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heidenkind's review against another edition
5.0
This is another one of my favorites of Michaels'! It takes place in Greece and there is a clever tie-in with Greek mythology. Definitely one of her best books, I think.
cimorene1558's review against another edition
4.0
Girl reunites with her biological father, who she last saw at the age of two and who is a heartless academic (archeologist) jerk. They go to a Greek island in search of treasure, and bad stuff happens. But of course everything turns out okay, it generally does in Barbara Michaels' books, which is part of the reason I like them! Light fiction should never have miserable endings, IMHO.
allieoop07's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
lberestecki's review
3.0
This definitely wasn't my favorite Michaels book. The plot was a little all over the place, and I didn't really like the characters. It was interesting enough to keep me reading, but I didn't love it.
annie139d7's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Problematic depictions of cultural traditions, slurs against Native Americans, and fat shaming.
infosifter's review
2.0
Meh. The main character seem to fall in love with the guy for the simple reason that he was just so darn male. Boring! Also, the mystical element just seemed silly, like it was only there for the effect.
jaina's review
4.0
In these nerve-wracking times, it's nice to take a break from contemporary issues and read an escapist suspense novel from the 70's about a Minoan cult.
There were references to Mary Renault, the Bridey Murphy reincarnation case, the 20th century Atlantis craze (much more fun that the 19th century Atlantis craze with all it's crystals and automatic writing), the Exodus-caused-by-a-volcano theory, and Evel Knievel. Perfect.
There were references to Mary Renault, the Bridey Murphy reincarnation case, the 20th century Atlantis craze (much more fun that the 19th century Atlantis craze with all it's crystals and automatic writing), the Exodus-caused-by-a-volcano theory, and Evel Knievel. Perfect.
barbarahowe's review
2.0
Not Michaels' best. As other reviewers mentioned, this one felt like she was channeling Mary Stewart, but not doing a great job of it. Neither the situation nor the characters were especially compelling. For adventure in the Greek Isles, go read Stewart's The Moonspinners or This Rough Magic
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