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Diva: A Novel

February 22, 2024

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I’ve loved celebrity and pop culture since I was a teen when I would beg my mother to buy me trashy magazines in the grocery store with the promise that I would pay her back (I’m still in arrears on ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Greece, historical, vacation reading, women

Medea by Eilish Quin

February 12, 2024

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There are some criminal court cases where the defense attorney cannot argue their client’s innocence because guilt is so clear. Other ways of mitigating the evidence must be found. Author Eilish Quin ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: debut, fantasy, Greece, mythology, retellings

The Shadow of Perseus

March 21, 2023

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For some, the retelling of Greek myths may have run its course, but for others (me!) I’m still on board to read mythology from a different perspective. My first 5-star novel of the year was Stone ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, Greece, historical fiction, literary, women

Beautiful Animals: A Novel

July 19, 2017

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  But things settled down and flowed on, because it was the law of summers among the rich that the season of leisure should flow like a large and charming river. The imperative was to have a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, Greece, Hogarth, literary, suspense

Running: A Novel by Cara Hoffman

March 17, 2017

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  It’s 1988 when Bridey first meets Jasper but when Running begins it’s with the news of his death. She is back in Athens, the place where she, Jasper and Jasper’s boyfriend Milo worked as ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, friendship, Greece, literary, Simon & Schuster

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