Triple Threat

 By: Katy Warner

Location: FIC WAR

Genre: Young Adult, Music

A contemporary young adult novel about musical theatre, first romance and standing up for yourself from the brilliant Australian YA author Katy Warner.

At the prestigious performing arts school Arcadia Grammar, the theatre kids and the musical theatre kids have just one rule: you DO NOT go for each other’s lead roles. But Edie is about to throw the rulebook out the window – and all hell is going to break loose.

Edie Emerson is a triple threat: she can sing and dance and act. But despite being the lead in every musical at Arcadia, she knows her future on the stage is uncertain. At least until the infamous director Toby Swan agrees to stage Romeo and Juliet at the academy.

This show could launch Edie’s career – except she doesn’t do ‘theatre’. And she’s already agreed to star in a new musical written by her best friend, Will. So when Toby casts the annoying-but-hot Noah Winters as Romeo, and he insists on Edie for Juliet, it sets the stage for drama …

Edie had her role at Arcadia down to a fine art. But does she have what it takes to play the most difficult and complicated role of all: herself?

Review by Bianca

Edie Emerson is a triple threat. She sings, dances and acts and is always the lead in all her musical school productions at Arcadia Grammar. There's a rule that the theatre kids and musical theatre kids do not go for each other's roles however that changes when Edie gets cast in Romeo and Juliet and all hell breaks loose.

I relished this YA novel! A delightful and fun read!! Highly recommend! I was wholly engrossed in the musical theatre storyline and the expressive and conversational narration. The dialogue between the characters were sharp witted and I enjoyed the theatre quotations throughout as well as the repartee and connection between Edie and Noah. I didn't want it to end. A well crafted and innovative story brimming with humour, romance and being courageous and standing firm in what you believe in.