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Title: A Greek God at the Ladies' Club (Avon Romance) by Jenna McKnight ISBN: 0-06-054927-0 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A Quirky Read!
Comment: This was a quirky read that combined laughs, Greek Gods, and romance that was fun to read.
Darius the God of Gems has gotten himself into a pickle. He has lived up to his playboy status one to many times and has now been banished for the last 3,000 years by his father Zeus. The only way that he can come home is by breaking the curse that Zeus has put on him which stipulates that he must find a perfect statue in order for him to take on the form of a human. Well, for the last 3,000 years he has not been able to find the perfect body and he has just about given up hope until he finds out about the artist that is working night and day on a statue that would be perfect for him. Problem is there are other plans for this statue and they don't include Darius.
Alex has been working day and night on her masterpiece. She knows that it will bring in a lot of funds for the orphanage that she supports. Imagine her surprise when her statue up and walks off the stage at the auction. Now she has more then just her reputation at stake, she has to deal with a muscle bound hunk that thinks he's a Greek God for goodness sake! Alex's problems don't stop there...not by a long shot. Add to this the fact that she has to prove that she did not steal her own creation, stop Darius from taking jewels from people (remember he is the god of gems) and somehow save her heart at the same time her reputation. Yes, Alex has her work cut out for her.
This was a quirky way to look at the idea of Greek gods. Ms. McKnight has penned a fun story full of interesting secondary as well as primary characters. For a few good laughs and romance you can't beat this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: You won't be able to put this book down
Comment: Marilyn Puett, Writers Unlimited Reviewer --
Alexandra de Marco was a brilliant sculptor. She was also an orphan, a sister, a divorcee, and in desperate need of money to keep the orphanage where she'd grown up from closing. While researching Greek history, she learned of Darius, the god of gemstones, whose magnificent marble statue had been shattered into pieces. So she skillfully and lovingly recreated this statue for the Ladies' Club's Forty-Seventh Annual Charity auction. The proceeds would go a long way toward helping the Children's Home AND solidifying her reputation as an artist.
The reason Darius's statue was in pieces was simple. Darius, son of Zeus, was the god of gemstones. He was also a playboy widely know for his dalliances. And he was gifted with the ability to become a statue. When his visit to Queen Aara's bedroom was interrupted by her husband's abrupt return home, Darius did his statue trick in an effort to protect the Queen. Her husband wasn't fooled and after chopping off one of the statue's private parts, he upended it out a window where it smashed onto the rocks hundreds of feet below. Alas, poor Darius was condemned by his father to remain body-less until he could find the perfect statue to inhabit, something Zeus never believed would happen.
Three thousand years later, Darius discovers Alex and the Ladies' Club auction piece and inhabits it. Once it's completed, it's perfect enough so that Darius can resume his human form, something he does as the pre-auction preview. It might sound innocent enough, but Darius had been sculpted in his birthday suit and that's how he appeared before a roomful of ladies.
What follows is a fast and furious battle between the artist and her subject. Alex wants her statue back so she can save the Children's Home. Darius wants his body back so he can resume his life. Only Darius is in for a shock when he goes head to head with the twenty-first century. Some of the books most hilarious moments occur during his encounters with modern day technology, customs and entertainment.
Alex and Darius are also at odds over family. She never had one save for her sister and despite being dumped by her husband, she values family ties above all else. She and her sister are even searching for their father. Darius on the other hand, had always been at odds with his parents. In a heart-rending scene, Darius finally understands and accepts what Alexandra has been trying to tell and show him about the importance of family. When Darius takes "Home and Hearth" for $500 and correctly answers "What is the most important thing in life?" his unselfish acts become a turning point for him and his relationship with the woman he's come to love.
Jenna McKnight has deftly blended Greek mythology with twenty-first century comedy to give her readers a fabulous story about the quest for love and the importance of family. The story shows the high jinks of a god bent on loving and a woman who is too hurt to love again. But rest assured that in true romance fashion, there's a very happy ending in store at the end. Ms. McKnight's writing will keep you laughing til the wee hours of the morning because once you get involved in the story of Alexandra and Darius, you won't be able to put the book down.
Rating: 2
Summary: Predictable
Comment: I always look for books that involve Greek and Roman gods/goddesses and was anticipating this book as a light read. Well, it was a heavy book in that it kept falling to the bottom of my reading pile, buried under other, more worthwhile books. I would start and read a few pages, put it away and forget about it, then looking for something to read, find it and start again. The female heroine never came alive to me at all. We never learned enough of her psychological or emotional backstory to make her current behavior interesting. It was patently obvious early on who the missing father was going to be and that subplot added nothing the story esp when the sisters accept their father's failure to identify himself with no more than a shrug. The sections on Mt. Olympus were almost painfully trite, e.g. Zeus controls the weather with a computer. In the end, it was just not a very interesting book and I finished it only because I had grabbed it to read while on a plane trip.
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