The Greek Tapestry by Anthea Syrokou

I really loved the descriptions of Greek culture, food, and scenery! That was the best part, though. I didn't love the story and found it to be too long and drawn out. The idea was fun, but the writing just didn't work for me.

Cute book, great character development and a great read. I'd even say a beach read because it is easy to get through and keeps you sucked in.

Dimity and sisters Maria and Nicki were good and artistically creative friends when they were growing up in Sydney. Their friendship changed when the sisters’ parents decided to move to Greece.

The story moves forward twenty years to when each is leading an adult life. Dimity is married and has issues with her mother in law. Nicki has not been able to have her longed for child and Maria still struggles in her relationship with her mother.

What will happen to all of them when they reunite? Readers of women’s fiction will enjoy finding out.

Many thunks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

I don't like writing harsh reviews, but this book was so horrible, I fear it leaves me no choice.

Let's start with the writing. I'm not a writer (at least not in english), but i must say, I think I could have done a better job at 14 years old. It was childish, monotonous and there were so many repetitions of the words 'cool', 'sexy' and 'stylish', it seriously hurt my eyes.
The main plot of the story: three women having a mid-life-crisis despite leading the most wonderful lives with enough money, so they could afford all the 'sexy' fashion, 'stylish' jewelry and 'cool' vacations. Everyone of them had a gorgeous, handsome husband of course and went to up-and-coming coffee shops three times a day. BUT they all had a problem and of course the solution would be to leave all responsibilities and family behind and go alone to Greece for three weeks or longer to find themselves.
The characters thought lifes (which were elaborated on every other page) were so shallow and repetitive, I had to skip over a few in the end, because I simply couldn't take it any longer.

The obvious values of the story are being a successful human being, meaning making a name for yourself in your career, having a gorgeous husband, buying fashionable, expensive stuff, going to 'cool' coffee shops whenever possible and just being really beautiful (meaning wearing beautiful clothes and having a toned body).

I thank Netgalley and Kobo Writing Life for a free copy of the ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This book was not what I expected. It was under the romance genre; however, it really was not that much of a romance story. It is a very emotional story that was on the heavy side. The descriptions of the Greek culture and country were very good, but I found this book very hard to read. I did not like the character of the mother who was overbearing and very insulting to her daughter. There seemed to be too much negativity in this story. It was not a feel good/uplifting story, in my opinion. It was just not my cup of tea.

Looking forward to reading more by this author. It brought back pleasant memories of time spent on vacations in Greece.

this book was really interesting and had me hooked. Really liked this book and will read more from this author.

This was the second book that I read from this author. I really didn't care for the first book, Eventually Julie, but this second book definitely improved from the first. It was a good book, based in Greece, and after reading the book, I definitely would love to travel there and see for myself this beautiful country. A solid chick lit read.
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I loved the sisterly relationship depicted in this book and Greece is a perfect, fun setting. Highly recommend!
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This book is the second book in a series. I think it would be better if they are read in order. There is little background on the characters. I didn't care about or really like any of them. I also had trouble figuring out what the book was about.
I received this book from net galley for an honest review.

2.5 I read Eventually Julie, it wasn't for me. I heard this one was much better so I decided to give her work another try. This is a tale of friendship, family, cultural demands and obligations, it's about love, marriage, betrayals and trust. The emotional ride was like a rollercoaster. Each character has an emotional journey to travel. The descriptions of Greek culture and the country were beautiful.
The story, didn't work for me. It was to long again. The pages were filled with so many details I just found myself looking away from the book. I thought it was a little immature with some of the lines the characters had. I tried, this author is not for me.

This was a fun book, but not something I'd reread again. The characters were engaging, the plot mildly amusing, but it didn't have that "Keeper Shelf" written all over it.

What I enjoyed:

- Vivid depiction of Greek culture. I was totally immersed.
- Dimity's pain and loneliness. I felt that her character was really well drawn out and easy to sympathize with.
- The depiction of close female friendship.
- Breezy writing style. It was easy to keep turning the page.

What I didn't enjoy:

- I was more interested in Dimity's story than the others (Maria and Nicki). I wasn't a fan of all the pov shifts.

I received a free copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This was an entertaining, well-written book. Maria and her sister, Nicki, were childhood friends with Dimity and they loved to create art together, including a tapestry of life in Greece. They thought nothing would ever separate them - until Maria's and Nicki's parents move their family away. As adults, they are each living their own lives, but each finds themselves at a crossroads and in need of inspiration. I found myself caring about the characters in this book and what they were going through. I enjoyed this story and would recommend it to others.

Can I just say that I did not like the first five chapters of this book.
Wait, before you get ahead of yourself, let me just say that the kind of negativity that was introduced in the first chapters really made me angry. I know, wouldn't you be angry if your mom constantly critiqued how you looked in public, or if everyone looked at you with pity because you couldn't bear children, or if everyone took you for granted?
Then, towards the end of chapter five, these three strong and beautiful women: Nicki, Maria and Dimity, decide to take charge of their lives and after that, this book was too good to put down!

I could delve into the challenges these women faced about individualism, family matters, love, loss, work-life balance, anguish, health, lifestyle, choices and so on, but we've all been held back at some point by something in life. That's what makes this story quite a thrill to read.
I got an eARC from NetGalley.