This book was frustrating. The premise and story was good. But the writing was... Well awful. Whilst it could be witty at times, most of the time it was childishly written and grammatically poor. Honestly I don't know how it got published. With P. C Cast co-writing House of Night, I can see why that series is just as appalling. Honestly she wasn't very imaginative in creating differences in the two series.Anyway back to this monstrosity. Like I said, the story was interesting and was the main re...

I picked this up for a bit of a light 'fluff' read. I was right on the 'fluff'. It was amusing for the first 100 pages (though the author could not seem to stop conversing with her audience rather than telling an actual story), then it became increasingly irritating for it's lack of substance. It served its purpose, I suppose.nb. The author's note at the beginning was purile and somewhat... embarrassing in it's self serving attitude. I neither connected with the 'realness' of her herione nor did...

Shannon Parker is a high school teacher who in her excitement for her summer vacation has decided to treat herself and try to pick up something nice at the local auction house. Immediately Shannon is drawn to a vase with the Celtic goddess Epona on it and decides to make a bid. When Shannon finds herself the new owner of the vase though things go a bit weird from there. Waking up in the world of Partholon Shannon finds that she has switched places with the Goddess Incarnate of Epona who was not

Looking at the cover, I anticipated the "usual" fantasy, lots of antiquated (but charming) language, the epic battle of good and evil, goddesses and demons, and things of that nature. This would have been a good thing... but it actually turned out to be better and more unique.Shannon is a 35 year old high school English teacher in Oklahoma. At an estate sale, she buys an ancient Celtic pot because she's drawn to the image on it... a goddess who looks like her. On the way home, she's in a car acc...

I thought the idea of this book sounded quite good – I’m all for medieval type worlds and centaurs and enemies and castles and so I was pretty sold on the blurb on the back of the book. But I found the main character fairly annoying, and given she was the one telling the story, it was quite a drawback. She was supposed to be 35, but rarely ever seemed it throughout the book. The narrative was definitely more teenage-esque. She was also incredibly laid back about being switched into another world...

I could not put this book down! Be warned that the second you pick it up you will be committed to a marathon read. The writing is witty, funny, and exiting with an awesome dash of geeky thrown in. The characters are likeable and relatable, and the author does an excellent job of giving even the smallest side character a chance to shine.The story sounds pretty straightforward: Shannon, an Oklahoma teacher, gets sent to an alternate world where she takes the place of Rihannon, the goddess Epona's

Having been a fan of P.C. and Kristen Cast’s House of Night series, I have to admit that I was a little apprehensive about trying out any of P.C. Cast’s other books. For the most part, I love the House of Night series – would I feel the same way about her other books? While I do try to read many of my books in an objective format that allows me to see the good parts in each individual piece, I was afraid that if I became disenchanted with Cast’s adult books, it might ruin her young adult ones fo...

I rarely start a book that I cannot finish, but this one gets two stars for that reason. Maybe my expectations were off: I was expecting a humorous fantasy in the Terry Pratchett vein. What I got was a limp fantasy romance that I imagine the author giggled over while writing it. I rolled my eyes a lot, and got my smiles from imagining drop-kicking the heroine over the nearest cliff. I don't mind when a fictional character behaves stupidly -- to behave stupidly is human after all. But when the au...

What gets me about this book is the idea of it has the potential to be a really good story. The whole concept of it, what with the switching between modern day woman and Celtic goddess, is pretty good. However, I found this book incredibly boring. The writing style was alright, don't get me wrong, I thought the main protagonists voice was very witty and pacy although P.C Cast's stereotyping annoyed me somewhat like it had in her House of Night novels- not all Brits have bad teeth, okay? Also, th...

My boyfriend at the time had picked this up for me because (again, at the time) I loved the House of Night series (thankfully that was five years ago and I've realized the egregious error of my ways since). Anyway, I was glad to pick this up because OMG PC CAST IS AMAZING RIGHT? Even after devouring five of the HoN books, I couldn't get into this one to save my life and gave up on it probably 1/3 of the way in. I remember liking the idea of this Partholon place, but other than that it was boring...

