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sofyy1102's review against another edition
4.0
I bet you guys have to agree with me, this cover is beautiful. It’s of my favorite covers ever! Happily, this is also one of my favorite books!
If you know P.C. Cast then you probably met her the same way I did, through the House of Night series (I’m still wondering whether I shall review this series or not in the future), a series she wrote with her daughter Kristin Cast. Once I found out they were mother and daughter it weirded me out a bit. Probably because, if I remember correctly, there are some smutty scenes on the House of Night series, and me and my mom never talk about boys, kissing or sex. I’ll probably talk about it with my future spawns, but definitely not with her.
Anyway, I’m not here to talk about that, I’m here to talk about this book.
This book, oh this book…. It’s so damned good, seriously. I’ve always been head-over-heels with mermaids and mermaid legends, mermaids are pretty much my all-time favorite mythological creatures. So, once I found this book I couldn’t feel any happier.
CC is the main character of this story, she is a sergeant, yes, you read correctly, a sergeant of the American Air Forces, oh, and by the way, she has a phobia to planes, flying, air, you know, the usual ahahaha
The poor woman pretty much has to face her fears every day…. now guys, that’s what I call a woman with balls.
CC loves her job but up until then, she didn’t feel like she was living, she felt as if something was missing in her life, something magical. It is then, on her 25th birthday she decides to get wasted with champagne, stuff her face with KFC and summon Gaea, the Earth Goddess. That’s my kind of girl, I do this all the time! … not.
The following morning CC feels reborn, as if something truly magical had happened to her.
While she was on her way to Saudi Arabia on a C-130 aircraft, the plane does everyone’s worst nightmare, it falls, on the Mediterranean sea.Sean the hot pilot sitting next to CC gets killed during the crash, and although CC tries to swim to save herself something pulls her ankle under water. CC believes she’s going to meet death, but instead she sees herself face-to-face to the most beautiful woman she’s ever seen, only she’s not a woman, she is mermaid. The mermaid’s name is Undine and she makes a deal with CC.
CC suddenly wakes up to find herself in Undine’s body!
Although everything sounded suddenly better, CC meets Undine’s brother… her next worst nightmare. After being able to repel him she meets the Goddess Gaea who tells her that to save herself she must find true love in land. In Land also happens to be the medieval Wales, an era of knights and repressed women.
But instead of finding love in land, she finds love in the sea as she meets Dylan, the handsome, charming merman, who makes her heart throb and her skin hot (I just attempted to rhyme here, but it didn’t go so well…).
Unfortunately CC must beware of other beings and fight against old-fashioned men.
I loved this book, if you like a romance with some time traveling, hot mermen, some crying and lots of sexy scenes, this is your book!
To read my review please click on the link bellow:
http://chibireader.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/book-review-goddess-of-the-sea-by-p-c-cast/
If you know P.C. Cast then you probably met her the same way I did, through the House of Night series (I’m still wondering whether I shall review this series or not in the future), a series she wrote with her daughter Kristin Cast. Once I found out they were mother and daughter it weirded me out a bit. Probably because, if I remember correctly, there are some smutty scenes on the House of Night series, and me and my mom never talk about boys, kissing or sex. I’ll probably talk about it with my future spawns, but definitely not with her.
Anyway, I’m not here to talk about that, I’m here to talk about this book.
This book, oh this book…. It’s so damned good, seriously. I’ve always been head-over-heels with mermaids and mermaid legends, mermaids are pretty much my all-time favorite mythological creatures. So, once I found this book I couldn’t feel any happier.
CC is the main character of this story, she is a sergeant, yes, you read correctly, a sergeant of the American Air Forces, oh, and by the way, she has a phobia to planes, flying, air, you know, the usual ahahaha
The poor woman pretty much has to face her fears every day…. now guys, that’s what I call a woman with balls.
CC loves her job but up until then, she didn’t feel like she was living, she felt as if something was missing in her life, something magical. It is then, on her 25th birthday she decides to get wasted with champagne, stuff her face with KFC and summon Gaea, the Earth Goddess. That’s my kind of girl, I do this all the time! … not.
The following morning CC feels reborn, as if something truly magical had happened to her.
While she was on her way to Saudi Arabia on a C-130 aircraft, the plane does everyone’s worst nightmare, it falls, on the Mediterranean sea.Sean the hot pilot sitting next to CC gets killed during the crash, and although CC tries to swim to save herself something pulls her ankle under water. CC believes she’s going to meet death, but instead she sees herself face-to-face to the most beautiful woman she’s ever seen, only she’s not a woman, she is mermaid. The mermaid’s name is Undine and she makes a deal with CC.
CC suddenly wakes up to find herself in Undine’s body!
Although everything sounded suddenly better, CC meets Undine’s brother… her next worst nightmare. After being able to repel him she meets the Goddess Gaea who tells her that to save herself she must find true love in land. In Land also happens to be the medieval Wales, an era of knights and repressed women.
