Review: A Midsummer Night #nofilter (OMG Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare & Brett Wright

Title: A Midsummer Night #nofilter

Series: OMG Shakespeare

Genre: YA, fantasy, retelling

Authors: William Shakespeare & Brett Wright

Publication date: January 2016

Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers

Source: Purchased hardcover

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Synopsis: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of the greatest stories ever told... in texts?!

What if the fairies and star-crossed lovers of the forest had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this fun and funny adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays!

Four lovers who can’t decide who they have a crush on.
One mischievous fairy with a love potion.
Total chaos in the fairy world, the human world, and everywhere in between!

♥️ and h8. The classics just got a whole lot more interesting. ;)

tl;dr A Shakespeare play told through its characters texting with emojis, posting photos, checking in at locations, and updating their relationship statuses. The perfect gift for hip theater lovers and teens.

A glossary and cast of characters are included for those who need it. For tl;dr means too long; didn’t read.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

I’m not gonna lie, Shakespeare is not for me. And while I’m curious about his work, I’m not curious enough to read the OG material 😆 I did listen to a podcast though... And read this book. Lol.

But it was really funny! And kinda messed up. Lol. But the book did a pretty good job of retelling the story and making it fun, though! I loved all the lingo and emojis! That was fun!

Have you read this book? If so, what did you think about it? If not, what do you think? Does it sound like something you might want to read? Leave me a link to your review or comment below! 😊