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Athena (The Newport Ladies Book Club)
by
Heather B. Moore (Goodreads Author)
Athena is a self-proclaimed bachelorette—it’s better that way—no one gets hurt. But when tragedy strikes, Athena realizes friendship and love is the only way she can pull through, and she must, for the first time in her life, risk opening her heart.
The Newport Ladies Book Club series is unique in that each Newport book is written from the point of view of a different woman...more
The Newport Ladies Book Club series is unique in that each Newport book is written from the point of view of a different woman...more
Paperback, 214 pages
Published
November 1st 2012
by Covenant Communications, Inc
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4.5 stars.
Athena is the fourth book in the Newport Ladies Book Club series, and it was my favorite. I didn't relate to Athena as much as Paige (the main character of the last book), but I could relate enough that it was a good escape. I really enjoyed the way her story was written-her realistic life had plenty of downs, but I think what I liked most about it was that it wasn't a downer.
The importance of the friendships gained through the book club was more subtle in Athena than in the other book...more
Athena is the fourth book in the Newport Ladies Book Club series, and it was my favorite. I didn't relate to Athena as much as Paige (the main character of the last book), but I could relate enough that it was a good escape. I really enjoyed the way her story was written-her realistic life had plenty of downs, but I think what I liked most about it was that it wasn't a downer.
The importance of the friendships gained through the book club was more subtle in Athena than in the other book...more
I just finished Athena by Heather B. Moore, the latest addition to the Newport Ladies Book Club series. Athena is easy to identify with. Her priorities are up for reevaluation as her family, love, and social life all come to a head. With the support of Ruth, Paige, Olivia, and Daisy she is sure to make it through!
Meet the protagonist, Athena, a single woman who has never had a serious relationship with a man despite having two other single guys chasing after her, begging her to be their girlfriend. Then she meets the mysterious Grey. Grey is a licenced pilot with his own plane. He's obsessed with taking this relationship to the next level. Athena is hesitant. Grey keeps insisting on their next date he'll take her on a romantic plane ride so he can fly her to his S&M dun...wait, wrong book.
Having n...more
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Athena is book 4 of the Newport Ladies Book Club. Like the other books (Olivia, Daisy & Paige) they follow the same time period, but they don’t have to be read in order to understand the series or characters.
At first, I found the book a little slow and hard to get into the story line, but realized the character herself, Athena, is “boring” at first because she has allowed her life and schedule to be the same thing day after day. She works alot so she rarely has any opportunities to do anyth...more
At first, I found the book a little slow and hard to get into the story line, but realized the character herself, Athena, is “boring” at first because she has allowed her life and schedule to be the same thing day after day. She works alot so she rarely has any opportunities to do anyth...more
First line:
""Three! Four! Five! Six!" My class chanted in unison, but it sounded more like we were just grunting."
Athena was another great book in the Newport Ladies Book Club. Athena is a smart, and sassy, businesswoman with a successful online business. She worked hard to get where she is and she feels happy. Everythings going well. Until the convenient boyfriend wants more from her and accusses her of not being well-rounded. This leads Athena to buy a book to prove she still reads. While in a...more
""Three! Four! Five! Six!" My class chanted in unison, but it sounded more like we were just grunting."
Athena was another great book in the Newport Ladies Book Club. Athena is a smart, and sassy, businesswoman with a successful online business. She worked hard to get where she is and she feels happy. Everythings going well. Until the convenient boyfriend wants more from her and accusses her of not being well-rounded. This leads Athena to buy a book to prove she still reads. While in a...more
Athena arrives in my mailbox like a gift. I don’t even force myself to wait to begin reading. This is like catching up with old friends or a terrific talk-fest with good people I know who will share with me another side to the story. Let me at it.
Athena is a puzzle of a woman. She seems well-ordered and efficient, working as she does from her Newport apartment with the terrific view, making an independent decent living by keeping her online magazine afloat. Her first conflict is a breakup with...more
Athena is a puzzle of a woman. She seems well-ordered and efficient, working as she does from her Newport apartment with the terrific view, making an independent decent living by keeping her online magazine afloat. Her first conflict is a breakup with...more
I just finished reading Athena, book 4 in the Newport Ladies Book Club series and I liked it! Author Heather B. Moore compelling captures the different facets and struggles Athena faces as a single woman trying to make her way in a successful career while dealing with the expectations of her mother who longs to see her settled with a nice, stable Greek man. And if dealing with her mother is not enough pressure, Athena struggles with the emotional loss she feels because of her father’s Alzheimer’...more
Athena, by Heather B. Moore, is a thoughtful romance. Its heroine, a thirty year old woman entrepreneur has a policy of “non-entanglement” with past boyfriends. Athena does not intend to let any man dictate how she will live her life. She has perceived that her mother lives under her father’s thumb, and does not intend to live that way herself. During the course of the story, most of her perceptions undergo a kaleidoscopic shift, as she learns previously undiscovered truths about her father, her...more
I just finished the last installment of The Newport Ladies Book Club series: Athena. It grabbed me right from the first and I couldn't put it down. It was such a pleasant surprise to find that it was largely a romance novel, and just the kind I like, clean and sigh worthy.
