Oh My Gods by Alexandra SheppardMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
So this book is not young - adult. It's more suitable for 12-year-olds or maybe even younger children. The protagonist is a very immature 16 year old whom I must admit, does have some very real problems. At least her problems are more real than say, Harry Potter's or Katniss'. There were many times when I just wanted to pat her on the head and say: 'There, there. It's going to be alright' while mentally rolling my eyes. I mean really, your life is not going to be over if you do not go to a certain party or wear the wrong outfit. Nobody dies from embarrassment in real life.
I did not like the way gods were portrayed. First of all, in Greek mythology, 99% of the problems mortals faced was because Zeus couldn't keep it in his pants. The result of his promiscuousness was hundreds of bastards. Aphrodite, however, was not one of them. After all these years of life, I would expect the gods to be a little bit harder but instead, they behave like spoilt 18-year-olds. But then this is a children's book after all so I suppose it is excusable.
The twist was not really a twist as anyone who reads the book can see it a mile ahead. Furthermore, I do not believe that the author knows how the internet works. If there was a form hovering above a house in London, there would be dozens of videos online and none would be able to 'contain' the news. However, the reception of said material would not be anything extraordinary. Youtube is full of weird things. We have viral videos of people breaking cysts. Internet fame is not real.
