Review ECSTASY by Ivy Pochoda

ECSTASY by Ivy Pochoda

Reviewed by Tracey Devlyn

Set on a sun-drenched island in Greece at the luxurious Agape Villas, ECSTASY by Ivy Pochoda plunges readers into a trippy, modern-day Greek tragedy, where Lena fights to recapture the wildness of her youth.

Newly widowed and desperate to escape the shadows of her past, Lena travels to Naxos with her best friend, her son, and his pregnant wife to celebrate the imminent opening of Drew’s lavish resort—where indulgence is the rule and every whim is fulfilled.

But Lena doesn’t want pampering. She wants freedom. She wants to dance, do drugs, and lose herself on the beach with her best friend—anything to feel alive again.

Instead, she finds herself suffocated by Drew’s controlling itinerary and constant surveillance—until she discovers a mysterious group of women living and dancing on the beach, free and wild.

Drew wants them gone.

Lena wants in.

Pochoda takes female rage, desire, and liberation to a thought-provoking, blood-curdling level. The final chapters are unsettling and deeply provocative. Unflinching in its vision, ECSTASY resonates long after the last page.

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USA Today bestselling author Tracey Devlyn once dreamed of becoming the next Dian Fossey and exploring the wilds of Africa—until she met chemistry and calculus. With an enthusiasm for research that fuels the creative (and occasionally disturbing) plot twists her characters must navigate, it’s no surprise that her suspense-laden stories thrill readers and reveal the nefarious nature hiding behind her smile. Despite the emotional rollercoaster she delivers on the page, Tracey enjoys a laid-back, fleece-and-boots lifestyle with her husband and rescue dog in the mountains of North Carolina. Visit Tracey at TraceyDevlyn.com, @AuthorTraceyDevlyn on Facebook, @traceydevlyn on Bluesky, @traceydevlyn on Instagram, @traceydevlyn on Threads, and @traceydevlyn on X.

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