Athena has avoided committed relationships like the plague and certainly isn't looking for one when a chance meeting starts a whirlwind relationship that she simply can't resist, no matter how often her mind tells her to put th...more
Athena has avoided committed relationships like the plague and certainly isn't looking for one when a chance meeting starts a whirlwind relationship that she simply can't resist, no matter how often her mind tells her to put th...more
I have to be honest, Athena was probably the book I looked forward to reading the least. I didn't look forward to the idea of dealing with the death of her mother and she was honestly my least favorite character because of the way she was perceived in the previous novels. That being said, it was probably my favorite book in the series. In this book you learn more about Athena, and her struggles that she faces. Your heart breaks as she deals with the death of her mother, and her father having Alz...more
As much as I enjoyed reading Paige, I think I enjoyed Athena more. Not only do we get to know each of the book club members intimately with all of their idiosyncrasies and heartbreaks, we also get to see how they are viewed by each other. How often do you get a glimpse of yourself through someone else's eyes?
With each book, it seems like the problems escalate, when in reality, each character had the most devestating problems for their personality types--problems designed for their own individual...more
With each book, it seems like the problems escalate, when in reality, each character had the most devestating problems for their personality types--problems designed for their own individual...more
It is not often I can read a book that touches the sweetness and kindness of the human heart and soul. This book seemed to pull together all of the previous books written so far. I have read all of them and the women in the book club seemed more real, likeable, human, and someone I would like to be friends with. I felt this episode revealed the little acts of everyday kindness and the consequences as a result. I especially liked the agony Athena experiences and the journey she makes to self real...more
This book was one that I had a hard time putting down. There was so much that paralleled my life. It was almost like reading my own personal journal. It kept me on the edge of my seat through so much of it that my hands would start to ache. No, it's not a thriller or horror story, but it was that intense for me. I have loved each of the books in this series. I love the way that each of the four different authors have intertwined their book's characters with each of the other books characters. I...more
The Newport Ladies Book Club series (http://thenewportladiesbookclub.blogs...) is such an interesting, unique concept in publishing: a series of novels, each written by a different author and telling the story of one of the women in a book club. The book club ladies begin the stories as strangers, but their love of reading and need for connection with each other drives their friendships.
ATHENA is the last of the initial four books (following OLIVIA, DAISY and PAIGE, which were released earlier t...more
ATHENA is the last of the initial four books (following OLIVIA, DAISY and PAIGE, which were released earlier t...more
I've had the opportunity to read and review this series from the very beginning and I have really loved it. It's such a great idea to have books that cover the same period of time, yet each from a different point of view. Each book tells the story of an individual while telling bits and pieces of the other women's stories as well.
Being a lover of clean romance myself, this book really brought in all the elements that I love. This book had more romantic aspects, and more kissing than the other b...more
Being a lover of clean romance myself, this book really brought in all the elements that I love. This book had more romantic aspects, and more kissing than the other b...more
I like the book club theme in this series. I only wish I'd known what books the ladies would be reading and discussing ahead of time because reading their conversations made me want to go read those books!
What I love about this series is the way you get to see these women from different backgrounds and lifestyles come together. You see them move past the first impressions they made about each other, create deeper relationships, support each other, and learn from each other. The characters are e...more
What I love about this series is the way you get to see these women from different backgrounds and lifestyles come together. You see them move past the first impressions they made about each other, create deeper relationships, support each other, and learn from each other. The characters are e...more
Athena was a much-loved "can't put down" read for me. I connected with her and her struggles to find a healthy balance between work, family, and love. After she learns to rely on the strong support system surrounding her, she sets herself up for a much more fulfilled and healthy life. I was surprised that we didn't hear as much about the Book Club in this one, but I was actually glad that we didn't have to hear the details of the book club goings-on for the fourth time. I loved the ending, but f...more
Athena is the last book that takes place during the same time-frame as the first three books.All four books were written as a parallel series, not as a forward-moving series.They cover the same book club meetings and events in all four books. This last book is probably the most different from the other three. The main reason is that main character Athena kept to herself a lot more than the other characters in this series. While reading the other books, the reader could get the impression that A...more
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This portion of The Newport Ladies Book Club was the book I feared to read. After meeting Athena in the other 3 books I was afraid to experience her mom passing away unexpectedly and the responsibility of caring for her dad. The sweet romance took me off guard and was a pleasant balance as Athena re-defined herself. I would recommend this book. Paige is still my favorite, but Athena brought me peace and rejuvenation at every chapter. I felt a break from the world and prepared to face my every da...more
This is the last book in the series and it makes me sad, I have loved reading about this group of ladies who came together to form a book club. No one knew anyone else when the story started but they became good friends who helped each other in their times of crisis. Each of the books was written by a different author and told the story for 4 differnt points of view. Someone should write a book about Ruby, whose idea the book club was. Very enjoyable stories about real people with real problems...more
This is one of a series of books that explores the ladies who come together as strangers in a new book club. The other books are DAISY and OLIVIA. Each book is written by a different author, so each seems to reflect the personality of it's main character in a different way. The books explore the personal lives of the women and their interaction with each other as they become friends. The stories are not intellectually challenging, but they are enjoyable and prompt consideration into the fact tha...more
I just finished "Athena" and was very pleasantly surprised. I have read the other 3 books in this series and had already picked out my favorite characters of the ladies in the book club. About half way through this book I realized that Athena would be my new favorite!
