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A review by maryehavens
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
4.0
I was, probably, 2/3 rds of the way through this book before I realized that Pheus and Euri were Orpheus and Euridyce!! This book was part of the SYNC Audiobook program previously and I have quite a few of those saved on my phone. I just wanted something a little different from what I had been reading and this was it, didn't really read the synopsis.
I liked how this book combined the Greek myth with some very contemporary PTSD from Hurricane Maria with a YA twist. It got a little confusing at times - it was hard trying to figure out if Ato (sp?) was real, imagined, something else entirely, etc. But, suspend the reality and just go with it.
I really liked the audio with a male narrator for Pheus and female for Euri. It also helped to hear the Spanish pronunciation of the Spanish text.
Solid retelling with a twist! :)
I liked how this book combined the Greek myth with some very contemporary PTSD from Hurricane Maria with a YA twist. It got a little confusing at times - it was hard trying to figure out if Ato (sp?) was real, imagined, something else entirely, etc. But, suspend the reality and just go with it.
I really liked the audio with a male narrator for Pheus and female for Euri. It also helped to hear the Spanish pronunciation of the Spanish text.
Solid retelling with a twist! :)