But instead of finding love in land, she finds love in the sea as she meets Dylan, the handsome, charming merman, who makes her heart throb and her skin hot (I just attempted to rhyme here, but it didn’t go so well…).
Unfortunately CC must beware of other beings and fight against old-fashioned men.
I loved this book, if you like a romance with some time traveling, hot mermen, some crying and lots of sexy scenes, this is your book!
To read my review please click on the link bellow:
http://chibireader.wordpress.com/2014/07/28/book-review-goddess-of-the-sea-by-p-c-cast/
lochnessvhs's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
fyrekatz's review against another edition
5.0
All I can say about this book is WOW, I loved it from beginning to end and I hope the rest of the goddess summoning series is this good!
cosmicrusalka's review against another edition
1.0
Wow.... This is not a book I expected or wanted. What a garbage fire.
slooten's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
foxconfessor's review against another edition
3.0
Spoilers, obviously.
Ok first, I enjoyed this book. Second, I have so many damn questions. What happened to Undine? Was her whole life undone because the gods meddled with CC's timeline? Did none of it happen? Is the timeline safe because of the two different realms? Did Undine live CC's life for a month and then POOF find herself... where? when? back before she left? standing before her parents, very confused? MAJOR SPOILER: Why didn't the gods list "soul transference" as an option when Dylan was dying? Obviously they knew about it! The whole plot holds about as much water as a screen door. Why did CC need to exist at all? Why not just make it Undine's story and just give her CC's same personality. I came around to this element at the end, but.. just.. I don't know. I'm gonna go read the next one, though.
Ok first, I enjoyed this book. Second, I have so many damn questions. What happened to Undine? Was her whole life undone because the gods meddled with CC's timeline? Did none of it happen? Is the timeline safe because of the two different realms? Did Undine live CC's life for a month and then POOF find herself... where? when? back before she left? standing before her parents, very confused? MAJOR SPOILER: Why didn't the gods list "soul transference" as an option when Dylan was dying? Obviously they knew about it! The whole plot holds about as much water as a screen door. Why did CC need to exist at all? Why not just make it Undine's story and just give her CC's same personality. I came around to this element at the end, but.. just.. I don't know. I'm gonna go read the next one, though.
kristinareadz's review against another edition
1.0
I couldn't read it. In just the first few pages there were so many adjectives describing how characters were speaking... "Mom said sagely."
Then, the main character is listening to her phone messages ALONE in her home and re-narrating what we just "heard" on the messages. I'm not sure why, perhaps to provide additional information?
I wanted to like this but I couldn't.
Then, the main character is listening to her phone messages ALONE in her home and re-narrating what we just "heard" on the messages. I'm not sure why, perhaps to provide additional information?
I wanted to like this but I couldn't.
j_elphaba's review against another edition
3.0
(3.5 estrelas)
Hipnotizante, o mar guarda segredos que ultrapassam os sonhos do homem. É uma força da natureza sem igual, repleta de perigos e surpresas desconhecidas que nos atraem e atemorizam em igual medida, um núcleo de emoções, o oposto da vida de Christine…
Deusa do Mar narra-nos as aventuras de uma mulher igual a tantas outras, descontente com o seu destino, expõe-nos o seu desejo mais íntimo, a concretização desse seu anseio e o seu desenlace durante uma viagem pelo inimaginável que ultrapassa todos os tempos.
P. C. Cast tem uma escrita simples que se traduz numa leitura fluida e sequiosa para o leitor onde a magia, que reside dentro de cada mulher, é a chave para a felicidade, o impulso para ir mais além da sua bolha privada atingindo a essência que faz de cada uma de nós singular e especial.
Opinião completa: http://historiasdeelphaba.blogspot.com/2012/02/deusa-do-mar-p-c-cast-opiniao.html
Hipnotizante, o mar guarda segredos que ultrapassam os sonhos do homem. É uma força da natureza sem igual, repleta de perigos e surpresas desconhecidas que nos atraem e atemorizam em igual medida, um núcleo de emoções, o oposto da vida de Christine…
Deusa do Mar narra-nos as aventuras de uma mulher igual a tantas outras, descontente com o seu destino, expõe-nos o seu desejo mais íntimo, a concretização desse seu anseio e o seu desenlace durante uma viagem pelo inimaginável que ultrapassa todos os tempos.
P. C. Cast tem uma escrita simples que se traduz numa leitura fluida e sequiosa para o leitor onde a magia, que reside dentro de cada mulher, é a chave para a felicidade, o impulso para ir mais além da sua bolha privada atingindo a essência que faz de cada uma de nós singular e especial.
Opinião completa: http://historiasdeelphaba.blogspot.com/2012/02/deusa-do-mar-p-c-cast-opiniao.html
lunarlullabies's review against another edition
I think that this has to be one of my favourite books by P.C Cast. The storyline kept me engaged all the way though, not unlike the rest of her books, and I literally couldn't put it down. It brought a new spin to an over-done idea. It also has a happy ending without it being cheesy.