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Oh. My. Gods.
A modern girl's comedic odyssey in a school filled with the descendants of Greek gods.
When Phoebe's mom returns from Greece with a new husband and moves them to an island in the Aegean, Phoebe's plans for her senior year and track season are ancient history. Now she must attend the uber exclusive academy, where admission depends on pedigree, namely, ancestry from Zeus, Hera, and other Greek gods. That's right, they're real, not myth, and their teen descendants are like the classical heroes: supersmart and super beautiful with a few superpowers. And now they're on her track team! Armed only with her Nikes and the will to win, Phoebe races to find her place among the gods.
272 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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Tera Lynn Childs
56books3,099followersTera Lynn Childs may pretend to be a goddess, but she’s really just a normal person. Well, maybe not normal. She is a writer, after all. Her works include the mythology-based Oh. My. Gods. series, the Forgive My Fins mermaid romance series, the kick-butt monster-hunting Sweet Venom trilogy, and the Darkly Fae fantasy series. Tera currently parks her laptop in the Seattle area and spends her time writing wherever she can find a comfy chair and a steady stream of caffeinated beverages. Learn more about her magical realms and find behind-the-book extras at teralynnchilds.com.
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January 28, 2009
Before I wrote this review, I did a quick blog search for others’ reviews of it. And what I found stumped me—this book is adored everywhere except for a few places that do like it, just had qualms about the character development. I’m wondering just how this became everyone’s pet.
... I must’ve not read the same novel as everyone else.
In the first three pages, it’s established Phoebe’s a runner, her mom’s a therapist, and her mom’s getting married with a man she’s known for six days (and tells Phoebe this right after Phoebe’s done running a very important race. Like, in the middle of the track!). And she says it’s love. Oh, and they’re also moving to Greece because the dude’s Greek and “can’t leave his job”.
First of all, is it just me, or is informing your daughter that you’re moving her thousands of miles overseas in the middle of a cross country meet about the most inopportune moment in the history of crappy timing? Who drops that kind of a bomb out of the blue like that? A therapist? It doesn’t stop here either—when they’re getting to the island where they’ll be living in Greece, on the ferry ride, Damian (that’s hubby-hunk) explains that the school Phoebe is going to is populated by descendants of Greek gods.
Yes. In the ferry.
And they expect this to sink in quickly and for her to keep in quiet.
Just—oh, I’ll let you form your own opinions. Let’s go back to the opening scene.
So, the mom’s a psycho-therapist who expects her senior daughter to move to an isolated Greek island because she fell in love with Damian in the six days she was in Greece for a family reunion with her late husband, Phoebe’s father. (Phoebe wasn’t able to make it because of this Very Important Race that would decide if she’d get a scholarship to her dream school, USC.) She’s all blushing, heaving bosoms, and being clingy like a teenager to this Damian.
WHO DOES THIS?!
I’m wondering why there was this opening scene at all. Why not just begin with Phoebe in Greece? And why make the mom a therapist? Why not one of those obsessive-compulsive, needy women who would actually move halfway across the world with a man they’ve known for six days and claim it’s love?
I’m sorry, but the plot’s got more holes than the ozone layer.
It doesn’t really get much better. Characters: all clichés (right down to the misunderstood environmentalist, obsessively tree-hugging best friend named Granola by her hippie parents), never really developed (the mother goes on random bouts of psycho-babble, but frankly, given her lack of consideration to her daughter’s needs, namely not moving in with some random dude!!! make her a caricature to me), and most of the time nonsensical (she meets Love Interest #1, Griffin, in a beach run where he just miraculously show up so we get the Fateful Meeting of Lovebirds—apparently Psycho Mom didn’t teach her not to speak to strangers, especially descendant-of-gods who might zap her to Saturn strangers).
The writing lacks transition. There’s no logical connection between what happens in the story. I mean, the sudden move to Greece is semi-explained in the end, but I just don’t buy it—it’s too much make-believe (even for a book where the Greek gods are alive) that it’s like fantasy within fantasy.
The plot’s....meh. I could’ve done without the whole Nicole-Griffin drama, and frankly, I thought the whole thing was a little too dramatic and rushed. The actual, primary plot is more predictable than night following day, but by the point where all is revealed, I didn’t really care anymore.
I thought the concept was brilliant—Greek gods having descendants, descendants having to work for their power, the high school clique scene (determined by which god is in your family. Emos are the “Hades harem”, so on, so forth), etc. It was really original, and being a Greek raised knowing mythology myself, I thought this book could’ve gone deeper. It’s obvious Ms Childs knows the gods. The question is: When will we get to see more of the premise and less of these overly comical setups that are neither commonsensible nor funny?
I, for one, found this disappointing. I just cannot do with clichés, y’all. Perhaps if I was a little less anal-retentive... I’m not sure this would work, even then. Liked the premise; not so with the execution.
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... I must’ve not read the same novel as everyone else.
In the first three pages, it’s established Phoebe’s a runner, her mom’s a therapist, and her mom’s getting married with a man she’s known for six days (and tells Phoebe this right after Phoebe’s done running a very important race. Like, in the middle of the track!). And she says it’s love. Oh, and they’re also moving to Greece because the dude’s Greek and “can’t leave his job”.
First of all, is it just me, or is informing your daughter that you’re moving her thousands of miles overseas in the middle of a cross country meet about the most inopportune moment in the history of crappy timing? Who drops that kind of a bomb out of the blue like that? A therapist? It doesn’t stop here either—when they’re getting to the island where they’ll be living in Greece, on the ferry ride, Damian (that’s hubby-hunk) explains that the school Phoebe is going to is populated by descendants of Greek gods.
Yes. In the ferry.
And they expect this to sink in quickly and for her to keep in quiet.
Just—oh, I’ll let you form your own opinions. Let’s go back to the opening scene.
So, the mom’s a psycho-therapist who expects her senior daughter to move to an isolated Greek island because she fell in love with Damian in the six days she was in Greece for a family reunion with her late husband, Phoebe’s father. (Phoebe wasn’t able to make it because of this Very Important Race that would decide if she’d get a scholarship to her dream school, USC.) She’s all blushing, heaving bosoms, and being clingy like a teenager to this Damian.
WHO DOES THIS?!
I’m wondering why there was this opening scene at all. Why not just begin with Phoebe in Greece? And why make the mom a therapist? Why not one of those obsessive-compulsive, needy women who would actually move halfway across the world with a man they’ve known for six days and claim it’s love?
I’m sorry, but the plot’s got more holes than the ozone layer.
