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Spy Goddess #2
To Hawaii, with Love
Headstrong Rachel Buchanan and her friends sneak away from Blackthorn Academy and set out to find a mysterious artifact before it falls into the hands of her nemesis, Simon Blankenship, a journey that takes them to the volcanic shores of Hawaii.
208 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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Michael P. Spradlin
60 books129 followersMichael P. Spradlin is the author of more than a dozen books for children.
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May 2, 2016
So amazing, I love this story, it is so compelling, so enteratning.
January 12, 2020
The Goddess of Light - of course not!
Brilliant. Loved the full on action but she should really start wearing some toys that she can use in a fight as her fighting skills aren't exactly impressive. The plot has now grown bigger. Our mastermind is convinced that he is the Chosen one and that she is the Goddess of Light reborn. She's not! But having worked out the map to get to the hidden treasures, Kim goes racing off even as they work out that he's heading for the wrong location in Hawaii.
Take a hacking course 101, book tickets to Hawaii and survive a kidnapping attempt when the foursome land. Then she and her BFF are taken captive and she has to use her wits to survive. A statue, a wall of light, a skeleton, an exchange and a robbery. Will the girls get away? Will they get the statue and is the school safe?
There are little moments of humour as she let's her caustic tongue full range. Great action, well paced, good imagery and characters that are now in glorious technicolour.
Brilliant. Loved the full on action but she should really start wearing some toys that she can use in a fight as her fighting skills aren't exactly impressive. The plot has now grown bigger. Our mastermind is convinced that he is the Chosen one and that she is the Goddess of Light reborn. She's not! But having worked out the map to get to the hidden treasures, Kim goes racing off even as they work out that he's heading for the wrong location in Hawaii.
Take a hacking course 101, book tickets to Hawaii and survive a kidnapping attempt when the foursome land. Then she and her BFF are taken captive and she has to use her wits to survive. A statue, a wall of light, a skeleton, an exchange and a robbery. Will the girls get away? Will they get the statue and is the school safe?
There are little moments of humour as she let's her caustic tongue full range. Great action, well paced, good imagery and characters that are now in glorious technicolour.
December 20, 2017
Spradlin, Michael P. To Hawaii, With Love, 198 p. HarperCollins - Book Two of the Spy Goddess series.
Rachel is still not convinced that she is the goddess Etherea come to life, but Simon Blankenship, Etherea's immortal enemy reborn, is still trying to capture and use her. Rachel and her group discover another of Mithra's artifacts is hiding in Hawaii. When the kids are left behind, Rachel engineers the kids' means to follow - landing herself in a whole lot of trouble (many times) and endangering her friends' lives.
Spradlin hits the spoiled rich girl tone of voice in Rachel dead on and creates a not-too-campy romp that very nicely mixes spy novels with fantasy.
MS-ESSENTIAL
Rachel is still not convinced that she is the goddess Etherea come to life, but Simon Blankenship, Etherea's immortal enemy reborn, is still trying to capture and use her. Rachel and her group discover another of Mithra's artifacts is hiding in Hawaii. When the kids are left behind, Rachel engineers the kids' means to follow - landing herself in a whole lot of trouble (many times) and endangering her friends' lives.
Spradlin hits the spoiled rich girl tone of voice in Rachel dead on and creates a not-too-campy romp that very nicely mixes spy novels with fantasy.
MS-ESSENTIAL
October 18, 2017
I really enjoyed this action packed sequel. I did like that the author finally started to delve into some of the secondary characters and their backgrounds. I still feel like the reader barely gets to know them, especially Brent. I didn't dislike Alex as much this time around. Overall, a nice action filled story.
May 19, 2017
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I laughed so hard when Rachel "turned diva". This book is also fast paced so I found myself going back and rereading some parts.
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I laughed so hard when Rachel "turned diva". This book is also fast paced so I found myself going back and rereading some parts.
October 7, 2018
I like this book as well, I am currently on my third book, every book has some fake Korean in it. However, I still really enjoy the overall story and plot of this book.
February 12, 2020
Love these books hope he gets to finish the series
July 8, 2021
Spy adventure for middle graders.
January 21, 2025
The should of let some time for the characters to enjoy hawai making the whole trip a little less bang in ur face. But the book was okay not my fave.
December 28, 2016
Exuberant Fun for the Whole Family, Assuming They're Teens
So, an Eeevil bad guy wants to resurrect an ancient Dark God, but snarky Beverly Hills bad girl Rachel is the reincarnated embodiment of the Goddess who stands in the way of his nefarious plans. Rachel is pressed into being part of an Academy based team that's dedicated to frustrating Evil bad guy. Let the festivities commence.
I like breezy early YA Dark Lord fighting if it has a smart mouth kick-butt Valley Girl heroine, not too much googly crushing, a fast pace and a light touch. Well, that's exactly what you get here. Rachel is sometimes just intentionally dense and sometimes just a little too put-upon for a reincarnated Goddess, but that's balanced out by some funny one-liners and throwaway observations. The main plus is that Rachel doesn't wear out her welcome at the center of the book. She's just decent and resourceful enough, and has enough backbone and spirit, to be a heroine who is easy on the reader.
This is all complemented by a fairly restrained cast of supporting characters. We don't go quirky, weird here. The other Academy members are low key and aren't jazzed up to create a lot of phony angst or drama. This is a sort-of-paranormal action/adventure story, after all, not a school-daze drama. It helps that the head instructor, Mr. Kim, gets a bunch of good lines, and keeps Rachel, and thus the story, on track. It also helps that the writing is unobtrusive, but actually carefully crafted to feature Rachel, drive the story forward, and keep the action moving, without going overboard.
