RATING4 Plot5 Characters4 Attention Grabbing4 Girlie Meter5 Ending22 TOTAL5 STARS

SyaSya

October 19, 2018

4.5 stars. Everything was okay. I love how the plot goes and how they didn't change much from the real concept. However, I'm very quite disappointed with how it ends. It seems like the author was rushed to finish the book. Full review will be in my blog.

Sophia

November 12, 2019

A quick, cozy, retake on the classic Shakespeare.

Zodie

December 29, 2020

** spoiler alert ** Setting aside my normal criticism for R&J (mostly that they fell in love at first sight, even with R already in love with her cousin??) I really do like the original play. I hadn’t ever considered adding vampires, and at first the notion sounds off and cheesy. Yet Gabel has a way of interweaving the classic play and old vampire lore (Vlad the Impaler) together seamlessly. The time period does lend itself to gothic themes, and the stakes of R&J were high already. Genuinely love Shakespeare adaptations, and vampires are my personal favorite paranormal creatures, so this story really hit. **I also always hated the ending of the play, not the tragedy just how close R was to getting J to wake up. I know it was that way to raise the stakes/heighten the grief&tragedy, but I still hated it, so I’m glad Gabel took her own creative liberties at the end**

Penni

April 05, 2022

** spoiler alert ** I was actually surprised by this book. I thought maybe it would be a bit cheesy/cliché but actually it was cleverly written! Juliet is a Capulet……and a vampire! Romeo is a Montague……and from a family of vampire killers. The story is pretty self explanatory but the incorporation of the vampire element is actually genious. The story basically follows the original book with Juliet & Romeo getting married in secret. She takes the potion as per the original, Romeo finds her. Takes the poison and that’s the end right……..not in this version! Juliet wakes to find Romeo slumped over her barely alive so she does what any vampire would do - she bites him and turns him into a vampire! Any they eternally live happily ever after. They even have a child!

Nekochimachan (⁠。⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

October 02, 2022

Romeo and Juliet with vampires in it then sign me up. Anyways, I have read this novel a couple of times and it's pretty accurate from Shakespeare's play but with a twist-- The Montagues are vampire hunters while the Capulets are blood sucking vampires. What will the star-crossed lovers do? You'll find out soon and the ending is kinda ok. A bit sad that it doesn't have Hamlet and vampires.

Melissa

October 05, 2019

I had very low expectations for this novel and was pleasantly surprised! Finally, a version of Romeo and Juliet that did not leave me feeling glad they were both dead! We got relatable characters nicely updated. I do wish there was a bit more of original dialogue though.

Gina

September 02, 2022

Honestly not gonna be a 5 star for many people but I loved it because it gave me a perfect mix of the cheesy paranormal romance I love and my favorite Shakespeare play. So it’s a personal 5 star but probably a 3 for someone who doesn’t live one of those things

Devon

September 19, 2019

A loving homage to Shakespeare with some extra gore. This book makes the original story much more entertaining and encourages readers to re-read the original.

Sahil

October 29, 2020

Romeo and Juliet vampires

Nedi

January 25, 2023

It was a really fun and a awsome book

Krista Ashe

October 07, 2010

** spoiler alert ** 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.

AlexA

April 25, 2015

This book is a tragic love story that is basically sort of similar to the original Romeo and Juliet, except there are vampires in it. Transylvania was ruled by a ruthless prince named Vlad the Impaler, who uses vampires also known as the Capulets to kill thousands of innocent European people. He was then imprisoned and his half-brother Prince Radu takes over. Prince Radu started a peace treaty for both humans and vampires, but will it work out between them? Juliet is the daughter of a Capulet and also a soon-to-be-vampire who's birthday is coming up and by the time she turns 16, she has to have her first kill and drink the victim's blood, or else she'll die. She is against it. Her parents are also forcing her to marry a kinsman of the Prince named Paris, who is a player in order to convince Prince Radu to overturn the treaty and let the Montague's and Capulet's become enemies again. Romeo is a the son of a Montague and also a vampire hunter. He is in love with a vampire named Rosaline despite her race. He and his cousin, Benvolio, and his close friend, Mercutio, sneak into the Montague place, where a banquet is being held for both vampires and humans, so Romeo can try to woo Rosaline. Even though Romeo was supposed to woo Rosaline, instead he meets Juliet and they instantly fell in love at first sight. They immediately got married in secret with help from Friar Lawrence. They felt very happy with each other, until something unexpected happened. Now Romeo is on the run and Juliet is forced to kill Romeo. Will their relationship last long? Will they stay together no matter what? Will they be able to make peace? Or will Paris come between them?I almost finished reading the book and I gotta say, so far I can barely stop reading it. It's a little different than Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet since there are vampires and vampire hunters in it. It's really good book in my opinion. It's also not that hard to understand what's happening in the story. I recommend this book.

Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids

December 01, 2010

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 family of vampire hunters. With a new Prince on the throne, both families are forced into a truce, and are ordered to stop killing each other. I love Juliet's character, as despite being from a vampire family she is repulsed at the thought of killing a human. She's about to turn 16 and when that happens, she'll become a vampire. In order to fully turn, she has to kill someone. If she doesn't make her first kill by midnight on her 16th birthday, she can die. To seek revenge in her cousins death, her parents have told her who she must kill, and it's Romeo. There's one minor problem. Romeo and Juliet might have run off to secretly get married.I really enjoyed reading Romeo & Juliet & Vampires. Claudia adds a great historical and paranormal spin to a classic I always struggled with reading. Her writing style gives Romeo & Juliet's tragic love story a fresh twist, making it an engaging, and quick read. There's love, war and a little bit of humor provided by Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio. With out giving anything away, the ending was great and not at all what I expected. I definitely recommend picking this book up.

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