Oh My Gods

Life as a half mortal teenager should be epic But, for Helen Thomas, it s tragic.She s just moved in with her dorky dad and self absorbed older siblings who happen to be the ancient Greek gods, living incognito in London Between keeping her family s true identities secret, trying to impress her new friends, and meeting an actually cute boy, Helen s stress levels are higher than Mount Olympus.She needs to rein in her chaotic family before they blow their cover AND her chances at a half normal social life.Or is Helen fated for an embarrassment of mythical proportions New Read Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Fun take on demigods and greek mythology.Unlike other books with greek mythology this is mychcomedy than action, though there is some action in there.It is predictable but in a nice way.There are not too many conflict in...I was excited about this book from the moment that I read the acquisition announcement in the Bookseller It looked like it was going to be the book that 14 year old me was desperate for A story about a relatable, insecure teenaged black girl who lives in London combined with my almost snobby knowledge of and love for Greek mythology The book opens with a light and conversational letter from Helen to her mum It gives a pure, unobscured window into her mind and by the end of the letter I fel I was excited about this book from the moment that I read the acquisition announcement in the Bookseller It looked like it was going to be the book that 14 year old me was desperate for A story about a relatable, insecure teenaged black girl who lives in London combined with my almost snobby knowledge of and love for Greek mythology The book opens with a light and conversational letter from Helen to her mum It gives a pure, unobscured window into her mind and by the end of the letter I felt like I already understood who Helen was and what was important to her Sheppard s ability to retell the Greek myths convincingly through the voice of a teen protagonist is amazing Helen is living with her Dad and demigod siblings because her Mum has passed away and her Grandma Thomas is too old to look after her any , but this...Good honest fun I was hyped for this as it looked super fun, and the cover is definitely drawing in the right vibe It s set In modern London and it s about a teen trying to fit into a new life when she is related to Greek Gods What s not to like about that It is definitely at the lighter end of the scale, but it s a quick easy read and will make you smile And that s honestly what I wanted from this book I saw the ending coming, so it wasn t really anything too surprising, which is why I gave Good honest fun I was hyped for this as it looked super fun, and the cover is definitely drawing in the right vibe It s set In modern London and it s about a teen trying to fit into a new life when she is related to Greek Gods What s not to like about that It is definitely at the lighter end of the scale, but it s a quick easy read and will make you smile And that s honestly what I wanted from this book I saw the ending coming...I thought that this book was actually really cute I do not think I am the target demographic but I could appreciate it for what it was It was very easy to get through and it was funny and charming I would recommend it f...I was so hyped for this book, and I m so disappointed I mean, it wasn t bad, but it wasn t that good either Greek Mythology is clearly my thing, so when I found out this book was about Greek Gods but in the contemporary world, living among us, I was thrilled.But as soon as I started this book, I knew I was going to be disappointed I don t know, I guess it wasn t for me I think I was expecting a lot, and it didn t hit my expectations I didn t like the end at all, Hades being nice was not rig I was so hyped for this book, and I m so disappointed I mean, it wasn t bad, but it wasn t that good either Greek Mythology is clearly my thing, so when I found out this book was about Greek Gods but in the contemporary world, living among us, I was thrilled.But as soon as I started this book, I knew I was going to be disappointed I don t know, I guess it wasn t for me I think I was expecting a lot, and it didn t hit my expectations I d...I love anything to do with mythology, particularly Greek so that meant I just had to read this book Being half Greek, though unfortunately not half Goddess, made it evenappealing.Helen is such a down to Earth, normal girl apart from the little matter of her father being the King of the Greek Gods She hasn t had the easiest life so far and now she just wants to settle down in her new home, make some friends at school and maybe even have her first real kiss Of course, life never goes to p I love anything to do with mythology, particularly Greek so that meant I just had to read this book Being half Greek, though unfortunately not half Goddess, made it evenappealing.Helen is such a down to Earth, normal girl apart from the little matter of her father being the King of the Greek Gods She hasn t...Amusing contemporary female relation of Greek Gods tale.Maz Evans and Rick Riordan have both brought Greek mythology to the 21st century, placing young contemporary protagonists slap bang in the middle of the Gods and relationships, keeping the stories alive and interesting Both of those looked to the KS2 KS3 age range, whereas here, Sheppard looks at a teenage girl heading towards the other end of the teenage