I loved the depth of her character and I loved the way the author wove Athena's story into the storyline of the other books without letting it feel repetitive.
I'm really looking forward to what (or who) comes next in this great se...more
I loved the depth of her character and I loved the way the author wove Athena's story into the storyline of the other books without letting it feel repetitive.
I'm really looking forward to what (or who) comes next in this great se...more
Did Not Disappoint!!!
So glad the authors of the Newport Ladies Book Club series came up with this idea! When reading the other books, I didn't connect with the Athena character as much as the others, but this book by Heather Moore about Athena was so enjoyable I couldn't put it down. The depth of insight into the different characters is very rewarding as told through the words of four different authors. That's what makes this series unique. This story is emotionally satisfying and left me anxiou...more
So glad the authors of the Newport Ladies Book Club series came up with this idea! When reading the other books, I didn't connect with the Athena character as much as the others, but this book by Heather Moore about Athena was so enjoyable I couldn't put it down. The depth of insight into the different characters is very rewarding as told through the words of four different authors. That's what makes this series unique. This story is emotionally satisfying and left me anxiou...more
Athena is the fourth book in the side-by-side storytelling concerning the Newport Ladies Book Club (since all four novels take place over the same time period). The thing I liked about the series was that I could connect to each of the four characters. No, I'm not a woman, but that doesn't mean I can't share a connection.
With Athena, I think I shared the most. Ten years ago, I lost my mom to cancer. It wasn't exactly unexpected. But I see some parallels in my life to Athena's. Athena's mother wa...more
With Athena, I think I shared the most. Ten years ago, I lost my mom to cancer. It wasn't exactly unexpected. But I see some parallels in my life to Athena's. Athena's mother wa...more
Accused of being a workaholic and hermit, Athena takes that as a challenge to change some things in her life. First and foremost to read a book other then her magazine. That's when she meets Grey (Owner of a little bookstore). He brings new insight into Athena's world. With her Mother's passing and now having to take care of her ailing father, will she muddle through somehow by herself, or will she let others in, who are willing to help her drastically changing life?
I loved this fourth additio...more
I loved this fourth additio...more
I love this series, each book delving into a certain character who belongs to a book club. In this one, Athena is exposed and I found I really actually liked her! In the other books, the glimpses I got of her left me with the impression that she's very standoffish and not easy to know or like. She seems to be a perfectionist and is very rigid. This book left me with a completely different feeling about her. Yes, she does start out that way, but the reasoning as to why goes into more depth. And I...more
I liked Athena. I appreciate how the characters are developed. After reading Daisy (another in the series) I wondered how different authors would describe overlapping events. I like that each character is written by a different author, and it feels like each character as their own style, its a genius idea. I am so impress that the authors could accomplish this.
The stories occurred around each other, but you don't need to read one book to read another. I don't think you need to read them in any o...more
The stories occurred around each other, but you don't need to read one book to read another. I don't think you need to read them in any o...more
I think this was the best of the series. I worried before I read it that I wouldn't like it as much as Athena seemed to be in the background in the other 3 books and I didn't know how she would fit in with a book all her own. And she really didn't have as much interaction with Olivia, Daisy, and Paige as they seemed to with each other in the other books, but she did interact well with the book club when it was mentioned and I enjoyed delving into her view of the book club. I also really liked At...more
My Mormon Ladies book group is reading a collaborative effort by four Mormon women novelists who are friends. Each has written a stand alone novel about the separate members of The Newport beach Ladies Book Club. Each are in the same time period, and at the same place, but from each of the separate woman's point of view. I think it is an intriguing and, yes,- novel -idea. There is no particular order. I like "Athena" which is about a young, successful woman of Greek descent who is going through...more
This is the third book in this series that I have read (Olivia and Daisy were previous reads), but Athena is my favorite so far. I was really drawn in to the difficulties Athena had to face and barriers that she had created to protect herself emotionally. Through the challenge of a boy friend she initiated reaching beyond her expected norm and started making some changes in her life, mostly the important one of letting other people into her life.
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Heather B. Moore is the award-winning author of nine historical novels. Her historical fiction is published under the pen name H.B. Moore; first series is called Out of Jerusalem. Her second series includes Abinadi (2008 Whitney Winner for Best Historical & 2009 Best of State in Literary Arts); its sequel, Alma (2009 Whitney Award Finalist); followed by Alma the Younger (2011 Best of State in...more
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