Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure Kindle Edition

One of the best choose your own adventures I have ever read. So hard to put down! Bought it as a gift, but now I might have to buy another copy! Very entertaining for those that know Shakespeare and people that completely don't. Tons of guest artists make page turning and endings so enjoyable! You can also unlock other characters such as Juliet's nurse in a sequence called Nurse Quest and play mini adventures in dream sequences based on other Shakespeare works such as A Midsummer Night's Dream. The adventures and endings can be outrageous and silly, but make complete sense in other areas. For example, if you play as Juliet, you can have the option of just telling your parents the truth about you getting married instead of fake killing yourself. Their response may surprise you. You can avoid the senseless love tragedy of the original, but it is up to you to figure out how... Oh, and if you are up to the challenge, yes: you can get to a point where you are Romeo AND Juliet, just like in the title of the book.

Ever feel frustrated with the depressing ending of Romeo and Juliet? Have the urge to slap their pining, pathetic, whiny Shakespearian "Millennialism"? Well then you're sure to love this truly unique read that allows you to "rewrite" the Bard and change the stars! Also great for getting students excited to learn Shakespeare.

I bought this book as a gift for a friend who loves Shakespeare. I got curious about it and as I started flipping through it, I began reading. Suddenly, I was creating my own adventure. The humor is exciting and addicting. I couldn't put it down! I finished one story, then unlocked a hidden character and began reading through THAT story! Oh man! I think I'll have to buy my friend another copy now, because I'm in too deep to stop now! So much fun!

Note that this review is largely be in view of someone who read the first book, To Be or Not To Be, which I also recommend.First thing's first, this book actually solved a major issue I had with To Be or Not To Be, which was that in that book you had the path that followed the original play Hamlet, and it felt largely like the other paths were just sprouting off this main one. There were a few places where a totally new storyline would sprout, but for the most part you had to read through a lot of one path to find a number of endings. With this book the paths that deviate from the original early on feel more like their own stories, and there are numerous locations where you can veer off but then return to the original story, so if you want to read to the end of the normal story more than once you have option so you don't reread a lot of things.Another area this book improves on the first is simply how it's designed. The first gave every choice at least its own page, which led to a lot of empty space. This one divides the choices into sections, so most of every page is utilized. There was only one spot where this was problematic, as one section had two choices listed but the second choice was on the second page, so it could be easily missed. Also: I know nobody actually cares about the design. I'll move on.This book has not one but two story-within-a-stories (not counting the Romeo and/or Juliet-within-a-Romeo and/or Juliet), and one is about drugs and amazing and has an adorable Puck (thanks to one Andrew Hussie). A few other outlandish things from To Be or Not To Be return as well, such as ghost time travel, but I actually felt the returning outlandish things weren't utilized as interestingly as in the first book.But this book does have new outlandish things that are amazing, such as controlling more than one character at once or unlockable characters. Yes, you can unlock a character by completing a certain path. It's pretty obvious which path it is, though. Maybe next book Ryan can fit an unlockable character into an unexpected path. Come on, let us choose a story using one of those robot suits!Ultimately this story is hilarious, and that's the point. Whether it's the witty or silly characters (definitely the best-written Friar Lawrence ever), the Shakespearean prose reduced to plain English/bullet points/power point slides, or just the ridiculous narration (find out how he gets out of writing a sex scene!!), every path has something to laugh at. In the end I would have to say this book is an improvement on the first, and book scientists that I totally didn't pay off thought that was impossible!

This is a witty and hilarious book. It's rare for a book to make me literally laugh out loud, but this does frequently. It's more more fun the more you know about "Romeo and Juliet", but it's funny even if you only have a passing knowledge of the play. Still, I'd have to say it's not quite as good as "To Be and/or Not To Be", by the same author, so if you're going to read just one, try the other one first. But if you've read and enjoyed "To Be and/or Not To Be", there's a 100% chance you'll enjoy this one as well.

This was bought for my granddaughters 13th birthday and that is an age very difficult to please. As she likes reading, I bought this as I know from past experience they have a variety of endings. This particular book has kept her amused for hours and, sort of, keeps to the actual story but with interesting touches. Ideal for people who like reading.

Everything you expect from the combination of Ryan North, Shakespeare and a Choose You Own Adventure narative.I was laughing out loud for the first time in months. So much fun to read!

A delight if you know anything about Shakespeare's plays!Playing as the Nanny is the best but all adventures I've managed so far have been witty and imaginative. Highly recommended for a different but fulfilling reading experience.

I thought this would be really funny but I just didn't get it at all. What a waste of a great concept.

Given as a gift and very much enjoyed by the recipient