Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs

Phoebe, who recently discovered she's a descendant of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe), is finding that supernatural powers come with a crazy learning curve. Her stepfather, headmaster of the Academy for descendants of the Greek gods, has enrolled her at Dynamotheos Development Camp—aka Goddess Boot Camp—with a bunch of ten-year-olds for the summer. Embarrassing as that is, hopefully it'll help her gain control over her powers in time to pass the test of the gods, continue training hard enough to qualify for the Pythian Games, and enjoy her godly boyfriend, Griffin, all while avoiding the ultimate mistake of accidentally misusing powers

Going into GODDESS BOOT CAMP, I felt pretty optimistic, because I had enjoyed the first in the series. In this novel, Pheobe, the main character, has already found out that she is a descendant of the Goddess Nike. And unlike the other students at her school, she hasn't been training or learning how to control her powers her whole life, so things are pretty complicated for her.

The original characters from the first novel are reintroduced in the second, Pheobe, Nicole, Troy, Griffin... This second time around, I truly felt like I knew the characters, which is good. And I still love Griffin, terribly. One of the conflicts involving Griffin in this novel made me question him a little bit, but in the end, my feelings never changed towards him. I did, however, come to like Stella, Pheobe's stepsister, and Adara, Griffin's ex-girlfriend.

The only minor disappointment I had was that it got a little boring at some points and I felt like skipping parts, but I didn't, and stuck it out. In the end, I'm glad I didn't skip sections, because they were important later in the story and it would've been confusing if I were to do so.

All in all, GODDESS BOOT CAMP was satisfying. I do have to say, though, that I think I liked the prequel better.

Ratings:

Writing: 2/5
Plot: 2/5
Characters: 3/5
Cover: 2/5
Overall: 3/5

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Oh.My.Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs

When Phoebe's mom returns from Greece with a new husband and plans to move to an island in the Aegean Sea, Phoebe's well-plotted senior year becomes ancient history. Now, instead of enjoying a triumphant track season and planning for college with her best friends, Phoebe is trying to keep her head above water at the überexclusive Academy. If it isn't hard enough being the new kid in school, Phoebe's classmates are all descendents of the Greek gods! When you're running against teammates with superpowers, dealing with a stepsister from Hades, and nursing a crush on a boy who is quite literally a god, the drama takes on mythic proportions!

At first, I was a little reluctant about reading this, because while reading the beginning I got easily bored. But as I read on and on, the story consumed me! I was excited to read more about Pheobe and her new friends.

I really enjoyed Pheobe's new friends as well. Nicole, the one with the bubbly personality, doesn't care what everyone else thinks of her and that's a great characteristic. Then there's Troy, the boy who likes her more than a friend at first, but just ends up becoming her really good buddy. I really like Nicole and Troy's personalities, it's fun to read about their interaction.

Last, but not least: Griffin Blake. Yes, you must say his last name as well. The first glimpse you get of Griffin makes him seem like some nice guy, but as the story goes on and we see his other side, and he comes off as this condescending, rude person who thinks he's everything. And I learned to hate him for that, until his true side starts coming out and blossoming. After his transformation, I adore him too much for my own good. He really is a wonderful character to watch.

The only thing that came off as a disappointment was the predictability. Maybe it's just me, but I knew what was going to happen pretty much the whole time, and that threw me off a little. Especially the ending, to me it was obvious what was going to happen.

The books itself is a fun and surprisingly fast read. I read it in one sitting and found myself attached to the characters in no time at all. I recommend this to readers who want to read something that will be sure to entertain them.

Ratings:

Writing: 2/5
Plot: 2/5
Character: 4/5
Cover: 2/5
Overall: 3/5