Nitpick: Why the heck is brown-golden skin and fried chicken in the same sentence when Julio is describing Romiette.

I'm not saying there aren't light-hearted, juvenile sixteen-year-olds, but are African kings and presidents really out here visiting her mom's pan-African boutique? This was before Facebook was even popular, so how in the world would they know about the store? Also, why was Ben so gracious and friendly after Julio gave him a bloody nose? Like it would've been better if they started on the wrong foot but learned they were wrong about each other. Romiette seems really young in her first journal entry. 'It's hard to know what to be afraid of when you don't even know what the threat is.'Okay, you need to have some suspension of disbelief when reading this story. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purple-clad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of Romiette's dream merge in ways more terrifying - and ultimately more affirming - than even Destiny could have foreseen.To be honest, I had low expectations, but I thought the romance might be cute. It seems the Devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of Romiette and Julio.

It turns out they go to the same high school, not to mention having almost the same names as Shakespeare's famous lovers! Sweet-scented dreams of Julio have almost overtaken Romi's nightmares.when suddenly they return, but this time in real life. If nothing else, maybe Romi will get some insight into that recurring dream she's been having about fire and water.But they never expect that the scented candle and tube of dream ointment will live up to their promises and merge Romiette's destiny with that of Julio Montague, a boy she's just met in the 'cosmos' of an Internet chat room. But Destiny, a self-proclaimed psychic, assures Romi that for $44.99 plus shipping and handling, it's the only way they're ever going to find out who their soul mates really are. Do you feel the soul of another calling toyou? Do you know in your heart that yourdestiny and his wore meant to merge Inthe cosmos? We can help you find him.When Romiette Cappelle and her best friend, Destiny, decide to order The Scientific Soul Mate System from the back ofHeavy Hunksmagazine, they're not sure what they're getting into.

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