Excavations

A Novel Soon to be released as a Peacock TV adaptation starring Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie

By: Kate Myers

Narrated by: Joy Nash

**A NATIONAL BESTSELLER**

***Soon to be released as a Peacock TV adaptation starring Amy Poehler and Hugh Laurie***

BEST SUMMER READS OF 2023: The New York Post • Oprah Book Club • Oprah Daily • USA Today • Good Housekeeping • Brit + Co • The Good Trade • Parade • Zibby Mag • O Quaterly

“Funny, smart and deeply delicious.” —Amy Poehler • “Witty and acerbic, Myers’ debut is humorous and sharply written, as if Aubrey Plaza’s April Ludgate from Parks and Recreation decided to write a sun-drenched novel about feminism, friendship, and archeology.” —Booklist

On a remote archeological site in Greece, the mythic home of the first Olympics, four women discover an unusual artifact. It’s a piece of history that definitely shouldn’t exist. And for the head archaeologist in charge, a relic himself, it means something’s gone horribly wrong.

Elise, Kara, Z and Patty all find themselves digging here together, but they couldn’t be farther apart. Kara’s a polished conservator calling off her wedding. Patty and her bowl cut are desperate for love. Millennial Z just got dumped and fired yet again. And Elise, their star excavator, is a lone wolf about to go rogue.

To figure out what they’re really digging for, and to topple the man who wants to hide their history, these dirt-crusted colleagues have to become what they’ve avoided for years—friends. If they put their own messes aside for one summer, they might just make the discovery of a lifetime.

made me feel like I was there, again

Loved this walk down memory lane of my time at a dig so many years ago. Funny how somethings and personalities never changed. This is a great adventure and recommend it highly for a look at a very hidden life of Archeology. I especially loved that the artifact has a voice all her own.

Just fine. Predictable.

The story was fine. Not poorly written or anything, but just each item that the author goes out of their way to point out, comes back into the story exactly how you would have guessed it would. It follows a formula. A good formula, but still, a little hamfisted for me. One Chekhov’s discus after the next.

Slow start

This book is very slow. More than half of the book focuses on the characters failed relationships and other non essential or interesting backstory. I was around 5 hours into the book when I had to go back and remind myself why I used a credit on this. Eventually things happen but the book could have been around 3 hours to total considering what happened. The reader also made the story even more confusing because they used the same voice for every character and there was no indication of when perspectives changed. Overall I was not impressed but I did finish it, very confused by all the positive reviews… maybe I just missed the magic somehow?

Trust me when I say you won't regret reading this one!

I was doubtful that this book would hold my attention, but decided to give it a try, and I'm so glad I did. The story itself was awesome, and the narration was absolutely perfect!

Expect a great time not a hidden treasure

It's a joy of a book, great characters and a real fun time that I read quickly. I would recommend for the vibes and characters but it's a solid 3.5 for the plot.