Kassia Zabetakis PZ ‘28 reviews “Blue Sisters” by Coco Mellor – a tale about personal struggle and the bond among family. Zabetakis was fascinated by the realistic depiction of their sisterly bond, partially due to the fact that she has no sisters.
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Books ‘n Love: Loving and Losing in the Time War
Kassia Zabetakis PZ ’28 reviews “This is How You Lose the Time War” by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone — an epistolary novel chronicling the love between two genetically enhanced cyborg spies fighting a time war. Zabetakis notes the beauty of the prose but laments the incomprehensibility of the plot.
Books ‘n Love: A matter of right person, wrong time
Romance mixed with time travel — who wouldn’t be intrigued? Columnist Kassia Zabetakis PZ ’28 explains and reviews the evolving plot of Ashley Poston’s novel “The Seven Year Slip.”
Books ‘n Love: When fake dating gets too real
“The Love Hypothesis” follows the complicated (perhaps cliché) love story of Olive Smith and Adam Carlsen, professor and grad student duo who strike up a deal to enact a fake relationship for both of their benefits. Kassia Zabetakis PZ ’28 reviews the novel’s highs and lows in the first of her romcom review series, offering critiques of the characters’ one-dimensional personas while still recognizing the light-hearted excitement that’s sparked by reading a cheesy romcom.