{My thoughts} – I have got to admit this is one of the more interesting takes on the classic Romeo and Juliet love story that I have read in awhile. It didn’t take long for me to read through it as it’s simple short text in the style it is written. I like how it is written in a modern style that can and will appeal to the younger audiences. I also like how it is in a sense written like a chatroom, but with a spin added, because it appears to be a chatroom within a facebook realm. I don’t know if that makes sense but both facebook and chatroom concepts are merged together along with texting to create this book.

If you have never read Romeo and Juliet and are wanting to read a version of it, this could be a fast read for you, that helps you to understand the story without all the old English styled writing. I have always enjoyed the story of Romeo and Juliet, however I do not particularly enjoy the original version, but this one was well done and worth the read. I hope that my daughter will read it and quite possibly enjoy it. I look forward to reading more books in this series.

If you have not read the classic Romeo and Juliet and do not know the story it is simple. Two families are at war with one another and their teenage children decide to get married in secret. The fight concludes in the death of many including the young newly weds.

I also, wonder how many more classics they will be writing in this style. As I stated, above it was a fun read, it was engaging and enjoyable. ( )

No, I have not read this, nor am I going to.

Why is this even a thing? To cater to the minds of people who can't keep a single sentence in their head for 10 seconds? Oh, or is this art? Is this some other cool thing that I am "to stupid 2 get"?

What a time to be alive. ( )

These books are just such a fun way to read Shakespeare, and a lot quicker. I remember as a teenager I loved the story of Romeo and Juliet, but as an adult I definitely see the story differently. Now I see Juliet as the typical love struck teen, but Romeo is a grown man that is obsessive and over the top. ( )

It's a cute premise. It did include some surprisingly good details about character and relationships but...in the end, I'm an English teacher. It's just not really Romeo and Juliet without Shakespeare's language and poetry. (Except for West Side Story; Bernstein makes that an acceptable adaptation.) And there were other key details (e.g. Romeo getting in the way of Tybalt and Mercutio's fight which allows Mercutio to be stabbed) that were glossed over or entirely ignored. ( )

While I didn't find this as laugh-out-loud funny as Macbeth #killingit, I continue to be amused by the entire concept of retelling Shakespeare in text message format, with emojis, acronyms, and all. In the case of YOLO Juliet, that makes the young voices of the leads come across as especially modern and genuine. This is a great way to get kids (and adults) to read a synopsized version that's a lot more fun than Cliff's Notes. ( )