“Ophelia” by Lisa Klein is filled with burning passion, fiery love, jealousy, and murder. He is the mysterious, handsome, uncatchable prince of Denmark, Hamlet, and she is just Ophelia. You think you got the story straight? Think once again. In this revision of Shakespeare’s classic, Ophelia takes the lead as she tells the story of her star-crossed love and ultimate heartbreak. Ophelia grows up from a wild, motherless young girl to a beautiful ambitious favorite of the queen. Imprisoned within the confines Elsinore Castle, the captivating Hamlet is her one solace. They begin a whirlwind romance encouraged by the lies they tell their families and the love they believe they feel. The only rift they sense is the fact that societal laws will never allow them to publicly be together. But they can’t ignore the inevitable for long. They aren’t called star-crossed for no reason. When Hamlet’s father is mysteriously murdered in the middle of the night their already tumultuous relationship takes a dark turn down a path of heartbreak and death.  Family members will die; ties will be broken, secret exposing plays held, hearts broken, and a fake funeral held. In “Ophelia” Lisa Klein creates the same tragic sense that the catastrophic love of Romeo and Juliet portrayed. Her dark yet beautiful rendition of a Shakespearean archetypal will change your mind about the love of Ophelia and Hamlet. Can you dare to handle this heartrending novel until the last agonizing scene?