--- product_id: 33804560 title: "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire: A Young Adult Dark Romance and Fantasy Retelling of Romeo and Juliet" price: "966781₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/33804560-bright-smoke-cold-fire-a-young-adult-dark-romance-fantasy store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Bright Smoke, Cold Fire: A Young Adult Dark Romance and Fantasy Retelling of Romeo and Juliet **Price:** 966781₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bright Smoke, Cold Fire: A Young Adult Dark Romance and Fantasy Retelling of Romeo and Juliet - **How much does it cost?** 966781₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/33804560-bright-smoke-cold-fire-a-young-adult-dark-romance-fantasy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Sabriel meets Romeo and Juliet in this stunning and atmospheric novel―the first in a duology―from the author of Cruel Beauty and Crimson Bound. When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched. The heirs of the city’s most powerful―and warring―families, Mahyanai Romeo and Juliet Catresou, share a love deeper than duty, honor, even life itself. But the magic laid on the Juliet at birth compels her to punish the enemies of her clan―and Romeo has just killed her cousin Tybalt. Which means he must die. Paris Catresou has always wanted to serve his family by guarding the Juliet. But when his ward tries to escape her fate, magic goes terribly wrong―killing her and leaving Paris bound to Romeo. If he wants to discover the truth of what happened, Paris must delve deep into the city, ally with his worst enemy . . . and perhaps turn against his own clan. Mahyanai Runajo only wants to protect her city―but she’s the only one who believes it’s in peril. In her desperate hunt for information, she accidentally pulls Juliet from the mouth of death―and finds herself bound to the bitter, angry girl. Runajo quickly discovers Juliet might be the one person who can help her recover the secret to saving Viyara. Both pairs will find friendship where they least expect it. Both will find that Viyara holds more secrets and dangers than anyone ever expected. And outside the walls, death is waiting. . . . A Romeo and Juliet Retelling: This tragic fantasy reimagines the classic star-crossed lovers in a city where the dead rise and ancient magic demands a terrible price. Unlikely Alliances: Two pairs of enemies—a reluctant guardian bound to his ward’s killer, and a novice bound to the girl she resurrected—must learn to trust each other to survive. Multiple POVs: Told from the perspectives of four distinct characters, this epic tale weaves together threads of love, betrayal, and a desperate fight to save a dying city. Tragic Romance: A love deeper than duty is put to the ultimate test when Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, forcing her to choose between her heart and a magical compulsion to avenge her family. Intricate World-Building: Explore the walled city of Viyara, a society powered by blood magic, haunted by the risen dead, and protected by a failing wall that holds back a world consumed by the Ruining. Review: The book is really very well done. - “She slides her fingers into his dark hair and kisses him, kisses her dearest sin, again and again. Her heart pounds with the desire to kill him, to wreck and ruin and revenge, but she only clutches him closer, kisses him more fiercely, and his arms wrap around her as he kisses her back. She will not be the one who kills him. She will give everything else to her family, to her duty, to the adjuration written on her skin. But she will not give them this.” There has also been something moving to me about the tale of Romeo and Juliet. I get that it can be a controversial story, but I still always felt so drawn to the drama, the passion, the poetry of the story. Well Rosamund Hodge took this classic love and twisted it in a fantastic way. In this version Juliet is a roll to be played by a female who can serve as the warrior and savior of her clan. The story is filled with characters who all are learning that their world may be a lie. The book contains magic, mystery, necromancy, and revenants. And its all done in a fun and beautiful way. The book ended with a lot up in the air, but she sort of wrapped it up with a poetical seen so I can overlook it. Also knowing that I have the sequel on preorder helps. All that being said this book is really very well done and I give it 4.5 stars. Review: Romeo & Juliet as YA Fantasy ensemble piece - The first half of a duology retelling Romeo & Juliet in a city simmering not only with feuding clans but in danger of invasion by the unquiet dead, Bright Smoke, Cold Fire has an interesting take on its source material, taking Romeo & Juliet not primarily as a love story but as a story of warring clans in a world out of joint. I'm not a big fan of Romeo & Juliet, nor always of YA, but this was a fascinating and evocative read that has me eager for the second half. