Review: Starcrossed

Hello lovelies!

Today I have another review for you about the book

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini.

It's the first book in a trilogy.
Sorry for bad english, I'm trying my best. :)

● Genre ●

Fantasy (Demigods, supernatural powers)

● Rating ●
5 / 5 ★

● Info ●
My copy: Paperback (German)
Pages: 469 pages
Costs: 9,99 €

● Content ●
Fateful love, ancient feud

The 16 year old Helen lives with her father on Nantucket. There isn't much going on, even in summer - until the family Delos moves to the island. Extremely attractive the newcomers instantly fascinate everyone. Only Helen senses a deep discomfort. First when she fells in love with Lucas Delos she comes to know what's behind that. Because both of them share a common fate: They are demigods and are doomed for provoking a firce fighting through their love.

● My Opinion ●
I was really looking forward to read this book because a friend of mine - that likes exactly the same books that i love - had just read it and thought it was unbelievable good. It was standing in my shelf since weeks, so i finally read it.

In the beginning I was gutted: It was just alike Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan and Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, so that i first thought it would just be a cheap copy of those two extremely succesful books, and that it was written in the hope of being just as triumphant as the 'role models'.

After the first 50-100 pages those resemblances are gone and i was able to fully enjoy the book.
It's written in the 3rd person's point of view, what didn't change the deepness of the main characters thoughts and feelings - they are amazingly descripted and you could easily put yourself in their position. :)
In the end of you book you sometimes change the position, that means you're not 'watching' Helen but for example Hector or Lucas.

Until ~ page 400 the action is (where possible in the fantasy genre) realistic and comprehensible. But this becomes lost in the end. 'Unexpected twists' are mostly exciting, but not whether it twistes over and over again within 100 pages, also without reasonable explantions. That bothers the story a little.

● I can highly recommend this to everyone - all Fantasy- (and Romantasy-) friends that don't need dragons, dwarfs, elves and this stuff in a book for being complete but also want a little tragic and a hearbreaking lovestory. ;) Especially because you can instantly identify with Helen and because of the writing is not too teenie but kinda funny, this book is worth to read in any case!

I hope you liked this tiny review,

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if you have already read it. :)

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