5/28/2023 0 Comments Saving juliet by suzanne selforsI don’t think I’ll ever get Romeo and Benvolio singing Troy’s hip-hop song “Girl, oh oh oh oh oh, girl…” out of my head. Selfors takes a well-known legend and spins it into something fresh, interesting and poignant at places, hysterically funny at others. I’m already envisioning Molly Quinn from ABC’s “Castle” and Justin Bieber as the Mimi and Troy characters in the movie. Selfors’ treatment of the characters and the plot is exquisite. This is my favorite legend of all time and so far, Ms. Selfors’ book, “Saving Juliet.” The cover grabbed me first, and then her prologue had me cracking up – I LOVE THIS STORY! Not since Anne Fortier’s treatment of the legend (the medieval story line in her book, “Juliet”, not the modern story line that runs parallel) have I enjoyed a story this much. I had one great, enormous, fun, time reading Ms.
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