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Star-Crossed
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
31 posts | 26 read | 16 to read
Sometimes even destiny needs a little bit of help. When childhood sweethearts Justine (Sagittarius and serious skeptic) and Nick (Aquarius and true believer) bump into each other as adults, a life-changing love affair seems inevitable. To Justine, anyway. Especially when she learns Nick is an astrological devotee, whose decisions are guided by the stars, and more specifically, by the horoscopes in his favorite magazine. The same magazine Justine happens to write for. As Nick continues to not fall headlong in love with her, Justine decides to take Nick's horoscope, and Fate itself, into her own hands. But, of course, Nick is not the only Aquarius making important life choices according to what is written in the stars. Charting the ripple effects of Justine's astrological meddling, STAR-CROSSED is a delicious, intelligent, and affecting love story about friendship, chance, and how we all navigate the kinds of choices that are hard to face alone.
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actualdisneyprincess
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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This is pretty adorable so far. (I‘m only like thirty pages in, but still!) #starcrossed #minniedarke

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BookishClaire
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Our guest on episode 73 of the Brit Lit Podcast is Minnie Darke, who wrote one of Claire's very favourite books of recent years, called STAR-CROSSED. They discussed what makes ONE DAY by David Nicholls such an amazing novel, and much more besides.

https://buff.ly/2V04i0D

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Kaylamburson
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Pickpick

I thoroughly enjoyed the comedy, the romance, and believers challenging astrology skeptics in this light novel! It was fascinsting to watch storylines play out after Justine tinkered with the horoscopes at her company's magazine in an attempt to sway her astrology-loving BFF that they were meant to be together, & inadvertently changed the course of many Aquarius's lives.

TheSpineView Great review! I have this book and have been meaning to read. Now I know I will have to move it up in priorty. 👍💚📚 4y
Kaylamburson Thanks! It's a fun read, and I hope you'll enjoy it! @TheSpineView 4y
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OriginalCyn620
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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#IfYouLikeThis

This book isn‘t set during the holidays, but like #LoveActually, it has different threads which connect an ensemble of characters back to the MC, Justine. It was an enjoyable read!

Klou Wow, what a great connection between the two! Great job!!! 👍💖📚👌 4y
OriginalCyn620 Thank you, Kyra! 😊 @Klou 4y
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OriginalCyn620
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Pickpick

Was this a bit predictable? Sure. But it‘s a sweet story and I enjoyed it! It‘s comparable to large ensemble cast movies, like New Year‘s Eve or Love Actually. While getting to know the MCs, Justine and Nick, you‘re introduced to an eclectic mix of other characters, and everyone‘s story connects by the end. Very cute read! #readyoursign ♊️
#gemini - published between 5/21-6/20 (5/21)
ruling number, 3, in page count (347)

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OriginalCyn620
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Today, I‘m going to #relax and finish this book for #readyoursign, as well as kick off #joysofjune!
#boundtogetherjune

Andrew65 Good luck 😊👍 A great picture. 4y
ladym30 Your photo is stunning!❤️ 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I wish I could relax!! Enjoy your day ❤️ 4y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks! If you‘re working today then I hope you can relax soon! 4y
Clwojick Such a pretty mug 🖤 4y
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Jhullie
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Pickpick

This is a sweet, somewhat predictable story of love, with interconnecting tales mixed in between the main narrative. The individual stories are varied and interesting and the main characters are like able. I listened to the Audible edition and the narration gets top marks.

Cinfhen Gorgeous photo 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 💙💙 5y
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BookishClaire
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Top nine of the year... will a tenth sneak in before midnight on 31.12? We shall see!

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UnabridgedPod
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Mehso-so

I really wish I liked this book more. There are some great things about Minnie Darke's Star-Crossed, but I couldn't get past the premise, which relies SO heavily on coincidence and on a series of bad decisions that seemed out of character for the protagonist. I also felt the book could have been so much shorter. Tightening it up may have made me more patient with its development. (continued in comments)

UnabridgedPod The conventions at its center are particular weak spots for me, so I definitely went into this the wrong way . . . I'm thinking (based on bookstagram buzz) that it has found its right readers.⠀

On the other hand, how cute is my dog!?!
5y
Soubhiville Very cute! 5y
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Coleen_Nieto
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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1. Star Crossed
2. To fly!
3. Pisces
4. None at the moment
5. @Eggs @Jerdencon @DaveGreen7777 @howjessreads #friyayintro

Eggs Thanks so much for the tag 🏷💗💗💗 5y
DaveGreen7777 Thank you for the tag! 😊 5y
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azulaco
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Pickpick

Aw, I loved this book. Astrology + chick lit/ lite romance between clever characters. Super fun to read.

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stephothebesto
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
Bailedbailed

Only a couple chapters in, but too much telling rather than showing when it comes to character development. Also my bar for romance is too high after listening to the When Harry Met Sally episode of the Rewatchables podcast, which has me focused on high quality dialogue/banter.

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nicebicycle
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
Mehso-so

I loved the concept of this book, and it was generally very charming. There was one subplotline that I found rather upsetting (and gratuitous). At that point I lost enthusiasm for the book, and never got it back.

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danimgill
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Mehso-so

So I like how this book ended, especially how all the interwoven minor storylines came back into play, but it took wayyy too long to get there.

