In spite of the source material, there is a happy ending. Romeo, Valentine, and Juliet all survive and escape to live on their own, away from their controlling families
Valentine tells a story about how he caught butterflies to put in a jar, didn't realize they were suffocating, and then let them go as soon as he found out
Valentine tells a story about how he caught butterflies to put in a jar, didn't realize they were suffocating, and then let them go as soon as he found out
Valentine tells a story about how he caught butterflies to put in a jar, didn't realize they were suffocating, and then let them go as soon as he found out
Discussion of the prince's brother, who is known to cheat on his wife with a man. It's implied that the prince's brother is gay, rather than bi, but this distinction is not spelled out.
Two characters describe themselves as being aspec/arospec but obviously not using that terminology. One, Juliet, has difficulty avoiding marriage in most of the book because she is a woman