LONG STORY SHORT follows Beatrice Quinn. Having been homeschooled and graduated at the age of fourteen, by sixteen, she has just received her acceptance to Oxford University. She can’t wait to throw herself into the school of her dreams, but there’s a catch. Her parents are concerned that she’s not ready to move across an ocean and fend for herself at college. To prove she can handle it, Beatrice is off to spend four weeks of her summer at a Shakespeare camp for the performing arts.
One of LONG STORY SHORT’s strengths is the romance. The romance is an enemies-to-lovers full of witty banter, games of one-upmanship and Shakespeare quotations. The interactions between Beatrice and her love interest are deliciously entertaining. Even when they’re closer to enemies then lovers, their chemistry will have the reader glued to the page.
And speaking of Shakespeare, given that the story takes place at a camp revolving around his work, it’s no surprise that mentions of his work abound. No knowledge of the Bard is necessary to understand the story, but those with a Shakespearean passion will enjoy the references.
While the romance is a highlight of the book, another point of importance is the friendships that Beatrice forms at camp. Growing up a homeschooled only child, Beatrice doesn’t have much experience with other kids her age, so watching her make her first friendships is a sweet cornerstone of the book.
All in all, LONG STORY SHORT is a story of summer fun and friendship and pushing the limits of your comfort zone, of discovering that people may not be just who you first thought they were, even yourself. It is the kind of book that will make every reader wish they too could go to Shakespeare summer camp.
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