It doesn’t really get much better. Characters: all clichés (right down to the misunderstood environmentalist, obsessively tree-hugging best friend named Granola by her hippie parents), never really developed (the mother goes on random bouts of psycho-babble, but frankly, given her lack of consideration to her daughter’s needs, namely not moving in with some random dude!!! make her a caricature to me), and most of the time nonsensical (she meets Love Interest #1, Griffin, in a beach run where he just miraculously show up so we get the Fateful Meeting of Lovebirds—apparently Psycho Mom didn’t teach her not to speak to strangers, especially descendant-of-gods who might zap her to Saturn strangers).
The writing lacks transition. There’s no logical connection between what happens in the story. I mean, the sudden move to Greece is semi-explained in the end, but I just don’t buy it—it’s too much make-believe (even for a book where the Greek gods are alive) that it’s like fantasy within fantasy.
The plot’s....meh. I could’ve done without the whole Nicole-Griffin drama, and frankly, I thought the whole thing was a little too dramatic and rushed. The actual, primary plot is more predictable than night following day, but by the point where all is revealed, I didn’t really care anymore.
I thought the concept was brilliant—Greek gods having descendants, descendants having to work for their power, the high school clique scene (determined by which god is in your family. Emos are the “Hades harem”, so on, so forth), etc. It was really original, and being a Greek raised knowing mythology myself, I thought this book could’ve gone deeper. It’s obvious Ms Childs knows the gods. The question is: When will we get to see more of the premise and less of these overly comical setups that are neither commonsensible nor funny?
I, for one, found this disappointing. I just cannot do with clichés, y’all. Perhaps if I was a little less anal-retentive... I’m not sure this would work, even then. Liked the premise; not so with the execution.
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January 10, 2010
This book was cute. It was like a Hogwarts for the teen descendants of Greek mythology.
When Phoebe's Mom marries a Greek principal of a Greek school she realizes that mythology is real. The descendants of Greek gods and goddesses have a school on a secret island in order to be educated and learn to control their powers.
Phoebe is coming to accept the changes in her life as well as being the new kid and boy trouble.
The book has all the normal cliches: the hot jock she crushes on, the mean popular girl, the "nice" boy that likes her but she sees him as just a friend. But the book has enough fun and imagination and touches of mythology that it is able to go beyond these. It's charming.
This won a RITA (romance award) for best new author, so I was expecting it to be more of a teen romance like Twilight or Wicked Lovely. While there is some romantic aspects in it, I would not say that it's the focus of the story. Not that it's a bad book! I just would classify more as a teen urban fantasy and not as a teen romance.
When Phoebe's Mom marries a Greek principal of a Greek school she realizes that mythology is real. The descendants of Greek gods and goddesses have a school on a secret island in order to be educated and learn to control their powers.
Phoebe is coming to accept the changes in her life as well as being the new kid and boy trouble.
The book has all the normal cliches: the hot jock she crushes on, the mean popular girl, the "nice" boy that likes her but she sees him as just a friend. But the book has enough fun and imagination and touches of mythology that it is able to go beyond these. It's charming.
This won a RITA (romance award) for best new author, so I was expecting it to be more of a teen romance like Twilight or Wicked Lovely. While there is some romantic aspects in it, I would not say that it's the focus of the story. Not that it's a bad book! I just would classify more as a teen urban fantasy and not as a teen romance.
October 26, 2008
I don’t even know where to start! I guess first off, I should say that I’ve been looking forward to reading this book since I first heard about it, I’m a huge fan of Greek Mythology. So, to say that I was expecting a lot going into it, doesn’t quite cover it. I don’t know if anyone else does this, but I always look at the thickness I have left of a book to read once I start a good reading spell, and I either think two things; 1.) okay I only have this much more to go. Or 2.) oh no! This is all that’s left! This book definitely falls under the later. I loved Childs writing style, and her interruption of the Greek gods. What is so good about this book is the reality mixed with the myth. I mean, we have a honest portrayal of a girl struggling to make sense of the world, and it works even a mythical one. The characters are distinctive, and each portrayal of their god or goddess remains in tact within the distinctiveness. What else can I say, I absolutely loved it. I loved the story, Phoebe, her struggles and triumphs, and of course the catalyst to any good romance, the boys. What else could you want?
July 13, 2024
*3.25*
read this if you want the nostalgic 2000s sporty girly drama cliche vibes 😜💞 this was enjoyable and i rlly liked the main character! she was funny and had some of the most hilarious lines 😂
not great plot-wise, and romance could have definitely had more build-up/developing/chemistry, but this is all about the funsies of it ✨️
the plot twist at the end was expected but a detail of it was funny and fitting, pleasantly surprising me 💁♀️
am i interested in reading the 2nd book? yah.
go watch my SUMMER BOOK RECS video for a full, longer, detailed review!! 👀💖
read this if you want the nostalgic 2000s sporty girly drama cliche vibes 😜💞 this was enjoyable and i rlly liked the main character! she was funny and had some of the most hilarious lines 😂
not great plot-wise, and romance could have definitely had more build-up/developing/chemistry, but this is all about the funsies of it ✨️
the plot twist at the end was expected but a detail of it was funny and fitting, pleasantly surprising me 💁♀️
am i interested in reading the 2nd book? yah.
go watch my SUMMER BOOK RECS video for a full, longer, detailed review!! 👀💖
July 13, 2011
I only wanted to read it because I love the Percy Jackson series so much, I had hopes it would be at least somewhat close to it. There was a glimmer of hope towards the end that it might have some improvement in writing, but the first half of the book? Seriously awful.
Really - a mother meets & marries some guy in another country within 1 week while at a reunion for her dead husband's family?! Shows up at her daughter's biggest race to introduce the new husband at the f'g finish line!? Better yet - then uproots her, moving her out of the country for her last year of high school? Then on the last boat before landing on the new island from which there is no escape, drop the bomb that everyone there has special powers, are descended from gods - except for our main character, who is going to be the outcast because not only is she the new kid, but she's also not Greek and she's also powerless. Nice. And mom is a THERAPIST?! Yeah, no.
Full of clichés, utterly predictable & not at all original - the only bits I really enjoyed were the scattered pieces about running, with the exception of the constant references to Nike shoes.
Really - a mother meets & marries some guy in another country within 1 week while at a reunion for her dead husband's family?! Shows up at her daughter's biggest race to introduce the new husband at the f'g finish line!? Better yet - then uproots her, moving her out of the country for her last year of high school? Then on the last boat before landing on the new island from which there is no escape, drop the bomb that everyone there has special powers, are descended from gods - except for our main character, who is going to be the outcast because not only is she the new kid, but she's also not Greek and she's also powerless. Nice. And mom is a THERAPIST?! Yeah, no.
