"Goddess of the Rose" by P.C. Cast

If you're familiar with the "Goddess Summoning" series by P.C.Cast, then you'll know what to expect from "Goddess of the Rose".  Yes, it takes a strong modern woman and throws her into mythology and a passionate love story.  Yes, there is a conflict of how to resolve the two different worlds, and the initial struggles about whether they can accept love.  Then there's the inevitable happy ending.  If this is what you're expecting, then "Goddess of the Rose" delivers.  Yes, you know what to expect.  You also know what to expect when you buy a chocolate bar, but that doesn't stop you indulging, does it?

To read my book review of "Goddess of the Rose" by P.C. Cast, click here.
To visit P.C. Cast's official website, click here (or here for her blog).

"Goddess of Light" by P.C. Cast

I've been reading P.C. Cast's "Goddess Summoning" series, and I've already blogged about two of the books: "Goddess of Legend" and "Goddess of Spring".

"Goddess of Light" fits in well with the other books in the "Goddess Summoning" series.  It features a successful modern woman who goes an a business trip and discovers excitement, romance, and love.  What she doesn't at first know is that her new lover is actually the god Apollo.

This isn't going to be the best or even most memorable book you'll ever read, but it does definitely offer entertainment while you're reading it.  This is a perfect summer vacation book.

For a longer review of "Goddess of Light",  click here.
To visit P.C. Cast's official website, click here.

A "House of Night" Movie

I've mentioned author P.C. Cast several times before.  P.C. and her daughter Kristin Cast co-write the "House of Night" books.  These are probably the best written teen vampire books that I've read.

The "House of Night" books have been optioned.  Although the film rights have been sold, there are not any concrete plans yet about turning the first book ("Marked") into a movie.  I--along with lots of other fans--hope that the movie studio will get their acts in gear and produce this great story.

Here are my personal predictions for who would make a good "House of Night" cast.  Click here to find out who I would cast in these roles.  Feel free to let me know if you think of any great actors or actresses that I didn't think of when making my list.

"Divine by Mistake" by P.C. Cast

I mentioned in my last post that I read the short story anthology "Darkness Divine".  P.C. Cast's story in that anthology seemed odd as a stand-alone work.  After reading it, I realized that the story is associated with Cast's "Divine" series of books.  So I read the first book in the series, "Divine by Mistake".

The basic gist of the book is that a modern woman (Shannon) exchanges places with her counterpart in a sort of mythological parallel universe (Partholon).  There she's expected to be high priestess/goddess incarnate, help fight off hordes of evil invaders, and figure out a relationship with a sexy centaur.  Cast's writing is--as I expect from her--very involving and entertaining.

To read my full review of "Divine by Mistake", click here.

"Darkness Divine" anthology

I was browsing the library recently, randomly looking through books.  In the fantasy & sci-fi section I noticed the book "Darkness Divine". The cover art was mediocre, but it grabbed my attention because the name P.C. Cast was on the cover. I'd recently read her newest "House of Night" book, so I figured it was worth checking out "Darkness Divine".



"Darkness Divine" is actually a collection of long-ish short stories by contemporary women fantasy writers: P.C. Cast, Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne, and Rhyannon Byrd.  As is typical in an anthology, I enjoyed some of the stories more than others.  Overall it was a fairly fast and entertaining book to read.  Most of the stories just offered tasters of that author's style and type of subject matter, so it's a good guide to the genre if you're looking at getting books by some of these authors.

To read my longer review of "Darkness Divine", click here.