The book was okay. Not much else i can say about it. The main character annoyed me, the gay stereotypes and biphobia was sickening, and the only interesting parts were the ones back in The Globe. I still read and finished it though, so take that as you will. ( )

Saving Hamlet feels like going home, home to my theater days that is. Being a drama geek myself, I dove into this novel and gobbled it up as quickly as I could. It was quirky, humorous and filled with memorable characters.
Emma finds herself starting her sophomore year with a new pixie cut and a renewed interest in theater. Emma has a lot to deal with from the start. Forsaking her high school soccer career doesn’t sit well with all of Emma’s former teammates. Meanwhile, Emma goes from being an assistant to full on stage manager (with very little experience). On top of everything she also has to deal with the casting decisions which might end up causing the play to be a disaster.
Booth does a fantastic job writing vivid and authentic voices for all her characters. Emma is one of my favorites. I love the journey that she goes through in finding herself and learning to assert herself. I found her to be very inspiring. When Emma accidentally travels back in time I felt like I was there with her. Those scenes were some of my absolute favorites of the book.
My two other favorite characters in the book were Lulu and Stanley. I love that they weren’t just token LGBTQIA characters thrown into the story for the sake of having a “diverse” book. To me, they made the story even better with their awesomeness.
Though time-travel does play a role in Saving Hamlet’s plot line, it is not what drives the plot. However, I did enjoy experiencing The Globe Theater and Shakespeare through Emma’s eyes. Capturing both modern day and Elizabethan life, Booth is able to cleverly weave both worlds together into a well-written story.
Normally, I am not a huge fan of love triangles (quadrangle in this case) but Booth was able to pull it off without it being cheesy and nauseating. Even though the romances are swoon worthy and cute, Emma knows her priorities and never loses her focus.
Saving Hamlet will make you laugh out loud and it will enlighten you on a variety of life lessons. It’s a story about friendship, love, and finding yourself. Along with these, this story is also about self-love, and finding acceptance from yourself and others. I highly recommend this novel to anyone who ever was or is into theater/acting, Shakespeare lovers and anyone seeking an authentic and humorous read.
Thank you to Disney Hyperion and Hannah from The Irish Banana Review for including me in this blog tour and making it possible for me to get a chance to read and advance copy of Saving Hamlet in return for an honest review. ( )