Full of clichés, utterly predictable & not at all original - the only bits I really enjoyed were the scattered pieces about running, with the exception of the constant references to Nike shoes.
July 18, 2019
It was similar to Percy Jackson series but with less humor.
The character building was too shallow.
The character building was too shallow.
November 14, 2011
This YA novel of losing one's identity, being forced to adapt to a highly charged new emotional environment, and redefining what love and friendship mean to you is a cute, nicely thought out romp.
Greek gods, we all know, are myths. Right? Well, not so much in Childs's book. She's updated the whole "gods are real" trope that's so popular in romantic fiction these days to include teens. I think the intended audience will lap this up, since it plays into adolescent exceptionalism (the illusion that we are special and unique among our fellow creatures, but unrecognized).
This is Childs's first novel, and it has some first-novel-y clanks (eg, the mother and stepfather are simply not developed at all, and they're frankly badly drawn; the better solution would have been to have them not appear at all except in the main character's reports of their doings). But the main character, Phoebe, and her antagonists are all given snappy dialogue and put in situations much like the ones I remember being in during my adolescence back in the dark ages. The additional level of effort required of the author to incorporate the idea of the reality of the Greek pantheon pays off in humorous possibilities for supernatural pranking. That was fun.
I think Childs will be a fun writer to watch over the next few years, as she seems to be getting good editorial advice and help. I hope she'll keep taking it and getting even better than she is now. Recommended to anyone who needs to take a vacation from serious stuff. Do not read if whimsy-challenged, or of a dour temperament.
Greek gods, we all know, are myths. Right? Well, not so much in Childs's book. She's updated the whole "gods are real" trope that's so popular in romantic fiction these days to include teens. I think the intended audience will lap this up, since it plays into adolescent exceptionalism (the illusion that we are special and unique among our fellow creatures, but unrecognized).
This is Childs's first novel, and it has some first-novel-y clanks (eg, the mother and stepfather are simply not developed at all, and they're frankly badly drawn; the better solution would have been to have them not appear at all except in the main character's reports of their doings). But the main character, Phoebe, and her antagonists are all given snappy dialogue and put in situations much like the ones I remember being in during my adolescence back in the dark ages. The additional level of effort required of the author to incorporate the idea of the reality of the Greek pantheon pays off in humorous possibilities for supernatural pranking. That was fun.
I think Childs will be a fun writer to watch over the next few years, as she seems to be getting good editorial advice and help. I hope she'll keep taking it and getting even better than she is now. Recommended to anyone who needs to take a vacation from serious stuff. Do not read if whimsy-challenged, or of a dour temperament.
August 1, 2009
I really wanted to like this book. The premise was SO different and potentially clever, but it just really failed to deliver. There are so many things that could've been great but were just left out. Like, all these kids are descended from different Gods and have their own cliques based on which God they're related to, but aside from a few cosmetic distinctions, the differences pretty much stop there. Despite being descended from the Gods who are known for things like lightening bolts, or controlling the seas, or love, all the kids have exactly the same "powers", and that power is "zapping". Most often they zap pieces of paper to each other and change the writing so that they can communicate privately, without speaking. Seriously. They pass notes in class. With magic.
While I was willing to go along with the mythological school idea, despite it's awful setup - Phoebe's mom goes to Greece to visit her long dead husband's family (why?) and comes back 6 days later engaged to a man she just met and now they have to move to Greece because he's headmaster to a school for descendants of the Greek Gods - I could not go along with the increasingly ridiculous and at times insulting plot. For example, I honestly thought that the fact that Phoebe's mom met this guy and got engaged in 6 days was going to be a big plot point, you know, like the man used his powers to seduce her in order to get his hands on her powerful daughter. But no. We were just supposed to believe that this woman, a therapist, would fall in love in 6 days and then force her daughter to move to another country for her senior year of high school.
It's never fully explained how some kids can be 50 generations away from the God they're descended from and others, like Phoebe's dad can be a grandchild of one. The Gods have not been seen or heard from in over a thousand years they say, but apparently they are still getting busy with the common folk and producing heirs?? How does that work?
Then there is the most ridiculous and pointless love square going on. I found it really almost offensive that Phoebe would decide she is IN LOVE with a guy, Griffin,who is not only incredibly rude to her for no reason other than that she does not have any blood of the Gods in her veins, but actually physically assaults her by magically tying her shoelaces together - and causing her to fall - while she's running just so that she won't make the track team. She makes repeated excuses for his behavior, deciding that he's a terrible person because he had a rough childhood, and she knows he's got a good heart. Even when she finds out that he was part of the most convoluted and non-sensical bet of all time (if the bet is to see if Griffin can make Phoebe fall in love with him, why encourage her to try and get him to like her?? the author missed a great opportunity to set up a double cross or something else fun), she still thinks it's not all his fault. At one point she actually thinks that because he only called her the less offensive slur nothos and not a kako (think mudblood or any other racial slur) that he's actually a good guy. Because the fact that he viewed her as less than, is apparently not the point, it's how he let her know she's not worthy that makes him a good guy!
At the end of this book (which is no surprise, you can see it coming almost from page one) I was more annoyed with all of the characters than anything, which was disappointing. The concept and set up had so much potential but it just didn't live up to it.
While I was willing to go along with the mythological school idea, despite it's awful setup - Phoebe's mom goes to Greece to visit her long dead husband's family (why?) and comes back 6 days later engaged to a man she just met and now they have to move to Greece because he's headmaster to a school for descendants of the Greek Gods - I could not go along with the increasingly ridiculous and at times insulting plot. For example, I honestly thought that the fact that Phoebe's mom met this guy and got engaged in 6 days was going to be a big plot point, you know, like the man used his powers to seduce her in order to get his hands on her powerful daughter. But no. We were just supposed to believe that this woman, a therapist, would fall in love in 6 days and then force her daughter to move to another country for her senior year of high school.
It's never fully explained how some kids can be 50 generations away from the God they're descended from and others, like Phoebe's dad can be a grandchild of one. The Gods have not been seen or heard from in over a thousand years they say, but apparently they are still getting busy with the common folk and producing heirs?? How does that work?
Then there is the most ridiculous and pointless love square going on. I found it really almost offensive that Phoebe would decide she is IN LOVE with a guy, Griffin,who is not only incredibly rude to her for no reason other than that she does not have any blood of the Gods in her veins, but actually physically assaults her by magically tying her shoelaces together - and causing her to fall - while she's running just so that she won't make the track team. She makes repeated excuses for his behavior, deciding that he's a terrible person because he had a rough childhood, and she knows he's got a good heart. Even when she finds out that he was part of the most convoluted and non-sensical bet of all time (if the bet is to see if Griffin can make Phoebe fall in love with him, why encourage her to try and get him to like her?? the author missed a great opportunity to set up a double cross or something else fun), she still thinks it's not all his fault. At one point she actually thinks that because he only called her the less offensive slur nothos and not a kako (think mudblood or any other racial slur) that he's actually a good guy. Because the fact that he viewed her as less than, is apparently not the point, it's how he let her know she's not worthy that makes him a good guy!
