Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini --Synopsis-- When shy, awkward Helen Hamilton sees Lucas Delos for the first time she thinks two things: the first, that he is the most ridiculously beautiful boy she has seen in her life; the second, that she wants to kill him with her bare hands. With an ancient curse making them loathe one another, Lucas and Helen have to keep their distance. But sometimes love is stronger than hate, and not even the gods themselves can prevent what will happen . . . --My review-- Before I read this book I had read a few mixed reviews of it, some people loved it while others struggled to finish ...  Read the complete review

I recently satisfied my literary appetite with a little 513 page turner going by the title Starcrossed. Starcrossed is essentially a romance novel that dips into one of my favourite subjects of mythology and tragic romance. It's the first in a trilogy by author Josephine Angelini and I have to say it's a real star for a debut novel and I am looking forward to the next in the saga. The book follows Helen Hamilton, a shy girl who feels like she's never really fitted in determined to get herself a track scholarship and get herself as far away from Nantucket as possible. She seems like a nice girl and is fairly easy to empathise with. She's got a great dad who ...  Read the complete review

Starcrossed is the first book in a trilogy, and a debut novel by Josephine Angelini. Released by Macmillan Children's Books on 3rd June, Starcrossed is 528 pages long. Thanks to the publisher for providing an ARC for review. Plot Helen Hamilton is painfully shy, doing everything possible to make sure she doesn't stand out for any reason at all. All Helen wants to do is get on with her life and manage to graduate high school without anything massive or crazy happening. Unfortunately, Helen also thinks she's going insane. When a new family moves onto the island of Nantucket, Helen knows something isn't right. For starters, she tries to kill one of the Delos ...  Read the complete review

Synopsis: From GoodReads - spoiler free and more succinct than I could ever be. 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 ...  Read the complete review

First of all, I *dare* you to read that synopsis up there and TELL me that you DON'T want to read it, because I KNOW you do. From the moment I heard about Starcrossed, I *knew* that it would be something special. My expectations were incredibly high, but Angelini did not disappoint. I don't know if you guys have noticed, but there seems to be a 'Greek mythology trend' going on at the moment, in the world of YA fiction, and I've been looking forward to reading something that would leave me with the same feelings that The Goddess Test (by Aimee Carter, which I adored) did. Then there's the whole 'forbidden love' element, and let me tell you, I'm a TOTAL sucker for any kind  Read the complete review