Divine by Mistake is one of those books that sounded perfect for me. Sadly, I’ve found P.C. Cast is a hit-or-miss author for me, and this one was a miss. There were plenty of interesting ideas in this one, but I could not connect with the story at all.I think the main reason for my inability to connect with the story was that I could not get into the style of storytelling, mostly because I found the main character to be rather juvenile. There is nothing wrong with this, but it stopped me from co...

I usually love Cast, but i couldn't even finish this one. As soon as i got my hands on it, i knew i had to take it home with me. A great synopsis makes wonders, and i was itching for a good book to get me through the weekend. Also, i'd read the other series by Cast and thought this one would be no different: imaginative, magical, with somewhat of a medieval feeling...Instead, i found myself annoyed by the whinning protagonist, who was supposedly a grown woman! I swear i did not see that coming,

Star rating- 4.8After reading 'The House of Night' series, I was already a big fan of PC Cast.I was intrigued to see how PC Cast's novels would appear without her daughter writing alongside her and after reading the synopsis of this noel I was very interested in what was going to take place in this book.This novel, is about a thirty five year old English teacher that has been taken out of Tulsa and replaced with the identical queen of a fantasy universe. Though the plot may sound childish that i...

I liked Divine by Mistake for the most part, but any time Shannon/Rhea spoke and started dreaming I got a little cranky. Shannon/Rhea has word vomit and never makes an effort, even before her identity is revealed to fit it. For a 35 year old woman, she speaks a lot like a 17 year old did in the late nineties. Kudos to ClanFintan for putting up with her incessant chatter. I will say that the actual story arc is good and really kept me invested. I loved Alanna and ClanFintan, Dougal and Victoria a...

WELL! Oh my gosh. Just came back from a bit of a book break and i've had this volume on my shelf for a while. Just finished and im pleased to say just 'wow'! I havent read a book such as this before and this has just gotten me hooked!Shannon ... aka 'Rhea', was such a wonderful character. She was exciting and fresh, bubbling over with personality. She was so well written i could have known her in real life. The story was brought alive by the wonderful descriptions of Partholon and you truely fol...

First of all, this is NOT YA book. Just in case like the library I checked it out from you were under that mistaken impression. Secondly, how many baths does a character have to take in a single book?! It was ridiculous the amount of times the main character was bathing. That's all this book amounted to for me, one ultra long bathing session.

I am *so* not sure what to rate this book. While the world wasn't amazing, I absolutely loved the main character. I wanted to spend every waking minute with Shannon/Rhea. She is snarky. She is realistic. She is passionate. She is lovable. She has a heart of gold. Make no mistake: this is a chick book. Males should probably pass on by.As the synopsis clearly states, Shannon finds herself transferred to another world where she is the "chosen" of the warrior goddess. She also finds that her counter...

I absolutely LOVED this book! At first I was a bit hesistant because I don't frequently read books where the main character is over 25, but in this case I was glad I did. I had this book sitting on my shelf for almost 2 years without reading it. I'm glad that I picked it up, the blurb at the back caught my attention and my spark to read it was once again ignighted. I really loved Shannon/Rhea's character in the book. Her humour and love for whine was brilliant, and in general her kindness was as...

This book would've been good if I WAS LIKE 38 years old...like they could've told me or something, the worst part was that they put this book in the teen-fiction category(totally mislabeled) I never actually finished this book but I got as far as I needed to.I stopped at the lake part;for all of you that have read the book you know what I'm talking about! this book is strictly mushy gushy love each page! I found it kinda strange that the author would even come up with how the centar can morph in...