The concept - woman changes the Aquarius horoscope in her magazine to get her recently resurfaced astrology geek childhood sweetheart to fall for her again - had me hooked but the execution ended up just okay. Not a bad summer Saturday read but not the best.

I def enjoyed the Aquarius love though 😉♒️

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Jemgirl2014
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
Bailedbailed

Oh boy! I wish I had seen the 43% rating before starting this book. I was thinking about bailing but now I know for sure that I will do just that. It just did not draw me in.

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Coleen_Nieto
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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I don't know that I've ever participated in a challenge like this. Looks like fun!!
@howjessreads
#30junebooks

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Coleen_Nieto
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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1. Starcrossed I'm officially starting today
2. Tagged
3. 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

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Coleen_Nieto
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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My first #Thursdaythang!
1. Wednesday although I couldn't say why it's just always been.
2. My husband's 50th birthday, seeing Garth Brooks at Mile High stadium
3. Right now my favorites are Easier and All The Books
4. I love almost all pens equally at different times
5. @eggs @Jerdencon I hope your week is going well 💜💙💗

Eggs Thanks for the tag 🏷 my friend🥰 5y
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JoyBlue
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Mehso-so

I considered bailing *really* early on because of the huge astrology angle. Despite that, it wasn't a bad story. It reminded me a bit of “Love Actually“ or “New Year's Eve,“ in that there were a bunch of characters with various cross stories. If you *are* an astrology fan, or if you think you can ignore that aspect, and you'd like a fluffy beach read, give this a try.

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BillieBook
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
Mehso-so

The dog was the best character.

Both Justine and Nick were rather selfish and self-absorbed and occasionally downright insufferable. I don't know if I feel like either of them had earned their HEA by the end. Most of the supporting and peripheral characters, though, were interesting and a few were absolutely delightful.

The dog, though? Brown Houdini Malarkey was the absolute fucking best.

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underground_bks
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Pickpick

Sagittarius Justine, in love with Aquarius Nick, meddles with the horoscopes at her paper in hopes of encouraging him to follow his dreams. But Nick isn‘t the only Aquarius in Australia who reads the stars! With a structure akin to Love Actually, this novel brings in a lot of other story lines that eventually tie in tidily! A Capricorn, I wasn‘t sympathetic to Justine‘s failure of journalistic ethics, but this was a fun, satisfying, & clever read!

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whatrebeccasread
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Look at all these shiny new books I've just won on Twitter! I'm so excited to get reading! Have you read any of them yet?? 🤩

Samplergal Twitter? Apparently I‘m not following the right people! 6y
whatrebeccasread @Samplergal haha, yes! I seem to be having a bit of a winning streak over there in recent weeks! 6y
TNbookworm Wow, that's awesome! 6y
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BookishClaire
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Best book I‘ve read in years.

AileenRR Hi! I was going through my olds posts on the li.st archives (for the 1st time! I don‘t know what took me so long?!), and anyway, that rabbit hole led me to you on this app, and I‘m feeling nostalgic for li.st and just wanted to say hi. 6y
BookishClaire Aww thanks @aileenrr! I am never not nostalgic for li.st 😭 6y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Book equivalent of those big ensemble movies like Valentine‘s Day or Love, Actually - which are goofy, annoying yet endearing. The cast of characters is a little bit too big, you don‘t quite get to spend enough time with any of them - & yet by the end, seemingly unconnected characters are connected (sometimes very tenuously through Diana & Charles wedding china but still!) and you are probably grinning, & thinking the world isn‘t quite so gloomy

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GloVerdino
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Book Mail, a Goodreads giveaway win! I had to convince my husband that I won it and did NOT pay for it, I‘m not sure he believes me

Coleen_Nieto @GloVerdino the struggle is real! 5y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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I‘m enjoying this but I think I‘m rooting for a romance that might not happen?! I‘m a bit more than halfway and Justine and Nick have only crossed paths a couple of times... and I‘m enjoying Justine‘s new boss trying to work out her star sign 😂

InBooksILive Oh I love the cover! It's different from the ARC cover I have. I think I like this one better! The arrows so cute! 6y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @InBooksILive, it‘s quite subtle ✨ I like understated covers - they don‘t interfere with how I imagine characters. 6y
InBooksILive Exactly! 😊 6y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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After quite a vigorous discussion about the stars and planets this afternoon (only the best, most random but surprisingly deep conversations take place in the work room when there are no managers in) I was even more delighted in my lunch time book splurge decision!!! (tbh I also didn‘t want to wait for the library to get it in - it was calling me - and we wouldn‘t want a book slump now - would we!?)

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jasreadsquiteabit
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Written with a tone unlike that of my favorite Pushing Daisies narrator, the author does an excellent job weaving in the storylines of several characters, all while focusing on our main ones, Justine and Nick. Pegging the qualities of an Aquarius in Nick: a little flighty, very creative and passionate, and Justine‘s Sagittarius ways of picking up on the details, our author crafts a lovely story for romance readers and astrology admirers alike.

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BookishClaire
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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Can‘t wait! (But sadly am going to have to!)

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neet_reads
Star-Crossed | Minnie Darke
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#LiteraryLove
Day 5 - #CrossMyHeart

I haven‘t read this yet. Published March 2019, so I still have time 😀

vkois88 Sounds cute and fun! 6y
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