A review by molly_dettmann
Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee

4.0

I adored this book!!! I thought it blended being an awkward teenager with Shakespeare perfectly, in addition to being a fun story about dealing with friendships, enemies, and crushes. A romance at its heart, I loved how Star-Crossed portrayed a girl confused about her feelings for another girl and slowly trusting her best friends with those feelings. She doesn't even really put a label on it or say she's gay, she's just a teen trying to figure things out. And for those teens that are going through the same stuff, I'm so happy for every story like this that they get to see themselves in and relate to.

I did feel like for 8th graders, these kids read more like 6th/7th graders.