At the end of this book (which is no surprise, you can see it coming almost from page one) I was more annoyed with all of the characters than anything, which was disappointing. The concept and set up had so much potential but it just didn't live up to it.
March 15, 2012
Phoebe's mother goes away to Greece for one week and comes back not only engaged but plans to get married that weekend and whisk Phoebe away to Athens with her. Once Phoebe arrives in Athens she is informed that the school she will be attending is a school for the descendants of the Greek Gods but they are allowing her to attend the school even though she is a mere mortal.
I loved the sound of the book. It sounded like a light ya read with Greek mythology (which I love) what I ended up with was a mediocre teenage angst book. Phoebe finds herself as an outcast in a school of descendants. She makes two good friends, one being a boy that likes her. However, Phoebe pines away at the unavailable moody and sometimes down right rude, Blake. She also has an evil stepsister who hates her on site when her father randomly comes home with a new wife and her kid. Which was never really talked about. I thought maybe there would be some magical reason why the mother just randomly up and ran off with a practical stranger but I guess it's just suppose to be love at first sight? Either way the majority of the book was Phoebe pining away for the unattainable rude boy.
I did like the mythology aspect and how the descendants resemble the gods talents. Pretty much the descendants were branched off in cliques based off of their heritage.
I think the story could have been so much better but it just felt rushed in some places and unbelievable in some. Which is saying a lot since I was reading a book about the children produced from the Greek Gods all converging at one school.
Favorite quote...
"Were you possessed by the Furies after we met this morning? Or did I just catch you off guard before you'd had your jerk juice?"
I loved the sound of the book. It sounded like a light ya read with Greek mythology (which I love) what I ended up with was a mediocre teenage angst book. Phoebe finds herself as an outcast in a school of descendants. She makes two good friends, one being a boy that likes her. However, Phoebe pines away at the unavailable moody and sometimes down right rude, Blake. She also has an evil stepsister who hates her on site when her father randomly comes home with a new wife and her kid. Which was never really talked about. I thought maybe there would be some magical reason why the mother just randomly up and ran off with a practical stranger but I guess it's just suppose to be love at first sight? Either way the majority of the book was Phoebe pining away for the unattainable rude boy.
I did like the mythology aspect and how the descendants resemble the gods talents. Pretty much the descendants were branched off in cliques based off of their heritage.
I think the story could have been so much better but it just felt rushed in some places and unbelievable in some. Which is saying a lot since I was reading a book about the children produced from the Greek Gods all converging at one school.
Favorite quote...
"Were you possessed by the Furies after we met this morning? Or did I just catch you off guard before you'd had your jerk juice?"
February 18, 2009
Childs, T.L. (2008). Oh. My. Gods. New York: Penguin Group.
9780525479420
Phoebe, a high school senior and runner, is uprooted from her home, friends, and college plans, when her mother decides to marry a headmaster of a prestigious school on a remote Greek island and move them there. On the journey, Phoebe learns that her new stepfather, stepsister and all of her soon-to-be fellow students are descended from Greek gods. Phoebe will have to battle hoaxes, secrets, discrimination, cliques, insults about her ‘bad’ blood (Harry Potter, anyone?), pop quizzes, Secrets, too much homework, uncertainty if she’ll be able to continue running and get a scholarship to her dream college, SECRETS and liking a popular boy who seems to hate her.
It was a decent feminist narrative as far as teen romance novels go. Phoebe is strong, motivated and hardworking. While she seems to be attracted to a complete jerk for most of the story, engages in catty fights with other girls and is happiest when involved with a boy, she still manages to fight her own battles. That alone goes beyond many other romantic narratives teen girls enjoy.
I found myself strangely engaged with this book. Granted, I love fantasy and I love myth. While containing many of the contrived plot constructions of romantic narratives (such as bets on characters trying to get others to like them, a male best friend who’s secretly in love with the girl, etc.) I still managed to be surprised by one or two of the directions Oh.My.Gods went. Plus, I totally love the idea of wandering around, threatening to smote people. But that’s me.
On a side note, I usually have no shame when it comes to wandering around my city, getting caught reading trashy (or even beautifully written) teen and children's books. But something about the cover image of this book made me take off the dust jacket before venturing out with the book. In theory, it's cute. It's related to the topic of the book. I don't think my problem is just the naked statue. I think it was the naked statue in full light, combined with the pink, combined with the title that made me feel slightly ridiculous to be reading this book. And I am secure in my geekdom. So, please, Ms. Childs and Penguin Group publishers, don't be insulted when readers take off the dust jacket. And maybe consider lecturing your marketing department. I'm telling I'd lost all sense of shame until I looked at this book cover. What do you think? Would you be caught reading a book with this cover?
Slight spoiler (if you can make sense of it)-- This book deals well with the outsider experience. That is, until the end, when the outsider turns out to be an insider. Yeah. While I saw it coming, it still annoyed me.
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Activities to do with the book:
This, along with some of the other young adult romance novels, could be used in a genre or theme study in the context of book club.
This book could be used to discuss genres. While combining myth and fantasy, it also has fairy tale elements.
This is also a lighter book to recommend to a student who is dealing with a new step-family, since several of Phoebe’s key problems involve the memory of her dead father, and dealing with her new step-father and step-sister. This is also a good book for a young adult student preparing for college who is concerned about being separated from her best friends. It helps to show friendships can survive distance and changes in plans.
Oh.My.Gods also provides some information on lesser known Greek gods and philosophy that could trigger a teen to pursue some further reading and *gasp* maybe even some research.
Favorite Quotes
“When I’m running I can almost feel my dad at my side” (p. 3).
“All the students at the Academy…are, ah-hem, descends of the gods” (p. 31).
“Just like him: Brief, cryptic and full of crap” (p. 194).
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9780525479420
Phoebe, a high school senior and runner, is uprooted from her home, friends, and college plans, when her mother decides to marry a headmaster of a prestigious school on a remote Greek island and move them there. On the journey, Phoebe learns that her new stepfather, stepsister and all of her soon-to-be fellow students are descended from Greek gods. Phoebe will have to battle hoaxes, secrets, discrimination, cliques, insults about her ‘bad’ blood (Harry Potter, anyone?), pop quizzes, Secrets, too much homework, uncertainty if she’ll be able to continue running and get a scholarship to her dream college, SECRETS and liking a popular boy who seems to hate her.
