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The cover blurbs and IG reviews describe this book as “wildly entertaining,�� “fresh and fun,�� “a sheer delight,�� “hilarious,�� and “true.�� And I can’t help but ask myself…was I reading the same book? I LOVE a dysfunctional family drama, and I don’t need likable characters to be satisfied. But this book just didn’t deliver on any level. Maybe if I were better versed in Greek mythology the characters would make sense, but arguably the characters should stand on their own in this novel. Instead, they were flat and nonsensical, with no legitimate explanations for why they act in certain ways (especially Vera). It felt like the author was making cardboard cutouts do what she wanted them to do rather than the story flowing from the lives of the characters. I also had a really hard time keeping the characters straight, not only because there are so many of them, but also because none of them have distinct voices. Such a disappointment for one of the most hyped books of the summer.