Despite of how thick this book is (571 pages), it is a really fast-paced story.I really enjoyed and like this book a lot!Things that are really standing out for me are the story line. I think it has a very great story plot, world-building, and setting. And the writing is flowing easily and successfully made me not wanting to put it down. And I don't know how much reliable the myth about Celtic God(or Goddess), but I found it is really a great story to take on. Makes me want to know a bit more ab...

Looking for something different than my usual romantic reads, I picked this one out in the local bookstore's science-fiction/paranormal fiction area. I've had experience reading the "Goddess" series written by P.C. Cast, but it had been awhile. Remembering how greatly I enjoyed that series, I was sure that I would not be disappointed in this one. I was a little apprehensive only about whether this tale would be more adult and less teeny-bopper. Divine by Mistake solidly landed my vote in the "Ad...

Oh. My. God(dess). WOW!This was a fun adventure. It isn't a YA rather the adventure is for a thirty something adult. It is reality meets mythology/fantasy. It is Now crashing into Celtic times. I mention vampires in my tags/shelves but they are really Formorians. They are bat-like humanoids that are just evil. And our heroine fights them to the death in her Goddess-incarnate form. But that is what I would expect from a former English teacher!Got your attention? This is a great book and I can har...

I was utterly disappointed with this series of books. The synopsis on the back of the book, with its promise of high fantasy and centaurs and Epona, a world with a somewhat medieval feel – why, that’s right up my alley and really had me hooked. The book’s protagonist, Shannon, is meant to be a thirty-five year old woman. However, the majority of the time she acts like a spoiled, whiny teenager. Now imagine having to sit and listen to said spoiled, whiny teenager through 500+ pages. Yes, folks, S...

I didn't mind Cast's House Of Night series, thought it was a decent if very hot-headed take on the whole 'vampire finishing school' genre. (My suspicion is that they were originally 'just' witches, and the vampire element was added af ter the phenomenal success of..well, you-know-what. They were fun, silly and dragged you along in the best soap opera style. The 'Divine' books are another kettle of copycat fish altogether... I found myself dreading the beginning of each new chapter and the fantas...

My brain is screaming, "YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LIKED THIS" but my heart is yelling, "BUT I REALLY DID LIKE IT!"I know. I'm surprised too!? But I enjoyed this way more than I anticipated. Wow.

Much deeper than I expected. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

2.5ish stars. I picked this up off Audible Escape. Happy to say that this narrator was actually a lot better than P.C.'s other series that I've recently tried on audio. She was actually quite expressive and enthusiastic.. maybe even a little too enthusiastic but I don't think my enjoyment had anything to do with the narration on this story. In all honesty I felt like we had several areas that weren't exactly plot holes.. but just didn't make much sense. Not only that, but it was like this was a

5 Stars This is the first book in the Partholon series by P.C.Cast.I had no idea how big this book was until I was halfway through it. This book first came out in 2001. I am not sure if this was as hyped as her House of Night series but this sure does deserve the hype. PC Cast is just an excellent writer. She takes us on an epic journey into another time which is certainly why this had to be a 700 page tome. And that is only book one.This story follows Shannon. She is an Oklahoma school teacher

Really wasn’t my cup of tea. Time travel/alternate universe travel romance is a genre I struggle with generally. Usually it’s the “oh my gawd! I totally wish I had my iPod! What? You don’t have iPods in medieval/alternate Europe? But like, how do you just let loose and gyrate around? You’d understand if you were as sexy as I am...” And why does every swap have to be initiated by some woman trying to get out of a wedding/mating/whatever?Argh! So this is probably an unfair review, because I seem t...

Too KitchyLord help me characters that are over the top. Unfortunately the Lord didn’t help me when I picked this book to read/listen too. The character of Shannon/Rhiannon is over the top, with her humor, one liners and observations. I have to say she is by far the most annoying character I have ever encountered in a paranormal fantasy book. Since I read a lot, this is a number one spot that I think she’ll hold for a long while. The premise was interesting but the execution was mind numbing. I