This is the second book in the series, but there's enough monologuing, heart-to-hearting from the heroine narrator, and general recapping that you can join the series in progress without losing the thread.
The upshot is that this was fun, light and entertaining, and struck me as a fine, breezy early YA goof of a read. (Please note that I found this book a while ago while browsing Amazon Kindle freebies. I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
So, an Eeevil bad guy wants to resurrect an ancient Dark God, but snarky Beverly Hills bad girl Rachel is the reincarnated embodiment of the Goddess who stands in the way of his nefarious plans. Rachel is pressed into being part of an Academy based team that's dedicated to frustrating Evil bad guy. Let the festivities commence.
I like breezy early YA Dark Lord fighting if it has a smart mouth kick-butt Valley Girl heroine, not too much googly crushing, a fast pace and a light touch. Well, that's exactly what you get here. Rachel is sometimes just intentionally dense and sometimes just a little too put-upon for a reincarnated Goddess, but that's balanced out by some funny one-liners and throwaway observations. The main plus is that Rachel doesn't wear out her welcome at the center of the book. She's just decent and resourceful enough, and has enough backbone and spirit, to be a heroine who is easy on the reader.
This is all complemented by a fairly restrained cast of supporting characters. We don't go quirky, weird here. The other Academy members are low key and aren't jazzed up to create a lot of phony angst or drama. This is a sort-of-paranormal action/adventure story, after all, not a school-daze drama. It helps that the head instructor, Mr. Kim, gets a bunch of good lines, and keeps Rachel, and thus the story, on track. It also helps that the writing is unobtrusive, but actually carefully crafted to feature Rachel, drive the story forward, and keep the action moving, without going overboard.
This is the second book in the series, but there's enough monologuing, heart-to-hearting from the heroine narrator, and general recapping that you can join the series in progress without losing the thread.
The upshot is that this was fun, light and entertaining, and struck me as a fine, breezy early YA goof of a read. (Please note that I found this book a while ago while browsing Amazon Kindle freebies. I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
July 6, 2015
My love of reading started when i was young, and it gives me immense pleasure to provide books to Spread the Word Nevada, an organization that passes them on to children in the community. They are a terrific organization supporting an important cause. If your local I encourage you to check them out. For those living further a field, look in your own community, their may already be a similar program in place. And if not, you can always help start one.
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Myself, I go out on the weekends and
shop thrift store and bulk book lots to rescue books and donate them. Sometimes I'll find a book I remember reading when I was young and will read it again before passing it on.
I don't rate these books using my normal scale, instead I give most of them three stars. This isn't a Criticism of the book, simply my way of rating them as good for children.
February 28, 2016
his is the second book in the Spy Goddess series. There's a lot of trouble starting with ancient Roman times when Flavius becomes involved with Mithras, and sends seven treasures out across the world to be hidden.
Rachel is involved in all of this since it turns out she happens to be either the reincarnation or something like that of a goddess that originally had fought against Mithras. Which doesn't endear her to those who would resurrect the ancient God and allow him to run rampant over the whole Earth.
She and others form the academy join forces to attempt to get one of the treasures become Mithras' followers do, but nothing goes smoothly.
It's an okay book, but somehow things just don't click together correctly. It's a little silly, I think, overall, and just not that extremely interesting.
Rachel is involved in all of this since it turns out she happens to be either the reincarnation or something like that of a goddess that originally had fought against Mithras. Which doesn't endear her to those who would resurrect the ancient God and allow him to run rampant over the whole Earth.
She and others form the academy join forces to attempt to get one of the treasures become Mithras' followers do, but nothing goes smoothly.
It's an okay book, but somehow things just don't click together correctly. It's a little silly, I think, overall, and just not that extremely interesting.
September 16, 2015
Rachel, pilar, brent, and alex now know some secrets about mr. kim. when he goes on a mission to hawaii the group follows. when they get more information they follow the trail to an object. rachel and pilar get captured and are to be sacrificed if they dont escape.she slips out and escapes through lava tubes with pilar.rachel sends pilar to get help and takes a stand. will she be sacrificed? find out in spy goddess 2 to hawaii with lovebt micheal spradlin liar and spy is similar to this book by rebecca stead
September 25, 2015
Rachel and her friends continue their journey by escaping the academy.Rachel arch-nemesis is convinced she is the reincarnation of a god,and that he is one of another god.He believes in a prophecy that was written millions of years ago.This book is similar to Liar and Spy.
August 22, 2008
this book was better than the last but not as good
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October 2, 2009Rachel is currently capture by simon and his army. I wonder what will happen to them ?
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March 28, 2010
If you liked the first of the series, you will like this one too. :)
July 11, 2010
i loooooove these books but the next ones are in manga...will that ruin it for me????
November 21, 2010
This book was pretty good. I want to read the next one but I can only find it written in anima. If someone knows where I can find it in standard form, let me know.
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October 15, 2011really want to read dis book!!
September 11, 2012
Much better than the first book can't wait till the next one comes out!
January 23, 2013
This book was very action filled and amazing! I love spy books! They are so action filled!!!!!!!
July 10, 2013
great sequel.
March 30, 2014
totally loved it... the heroine's a little grown up from the last story and it was fun how she gets under everyone's skin.
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June 24, 2014Loved it
July 10, 2014
The back of the book says 'Don't miss the next Spy Goddess adventure exclusively in manga.' I am go mad I want to explode. It's a cliffhanger too!
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November 27, 2008i liked the first one alot, so i wanna read the next.
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May 18, 2010F SPR sg bk.2
Fantasy
Fantasy
August 2, 2011
Even funnier than the first.
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