Well done historical fiction with a thread of myth. Alenka and Jack were wonderful characters, but the Teddy character was not convincing to me. Too much about him was just designed to provide an impediment to the meant-for-each-other couple, and it was irritating how Alenka allowed him to act like he owned her. The interpretation of the "minotaur" was interesting, although I was also not convinced that he wouldn't have been killed long ago as an informer.

I learned a lot about how awful the war was for the Cretans. I am surprised they could ever again allow Germans on their shores. Truly monstrous.