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A review by thewordwitch
Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith
4.0
I'd like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced listener copy of this book. Unbiased review - full speed ahead.
This book is written in verse, which could mean that the audio version would face potential shortcomings as a result. For me, I think the audio version translated the lyrical beauty of her poetry perfectly. I could hear the rhythm and the movement of the patterns, almost as if I could see the poems in my head.
As for the story itself, it's incredibly touching. A moving tale based on the author's family history. Finding that fact out in the end made it all the more powerful, to know that these people were real. I also felt that the dual storyline taken from two different time periods really worked for this book. Usually I find that when a novel has a dual storyline, one suffers greatly and is way less interesting. That is not the case with "Call Me Athena". (Granted, Mary was my favorite character, but I am drawn to girls who don't always follow the rules.) Both the time lines - that of Mary, and that of her parents, were equally interesting to me. I loved hearing how the romance between the parents developed and how Mary's story unfolded.
This book was truly a pleasant surprise all around.
This book is written in verse, which could mean that the audio version would face potential shortcomings as a result. For me, I think the audio version translated the lyrical beauty of her poetry perfectly. I could hear the rhythm and the movement of the patterns, almost as if I could see the poems in my head.
As for the story itself, it's incredibly touching. A moving tale based on the author's family history. Finding that fact out in the end made it all the more powerful, to know that these people were real. I also felt that the dual storyline taken from two different time periods really worked for this book. Usually I find that when a novel has a dual storyline, one suffers greatly and is way less interesting. That is not the case with "Call Me Athena". (Granted, Mary was my favorite character, but I am drawn to girls who don't always follow the rules.) Both the time lines - that of Mary, and that of her parents, were equally interesting to me. I loved hearing how the romance between the parents developed and how Mary's story unfolded.
This book was truly a pleasant surprise all around.