Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs

Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
"Phoebe, who recently discovered she’s a descendant of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe), is finding that supernatural powers come with a crazy learning curve. Her stepfather, headmaster of the Academy for descendants of the Greek gods, has enrolled her at Dynamotheos Development Camp—aka Goddess Boot Camp—with a bunch of ten-year-olds for the summer. Embarrassing as that is, hopefully it’ll help her gain control over her powers in time to pass the test of the gods, continue training hard enough to qualify for the Pythian Games, and enjoy her godly boyfriend, Griffin, all while avoiding the ultimate mistake of accidentally misusing powers."- summary from Amazon

I loved the concept of a Goddess Boot Camp; it was so clever how Childs put that together and what sorts of exercises and lesson plans there would be. Phoebe is still such a fun character to read about, especially in the beginning where her powers get accidentally used- those were hilarious. Other characters are given more depth than they were in the first book, which was great to see. Something the summary doesn't mention is that Phoebe gets these mysterious notes throughout the book that send her on a bit of a wild goose chase to find out what really happened to her father. That part of the book was extremely interesting and the person behind it all was a surprise to me. The end of the book, while good, was a bit of a disappointment for me, but I don't really want to say why since it's a bit of a spoiler. I just hope there's at least another book in the works, or even a short story or novella that could be posted online, lol. But, all in all, it is a very good book and the background setting of the warm, beautiful island is the perfect setting to read about during these coming cold months.