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #4,483,220 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #463 in Teen & Young Adult Multigenerational Family Fiction #2,329 in Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Romance #4,462 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance | | Customer Reviews | 3.8 out of 5 stars 114 Reviews | ## Images ![Bright Smoke, Cold Fire: A Young Adult Dark Romance and Fantasy Retelling of Romeo and Juliet - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91ruDb0kjzL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The book is really very well done. *by M***R on July 11, 2018* “She slides her fingers into his dark hair and kisses him, kisses her dearest sin, again and again. Her heart pounds with the desire to kill him, to wreck and ruin and revenge, but she only clutches him closer, kisses him more fiercely, and his arms wrap around her as he kisses her back. She will not be the one who kills him. She will give everything else to her family, to her duty, to the adjuration written on her skin. But she will not give them this.” There has also been something moving to me about the tale of Romeo and Juliet. I get that it can be a controversial story, but I still always felt so drawn to the drama, the passion, the poetry of the story. Well Rosamund Hodge took this classic love and twisted it in a fantastic way. In this version Juliet is a roll to be played by a female who can serve as the warrior and savior of her clan. The story is filled with characters who all are learning that their world may be a lie. The book contains magic, mystery, necromancy, and revenants. And its all done in a fun and beautiful way. The book ended with a lot up in the air, but she sort of wrapped it up with a poetical seen so I can overlook it. Also knowing that I have the sequel on preorder helps. All that being said this book is really very well done and I give it 4.5 stars. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Romeo & Juliet as YA Fantasy ensemble piece *by C***H on May 10, 2018* The first half of a duology retelling Romeo & Juliet in a city simmering not only with feuding clans but in danger of invasion by the unquiet dead, Bright Smoke, Cold Fire has an interesting take on its source material, taking Romeo & Juliet not primarily as a love story but as a story of warring clans in a world out of joint. I'm not a big fan of Romeo & Juliet, nor always of YA, but this was a fascinating and evocative read that has me eager for the second half. ### ⭐⭐⭐ A disappointment compared to other Rosamund Hodge books *by K***E on October 14, 2016* **Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy** Romeo and Juliet has never been my favorite. It's like teenage angst at its best, something which I'm not generally a fan of. BRIGHT SMOKE, COLD FIRE at least didn't have nearly as much angst as Romeo and Juliet, but it also wasn't an amazing story either. Hodge seemed to bite off a little more than she could chew, and the result was a scatterbrained story with zombies, magic, and tons of weird stuff going on. I'm not 100% sure how to explain anything that happens in BRIGHT SMOKE, COLD FIRE without ruining it for a reader who might enjoy it. But I will say that it's just too much - there's too much of everything. The zombie storyline would have been fine by itself, but then Hodge threw in ghosts, and magic, and a bit of a dystopian society, and it all started to become too much. Romeo and Juliet and Zombies, as I've heard this book referred to in other reviews, doesn't really explain what goes on, because for the most part, the story takes place after Romeo and Juliet are separated, and the zombies unfortunately don't play that large a role. (This is saying something, because I'm not usually a fan of creatures that are like zombies.) Some of the characters drove me nuts. Like Romeo, who was alternatively heartsick and practical - dude, make up your mind. I rather loved Mahyanai's one mindedness toward her plan - getting into the library beneath her convent, but that started to get old, and she wasn't part of the original Romeo and Juliet story to begin with, so I spent a lot of time trying to puzzle out who she would have been. At the end of the day, there weren't tons of likable characters. Even the secondary characters spent a lot of time just being pure evil or out to get one of the heroes or heroines. (I did like Vai a LOT though - if you read it, you'll see what I mean.) Overall, BRIGHT SMOKE, COLD FIRE, was a disappointment to this huge Rosamund Hodge fan. Having loved her two previous books, I had much higher expectations for BRIGHT SMOKE, COLD FIRE, and this just didn't do it for me. I might stick around for book two, to see what happens, but it won't make my "most anticipated" list. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/33804560-bright-smoke-cold-fire-a-young-adult-dark-romance-fantasy](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/33804560-bright-smoke-cold-fire-a-young-adult-dark-romance-fantasy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-06-03*