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Caroline Corinth by © Brydie Mack

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Josephine Skriver & Caroline Corinth. (2011)

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Caroline Corinth for Australian hat label Lack of Color, 2017

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Caroline Corinth by Brydie Mack

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Caroline Corinth by © Brydie Mack

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I feel so sad for Lupus in The Colossus of Rhodes and The Fugitive from Corinth. He searches for his mother but when he finally is about to find her, he discovers that she is about to become a priestess of Apollo and he’ll never see her again as she’s supposed to discard everything that’s part of her old life. He’s faced with a choice to either reunite with her before she undergoes the ritual to become a priestess, or save his friends who are in danger. He chooses to help his friends. It’s a painful choice for him to make, though he does still hope that he’ll reunite with his mother eventually.

And he does meet her in The Fugitive from Corinth! It’s a beautiful reunion but also very bittersweet and sad, because they only get one night together. Lupus’ mother is overjoyed to see him but also heartbroken when she sees that his tongue was cut out. She covers his face with kisses while weeping and writes “I love you” on his wax tablet to him in Greek. She clearly loves him so much and it’s devastating that they have to separate after only just finding each other again.

I don’t think it’s ever really touched on at the end of the series or in the sequel books, but I hope that Lupus does end up visiting her occasionally, because the thought of them never seeing each other again is so sad to me. And her meeting Clio would be pretty sweet! I think she would approve of her and be happy for both Lupus and Clio.

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11. The Fugitive from Corinth, by Caroline Lawrence

Owned: Yes Page count: 208 My summary: Aristo, the kids’ tutor, wants to go back home, breaking his contract with Flavia’s father. That night, Flavia’s father is found unconscious and bloody, with Aristo standing over him holding a bloody knife. Flavia wants revenge, wants to find him and make him pay for what he has done. But is everything as it seems? My rating: 3/5

A curiosity, here. I previously had this book down as a four out of five, citing the fact that this was one of the few Roman Mysteries books I didn't own as a kid as something exciting for me, and I said that I liked it overall. Now, however…I don't know what it was this time around, but this book failed to grab me. I liked it, don't get me wrong, as I like all of the Roman Mysteries, but there were just these little things, here and there, that irked. I don't know if I was in a particular mood or something when I was reading this time, or if I'm just honestly critically reassessing the book based on new information, but either way, this wasn't quite it for me.

One large theme of this book is that Flavia is quick to judge and quick to anger. We saw this in the last book too - because she didn't like Flaccus, she kept suspecting him of being the traitor, while the real traitor lived to plot another day. But that's the thing, this is a repeated character trait from Flavia, often played for drama, and at this point it's starting to feel like Flavia is having to learn the same moral lessons, over and over and over again. This was the whole theme of The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina, after all. And it's a similar situation with Nubia. She loves Aristo, but Aristo loves Miriam. Unrequited love all around. But that's Nubia's entire subplot in this book. And at this point, we know. We know Nubia's deeply in love with Aristo, we know that handsome Aristo is ironically plagued that the one woman he wants, he can't have, we know, we know, we know. And it's not like that's necessarily bad, especially for a kids' book series, but it doesn't make it the most engaging read, particularly when it's back-to-back like this.

The other prong of my quibbles with this book is how soap opera it all gets. Aristo's brother Dion tried to kill Aristo over a woman, but Aristo had just so happened to switch beds with Flavia's father Marcus, so Dion stabs Marcus by accident, then goes running through the countryside seeing the Furies coming after him while Aristo follows, determined to clear his name. Meanwhile Flavia and co are joined by Megara, a young woman in love with Dion who wants him to notice her and dressed as a beggar-boy to be on the road. There's an artificiality, a level of unreasonable coincidence going on here. The kids are trying to solve the attempted murder, but the clues are sparsely strewn throughout, and the whole picture is pretty obvious the minute they point out that Dion and Aristo look very alike.

That's not that there isn't stuff to enjoy here. The character drama was still good, Lupus finding his mother was sweet (if a little reminiscent of Jonathan and Susannah), Nubia growing attached to the mules was nice, there were some good jokes in there…I just found it lacking compared with the complexity of books that will come later, that's all.

Next, the stories of three wishes.

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Caroline Corinth by © Henrik Adamsen

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After a sunny afternoon on Kourouta Beach, we started our 3 hour drive to Itea, a small seaside town on the mainland, where we will be staying for 1 night.

Since the Grecian landscape is 80% mountains, scenic views are almost inevitable. We started in the southern Peloponnese region, which has a more humid climate, resulting in lush greenery and taller trees. We passed through Patras, the 3rd largest city in Greece. According to our guide Sylvia, this is the place to catch a ferry to Italy if you don’t want to fly. Soon after, we passed over the Rio-Antirrio bridge, which connects the Peloponnese to mainland Greece over the Gulf of Corinth. This architectural feat was designed to withstand earthquakes, which are common in the area. The water underneath the bridge is over 60 meters deep in some places, so its construction is a feat of itself.

After we crossed the bridge, we stopped at a nearby rest area where we all enjoyed sampling some delicious Greek pastries and snacks.

As we got closer to our destination, we watched the green landscape transform into rockier terrain. In this area, bauxite mining is common, which gives many of the mountains a reddish-orange appearance.

Even though our drive was over 3 hours, the beautiful scenery helped to pass the time (even though pictures can never do it justice). We were excited to finally arrive to Itea!

- Caroline Tapp