The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The title “Verona Comics” is written at the top in large red capitals with a yellow shadow outline. The name of the author “Jennifer Dugan” is written at the bottom in smaller black capitals. The background shows art of a white comic storefront. The title is designed to look like the shop sign. Text on the door of the storefront reads “They’re falling for the competition.” in small white capitals. On the left side of the door, a young woman with long brown hair. She is wearing a long-sleeved pink shirt, ripped blue jeans and yellow laced shoes. Her arms are folded across her chest. On the right side of the door, a young man with short brown hair and wearing a yellow hoodie, cropped black pans and black shoes with a blue sole and laces. He has a skateboard in his right hand and is holding a phone in his left hand. /end]

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Content Warning:

• References to Past Suicide Attempt
• Suicidal Ideation
• Panic Attacks
• Abusive and Neglectful Parents
• Emotional Abuse
• Car Accident

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Summary:

From the author of Hot Dog Girl comes a fresh and funny queer YA contemporary novel about two teens who fall in love in an indie comic book shop.

Jubilee has it all together. She’s an elite cellist, and when she’s not working in her stepmom’s indie comic shop, she’s prepping for the biggest audition of her life.

Ridley is barely holding it together. His parents own the biggest comic-store chain in the country, and Ridley can’t stop disappointing them—that is, when they’re even paying attention.

They meet one fateful night at a comic convention prom, and the two can’t help falling for each other. Too bad their parents are at each other’s throats every chance they get, making a relationship between them nearly impossible…unless they manage to keep it a secret.

Then again, the feud between their families may be the least of their problems. As Ridley’s anxiety spirals, Jubilee tries to help but finds her focus torn between her fast-approaching audition and their intensifying relationship. What if love can’t conquer all? What if each of them needs more than the other can give?

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Notes:

There is an audiobook.

There is an ebook. There is a kindle edition.

This is a retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet.

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Archivist Comments:

Two hours of research and seven years of studying Shakespeare on and off- tell me why even after all that I didn’t realise this was a Romeo and Juliet retelling until someone pointed it out in a review.

People in the reviews have said that while they liked the book, they disliked the fact it was initially marketed as a sweet, happily-ever-after romance when it is not.

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