The Greek gods might not be alive and well (or at least they don't make a personal appearance) but their descendants are. Alive, that is, and living on an obscure and secluded Greek island. It's a secret, though, so don't tell anyone. That's what Phoebe Castro's mom tells her - unfortunately, not until it's too late for Phoebe to have her mother dragged off by the men in white coats. As if it wasn't bad enough that her mother's remarried, Phoebe's going to miss her senior year of high school, she has a new stepsister she's never met, her new step-dad's the principal of the only high school on the island... And all her classmates have special powers.

It's light and fluffy, but there's a serious side too. ( )

Interesting concept (Girl's mom falls in love and moves her to remote Greek island populated by members of a school who are motral descendants of the Greek gods.) Unfortunately carried out in rather a silly way. It's cute enough, but it could have been done a lot more interestingly. Or maybe I am being too hard on it seeing as it is a YA novel? Actually, no ... I would have probably felt the same way when I was a teenager. ( )

Light, fluffy saga of girl having to move to Greece with mother and new stepfather, to find the school is composed of decendents of the gods. Weird thing is -- so is she! Angst, crushes, nasty teens -- it's all here!

It took a while for me to warm up to oh. my. gods. Again, I think the small bout of whining turned me off as Phoebe's life turned upside-down. Eventually Phoebe stopped whining, and the story got immediately better and more fun. I loved the idea of godly classmates with powers, although I don't think it was fully explored in this first book. Tera Lynn Childs touched upon the different cliques, but I would have liked more interaction between them and Phoebe. It was such a charming idea - and it was a shame to not read more about it! Good thing that there is a sequel! :)

I did not find the twist at the end a complete surprise. A sneaking suspicion as the story unfolded, but not sure how it might play out. Regardless, it was a very pleasant twist - and I am totally going to keep an eye out for the sequel! ( )

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? ( )