Amateur theatre director Stephen Thorne plots a sensational production of a Greek tragedy in order to ruffle feathers in the small city where he lives. Accompanied by an eccentric and fly-by-night cast and crew, he prepares for opening night, unaware that as he unleashes the play, he has drawn the attention of ancient and powerful forces.
Michael Williams' VINE: AN URBAN LEGEND weds Greek Tragedy and urban legend with dangerous intoxication, as the drama rushes to its dark and inevitable conclusion.
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[Tommy: I have come back home, children]
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(@7thStarPress, 28 September 2018, 213 pages, e-book, copy from @TCMPublicity and voluntarily reviewed, #BlogTour 3 May via @TCMPublicity)
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This is part of the author's City Quartet. I've read two other books in the series and thought they were great so I had high expectations for this. I love Greek mythology and really enjoy different adaptations and versions of it so I was looking forward to seeing what the author would offer. The book uses a layout very much like a play and this took a few pages to get used to as I wasn't expecting it. The book uses the specific form of a choral with episodes and commentaries. The characters are pretty well develops which I didn't expect as the book uses such a specific structure and layout. I didn't expect to connect with them much or care about them. I had such fun reading this.
