Goddess Boot Camp
by Tera Lynn Childs

This is the second book in Oh. My. Gods. Series. If you have not read the first in this series, this review might have spoilers. If you have not read the first book in this series...you can read my review here.

PJVs QUICKIE POV: Keeping in line with the first novel, Goddess Boot Camp is a good follow-up. Just as the title and cover portray this is a candy-sweet YA full of happy "be-true-to-yourself" messages and kissy-kissy feel goodness. A charming novel to pass the time, it is highly entertaining and a book I would pass along to a friend.

REVIEW: Phoebe is still basking in the after-glow of her new found relationship with Griffin and the discovery that she is Nike's descendant and in possession of a certain set of godly powers. Mastering those powers is another problem in and of itself, especially when her emotions run high. When she accidentally floods her room, dresses her step-sister in birthday cake attire - and forces the entire school to flee a pack of lions the gods decide to intervene. Phoebe needs to master her powers, because she will be tested by the gods - and failure is not an option.

How to master those powers? Goddess Boot Camp of course.

I actually think I liked this one better than the first one. The characters seemed to mature a bit, and with the culmination of the "discovery" out of the way - and now the impeding test on the horizon it gave a focus, instead of a mystery. There were a few side-plotted mysteries in this, but they were vague enough that I didn't guess them and made sense once they were revealed. Well 1 out of 2 did. I still never understood the whole Griffin/Adara thing. What exactly was going on there??

Like the first, this one is lightly, entertaining, but lacked a depth that I usually like in my novels. Some would say this was the YA voice, but I've read many a YA novel that had a sugar-sweet tone, but had an intensity of plot and depth of character that grounded it and made it a satisfying read. This series, doesn't have that depth.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Fans of the lighter side of the paranormal should really enjoy. I place this one in the category with books like I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You & As You Wish.

9.27.2010

Oh. My. Gods. By Tera Lynn Childs

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Oh. My. Gods.
By Tera Lynn Childs

PJVs QUICKIE REVIEW: Mean Girls meets Percy Jackson, this might not have been the most originally crafted piece of literature, but boy did I enjoy reading it! I couldn't get enough of Pheobe and the island with the funny name that she now calls home. At the end of this novel...the only thing I was thinking was "Bring Me More."

REVIEW: Pheobe has a master plan. To finish high school, be the best ever cross-counter runner and to go to USC with her best friends. Mom puts the brakes on that entire master plan when she goes and gets herself hitched and forces Pheobe to move to Greece! To top it off, it is some tiny island in the middle of no-where, with a snotty and prestigious boarding school where everyone in attendance thinks they are gods and goddesses. Literally.

Stuffed full of teenage drama, smoldering hot love interest, evil step-sisters, catty popular girls and quirky lovable side kicks...Oh. My. Gods. had it all. Or at least everything you would want in a fluffy YA to while away a few hours. I can't wait for this to get picked up by Disney - Selena Gomez could play a Greek right??

While the Disneyesque charm was entertaining, the candy-coating did get a bit annoying. These chick-lit type YA novels are usually stuffed full of stereotypical characters - the jock, the cheerleader, the quirky friend, the hot love interest, which can seem almost vapid when you look a little deeper - but in essence shouldn't be prodded, because it is what it is. Taken at face value this book delivered exactly what it promised, light, happy, and innocent entertainment.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Fans of the lighter side of the paranormal should really enjoy. I place this one in the category with books like I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You & As You Wish.

9.28.2010