Review: The Dig
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2011
Classical Greek Mythology is turned on its ear in The Dig, Audrey Hart's first book in the Zoe and Zeus Trilogy. Zoe goes to Greece on an archaeological dig with her aunt and uncle. It's a welcome break from the Greeley Academy where everyone else is in a clique. Zoe doesn't fit in at school or much anywhere else. After getting lost in the ruins, Zoe comes upon a `giant iPhone' which transports her to a time long ago. She finds out she has power over the earth and meets a cute guy she calls Blondie. She is instructed by a nymph to go to the Oracle to find her way home. But that just brings more trials and tribulations her way including a new clique - the Gods of Olympus. They're not the old fogies you think of, they're 500 year old teenagers with all the backstabbing and infighting included. Except when they have a common cause: deconstructing Zoe. Can Zoe make it out of ancient Greece alive?Ms. Hart has a knack for creating characters you can relate to and ones you love to hate. Zoe leapt off the page with her insecurities, intelligence, and strength of character. She wasn't a whiny baby when she realized what happened to her and where she was. The relationships in the novel didn't feel forced or rushed, but developed naturally. Fast-paced and humorous, The Dig brings history to life with a vengeance.Zoe and Zeus Trilogy: The Dig (1)