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Cassandra The Lucky (2013)

by Joan Holub(Favorite Author)
4.33 of 5 Votes: 5
ISBN
1442488174 (ISBN13: 9781442488175)
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English
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publisher
Aladdin
series
Goddess Girls
review 1: My 10 year old daughter and I (the Mom) read and reviewed this book for Mother Daughter Book Reviews. Here are excerpts from our reviews. To see the complete reviews, please visit our website.DAUGHTER SAYS:The book is about a girl named Cassandra who is a mortal but is able to tell the future, but nobody believes her because of the curse Apollo put on her. Cassandra decides to send fortunes to Mount Olympus Academy so that it messes them up because she’s mad at them for the Trojan War. So the Gods and Goddesses come to the Immortal Marketplace to build a magical carousel that Cassandra has foreseen. Athena puts the Trojan horse as one of the animals and Cassandra gets sad and mad.There are no images in the book, but I like the cover. The cover makes the book look i... morenteresting. There are too many things to like about it but I’ll give a few examples. I like how we get both what Cassandra is thinking and what the Gods and Goddesses are thinking [change in perspective]. An interesting part of the story was how her brother, Helenus can tell the future and everyone believes him and Cassandra tells the exact same future, but no one believes her. It’s unfair. I liked how the Hero-ology is based on a real story except it makes it funny because it’s like a board game for the Gods and Goddesses. I wish there had been more about the Trojan War so I could understand it better and why Cassandra is upset about it.I loved, loved, loved it. It’s one of my favorite Goddess Girls books because it has a mortal as a main character and then a mortal and the immortals meet up together. It would be awesome to meet some immortals. I think girls 7 and older would like this book. It’s awesome! I’ve read all the Goddess Girls books and I loved them all!!!MOM SAYS:Cassandra the Lucky is an absolutely delightful retelling of some classic Greek myths and legends with a contemporary twist. These are not the typical Gods and Goddesses of Olympus filled with wrath and impunity, and famous for meddling in mortals’ lives. These are hip immortal adolescents learning how to use their powers appropriately. In this story, they encounter Cassandra, the Trojan princess and fortune teller within the backdrop of Homer’s famous poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. This book is jam-packed with mythology, legend, rich character development, a clever and engaging plot line as well as important life lessons. I highly recommend the entire Goddess Girls book series to tween girls aged 7 to 13 years. I guarantee they will love it!* This book was provided to me by the author free-of-charge in exchange for our honest reviews. All opinions expressed are our own. *
review 2: In Band 12 geht es um die Sterbliche Cassandra. Einst war sie die Prinzessin von Troja, bevor sie wegen dem Trojanischen Pferd von Athene und den Einmischungen von Aphrodite mit ihrer Familie Troja verlassen musste. Eigentlich ist sie Wahrsagerin, aber durch einen Fluch von Apollo glaubt niemand mehr ihren Wahrsagungen. Nun will sie sich an den drei A´s rächen und Apollo dazu bringen, den Fluch wieder von ihr zu nehmen!!Cassandra hat mir so leid getan. Sie ist ein richtig sympathischer Charakter und will doch nur den Menschen mit ihrer Gabe helfen. Ich fand es schlimm als die Anderen sich über sie lustig gemacht haben und sagten das sie eine Lügnerin ist, obwohl es doch Apollo seine Schuld ist, dass ihre Weissagungen sich in Lügen verwandeln.Ich fand sie hat den Dreien zu schnell vergeben, sie haben schließlich ihr Leben und das ihrer Familie ruiniert. Aber ich bin nicht mehr böse auf Apollo. Er war schließlich noch ein Kind, als er den Fluch ausgesprochen hat. Er und Cassandra passen so toll zusammen. Schön fand ich auch was Cassandra am Ende mit ihrer Gabe gemacht hat, es ist doch noch alles gut geworden, auf die ein oder andere Weise.Fazit: Der Band war wieder super spannend und voller Action. Cassandras Charakter hat die Story einfach nur wunderbar vervollständigt. Das Buch hat sich super flüssig lesen lassen und das Cover ist wunderschön. Cassandra ist für mich bis jetzt die schönste Figur der gesamten Reihe!! less
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alamashraf
Very interesting and entertaining! I love all the Goddess girl books. They just make me so happy.
bri
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arodin
Super cute and amazing! I've never seen such perfection.
jim
Slow start, good ending!
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