It was a decent feminist narrative as far as teen romance novels go. Phoebe is strong, motivated and hardworking. While she seems to be attracted to a complete jerk for most of the story, engages in catty fights with other girls and is happiest when involved with a boy, she still manages to fight her own battles. That alone goes beyond many other romantic narratives teen girls enjoy.
I found myself strangely engaged with this book. Granted, I love fantasy and I love myth. While containing many of the contrived plot constructions of romantic narratives (such as bets on characters trying to get others to like them, a male best friend who’s secretly in love with the girl, etc.) I still managed to be surprised by one or two of the directions Oh.My.Gods went. Plus, I totally love the idea of wandering around, threatening to smote people. But that’s me.
On a side note, I usually have no shame when it comes to wandering around my city, getting caught reading trashy (or even beautifully written) teen and children's books. But something about the cover image of this book made me take off the dust jacket before venturing out with the book. In theory, it's cute. It's related to the topic of the book. I don't think my problem is just the naked statue. I think it was the naked statue in full light, combined with the pink, combined with the title that made me feel slightly ridiculous to be reading this book. And I am secure in my geekdom. So, please, Ms. Childs and Penguin Group publishers, don't be insulted when readers take off the dust jacket. And maybe consider lecturing your marketing department. I'm telling I'd lost all sense of shame until I looked at this book cover. What do you think? Would you be caught reading a book with this cover?
Slight spoiler (if you can make sense of it)-- This book deals well with the outsider experience. That is, until the end, when the outsider turns out to be an insider. Yeah. While I saw it coming, it still annoyed me.
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Activities to do with the book:
This, along with some of the other young adult romance novels, could be used in a genre or theme study in the context of book club.
This book could be used to discuss genres. While combining myth and fantasy, it also has fairy tale elements.
This is also a lighter book to recommend to a student who is dealing with a new step-family, since several of Phoebe’s key problems involve the memory of her dead father, and dealing with her new step-father and step-sister. This is also a good book for a young adult student preparing for college who is concerned about being separated from her best friends. It helps to show friendships can survive distance and changes in plans.
Oh.My.Gods also provides some information on lesser known Greek gods and philosophy that could trigger a teen to pursue some further reading and *gasp* maybe even some research.
Favorite Quotes
“When I’m running I can almost feel my dad at my side” (p. 3).
“All the students at the Academy…are, ah-hem, descends of the gods” (p. 31).
“Just like him: Brief, cryptic and full of crap” (p. 194).
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November 21, 2011
Phoebe Castro, adalah seorang gadis yang begitu mencintai olahraga lari lintas alam. Dunianya adalah berlari. Dua tahun ia meraih juara pertama lari lintas alam dan beasiswa pun sudah dalam genggamannya. Kehidupannya yang terlihat sempurna pun harus dinodai oleh berita bahwa ibunya akan segera menikah dengan laki-laki yang bahkan tak dikenalnya. And the bad news is she gotta move to Yunani.
Well, tentu saja bukan Phoebe namanya kalau tidak melakukan aksi perlawanan dulu, tapi keputusan ibunya sudah bulat dan suka atau tidak suka, mereka harus pindah. Maka Phoebe dan kedua sahabat karibnya, Cesca dan Nola pun harus berpisah.
Sesampainya Phoebe dan ibunya ke Yunani, mereka (tepatnya hanya Phoebe) harus dikejutkan oleh berita bahwa di Yunani terdapat pulau rahasia tempat berkumpulnya keturunan para dewa-dewi dan Phoebe harus bersekolah di Akademi yang ada disana. Not to mention, kalau di akademi tersebut hanya Phoebe seorang nothos - manusia biasa , sementara yang lainnya adalah keturunan Hades, Zeus, Hera dll. Walau mereka masih bersekolah tapi mereka memiliki kekuatan dan hampir segalanya dapat mereka lakukan, termasuk mengerjai Phoebe, si kako anak baru. ( manusia biasa tapi dalam pengertian yang buruk).
Bukan hanya Stella, saudara tirinya yang membencinya tapi juga Adara, pacar Griffin, laki-laki yang membuat Phoebe bingung akan sikapnya yang terkadang begitu manis dan menyebalkan pada saat yang sama.
Heroine-heroine seperti Phoebe-lah yang saya suka. Mau ditindas kayak apa pun dia tetap bangkit dan melawan. Gak hanya diam dan terima nasib. Sifat Phoebe yang pantang menyerah dalam segala hal dan keberaniannya dalam menghadapi orang-orang yang memusuhinya patut diacungi jempol.
Walau benci tinggal berjauhan dengan sahabat-sahabatnya, tapi hal itu sedikit terobati dengan adanya perlombaan lari lintas alam yang diikuti Phoebe. Phoebe memang pelari tercepat di kotanya,tapi bagaimana bisa Phoebe berlari menyeimbangi kecepatan lari keturunan para dewa dan dewi? :D
July 6, 2020
Meh. I liked it, but it didn't wow me. That is why I am not going to do an in-depth review today, sorry.
AGE RECOMMENDATION: 13 years or older a mature 11 year old could read it though.
BAD WORD ALERT: There are definitely bad words in this. Though they are not frequent they are still occasional as in every 20 pages or so (just a guess).
NOTE TO PARENTS: This book has some touching. Other than that nothing more then kissing, nothing suggestive, and is definitely clean. Although I would say no to my younger sister if she asked at her age.
AGE RECOMMENDATION: 13 years or older a mature 11 year old could read it though.
BAD WORD ALERT: There are definitely bad words in this. Though they are not frequent they are still occasional as in every 20 pages or so (just a guess).
NOTE TO PARENTS: This book has some touching. Other than that nothing more then kissing, nothing suggestive, and is definitely clean. Although I would say no to my younger sister if she asked at her age.
September 12, 2012
To be fair, the reason I gave this book a 1 star rating is because it was remarkably juvenile and one dimensional which would be completely acceptable if I wasn't twenty eight years old. I felt back in junior high the entire two days I read Oh.My.Gods and not in a good way. If people thought Twilight was based on a really domestic/passively-aggressive dysfunctional relationship than we should report Oh.My.Gods for abuse! Everyone is horrid in this novel. Each character is whiny, resentful, superficial, spoiled, wishy-washy...and just plain rude. The plot doesn't go more than an inch deep. I can't even believe this is a series, because where in the heck does the story go? Maybe Phoebe breaks a nail, or scuffs a knee and will need ambrosia to heal...which will really tick of the Gods and maybe they will 'smote'/'smite' her like her dead into Hades? God-awful! Ms. Childs has certainly jumped on the Percy Jackson bandwagon here but it doesn't hold a candle next to other authors on the wagon such as Meg Cabot and Josephine Angelini.
