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Star Crossed is a fantastic book that blends together fantasy with the Renaissance era, and throws together action, a little romance, secrecy and betrayal. From page one, Star Crossed pulled me into the story with it's action scene. The story's main character and heroine Digger is on the run from the Greenman, a group of guards who work for the King and are highly feared as they have banned all magic. Digger and her best friend/boy friend Tegen have stolen something from the King. Digger barely escapes the Greenman, but she's left behind the only person she's ever loved or trusted, Tegen, who's now at their mercy. Digger is a trained thief, someone who's lived on the streets and on her own since she was 11. Now at sixteen, she's mastered the art of stealing to survive. Digger is an bold, independent character who harbors a secret- she can find Magic.

Escaping Gerse, Digger finds herself welcomed among a group of nobleman and quickly finds that her life will be ruled by the lies she continues to weave in order to survive, but what she doesn't except to find is loyalty and trust in other people. Star Crossed has a fantastic cast of characters, who like Digger are ones I grew to love more and more as the story progresses. I was thrown for a loop more than once while trying to figure out which characters were traitors and what some of their motivations really were. Digger to me is one that I think many readers will like. It's all about survival for her, but when she becomes Celyn Contrare, the lady in waiting for Lady Merista, I was able to see Digger's character evolve so much more. She's caught between loyalty to the noble family who takes her in, finding a way to free Tegen, finding answers to what's really happening with the noble families and the neighboring countries (which make for great plot twists), and being black mailed by the oh so evil Lord Daul.

I really enjoyed the beautifully described settings where Digger's adventures take place. From the cobblestone streets that lay in the city of Gerse, to the beautiful surrounding mountains where the castle of Bryn Shaer sits, which is where much of the story takes place. It was really easy for me to picture these places in my mind while I read the story. I felt the setting and the plot were well written. The plot has a lot of richly detailed history of war, and magic that is woven into the story. I also liked how Tegen is introduced at the beginging of the story and only brought in at various times through Digger's remembering things they've done. I really enjoyed Lady Meri and Wierolf's characters and if I say much more I'll give too much away.

I was hoping to get to see more of a few characters who made brief appearance, but my guess is that they'll be back in Digger's sequel, Liar's Moon, which I can't wait to read. I would highly recommend this fabulous read for fans of fantasy. It's a great clean cut read that even older middle graders could read. Star Crossed was an engaging read, and one who's great plot twists, fabulous characters and history completely intrigued me and let me wanting more.


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Starcrossed Elizabeth C Bunce Books Reviews

StarCrossed by Elizabeth C Bunce
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2010
351 pages
YA; Fantasy
4.5/5 stars
First in series (Sequel to be called Liar's Moon, probably out later in 2011)

Source Library

I enjoyed Bunce's A Curse Dark as Gold so I knew that I'd want to read this book by her. I didn't know know anything about the story going in, beyond what's on the book flap so I was caught by surprise about everything. It starts with Digger running from a bad situation and she falls in with a group of young nobles who rescue her and bring her home. The two men in the party leave the story but the two women Lady Merista Nemair and Phandre continue as the family of the former welcomes Digger, now known as Celyn, to go to their estate to prepare for Merista's entrance into adulthood. This part was somewhat confusing and slow as many characters were introduced but nothing really happened.

It was at the estate that the story kicks in to gear. Digger attempts to steal an item from Lord Daul but he catches her and makes her become his informant so he can spy on the people at the estate, who incidentally were all collaborators in a rebellion against the king to restore some freedom of religion. As Digger searches for secrets, she finds much more than she had bargained for and the sequel is perfectly set up.

One of the most interesting aspects to me was the history, politics, and religion of the land. The current king outlawed anything but Celys for worship, especially the magic of Sarists. He also has two nephews who could be heir. One is even more extreme and fanatical while the other is more tolerant and is the hope of the Nemairs and other Sarists. While I found it fascinating, there were some difficult parts as I struggled to follow the names and relationships of everyone-there are a lot of characters but by the end, I knew them.

I also liked that there was very little romance. Digger/Celyn did have feelings for Tegen, a mysterious shadow in her past about whom I want to know more and there were some other relationships but romance was not the main focus, allowing me to focus fully on the mystery. Lord Daul wants Digger to uncover many secrets and bring him a lot of information; because of that experience, she leaves her professional shell behind and begins to become attached to people and to become concerned with politics. She becomes more of a hero instead of a creeping thief, a pleasant transformation to see.

Overall Rich world created, lovable main character, and an engaging mystery!

Cover I like the design-that is a seven-pointed star which is important to the story. While that girl is pretty, she's not gorgeous and thus is less likely to be noticed suiting Digger's profession.
I stumbled across this book almost accidentally, but was really glad that I did. The first chapter grabbed my attention and it never waned from there. Digger is a surprisingly realistic character -- you don't get irritated because she's so brash or selfish, nor does she make stupid and careless mistakes because she thinks she's untouchable. She has a remarkable self awareness and was a very likable character. The plot was interesting and kept me guessing. I love a great romance in a book, but it was refreshing that this book didn't need it at all because there were such strong relationships throughout. It was a great book that I highly recommend!
Star Crossed is a fantastic book that blends together fantasy with the Renaissance era, and throws together action, a little romance, secrecy and betrayal. From page one, Star Crossed pulled me into the story with it's action scene. The story's main character and heroine Digger is on the run from the Greenman, a group of guards who work for the King and are highly feared as they have banned all magic. Digger and her best friend/boy friend Tegen have stolen something from the King. Digger barely escapes the Greenman, but she's left behind the only person she's ever loved or trusted, Tegen, who's now at their mercy. Digger is a trained thief, someone who's lived on the streets and on her own since she was 11. Now at sixteen, she's mastered the art of stealing to survive. Digger is an bold, independent character who harbors a secret- she can find Magic.

Escaping Gerse, Digger finds herself welcomed among a group of nobleman and quickly finds that her life will be ruled by the lies she continues to weave in order to survive, but what she doesn't except to find is loyalty and trust in other people. Star Crossed has a fantastic cast of characters, who like Digger are ones I grew to love more and more as the story progresses. I was thrown for a loop more than once while trying to figure out which characters were traitors and what some of their motivations really were. Digger to me is one that I think many readers will like. It's all about survival for her, but when she becomes Celyn Contrare, the lady in waiting for Lady Merista, I was able to see Digger's character evolve so much more. She's caught between loyalty to the noble family who takes her in, finding a way to free Tegen, finding answers to what's really happening with the noble families and the neighboring countries (which make for great plot twists), and being black mailed by the oh so evil Lord Daul.

I really enjoyed the beautifully described settings where Digger's adventures take place. From the cobblestone streets that lay in the city of Gerse, to the beautiful surrounding mountains where the castle of Bryn Shaer sits, which is where much of the story takes place. It was really easy for me to picture these places in my mind while I read the story. I felt the setting and the plot were well written. The plot has a lot of richly detailed history of war, and magic that is woven into the story. I also liked how Tegen is introduced at the beginging of the story and only brought in at various times through Digger's remembering things they've done. I really enjoyed Lady Meri and Wierolf's characters and if I say much more I'll give too much away.

I was hoping to get to see more of a few characters who made brief appearance, but my guess is that they'll be back in Digger's sequel, Liar's Moon, which I can't wait to read. I would highly recommend this fabulous read for fans of fantasy. It's a great clean cut read that even older middle graders could read. Star Crossed was an engaging read, and one who's great plot twists, fabulous characters and history completely intrigued me and let me wanting more.