Abandon: Abandon (the Abandon Trilogy, Book 1) (Hardcover)

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Like Dead Beautiful, Meg Cabot's Abandon trilogy is a re-telling of the Persephone myth, although in this case only the starting point of the story really comes from the myth. The Greek gods aren't part of the story at all and while a lot of elements of the Greek underworld are used, even the bas...

from loveofreading

Meg Cabot's novel Abandon is the first in the Abandon series, which is a modern/teen retelling of the Persephone myth. It was the lure of a book using Greek mythology that drew me into the series, though I was a tad weary by the cheesy "romance"-style cover art. I do love the colour schemes and t...

from GreatImaginations

When I finished reading this book, I had originally given it 4 stars. I really did like the story. I LOVED the setting. But then I thought about it for a little bit and realized that it wasn't all that special. First of all, there was almost no character development. And the characters weren't pa...

from A_Reader_of_Fictions

Like most Meg Cabot books, Abandon is a quick absorbing read. Having read most of her extensive ouevre, I would place this roughly in the middle of the pack so far as quality goes. The idea of Abandon was amazing; I was looking forward to this one so hard, because I was obsessed with Greek myth a...

from DarkFaerieTales

Quick & Dirty: Unfortunately, Abandon starts out slow and continues to drag. The narrative is stilted and confusing, and the character development is minimal. Many elements of the story fail to satisfy. Opening Sentence: Anything can happen in the blink of an eye. The Review: Pierce Oliviera had ...