"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 sheet 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."
What I have to say about it:
Slow starter, I had trouble getting into it. But once I got into it, I was stuck. I've mentioned my love of mythology before and Starcrossed's plot takes its origins from one of my favorite stories - The Trojan War. Win.
The general plot was pretty generic, but Angelini had enough little plot twists to make it interesting. And I liked the idea of the book, I'm really looking forward to the sequel (which comes out in May 2012...sad face!) I can't say I've got any kind of book-crush on Lucas, but I like the chemistry between him and Helen. And Helen herself is a great character, a great mix of being strong and being human. I don't like main characters who sob all the time, but I get frustrated when they don't show any kind of reaction to the crazy stress on them. Helen is good with having a little meltdown here and there without coming across as too whiney. And she's pretty good at realizing when she's being self-centered. It's refreshing.
Some parts of the book are a little reminiscent of Twilight, but it's different enough that it really doesn't bother me. The fact that it involves Greek Mythology might make it easier for me to swallow, too.
Final thoughts, pretty good. A pretty typical paranormal YA romance, but just different enough to keep me interested. I'd recommend it, for sure.
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