I have seen a lot of buzz about Josephine Angelini’s Starcrossed – at least online. Here’s the synopsis:

How do you defy destiny?

Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it’s getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she’s haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they’re destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.

As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart.

I was lucky enough to get to read an ARC of this book last month, and it is GOOD. So far, I’d dare say it’s my favorite book of 2011. Yes, it’s that good. It reminded me of a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet, among other works – Romeo and Juliet being the most prominent. Kinda ironic, as it’s rooted in Greek mythology. Anyway, I did write a review, so check it out. I’ll wait …

So, why am I writing this? No, I’m not just plugging this book (although I have no problems with doing so). I just wanted to share that you can get a preview of the book online! In fact, the first 99 pages of the book are posted! I guarantee you will be sucked in by that point. (Don’t believe me? Read THIS post. Again, I’ll wait …)

So, what are you waiting for?

Go check it out!

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I don’t actively seek out series. Series seem to find me. And, often, I don’t even know I’m getting sucked into a series until it’s too late. I read a book’s description, and decide I want to read it. I find out either after I’ve finished, during reading, or after obtaining (but before reading) the book that it’s part of a series. And, usually, when this happens, it’s not the first book in a series.

Of course not. Why would it be?

Enter FictFact.

This site is specifically about series. And let me tell you, I wish I’d known about this a long time ago. I have no idea how old/new the site is, but I know I’ve been missing out. Now, when I have a book I know is part of a series, I can make sure it’s in the order I believe it to be. And it helps you keep track. When  you’ve read part of a series, you can mark it “read” and the site will tell you what’s next. If you’re caught up, it tells you. If there are more books to come, it tells you that, too. If you know of a series that isn’t yet on the site, they take your submissions. (I requested they add Josephine Angelini’s Awakening series, and they did in a matter of hours!)

FictFact is a fabulous site that I am so glad to finally have learned about. If you are like me and need help with keeping track of all those series – or if you’re not like me and you just want to have an easy way to keep track of series – come join me!

A HUGE thank you to Jennifer, at Reading with Tequila, for her post about FictFact, which got me on board.

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