February 15, 2015
What I want never happens.
Damn, Phoebe, is Griffin really all that if he only warmed up to you after I dont know about you, but that sounds pretty sketchy to me.
So even though Phoebe's mind only ran one way most of the time- namely GRIFFINGRIFFINGRIFFIN- she managed to think about the other people, namely, her best friends.
To be completely honest, I wouldnt mind a whole book just about them. Hell, I would endorse it.
One last thing, how does Phoebe not have an accent problem? I dont think I'm stupid to think that the people in whatsthatplace, Greece, have flawless American accents. Why doesnt Phoebe have any problems understanding the natives and why dont the natives have problems understanding Phoebe?
Damn, Phoebe, is Griffin really all that if he only warmed up to you after I dont know about you, but that sounds pretty sketchy to me.
So even though Phoebe's mind only ran one way most of the time- namely GRIFFINGRIFFINGRIFFIN- she managed to think about the other people, namely, her best friends.
To be completely honest, I wouldnt mind a whole book just about them. Hell, I would endorse it.
One last thing, how does Phoebe not have an accent problem? I dont think I'm stupid to think that the people in whatsthatplace, Greece, have flawless American accents. Why doesnt Phoebe have any problems understanding the natives and why dont the natives have problems understanding Phoebe?
April 6, 2019
Wow... that was...better than I thought...I am glad I picked this book up! Can't wait to get my hands on Goddess Boot Camp!
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June 19, 2015I wanted to break out my running shoes and keep up with Phoebe as best as I could. She's an inspiring character and one I'd want to be friends with. Loved learning about Nike! Kindof interested in the hot stepdad!
November 5, 2017
What a cute book! I couldn't put it down. It's a good book to pick up when you're feeling blue and you need a pick me up.
August 12, 2018
This novel was cute! I did skim chunks at a time not fully engaged, but a fun quick beach read!! If one needs a sweet & G rated novel to get away from reality for with a mind break this is a great choice!! Cute storyline & likeable characters!!!!
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June 30, 2024Need to reread this with my PJO knowledge… but i remember loving it in middle school
January 11, 2009
3.5 stars. Phoebe, about to be a senior in high school, has big future plans that are suddenly interrupted when her mom returns from a trip to Greece and announces she's met a guy and they're getting married immediately and then they're all moving to Greece. Talk about a ridiculous beginning! Her mom actually lays this news on Phoebe after she wins a race at the end of a running camp (good timing, no?) and then, en route to the small island her new stepfather lives on, Phoebe is informed that the school he runs and that she'll now be attending is where descendants of the Greek gods study. Phoebe's new stepsister is a royal pain for no reason, but Phoebe makes other friends at school and finds herself increasingly attracted to a fellow runner.
Plot contrivances aside, the story is cute. This is a quick read, and it was pretty fun. However, there were just too many things that felt forced for me to overlook - some of the writing made it seem like the author was trying too hard to make it sound like a teen was narrating, and not all of the characters were fully fleshed out for me to understand their actions or motivations. Another complaint is that the whole catalyst of Phoebe moving to Greece was soooo ridiculous. Her mom couldn't wait to marry this stranger until after Phoebe completed her last year of high school? Their relationship didn't feel real - and her mom was supposed to be a therapist! I thought Phoebe and her stepdad had a lot better camaraderie than did she and her mom, which is too bad. Plus, so much of the angst in the plot had to do with kids making bets or feeling like they can't share stuff with their friends; it wasn't written in a way that made me buy it all. Oh well.
I wish there had been more "real" emotions and actions in the book, as so much felt forced, but the book overall was still fairly cute. I'll read the next installment, but hopefully it is a better than this one. I guess I was hoping this book had more to do with the Greek gods or even to do with Greece itself, but this felt like a standard chick lit-y teen novel that just happened to be set in Greece and in which the kids were all descendants of the gods.
Plot contrivances aside, the story is cute. This is a quick read, and it was pretty fun. However, there were just too many things that felt forced for me to overlook - some of the writing made it seem like the author was trying too hard to make it sound like a teen was narrating, and not all of the characters were fully fleshed out for me to understand their actions or motivations. Another complaint is that the whole catalyst of Phoebe moving to Greece was soooo ridiculous. Her mom couldn't wait to marry this stranger until after Phoebe completed her last year of high school? Their relationship didn't feel real - and her mom was supposed to be a therapist! I thought Phoebe and her stepdad had a lot better camaraderie than did she and her mom, which is too bad. Plus, so much of the angst in the plot had to do with kids making bets or feeling like they can't share stuff with their friends; it wasn't written in a way that made me buy it all. Oh well.
I wish there had been more "real" emotions and actions in the book, as so much felt forced, but the book overall was still fairly cute. I'll read the next installment, but hopefully it is a better than this one. I guess I was hoping this book had more to do with the Greek gods or even to do with Greece itself, but this felt like a standard chick lit-y teen novel that just happened to be set in Greece and in which the kids were all descendants of the gods.
June 13, 2018
I would rate this book a 3.5. I'm usually very interested in books that have a spin on Greek Mythology, so I didn't doubt I'd be interested in this book as well. Most Greek Mythology YA books focus on the Persephone and Hades myth, but this book didn't! LOVED that!
I will say there needed to be more characterization. I had so many questions throughout the book that would have helped me get to know the characters more but were never really answered... what god is Damien descended from (is it Hera like Stella?). What happened to Stella’s mom? What about Nicole? What God is she from? I wish we got more about Damien and Stella and get to heart of why Stella is the way she is. Along that line, I didn't really love Valerie as a mother character. She is a therapist in the book, yet she seems clueless as to why Phoebe would be mad at her after the move and isn't honest with her. In the end, some of this is explained but its never explained why Valerie and Damien couldn't have just gotten married later? I could totally understand why Phoebe was mad.. i was just as mad if not more.A random character I loved was Coach Lenny. Super random character but I liked how he encouraged Phoebe and was there for her compared to almost every other character. Lastly, There needed to be more of Justin in the beginning of the book if they were going to bring him into other parts of the book, because it just seemed really random.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book, I just finished it wanting more from the characters. I wanted to know more about them and who they are. I know there is a sequel so maybe that would help?
