"an art historian visiting a greek island ... life goals.

and true to the theme, this was like a paint by numbers version of a work of art i really like.

it's predictable, paltry. it follows all the typical steps of my favorite subgenre (Woman In Mental Breakdown Lit Fic) without much heart or nuance.

but what it lacks in creativity it makes up for in fun.

sure, this doesn't have much new to bring to the table, the usual mix of violence and chaos and dissociation and gluttony, but it's set in greece and has art descriptions and lots of food.

so i'll take it.

bottom line: a pale imitation of the thing i like is still kind of the thing i like.

(3.5 / thanks to the publisher for the copy)"