by Tera Lynn Childs
ages: 13+
First sentence: “I. Am. A. Goddess.” (I guess that counts.)
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So, when we last left Phoebe, she had just found out that she was descended from the goddess Nike; in fact, Nike is her great-grandmother. Which means, not only is Phoebe endowed with great power, since she came into it late, it’s a bit (!) out of control.

Since Phoebe seems to be unable to get her act, well powers, together, her step-father, Damian, has enrolled her in Goddess Boot Camp. With a bunch of 10 year olds. Not exactly the most ideal way to spend the summer (no, she’d rather be running or snogging her boyfriend, Griffin).

While I enjoyed this book on a fluffy, summery level , it seemed that there was even less of a plot here than in Oh.My.Gods.. That, and the dialogue — especially between Phoebe and Griffin, started to annoy me. I thought that there were many instances when Child actually used dialogue to get us through a scene when it could have been more effectively summarized in a sentence or two. In addition, the whole sub-plot with Phoebe being unable to trust Griffin to be faithful was a bit much for me. That said, the overall idea of trust and being sure of oneself is a good thing. And M really liked it.

And, as I said before: it’s a fun beach read.