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by Rebecca Weinstein

Seventeen-year-old Regina Kanellis's life seemed like it was back on track after a devastating tragedy...until she was uprooted and relocated halfway around the world to Rhodes, Greece. When Regina and her cousin Kostas explore the temple ruins one day, they vanish. They find themselves in an unfamiliar place with people whose dress and speech are alien. Once the teens overcome the language barrier, they discover that they've stepped back in time. When Regina learns that she is destined to become the Amazon queen, she must come to terms with her past and find the inner strength to complete the trials that lead to coronation. Not everyone is happy about Regina's destiny, and that makes Regina wonder...what happened to the last Amazon queen?

195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 16, 2011

About the author

Rebecca is an author, painter, teacher, wife and mom! She lives in central NJ with her family and two pesky rabbits. She creates all of her cover artwork. Rebecca enjoys reading and reviewing most genres, except nonfiction, poetry and most romance. Her favorite genres are YA, horror, sci fi and fantasy.

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Reviews

[Albert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall Feedback: First and foremost, yay to talking animals. Okay now back to the review. Here we have yet another example of the great work that Rebecca is capable of. I went into this one knowing I would love it and finished it knowing that I loved it. So go ahead, get a bit a myth for yourself and take a chance on this one.

Point of View: Your are Regina and you get to explore the world through the eyes of a 17 year old girl. Hard to do but fun to read.

Voice: Talking Animals - Come on.

Character Development: Rebecca does a fine job as usual with the development of her characters and weaves a great web of support from her supporting staff to help her main character shine that much brighter.

Plot: Teens in the present go back in time to Greece to become a Queen of the Amazons. Yes, this plot rocks. Oh yeah Talking animals.

Dialogue: Flowing and non forced. Oh yeah Talking animals.

Pacing: Going back in time makes time fly.

Setting: Greece and the Amazonian women and of course talking animals. Need I say more.

Continuity: Rebecca ties everything together very well, which in a book about movements on the timeline can be very difficult.