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.

Review: Scrooge #worstgiftever (OMG Classics) by Brett Wright & Charles Dickens

Title: Scrooge #worstgiftever

Series: OMG Classics

Other books in this series: Greek Gods #squadgoals

Author: Brett Wright & Charles Dickens

Genre: YA, paranormal, retelling

Publication date: September 2016

Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers

Source: Purchased hardcover

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Synopsis:

Imagine: What if Scrooge, Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and the whole Cratchit family had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this clever adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol!

One grouchy old man who can't stop asking "How did you get this number?!"
Three ghosts who communicate in the most modern ways, including one who ONLY uses emojis!
And a status update with the most "likes" ever: God bless us, everyone!

This retelling will cure even the worst bout of Bah hummingbird! #darnyouautocorrect

My rating: ★★★★☆

A Christmas Carol, one of the holiday's greatest traditions told... in texts?!

The first OMG Classic I read was a Greek mythology one, obviously (I love mythology, okay? Lol), and I absolutely loved it so I went back and bought more books in this series! And this one was just as fun! This is basically the classic A Christmas Carol story with a modern twist... and emojis! Lol.