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I will say there needed to be more characterization. I had so many questions throughout the book that would have helped me get to know the characters more but were never really answered... what god is Damien descended from (is it Hera like Stella?). What happened to Stella’s mom? What about Nicole? What God is she from? I wish we got more about Damien and Stella and get to heart of why Stella is the way she is. Along that line, I didn't really love Valerie as a mother character. She is a therapist in the book, yet she seems clueless as to why Phoebe would be mad at her after the move and isn't honest with her. In the end, some of this is explained but its never explained why Valerie and Damien couldn't have just gotten married later? I could totally understand why Phoebe was mad.. i was just as mad if not more.A random character I loved was Coach Lenny. Super random character but I liked how he encouraged Phoebe and was there for her compared to almost every other character. Lastly, There needed to be more of Justin in the beginning of the book if they were going to bring him into other parts of the book, because it just seemed really random.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book, I just finished it wanting more from the characters. I wanted to know more about them and who they are. I know there is a sequel so maybe that would help?
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July 26, 2010
This was actually more like 2.5 stars for me. I didn't really expect to like it, especially since I'd read Forgive My Fins and didn't like that.
I thought it was ok (weird cover, too). I got really annoyed during parts of this book. I thought that it was odd that Phoebe's mom would come back from a family reunion (Pheobe's deceased dad - by the way, said family is never even mentioned in the rest of the book. They go to Greece and they never even see them?!?) and returns engaged. Her mom was only gone for 6 days, but she's in love and they have one month to get back to Greece to their new family. Yes, really. I thought that was a joke, it's not, it's love. What kind of therapist mom are you?
So Phoebe was understandably cranky. She was an awesome distance runner with plans to go to USC, etc, etc. She annoyed me at times but she was a teen, and had been through a lot so it was kind of understandable. Kind of. I liked her determination. Of course, I thought her infatuation with Griffin was weird but evidently she felt the same way because she questioned it herself.
I did like that Phoebe was tough. She didn't really sit back and let bullies pick on her. When she got tough in the locker room I cheered her on. Hooray for not being a push over!
I think some parts of the book could have been left out. Stella (even though I liked her), the pointless Nicole/Griffin storyline (speaking of that, did anyone else think it was weird how clingy and lovey Phoebe was being during that scene??), and the reason they moved to Greece.
But overall it wasn't bad and I actually enjoyed the book at times. It was fairly clean with some light kissing and evil stepsisters, beautiful bullies, blatant product placement - usual things like that. My favorite t-shirt line was Pain is weakness leaving the body...haha.
I thought it was ok (weird cover, too). I got really annoyed during parts of this book. I thought that it was odd that Phoebe's mom would come back from a family reunion (Pheobe's deceased dad - by the way, said family is never even mentioned in the rest of the book. They go to Greece and they never even see them?!?) and returns engaged. Her mom was only gone for 6 days, but she's in love and they have one month to get back to Greece to their new family. Yes, really. I thought that was a joke, it's not, it's love. What kind of therapist mom are you?
So Phoebe was understandably cranky. She was an awesome distance runner with plans to go to USC, etc, etc. She annoyed me at times but she was a teen, and had been through a lot so it was kind of understandable. Kind of. I liked her determination. Of course, I thought her infatuation with Griffin was weird but evidently she felt the same way because she questioned it herself.
I did like that Phoebe was tough. She didn't really sit back and let bullies pick on her. When she got tough in the locker room I cheered her on. Hooray for not being a push over!
I think some parts of the book could have been left out. Stella (even though I liked her), the pointless Nicole/Griffin storyline (speaking of that, did anyone else think it was weird how clingy and lovey Phoebe was being during that scene??), and the reason they moved to Greece.
But overall it wasn't bad and I actually enjoyed the book at times. It was fairly clean with some light kissing and evil stepsisters, beautiful bullies, blatant product placement - usual things like that. My favorite t-shirt line was Pain is weakness leaving the body...haha.
September 10, 2011
A fun and fast read!
Phoebe's life is about to change dramatically, when her moms moves them to a tiny island in Greece to live with her new husband. What Phoebe doesn't know is that the island's only Academy is a super private school for Gods' descendents. She feels like an outcast, the only normal -nothos- kid in a school filled with semi-gods. But that doesn't stop her from pursuing her dream in running and making the school's team.
Soon enough she makes new friends, new enemies and a very cute and dangerous crush.
The story is short and fast-passed. We don't get to learn that much about the characters, so they are likable but I didn't really feel connected with ony of them. Phoebe is a cool heroine who likes to win and won't even go easy on her crush.
The book was supposed to be about the academy of semi-gods, but half way through it I forgot all about them and their powers, nothing paranormali was really happening. I was expecting more action besides the running parts. But there was no big evil to fight, no training to learn how to use your powers, no nothing.
I think the next book, Goddess Boot Camp, is going to be better,
Phoebe's life is about to change dramatically, when her moms moves them to a tiny island in Greece to live with her new husband. What Phoebe doesn't know is that the island's only Academy is a super private school for Gods' descendents. She feels like an outcast, the only normal -nothos- kid in a school filled with semi-gods. But that doesn't stop her from pursuing her dream in running and making the school's team.
Soon enough she makes new friends, new enemies and a very cute and dangerous crush.
The story is short and fast-passed. We don't get to learn that much about the characters, so they are likable but I didn't really feel connected with ony of them. Phoebe is a cool heroine who likes to win and won't even go easy on her crush.
The book was supposed to be about the academy of semi-gods, but half way through it I forgot all about them and their powers, nothing paranormali was really happening. I was expecting more action besides the running parts. But there was no big evil to fight, no training to learn how to use your powers, no nothing.
I think the next book, Goddess Boot Camp, is going to be better,
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July 4, 2015
Mild spoiler ahead. So, um, yeah, just in case, and so that you knew.
I gotta start saying this book was quite short. I read it through the night.
Now I can proceed with the rating. I need to be honest, and this is my honest, not-false rating. I give this book 3 stars because, well... First of all 2 seemed too little and 4 too much. Three was the perfect number. Now, don't think the book was bad, it wasn't. The characters were a bit shallow for my taste.
Phoebe. At the begining, all she did was cry for the first few pages. Yeah, we get it. But seriously, a cry fest with friends? Anyway, in the middle of the book all she did was get angry and run, run, run. ( It was therapy) Then she was like you don't like me or care about me.
The rest. Everyone was just good, or bad. No in between. No grey. No truce. Nada. Nil. It was a childesh way to see things. On the other hand, you could fit into the category of cute or hot, but only if you were a dude.
Yeah, if you are wondering, I'll read at least the next book in the series.
*smirk* Don't think you can hide from me. Muahahahaha.
I gotta start saying this book was quite short. I read it through the night.
Now I can proceed with the rating. I need to be honest, and this is my honest, not-false rating. I give this book 3 stars because, well... First of all 2 seemed too little and 4 too much. Three was the perfect number. Now, don't think the book was bad, it wasn't. The characters were a bit shallow for my taste.
