Athena by Heather B. Moore
This volume in the Newport Ladies Book Club focuses on
Athena, a single woman from a Greek family who tries desperately to get her
married. Athena has never been comfortable with the idea of marriage, and is a
commitment phobic, workaholic. Her casual boyfriend wants to move their
relationship up to the next level and when Athena resists he accuses her of
caring too much about her work. She can’t even remember the last time she read
a novel, which is proof to him that she needs to reprioritize her life. Athena
is stung by his comments and the end of their relationship. To prove to herself
that work doesn’t have to dominate her life she goes to a used bookstore and
meets Grey. Athena is immediately charmed by his kindness and ends up joining a
book club advertised in the store. Athena tries to return to life as usual but
discovers that she just can’t keep away from Grey, she keeps coming up with
excuses to visit his shop to see him. They build a tender but fragile romance
and then Athena’s mother dies unexpectedly in a car accident, leaving Athena
responsible to care for her Father with Alzheimer disease. The support of Grey and her new friends from
the book club carry Athena through this dark period of her life.
I really loved this book. I thought that the romance between
Athena and Grey was so sweet. It was also nice to see Athena grow as a
character and resolve some of the issues that held her back from wanting to
start a family. It was fascinating to watch Athena discover more about her
mother’s life and how she had to readjust the judgments she had made of her as
a child. I found this conflict so very relatable and I sympathized with Athena
as she struggled to find answers about her mother after she died. I really felt
for her as she cared for her aging Father and had to figure out what she had to
do to take care of him. Overall, I found
this to be a very satisfying read, a sweet but thoughtful romance.
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