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A review by flygirl_01
Outcasts by Josephine Angelini
5.0
4.5 out of 5 stars rounded up!
Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this novel. Receiving the eARC did not affect my thoughts, as they are my own. Please check the content warning section at the beginning of the book. Thank you Josephine Angelini and Sungrazer Publishing!
This book was like an emotional roller coaster! Daphne and Ajax notice that Ajax seems to have been through an inordinate number of accidents since the events of Scions. To figure out a way to help Ajax, they both go back to New York. New York City is where the majority of the events of the book take place.
I loved learning more about the world of the Scions! We know bits and pieces from the rest of the Starcrossed series, but we get to know about the motivations, feelings, justifications, and heart of each and every major character! One of the things I love most about Josie's writing is that she makes you care for almost of her characters, even the morally grey ones. The ones that you don't care about are the truly vile ones.
There are multiple POVs within the book, and I think that Josie does a superb job giving each character their own distinctive voice. The first-person perspective allows us readers to learn about the minds and hearts of the characters. This perspective also allows us to understand why some characters make the decisions they do, either in Outcasts or in the rest of the Starcrossed series.
The heart of this story is Daphne, a very controversial character. Here, we get to continue seeing her in a sympathetic light, and we also learn why she makes some of the decisions she does in the future. I think that both Scions and Outcasts have made me a huge Daphne fan, as you will feel for her, especially when certain events come to pass.
I wish that the book had been a little longer, as I would've liked to see more of Daphne and Ajax, but learning about the other characters and overall Scions culture more than made up for this! I also love the question of being able to escape fate presented throughout Outcasts. Overall, I am in awe of this book, all of the events in it, and the inherent tragedy yet hope present.
Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this novel. Receiving the eARC did not affect my thoughts, as they are my own. Please check the content warning section at the beginning of the book. Thank you Josephine Angelini and Sungrazer Publishing!
This book was like an emotional roller coaster! Daphne and Ajax notice that Ajax seems to have been through an inordinate number of accidents since the events of Scions. To figure out a way to help Ajax, they both go back to New York. New York City is where the majority of the events of the book take place.
I loved learning more about the world of the Scions! We know bits and pieces from the rest of the Starcrossed series, but we get to know about the motivations, feelings, justifications, and heart of each and every major character! One of the things I love most about Josie's writing is that she makes you care for almost of her characters, even the morally grey ones. The ones that you don't care about are the truly vile ones.
There are multiple POVs within the book, and I think that Josie does a superb job giving each character their own distinctive voice. The first-person perspective allows us readers to learn about the minds and hearts of the characters. This perspective also allows us to understand why some characters make the decisions they do, either in Outcasts or in the rest of the Starcrossed series.
The heart of this story is Daphne, a very controversial character. Here, we get to continue seeing her in a sympathetic light, and we also learn why she makes some of the decisions she does in the future. I think that both Scions and Outcasts have made me a huge Daphne fan, as you will feel for her, especially when certain events come to pass.
I wish that the book had been a little longer, as I would've liked to see more of Daphne and Ajax, but learning about the other characters and overall Scions culture more than made up for this! I also love the question of being able to escape fate presented throughout Outcasts. Overall, I am in awe of this book, all of the events in it, and the inherent tragedy yet hope present.