years and drops her in the midst of an Olympian drama.Helen is a pretty normal teen Amusing contemporary female relation of Greek Gods tale.Maz Evans and Rick Riordan have both brought Greek mythology to the 21st century, placing young contemporary protagonists slap bang in the middle of the Gods and relationships, keeping the stories alive and interesting Both of those looked to the KS2 KS3 age range, whereas here, Sheppard looks at a teenage girl heading towards the other end of the teenage years and drops her in the midst of an Olympian drama.Helen is a pretty normal teenage girl interested in boys, social media, her appearance But in one particular way she is FAR from being normal her father is Zeus, king of the Greek Gods Aphrodite is her half sister After the...I wish I d had this book as a young teenager It was the mortal bits I loved the most the school friends, group chats, north London And nothing beats it when a bus route you know comes up in a bookI loved Oh My Gods I m giving it 4 stars because I feel like the ending was a little rushed and I would have loveddevelopment in the action at the endHelen s teenage foot in mouth moments had me laughing out loud, her letters to her mum made me cry, and I stayed up late to finish it I enjoyed this book so much as an adult and I would have lapped it up as a teen I can t wait to see what Alex does next.I talked in a previous review about how I ended up reading the first fiction novel of a writer who I first found out about at Grrrlcon, but this time around I read a first novel from a fellow attendee of Write Like A Grrrl, which was the precursor to Grrrlcon A workshop that I also attended.Therefore I am all about grrrls supporting grrrls, and I m really glad I bought this book as it didn t disappoint The story centres on Helen, a half mortal daughter of the Greek God Zeus, living in London o I talked in a previous review about how I ended up reading the first fiction novel of a writer who I first found out about at Grrrlcon, but this time around I read a first novel from a fellow attendee of Write Like A Grrrl, which was the precursor to Grrrlcon A workshop that I also attended Therefore I am all about grrrls supporting grrrls, and I m really glad I bought this book as it didn t disappoint The story centres on Helen, a half mortal daughter of the Greek God Zeus, living in London of all places.Not only does Helen have to deal with normal teenage problems, annoying siblings, a new school, boys, and the dreaded spots, she also has to keep the secret that her family is really a bunch of gods A teenager with a secret, what could possibly go wrong This is a really lovely novel...Meet Helen a half mortal, half immortal teenage girl Having no where else to go she moves in with her father Zeus and her sister Aphrodite in London The story arc focuses on Helen trying to make friends, fall in love all whilst trying to hide her families secret For if any mortal were to find out their identity her family would be made to stand trial on Mount Olympus.The story arc was good however I disliked the pacing Helen making friends and throwing a party which is the catalyst of later Meet Helen a half mortal, half immortal teenage girl Having no where else to go she moves in with her father Zeus and her sister Aphrodite in London The story arc focuses on Helen trying to make friends, fall in love all whilst trying to hide her families secret For if any mortal were to find out their identity her family would be made to stand trial on Mount Olympus.The story arc was good however I disliked the pacing Helen making friends and throwing a party which is the catalyst of later events took far too long in my opinion There...Thank you very much to the lovely people of Scholastic UK for allowing me to take home a copy of this amazing novel from their event in February.This book is written for teenagers, with a main character who is still at school and pre ALevels With this in mind, I m not going to be reviewing it from the perspective of a critic, but from an enjoyability factor Because I can see that for teenagers this book will allow them to really empathise with the characters and the language used Not to menti Thank you very much to the lovely people of Scholastic UK for allowing me to take home a copy of this amazing novel from their event in February.This book is written for teenagers, with a main character who is still at school and pre ALevels With this in mind, I m not going to be reviewing it from the perspective of a critic, but from an enjoyability factor Because I can see that for teenagers this book will allow them to really empathise with the characters and the language used Not to mention it makes me feel old and out of date with phrases and slang that is used, I ve certainly learnt a thing or two.This story follows half mortal Helen, daughter of Zeus, thrown into a house with Gods whilst trying to live an ordinary life Told through Helen s narrative and letters to her mum, this story really sees a birds eye view o...So this book is not young adult It ssuitable 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 arereal 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 certa So this book is not young adult It ssuitable 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 arereal 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 Aph...

• English
• 23 June 2017
Alexandra Sheppard
• Paperback
• 352 pages
• 1407188739
• Alexandra Sheppard
• Oh My Gods