ALA Booklist (Wed May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

Angelini delivers on the promise of all-out war between the Olympians and Scions (reincarnated demigods) in this Starcrossed finale. With the Great Cycle nearing completion, the Olympians descend and wreak havoc, as Helen's various new superpowers cause an irreparable schism within the Scions. But readers desiring an answer to the most important question ll Helen choose Lucas or Orion as her true love ed to endure numerous past-life digressions and forays into Helen's bland new world called Everyland before she makes a decision. Helen ultimately defeats Zeus through trickery rather than sheer explosive power, which is a nice touch. Angelini's fans will be pleased.

Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

The gods have escaped from Olympus, but with her powers multiplying every day, Helen will be a match for them--unless one of her friends or lovers turns traitor, as prophesied. Angelini closes the trilogy (Starcrossed; Dreamless) with nonstop action, though the constant point-of-view switching and frequent flashbacks hinder deep reader investment in the plot's major betrayals, battles, and passionate liaisons.

Kirkus Reviews

Power, love and vengeance come together in this consistently over-the-top conclusion to the Starcrossed trilogy. Nantucket teen Helen Hamilton is a direct descendent of Helen of Troy, and she's as entangled as her ancestor was in wars between gods and men. Helen is a Scion, one of an ancient family descended from the Greek gods and cursed to re-enact the old hatreds throughout the ages. Her erstwhile lover Lucas is himself the reincarnation of the first Helen's lover, Paris. Along with the other Scions--most of whom are confusingly similar to multiple other characters and have seemingly random Classical names, such as Orion, who looks exactly like his uncle Adonis and is Aeneas reborn--Helen must keep the Greek gods from destroying the Earth. With monster-filled battles and the Earth at stake, the plot has no need for the ludicrous forces creating unresolvable sexual tension between Helen and Lucas. Their love has been destined for eons, leaving them without the free will to feel as strongly about others. Helen and Lucas are first cousins, and Scion close relatives always have insane children. They can't choose to be childless because of another ancient curse which will damn the human race if Helen doesn't have a baby. Cinematic battle scenes are punctuated with a presumably unintentionally hilarious fireworks-backed kiss and culminate in an overly expository epilogue. Oh, the humanity. (Paranormal romance. 14-16)