First things first, I should note that I adore the story of Romeo and Juliet. While it may be tragic, it just goes to show that love is important in life. So when I was able to review a copy of Ramón and Julieta I jumped at the chance. I was interested to see how the author took this classic story and made it their own.

The story had the required family rivalry, but with the twist of it being unknown to one of the families. That was a twist that I actually enjoyed. I think it added a new layer since the hatred was one-sided for the most part. The infusion of the Mexican culture throughout the book was also something I loved. I learned a lot about about some of the traditions from that alone.

The character development was amazing. Both Ramón and Julieta were both of the characters were easy to relate to. I saw so much of myself in both of them, and I saw how they how they worked to resolve the commonalities that I saw and took notes for myself. Julieta was the person that I focused on since I could relate to her the most but Ramón was also helpful as well.

The only complaint I have about this book, is that I was left wanting more at the end. I love the resolution, but I felt like it was a bit rushed just to make it a clean ending. The ending itself made me feel good about everything that had transpired throughout the book, it just felt like it happened in the span of 5 pages, which is very quick in my opinion. But all in all this is a book that I highly recommend.