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bayfleming's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
mariazen's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lithiumberry's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The constant switching between the 5 povs was annoying but another banger from Josephine
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
Minor: Incest and Violence
masonlennon's review
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
samanthacw7's review
5.0
Rating 4.5/5
Disclaimer: Thank you to Sungrazer publishing for giving me an earc in exchange for an honest review!
Wow, I absolutely loved this book, which is no surprise because I've loved every Josie book I've ever read. While I wasn't as attached to this book at the start as I was with the other ones in this series, I was HOOKED in no time. This book made me love characters that I didn't think I could love. Josie's ability to do this is what made me fall so deeply in love with this book. The two prequel books to the Starcrossed series have become some of my favorite books, despite being written in first person. Typically, books written in first person throw me off, but Josie's writing and character development made me able to forget about it. This normally doesn't happen for me, so I was really impressed by it.
If you're reading this review you've probably read the rest of the series, and if you haven't, please go read them and come back to this book after. I 100% recommend reading this, even if you are a bit unsure if you want to read the prequels. I love the og characters and stories the best, but reading the prequels tie everything together! Your reading experience will be that much better if you read all of the books. Anyways, be prepared to cry :)
Disclaimer: Thank you to Sungrazer publishing for giving me an earc in exchange for an honest review!
Wow, I absolutely loved this book, which is no surprise because I've loved every Josie book I've ever read. While I wasn't as attached to this book at the start as I was with the other ones in this series, I was HOOKED in no time. This book made me love characters that I didn't think I could love. Josie's ability to do this is what made me fall so deeply in love with this book. The two prequel books to the Starcrossed series have become some of my favorite books, despite being written in first person. Typically, books written in first person throw me off, but Josie's writing and character development made me able to forget about it. This normally doesn't happen for me, so I was really impressed by it.
If you're reading this review you've probably read the rest of the series, and if you haven't, please go read them and come back to this book after. I 100% recommend reading this, even if you are a bit unsure if you want to read the prequels. I love the og characters and stories the best, but reading the prequels tie everything together! Your reading experience will be that much better if you read all of the books. Anyways, be prepared to cry :)
bookish_tina's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Reading Starcrossed books always feels like coming home for me. This is also true for Outcasts. It's technically not what you'd call a comfort read, but somehow, to me, it was exactly that.
Diving into this world is always super fun and a little like going on an adventure with my comfort characters. But Outcasts is not only that. Outcasts also introduced me to some new characters - or rather, some old(er generation) characters that I didn't know too well before.
And, what shall I say, Josie (AGAIN) made me madly (sorry, bad joke) fall in love with a couple of characters. Namely: Leda, Daedalus - also known as Daddylus -, and the one and only Adonis. Now I am blind to all their faults; they tried to or have done horrible stuff what??
I have to say I was a little sad not so see more Daphne and Ajax scenes, and since Ajax doesn't have a pov of his own, not to see more Ajax scenes in general. But the Daphne scenes were immaculate.
Oh, and Tantalus, let's talk about Tanny. At the beginning of the story, I loved Tanny's development. Super interesting, super well done. (Maybe, as a fellow oldest sibling, I kind of understood his struggles.) Then, as the story progressed, I thought he could have been given more time. There was still development, but it sometimes felt a little sudden, more like breaks than like transitions.
In general, I kind of felt like the book was trying to do too much in too little pages, which could be why some things felt a little too rushed.
That being said - because my negative feedback is always longer than my positive one - this didn't impact my reading experience very much. Sometimes I felt like this or that could have been done more, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading Outcasts (you say you love Adonis, I say I love Adonis, but we're not the same, I'm talking about Adonis Tiber). Will I read it again? Absolutely. More than once. I'm scared because Endless is the last book we'll get in the series. Team still hoping for Starcrossed short stories!
Thank you to Josephine Angelini and Sungrazer Publishing for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Diving into this world is always super fun and a little like going on an adventure with my comfort characters. But Outcasts is not only that. Outcasts also introduced me to some new characters - or rather, some old(er generation) characters that I didn't know too well before.
And, what shall I say, Josie (AGAIN) made me madly (sorry, bad joke) fall in love with a couple of characters. Namely: Leda, Daedalus - also known as Daddylus -, and the one and only Adonis. Now I am blind to all their faults; they tried to or have done horrible stuff what??
I have to say I was a little sad not so see more Daphne and Ajax scenes, and since Ajax doesn't have a pov of his own, not to see more Ajax scenes in general. But the Daphne scenes were immaculate.
Oh, and Tantalus, let's talk about Tanny. At the beginning of the story, I loved Tanny's development. Super interesting, super well done. (Maybe, as a fellow oldest sibling, I kind of understood his struggles.) Then, as the story progressed, I thought he could have been given more time. There was still development, but it sometimes felt a little sudden, more like breaks than like transitions.
In general, I kind of felt like the book was trying to do too much in too little pages, which could be why some things felt a little too rushed.
That being said - because my negative feedback is always longer than my positive one - this didn't impact my reading experience very much. Sometimes I felt like this or that could have been done more, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading Outcasts (you say you love Adonis, I say I love Adonis, but we're not the same, I'm talking about Adonis Tiber). Will I read it again? Absolutely. More than once. I'm scared because Endless is the last book we'll get in the series. Team still hoping for Starcrossed short stories!
Thank you to Josephine Angelini and Sungrazer Publishing for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
janaturjoghurt's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
perezzah's review
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pedophilia