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| Title | : | Starcrossed (Starcrossed #1) |
| Author | : | Josephine Angelini |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 487 pages |
| Published | : | May 31st 2011 by HarperTeen |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Mythology. Romance. Paranormal. Greek Mythology. Paranormal Romance |
Josephine Angelini
Hardcover | Pages: 487 pages Rating: 4.07 | 60972 Users | 5118 Reviews
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How do you defy DESTINY?Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is - no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood... and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.
As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together - and trying to tear them apart.
List Books In Favor Of Starcrossed (Starcrossed #1)
| Original Title: | Starcrossed |
| ISBN: | 0062011995 (ISBN13: 9780062011992) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Starcrossed #1 |
| Characters: | Helen Hamilton, Lucas Delos, Jerry Hamilton, Claire Aoki, Kate Rogers, Hector Delos, Jason Delos, Ariadne Delos, Cassandra Delos, Gretchen Clifford, Zach Brant, Matt Millis |
| Setting: | Nantucket, Massachusetts(United States) |
Rating Based On Books Starcrossed (Starcrossed #1)
Ratings: 4.07 From 60972 Users | 5118 ReviewsDiscuss Based On Books Starcrossed (Starcrossed #1)
WOW!!! I really loved this book. Just finished it a few hours ago, and my mind keeps dragging me back to go over one detail or another. I love characters whose personalities aren't clear-cut black or white - ones who are motivated by both good and evil. And Josie's addition of the Furies makes this possible. I love the fact that she takes ideas from ancient literature and molds them into something that works well in a contemporary story. Placing the story on the island of Nantucket is pureI adored the first 100 pages. The writing was beautiful, I loved the small island atmosphere that was being set up. The whole tone actually just had me enamoured. Then the love interest made his entrance, and the tension was so engaging because Helen wanted to kill him, she was going to weird places in her dreams and I was like YES here for it. Then she started to fall in love with Lucas and that's where my enjoyment completely dropped off. The backstory and mythology took so long to explain,
*2.5 stars*Title: StarcrossedAuthor: Josephine AngeliniSeries: StarcrossedPublication date: May 31st, 2011Genres: YA, mythology, romance, paranormalThemes: friendship, love, destinyPOV: 3rd person and femalePacing: fastIts best element: the mythologyThis review is very personal and in my opinion.Somehow, I knew I wasnt going to love Starcrossed. I kept, for the past two year, passing by it, at the library, and never actually borrowing it. Why? Well, I do like books with gorgeous covers but, this
Alright, I know that I originally rated this book 2.5 stars and, back then, I honestly thought that it deserved that much; I really did. However, a little over a month ago I was given an assignment for my AP class (we were reading the Iliad at the time) to cover the "apology of Helen" as was told in the Odyssey and really her whole life; especially the time when she was in Paris and how she effected the Trojan war. At first I was kind of moaning about it (my GR friends can attest to that) but,
The first time I read this book, I just threw it down 50 pages in in disgust. I absolutely hated the initial pages of the book. Helen was insipid. Despite there being no clear description of her, I could tell that she was going to be another of those I-am-so-pretty-but-I-just-can't-see-it type of girl. Well, she is, and she is so typically Mary Sue, but upon a rereading, the entire book is so well-written and its portrayal of mythology so well-explained and creative that I am so glad I gave this
I was going to give this an extremely generous two stars, but then the last hundred pages happened. (And I came to my senses and realized that this book is freaking awful.) Review to (eventually) come.
I hate to say this but I am going to be tearing this one apart. I think I'm the first person to write a negative review for Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini on the entirety of the internet. But that said, here goes nothing.This book did nothing for me. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. And here's why.Starcrossed is set on Nantucket island and features the shy, willowy Helen as she gears up for the first day of her junior year of high school. She and her father live alone and she has a job and a best
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