Goddesses #2: Three Girls and a God

Goddesses #2

by Clea Hantman

The muses were doing fine until he showed up....Dylan from Denver, on dinner with Thalia: "I'm not sure, but I feel this is fate. I feel a connection to you.Plus, you are totally adorable -- just have dinner with me."

Thalia, on dinner with Dylan: "Stop stalking me."

Thalia, Era, and Polly are giving life on earth another try. But it's hard for the Muse sisters to concentrate when Era's as flaky as always, and Polly is busy trying to prevent catastrophe. But the biggest problem of all comes disguised as a handsome, crazy football player who won't leave Thalia alone. The trouble is, she kind of likes him. But why does he seem so...familiar?

Only the evil Furies know who "Dylan from Denver" really is, and there's no way they'll let him get his goddess....

Genres: Fantasy, Mythology, Young Adult, Retellings, Chick Lit, Childrens

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Born a small non-denominational child in San Francisco, Clea's life quickly took a wrong turn and she ended up growing up in a town called Hollywood. Florida.

Clea has written 12 books for major publishers. She's concepted for major ad agencies and worked on campaigns for Target, Hello Kitty and a beer company that will remain nameless. Clea wrote girl-centric video games and answered an advice column for Girlsense.com, and now has a column and blog about shopping in San Diego over at City Beat. Clea even opened up a bar and restaurant in San Diego with a couple of partners. Random, right? But that's Clea. If there is one word that describes her, it's random. Oh, and short. Short and random. That's two words.

Reviews

[A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alright: Let's start this off here: don't read this book. It wasn't worth it. Having said that, I actually kinda liked it. Basic plot: three of the Muses piss off Hera and are sent down to earth as teenagers as a punishment. Then three of the Furies are sent down to earth to watch over/trip them up. Except they're sent to Athens Georgia instead of Athens, Greece. OK, got it? Its bad. Except the author had so much fun with it (The Media professor not knowing anything about Medea, etc.) and the idea was so dumb that it was actually just sort of a fun book. Its not good. Its really not good. But its funny and fun and I dunno, if you're stuck in a Borders sometime and need to kill half an hour pick it up. There are definitely worse books in the world.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite childhood series. I'm a sucker for all things Greek mythology, and this was a really fun, cute twist on things.

[Lian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good. Was good to me because of the greek mythology like the first book, but also because it has some romance in the story. I have never heard of this myth unless it was just only based of the myths. I have heard of Helios and the sun chariot, Apollo and Dyonisesses music compition, Apollos first love, Athena against Archena in weaving, Pan and his tree nymphs, Posidon sends a sea monster and the king must send his daughter to be eaten and Perseus saving her, Perseus taking off Mudusa, one of the three gorgansk, heads, a kings son going out into Dedaleses Labrynth to kill the Minotar, and about King Minos who could touch anything and it would turn to gold.

[★ℕłℂØℓҾ★ (Nix) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This juvenile/pre-teen series is beyond adorable. Its twist on the classic mythology keeps the young reader guessing. I absolutely loved the first two books when I was in elementary/middle school, and I'm only now finishing the series as an adult.

Even coming back to it years later, this series has some awesome attitude and a tone perfectly suited to its audience. The Furies' poems are funny and clever, Thalia's voice is distinct and fun to read, the plot (despite some shallow points) is light and entertaining.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and funny. Great book for younger teens but still amusing for older ones as well.