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This was just okay. I think I had really high expectations after "Midnight Library," but I didn't feel quite as pulled into the romantic subplot. The climax where the daughter is the one who pulls out the gun was great, but I can't decide if it was too abrupt or too predictable -- either way, it was enjoyable, but not something that I'd likely recommend to others.
What holds more secrets in the library: the ancient books shelved in the stacks or the people who preserve them? …
What is the purpose of a map?
Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel …
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have …
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was …
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It was really fun to read (and steamy!) but I felt like it glossed over some key details to the Persephone-Hades story, like the complete lack of pomegranate seeds or bargaining about how long to stay in the Underworld. I think it’s also personal preference (and more a reflection on my sensibilities with this kind of fan fiction more than anything else), but I didn’t love the wholesale translation of the Greek mythological world into an Athens where there were iPhones, find my friends, and clickbait. It’s not just because of their existence — I think a modern adaptation would be really interesting — and I thought the setup of the gods with their night clubs was clever. Anyways, it doesn’t have to be that deep. An enjoyable, breezy read.
I can’t do any more Greek mythology books right now. After Ariadne, Song of Achilles, and that one other trashy romance novel about Persephone and Hades…let’s come back to this kind of stuff later.
There’s a part of me that is glad I finished it so that I knew what happened in the end, but honestly it wasn’t an enjoyable experience for me. I think I’m tapped out of therapy related books for now.
From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, …
What an exceptional book! Truly heart wrenching, funny, insightful — all in one. I sobbed a lot during the most painful stories and laughed at tragedies big and small. This was exactly what I needed and gave me so much emotional insight. I am so grateful that this book exists.
From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that …
