My Review for Under a Greek Moon by Carol Kirkwood

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"This wasn't a yacht; it was a floating palace.".

I'm hanging my head in shame that it's taken me over five years to read this gorgeous debut novel, an ARC of which I received back in 2021! 🙈 Carol's sense of humour and personality have stayed with me since I used to listen to her on Radio 1 and 2 while driving to work, and when I saw she'd written a book, I knew I needed to read it. 💕

I loved it, from start to finish. Young Shauna, older Shauna, the beautiful Greek setting, the cocktails, the food and the romanticism. 🇬🇷🍹 I devoured it all! There was mystery and secrets, heartache and passion, and the unbridled closeness that only best friends can know. ❤️

I read this during the summer heatwave of 2026, but it would have been much more pleasant to be on the beaches of a secluded Greek island, with my toes digging into the sand and a delicious cocktail in my hand. ☀️🏖️🍹

In the time it's taken me to read Carol's debut novel, she's written another five, so I'll be adding them all to my TBR. I just can't promise when I'll get around to them! 😂📚

A very belated thank you to HarperCollins UK for the free copy of Under a Greek Moon by Carol Kirkwood. All thoughts are entirely my own. 📚💕

About the Book

Nineteen-year-old Shauna O'Brien falls for a charismatic playboy during one summer in Greece in the 1980s. The dream turned into a nightmare, and now, she's still trying to escape her past. Grace Taylor never knew her real mother but is determined to follow her dreams, no matter where they take her. Demitrius seems to have led a charmed life, though few people know the sorrow and heartache that lie beneath his unruffled exterior. Three people linked by a secret, and a search for the truth will take them from Hollywood to Monaco, and back to a magical Greek summer years ago that seemed to hold so much promise.


About Carol

Carol Kirkwood is one of our most loved TV personalities. Millions of viewers and listeners know her for her weather reports on BBC Breakfast, Radio 2‘s Breakfast show, Wimbledon fortnight and for waltzing into our hearts on Strictly Come Dancing. Carol was inspired to write her first novel by her passion for travel and her love of Hollywood glamour. Off-screen, Carol can often be found ensconced in a book, singing, dancing and taking long walks in the countryside.




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