REVIEW Shakespeare Burning by Charisse Moritz

One mistake and seventeen-year-old Shake LeCasse lost everything. Now there’s no going back and no way to move forward.

Cleo Lee survives however she can. Lie, cheat, steal, whatever it takes, and saving Mr. Popular isn’t part of the plan.

REVIEW

YA authors, clean your desks, take your inspiration pills, sharpen your pens! 

There is a new author in town and she comes with a blast! If this Charisse Moritz's first work is not just a supernova, then we are to be fed by a new Sun!

Yep! CM was for me a fresh breath giving me a strong reason and reward for not giving up to YA stories. And when I'm talking about YA stories I refer to those full of drama, angst stories, about characters who are (or feel that they are) between rock and a hard place.

CM navigates between sentiments and harsh realities admirably avoiding the cliches and the razors of too much, unconvincing aspects or distasteful repetitions. She masterfully increases the intensity of the readers' feelings, bringing a bit of new information, a different angle or a different facet fueling this way the necessary crescendo and readers' interest. Her characters are smart and they prove it whilst there is still enough room for emotional reactions and "not thinking all the way" situations so characteristic to the teens.

The main moments and important stages are punctuated by Shakespeare's quotes. They are a conclusion for what it was and a prevision of what it comes. Hemingway's encompasses exactly what we want from the story. Well done! Reading Shakespeare Burning could open the taste of the new generation for classics. 

All the seriousness of what happened and happens is tuned at the perfect level by using humor. It is brought in different ways and by different characters, but even in the humor, there is a trace of sorrow.

The result is a story that captures you, involves you in everything that happens.

This is certainly an author to keep an eye on! Enjoy!

Description:

He’s the boy who wants to disappear.

One mistake and seventeen-year-old Shake LeCasse lost everything. Now there’s no going back and no way to move forward. The once-popular Varsity hockey captain is living in the basement of a grandmother he barely knows, ditching school, avoiding friends and working hard on self-destruction.

She’s the girl nobody sees.

Cleo Lee survives however she can. Lie, cheat, steal, whatever it takes, and saving Mr. Popular isn’t part of the plan. Telling him the truth about the night that destroyed his life is downright dangerous. She needs to keep quiet, be smart and let the guy she’s been half in love with since middle school throws away a future she’d do anything to have. Too bad she sucks at playing it.

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About the author:

Emily Award Finalist and Melody Of Love Award Finalist, Charisse M Moritz divides her life between upstate NY and northern Florida. When not barricaded inside her writing cave or enjoying every possible minute with her husband and three kids, you’ll find her listening to 60’s music, singing offkey and looking for new reads. 

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