Vendetta

Reviewed by: Kate Radke - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 18, 2016

Review

I didn't have high hopes when I read the blurb on the back that this was a "vibrant new twist on 'Romeo and Juliet,'" but this book actually ended up being fun and keeping my interest. This YA book is about Sophie, a teen working in a diner whose father is in jail for killing a man. A new family moves to town with five boys, one of which, Nicolai Falcone, ends up befriending and falling in love with Sophie before finding out that her father killed his father. The Falcones are involved in the mafia, as is Sophie's father, so there's a decent amount of action and angst among the romance. Not a must-buy, but I do think many teens will enjoy this book. It is a nice twist on Romeo and Juliet that doesn't over follow the the plot of its predecessor.

Overall Book Score: good