Dreamless by Josephine Angelini
Series: Starcrossed, #2
Published: May 1, 2012
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 487
Dreamless continues the story of Helen Hamilton, a shy girl living on Nantucket Island whose desire for an ordinary life was thwarted when she discovered she is a Scion, a descendant of a Greek god and a mortal. Each Scion has a power, and Helen’s is the ability to travel to Hades.
Helen is determined to use her talent to stop a war amongst the gods and change her destiny, which is to live a life patterned after that of the tragic Helen of Troy. But her quest may cost her Lucas Delios, the boy she loves.
Edit: Perspective is useful. Looking back on this now, I recall that the characters and their relationships were annoying and I was just being a good sport. Also, the writing seemed...sloppy, but I felt guilty noticing it because I didn't notice in the first book. No longer so guilty, folks.
Admittedly, the first half of the book was frustrating. Not in a bad way, but in a necessary way. The lovely Josie left us with many problems at the end of Starcrossed, so that when this book picks up, all the characters are absorbed in their own problems.
