This was the second audiobook I read in 2022 that I had no recollection of reading until I saw it on my Libby account - I think that was due to some stress life events that had me listening to books but not really, listening..if you know what I mean. 

So, initially I thought I was really going to love this story as I was a super fan of The Silent Patient by Michaelides. I'm not going to lie, in the beginning I was really intrigued - I liked that there was a small cross-over of some characters between books. I liked that there was a promise of dark(ish) academia. I liked that there was a promise of Greek Mythology. 

What I did not like, or, at least what I didn't love, was the book overall. 

I didn't like the characters, mostly. They were all a little flat for me & Mariana, for being a Psychologist definitely had some issues that I think would benefit from therapy, herself. I didn't like the idea of a professor just hanging out with some "smart girls" to give them extra information/lessons -- gives me mega creeper vibes. Just. Ick. 

I didn't like that I felt I was spinning in circles most of the time trying to figure out who we were talking about and where they were heading and who saw what and where they saw it with who. Again, I'll admit that I wasn't 100% devoted to this book so maybe I just missed some things that were pertinent. 

Maybe someday I'll go back and give it a second chance and see if I can up the rating after listening in a head space. But for the time and place, this just didn't do it for me.