132,568
edits
Changes
From TheBookbag
Jump to navigationJump to searchAphrodite's Workshop for Reluctant Lovers by Marika Cobbold (view source)
Revision as of 16:55, 24 August 2020
, 16:55, 24 August 2020no edit summary
I didn't like Rebecca. I thought her cold, making up for her lack of inner life by interpolations from Coco the clown, her irritating animus. She seemed the antithesis of fiction writers I've met, who are long on emotional intelligence and usually what my husband calls 'a character' to boot. I wondered how on earth she'd managed to become a best-selling author? Suffice to say that after the splendid characterisation of Aphrodite and Eros, Rebecca, as a boring old human being, didn't really work for me as a major player.
The plot was neatly turned, even if I grew a little confused by the plethora of male candidates for Rebecca's interest. I wondered why John was Aphrodite's chosen hunk, when they all seemed … well, pretty ordinary, really. I had to rely on Aphrodite's attraction to John to carry me through to the inevitable end …which was inevitable, of course, because the ending was in the lap of the Gods.
This is Marika Cobbold's sixth novel, so many will already know ''Guppies for Tea'' or ''Shooting Butterflies''. For a humorous take on the realities of writing for a living, I'd recommend Marian Keyes' anthology of articles [[Under the Duvet by Marian Keyes|Under the Duvet]]. We also enjoyed [[Drowning Rose by Marika Cobbold]].
The Bookbag would like to thank the publishers for sending this book.
