Taller than all her friends and most of the boys, Helen
Hamilton spends most of her time trying to be small and
inconspicuous. In fact, she gets bad stomach cramps when
she's the center of attention, which happens more and more
often once Lucas Delos and his family move to Nantucket in
the beginning of Josephine Angelini's STARCROSSED. Helen
wants to kill Lucas with her bare hands and tries to in
the hallway of the school in front of a large audience the
first time she lays eyes on him. The likely reasons are
the Furies in her head crying tears of blood. And the
nightmares of walking through a desert land, dying of
thirst that feel all too real don't help. The quiet Helen
has turned moody and angry, lashing out at her father and
her best friend at the slightest provocation.
But Helen never dreamed she was a Scion, a demigod
descended from the gods of long ago. She's not reconciled
to her situation until she and those she loves are in
danger. It's a complex plot, and I don't' want to give
away any spoilers, but there's a lot of drama around her
relationship with Lucas and its ramifications. If they
marry, they could jeopardize the world and bring about a
second Trojan War, but then again, can they live without
each other?
Josephine Angelini has used a unique twist on Greek
mythology as the central focus to her young adult
paranormal romance, and it works. She blends in seemingly-
real nightmares and the curse of the ancient Furies to
give depth to the story and authenticity to the tension.
In some YA romances, it's easy to see exactly how things
will play out, but that's not the case in Angelini's tale,
which makes it all the more enjoyable in my humble
opinion. I always seem to prefer the paranormal romances
that have more action and a sense of mystery, so if you
prefer more romance, keep this in mind. And don't get me
wrong, there's romance here, it's just not the focus. That
and there are more potential love interests than Lucas,
and he's not even my favorite.
Angelini brings most of her characters to life nicely and
they're easy to empathize with as they're tough where they
need to be but also have weaknesses like the rest of us.
Nantucket itself is a character in this novel, too, and I
always love reading about places I'd like to visit. In
addition to great characters, Angelini packs the book with
suspense: Helen has people trying to kill her, a threat to
her relationship with Lucas and lots more details to keep
the reader turning pages. There are a few slower points in
this book but not enough to take away from any enjoyment.
I'm eager to see where Angelini takes the story next.
Fans of urban fantasy and romance with a sense of mystery
and action should pick this one up.
Helen Hamilton has always known she�s different from the
other teens on tiny Nantucket, but it�s not until Lucas
Delos moves to town that she realizes just how special she
is. Facing Lucas in the halls of high school, Helen�s
possessed by a powerful need to kill him--and she almost
succeeds. But when their mutual hatred of each other
transforms into desire, Helen and Lucas discover they are
both Scions--descendants of Greek gods--and that their two
families have for centuries been engaged in a deadly blood
feud. As Lucas teaches Helen to use her powers, which
include flying, controlling lightning, and an immunity to
weapons (in addition to her gorgeous face, which she�s
inherited from a certain namesake whose own face �launched a
thousand ships�), the two grow ever closer--but can never be
together until they find a way around the curse that�s
destined to keep them apart.
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