I like to thank Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review. I like Greek mythology since my college days. I have read a short account of Odysseus and his journey home after the Trojan War.

In this novel "Finding Ithaka" written by Anna Harvey, the author has excellently handled the story of Odysseus and the story of Dr.Thea Sefton into one fantastic page-turner. The characters in the life of Odysseus and Thea have resemblances.

An archaeological expedition team along with Thea comes to a Greek Island Kefalonia which they believe that the lost palace of legendary Odysseus is somewhere on this particular island.

And also Thea is not new to Greece as her lost love Dimitri Kampitsis is the sponsor for the expedition. Why Dimitri left Thea 20 years back and did they find the Odysseus palace forms the rest of the story.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.

Part Greek mythology and part modern day search for Odysseus’s palace. Plenty of material for a lover of all things Greek to get their teeth into especially with the amount of work the author has put into her research on this subject. It is a lively book without doubt, in both sections. I particularly enjoyed hearing about the food, landscape and the Greek love of hospitality. Intriguing cover too. A great debut from this new author.

I am sure it was just a formatting error, but there were letters missing from words in almost every line that made it difficult to read. Other than that, the book itself was okay. The overlap of different times was interesting. It was fun to see the details of the far past intersect with the future as Thea moves forward with the archaeological dig. But her romantic past comes back to haunt her in the most unexpected of ways. In the perfect landscape that is Greece sometimes the imperfect can be unexpected, but pick up a copy to find out what happens. Happily ever after can happen in more ways than one, and Greece is the perfect place to find it.

I love Greek mythology and especially the tales of the Odysseus and his travels. The author introduces us to the duty bound Greek who is tasked with an invasion of Troy, to bring back proud Helen, wife of Menalaus, brother to the Greek king, Agamemnon. Odysseus is a brilliant strategist and through his discipline and command, his actions help end the Trojan Wars. On the dangerous journey home to Ithaka, Odysseus and his loyal Greek warriors find their path filled with unsympathetic foreigners, strange and dangerous creatures and stormy seas. He is drawn to and desires the beautiful, mysterious priestess, Kirke (Circe). Will he ever make it back home to his kingdom, wife and son?

Dr. Thea Sefton, obsessed with all things Odysseus, joins an archaeological expedition to the Greek island of Kefalonia. This island brings back memories of her Greek lover, Dimitri Kampitsis, who she has bought seen in 20 years. As her team and her look for clues and the location of the lost palace of Odysseus, Thea finds herself attracted to Rob Hughes, a climate scientist. This, tied with
discovering that her former lover, Dimitri, is on the island, and is sponsor behind the archaeological dig.

I enjoyed how the author incorporates the collision of past and present events in this well researched book. Ms. Harvey takes the reader on a journey to solve an archaeological mystery and retells the timeless epic classic as seen by the man himself, Odysseus. I cannot wait to read book two in the trilogy.

I would like to thank Anna Harvey, BooksGoSocial and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.