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Reader reviewed by Julie M. Prince

Phoebe Castro is ripped away from her comfortable California life and zipped around the world to live on a tiny Greek island no ones ever heard of. Its easy to understand why shes angry at her head shrinking mother for marrying some stranger (even if he does look like a Greek god) and dragging her away from home when she was thisclose to earning a track scholarship to USC. As if its not bad enough being the new girl in school, Phoebes the only mere mortal in a school filled with descendents of the godsall of whom have supernatural powers.

I find it hard to believe that OH.MY.GODS. is the first published novel by author, Tera Lynn Childs. I do not find it hard to believe that the sequel has already been purchased by Dutton. Its that good.

Its hard to pinpoint my favorite thing about the book. Is it the twist of changing typical high school cliques into groups made up of descendents of the gods? Goths become the Hades Harem, beach bums become Poseidons Posse, and the geeks are descendents of Hephaestus.

Maybe its the amazing description sprinkled throughout the book that made me feel like I was right there, running alongside Phoebe:

I feel myself burst through the wall, demolishing it with a mental sledgehammer. Energyor adrenaline or endorphinsflows through me and all my pain fades away.

My leg muscles tighten for a second to let me know theyre back in action. I feel my feet pound the dirt path. My lungs fill with oxygen and Im not racked with crippling pain anymore. Its like Ive just started the race instead of almost finishing.

In any case, the book won me over. I had fun trying to predict which character belonged to the family of each Greek god or goddess, and deciding what Phoebes fate might be in such a setting. Ill definitely be looking for the sequel.

Off to turn another page&.