Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780373802470
ISBN number: 0373802471
Label: Luna
Manufacturer: Luna
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 704
Printing Date: September 01, 2006
Publishing house: Luna
Sale Popularity Level: 515267
Studio: Luna
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Going . . . Going . . . Gone!
The most excitement teacher Shannon Parker expects on her summer vacation is a litle shopping. But then her latest purchase -- a vase with the Celtic goddess Epona on it -- somehow switches her into the world of Partholon, where she's treated like a goddess. A very temperamental goddess . . .
It seems that Shannon has stepped into another's role as the Goddess Incarnate of Epona. And while it has some very appealing moments -- what woman doesn't like a little pampering now and then? -- it also comes with a ritual marriage to a centaur and the threat of war against the evil Fomorians. Oh, and everyone disliking her because they think she's her double.
Somehow Shannon needs to figure out how to get back to Oklahoma without being killed, married to a horse or losing her mind . . .
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I fell in love with The House of Night series, so I decided to go back and read other novels by the author. I have to say I was a bit disappointed. This book got off to a very slow start; it didn't start getting good until Part II. Once there, I was drawn in and couldn't put the book down. However towards the end, the book lost it's momentum and it was a task to try and finish it. The story material was great, but as a whole it took too long to start and close. I hope the second novel in the series will be better.
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A great way to spend a rainy afternoon. The very first book I read by P.C. Cast but not my last. Divine By Mistake was a delightful book, it does have it's dark moments though. I want to read the rest of the books in the series.
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Imagine waking up one day and finding yourself in a strange place far, far away from home. Then imagine the surprise when everyone refers to you as the goddess incarnate. Well how good does that sound? But what happens when you find out that along with the title and all its perks, you are also betrothed to a horse?
Meet Shannon Parker, a thirty-five-year-old high school teacher whose life is about to be turned upside down when she purchases a vase from an auction - a vase depicting a Celtic goddess that eerily resembles her. Unbeknownst to her, it is the very image of Rhiannon, the goddess Epona's Chosen. Shortly after winning the auction, she finds herself sucked in a grey hole, waking up to the realization that Rhiannon has switched places with her. To make matters worse, it appears that the goddess incarnate has an attitude to boot - and we're talking real attitude...
With no choice but to step into Rhiannon's shoes, Shannon does her best to settle in and win the love of her people. But what astounds her the most about her new life is how she has finally managed to score herself the man of her dreams even though Clanfintan walks... or trots... on four legs most of the times. Maybe this Celtic city isn't so bad after all - if not for those blood-sucking Formorians who are threatening her people.
DIVINE BY MISTAKE (originally published as GODDESS BY MISTAKE) is a fantastic and hilarious story that had me laughing from the start. Shannon was an absolute riot! I enjoyed her antics and adored reading about her and Clanfintan. Cast has done an incredible job in depicting the mythical city that you would almost feel transported as you read about Shannon's adventures. As for those centaurs, they are not the brutal creatures that the modern times paint them to be. Here, they are the protectors of the helpless and they are absolutely delectable (with a capital D!).
Let P C Cast take you on a wonderful journey where fairy tales come true and dreams and magic linger long after you read the last page. I cannot wait to read the two other books in the series - DIVINE BY CHOICE and DIVINE BY BLOOD.
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Before I leap into my criticisms, I want to say that this was a very good book and I can't wait to read the rest of the series. The plot was exceptionally cute and clever, the characters likable and (with few exceptions) realistic and made me want to keep reading.
On the flip side...sometimes I felt like I didn't understand what some of the sub-plots had to do with the main theme of the book. It all became clear in the end when everything came together, but it was a long time in getting there and nagged at me for most of the book.
At the same time, the writing is not exceptionally engaging. It sort of felt like reading a kid's novel that had an adult theme at points. A very odd sensation that is difficult to put into words. I guess the best way to describe it is that the reading was easy and quick.
All in all, a fun, mindless read that will keep you entertained, if not necessarily enthralled. Four stars.
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I'm a new P.C. Cast fan, I picked up Divine by Mistake in the hopes that it would be a lighthearted read. For the most part it is, her clever mode of writing doesn't get stale. I could really have done without the graphic depictions of rape though, and people who are sensitive to this subject matter should be aware that there is a lot of it. As easy to read as the romantic subplots are, the more sinister content is way more graphic than in many other books I've read (and subsequently put down because of it).
I will definitely continue to read this series but perhaps with one eye closed.
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