Every so often you will pick this book for whatever reason. It could be that it has a pretty cover, the synopsis sounds interesting, you’ve heard other people talk about it. Whatever the motivating factor, you end up grabbing the book off the shelf and start reading. And the more you read, the more you find yourself liking the story, eventually getting to the point where you love the story. And if you’re me, that might happen with a fair amount of books. But then, there is that one book that just seem to rise about the others. It’s not really something I can explain, but once in a while there is that one book or that series that just seems to capture your attention in a way that no other book has. And over the last two years, Josephine Angelini’s Starcrossed trilogy did just that for me.

I have always had a fascination with Greek history and mythology. For as long as I remember, it’s a subject that has always fascinated me and often results in me picking up any book even remotely related to this topic. So that’s why I first picked up Starcrossed when it came out two years ago. Well, that and the cover was stunning. And though I bought the book right when it came out, I waited until a few months later to actually start reading it. And once I did, I couldn’t seem to do anything else. Josephine Angelini managed to take me out of my world and into the one she has created for this story. And there wasn’t one minute while I was reading that I wasn’t fully captivated by everything that was happening in Starcrossed.

The thing about the story Josephine Angelini wrote is that there are so many dimensions and layers to it, to the point that everything is perfectly laid out. Things you see in the first book that you don’t really make much of later come back and all of a sudden are the missing puzzle piece to make everything fit together. Goddess, the third and final book, made me realize just how much thinking and planning must have gone into writing this story the way it was. There were so many pieces to fit together, and by the end, they fit perfectly in a way that made sense and left me with very little questions. And that, more than anything is why I simply adore the Starcrossed trilogy. Over the course of three books, there is so much happening, but there is a reason for it all. And the way it all plays out, will simply amaze you and make you realize what a fantastic writer Josephine Angelini is.

So this is my (long) explanation of why this series deserves attention. This is the kind of story that will keep you engaged, with characters you can’t help be get attached to. You don’t even need to know about mythology or even have a particular liking of it to be able to enjoy this story. All you have to do to enjoy and maybe fall in love with this story is be looking to read a complex, layered and captivating story.