Phoebe. At the begining, all she did was cry for the first few pages. Yeah, we get it. But seriously, a cry fest with friends? Anyway, in the middle of the book all she did was get angry and run, run, run. ( It was therapy) Then she was like you don't like me or care about me.
The rest. Everyone was just good, or bad. No in between. No grey. No truce. Nada. Nil. It was a childesh way to see things. On the other hand, you could fit into the category of cute or hot, but only if you were a dude.
Yeah, if you are wondering, I'll read at least the next book in the series.
*smirk* Don't think you can hide from me. Muahahahaha.
February 27, 2016
Phoebe is whisked away to Serfopoula, a tiny island in Greece no one's ever heard of, when her mother decides to marry again. Phoebe is forced to leave behind her best friends Cesca and Nola, for a year. She's counting down the days she can return home so she can go to USC and do what she does best, running. When she attends the Academy at her new home, she finds out it's not the most typical school out there. For starters, the students are all descendants of gods, while she is singled out as a kako aka bad blood.
I picked up Oh. My. Gods. because I really enjoy reading about mythology. The book mostly depicted normal high school life, except you wouldn't really call it normal when the kids attending are all descendants of Greek Gods. I felt the bulk of the book dealt with high school drama of trying to belong and mean girls. I didn't see the point of Adarabeing Griffin's girlfriend. She was absolutely pointless. The deal that was made with Stella to break up Adara and Griffin made me roll my eyes. Everything was predictable in the romance department. However I really enjoyed Phoebe's passion for running and I liked the twist that revealed Pheobe's ancestry. A decent contemporary with elements of mythology.
I picked up Oh. My. Gods. because I really enjoy reading about mythology. The book mostly depicted normal high school life, except you wouldn't really call it normal when the kids attending are all descendants of Greek Gods. I felt the bulk of the book dealt with high school drama of trying to belong and mean girls. I didn't see the point of Adarabeing Griffin's girlfriend. She was absolutely pointless. The deal that was made with Stella to break up Adara and Griffin made me roll my eyes. Everything was predictable in the romance department. However I really enjoyed Phoebe's passion for running and I liked the twist that revealed Pheobe's ancestry. A decent contemporary with elements of mythology.
March 12, 2020
Since I had been reading Rick Riordan’s books, I figured I would try out someone else’s take on the mythology. I will say, it’s hard to move into someone else’s perspective on these deities, but I enjoyed the story.
Generally speaking, Phoebe’s life changes completely overnight. Her mom gets married, she moves from LA to a Greek island, and of course she has a new school. Oh and everyone at the school, including her new stepfather, are descendants of Greek gods. No big deal.
Being the only nothos (or normal) in the school, her life is a little difficult. Luckily, the made two awesome friends, but everyone else is straight out of Mean Girls. It’s rich spoiled kids who think they are all that.. and being part god doesn’t help.
Phoebe is a runner though, and she seeks refuge on the track team where she is excellent. As the story progresses, you have interesting love interests begin, betrayal, and a twist I completely expected. I was happy it happened though.
It’s a cute read that I did within a day.
Generally speaking, Phoebe’s life changes completely overnight. Her mom gets married, she moves from LA to a Greek island, and of course she has a new school. Oh and everyone at the school, including her new stepfather, are descendants of Greek gods. No big deal.
Being the only nothos (or normal) in the school, her life is a little difficult. Luckily, the made two awesome friends, but everyone else is straight out of Mean Girls. It’s rich spoiled kids who think they are all that.. and being part god doesn’t help.
Phoebe is a runner though, and she seeks refuge on the track team where she is excellent. As the story progresses, you have interesting love interests begin, betrayal, and a twist I completely expected. I was happy it happened though.
It’s a cute read that I did within a day.
January 1, 2019
este libro tiene unas incroguencias que iba leyendo y yo como ... o todos son de otro planeta o todos aqui estan locos.
empieza con phoebe ganando una carrera asegurando su puesto para la beca en la universidad , viene su madre loca a decirle que conoció a un hombre de grecia y que se mudan para alla.
no solo eso sino que se mudan ya ya , ella se quiere quedar la señora no. la señora que es sicologa se avienta a lo loco . oiga puede su futuro marido ser un sicopota pero no ella va.
ya van como el 3er libro que leo de distintas autoras que las madres que son sicologas son las mas raritas para conseguir maridos nuevos. no malos pero decisiones locas.
entonces la chica resulta ser descendiente de una diosa lo cual se sabe al ultimo pero mientras eso sufre constante bullying. no me crei el enamoramiento. ni la amistad tampoco.
simplemente esto no es para mi .
empieza con phoebe ganando una carrera asegurando su puesto para la beca en la universidad , viene su madre loca a decirle que conoció a un hombre de grecia y que se mudan para alla.
no solo eso sino que se mudan ya ya , ella se quiere quedar la señora no. la señora que es sicologa se avienta a lo loco . oiga puede su futuro marido ser un sicopota pero no ella va.
ya van como el 3er libro que leo de distintas autoras que las madres que son sicologas son las mas raritas para conseguir maridos nuevos. no malos pero decisiones locas.
entonces la chica resulta ser descendiente de una diosa lo cual se sabe al ultimo pero mientras eso sufre constante bullying. no me crei el enamoramiento. ni la amistad tampoco.
simplemente esto no es para mi .
April 29, 2014
It's a good thing this book (drivel? Waste of tree bark? Gag-inducing cliché in 272 pages?) is so short I was able to put up with it. Never mind that it's about one of my favorite topics—Greek mythology—and the blurb sounded a bit like one of my all-time favorites, Percy Jackson (I wanted to look for similar books to pass the time waiting for ), because it sucked so damn bad. I could probably write a full-length essay entitled Oh My Gods: The Review once I get over these nasty, nasty feelings of wanting to throw up every 5 seconds. In fact, I'll do that in a bit. But first, the bathroom.
May 2, 2011
My entire reading was coloured by the one comment the main character makes early in the novel..."I'm not a feminist or anything..." For someone who prides herself on being voracious about women and their issues, this? Was not a good thing. Also, most of the times I was rolling my eyes and thinking "what is wrong with this girl?" I realize my anger at the feminist issue might be colouring my review but I really did have problems with the way the characters were developed. A 2.5 for me.
October 7, 2014
Let’s see where to begin …. This book was amazing I love every page. I love reading Greek mythology books. Childs did a great job writing this book. It had just the right pace; there was never a moment with the book. All the characters are great. Nike is one of my favorite Greek goddess. The book was kind of predictable I guess some parts at the end. But that’s ok I still enjoyed the book very much. Overall this book was great I had fun reading it and I can’t wait to read the next one.
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