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Jan 16, 2011

Bridge rated it:

I enjoyed this book a lot! It was funny, sexy, action-packed. I have to admit the beginning bored me a little with the whole antique sale stuff but apart from that bit I warmed to the book.
I couldn't help like Shannon Parker, the only con I have with her is the name. I don't like it. I much prefer Rhea/Rhiannon.
I really started to fall in love with ClanFintan. He seemed a little different to your average guy, but maybe thats because I'm a total romantic!
I loved all the horse More...

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Jan 06, 2008

Lori rated it:

Looking at the cover, I anticipated the "usual" fantasy, lots of antiquated (but charming) language, the epic battle of good and evil, goddesses and demons, and things of that nature. This would have been a good thing... but it actually turned out to be better and more unique.

Shannon is a 35 year old high school English teacher in Oklahoma. At an estate sale, she buys an ancient Celtic pot because she's drawn to the image on it... a goddess who looks like her. On the way More...

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Dec 28, 2010

Simeonberesford rated it:

It is a revised version of goddess by mistake this is the ebook edition If as Ms Casts claims the proof reading was been cleared up in the revision she must have introduced a whole new set afterwards. I cant compare the two but I suspect the differences are too slight to warrant buying both versions. P c Cast claims amongst other things I gather that some dated pop culture references were revised certainly plenty remain. I would suspect little else has changed other than a little clumsy More...

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Oct 24, 2011

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Oct 23, 2011

Patricia rated it:

This was my monthly reading challange for September. I ordered it from my library and of course didn't get it until the beginning of October, oh well. This is a new author for me. It took me a while to get into the story but it did becoming interesting enough for me to consider reading the next book in the series. This is a tale of switching lives that is caused by a character from the past and another time (parallel universe?) reaching out to exchange herself with someone who is her identic More...

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Jun 07, 2011

Waverley added it

This book would've been good if I WAS LIKE 38 years old...like they could've told me or something, the worst part was that they put this book in the teen-fiction category(totally mislabeled) I never actually finished this book but I got as far as I needed to.I stopped at the lake part;for all of you that have read the book you know what I'm talking about! this book is strictly mushy gushy love each page! I found it kinda strange that the author would even come up with how the centar can morph i More...

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Jun 05, 2011

Saphira rated it:

I usually love Cast, but i couldn't even finish this one. As soon as i got my hands on it, i knew i had to take it home with me. A great synopsis makes wonders, and i was itching for a good book to get me through the weekend. Also, i'd read the other series by Cast and thought this one would be no different: imaginative, magical, with somewhat of a medieval feeling...
Instead, i found myself annoyed by the whinning protagonist, who was supposedly a grown woman! I swear i did not see that co More...

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May 13, 2011

Lacey rated it:

4.75 Stars
Okay. So I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf long enough to forget when and where I bought it. I only remember that I thought it sounded good, so I did. When my crazy, hectic schedule finally let me get around to it, I have to say that I was sad that it took so long.

I laughed so hard through the first snarky chapters of this book that it almost bordered on the ridiculous. I’m talking “hee-hawing,” snorting, gut laughs that leave your eyes so full of tears that More...

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Jan 24, 2011

Monster added it

A probable case of self-insertion on the part of the author leads to strong character building in this fish-out-of-water tale of an ordinary English teacher transported to a magical world to take the place of her soul-twin (who just happens to be the incarnation of a goddess). Heavy on European mythology, Wicca magic, and sassiness, Divine by Mistake is richly written, but the tale is a predictable fantasy romance (as predictable as a romance between a shape shifting centaur shaman and a new god More...

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Sep 03, 2010

LiteraryObsession rated it:

I was utterly disappointed with this series of books. The synopsis on the back of the book, with its promise of high fantasy and centaurs and Epona, a world with a somewhat medieval feel – why, that’s right up my alley and really had me hooked. The book’s protagonist, Shannon, is meant to be a thirty-five year old woman. However, the majority of the time she acts like a spoiled, whiny teenager. Now imagine having to sit and listen to said spoiled, whiny teenager through 500+ pages. Yes, folks, More...

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Apr 28, 2010

Jami rated it:

My usual reading is YA lit, but I loved Cast's writing in the House of Night series, so I wanted to give this one a try. Plus, the premise intrigued me. Now I have to admit, I was a little nervous going in. With my normal MC being a high school student, I didn't know how I would relate to a high school teacher. I was afraid she might be stuffy. This was certainly not the case!

I loved Shannon! She was real and funny and never took herself too seriously. It was her sarcasm though that More...

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Apr 08, 2010

Shannan/GirlsInTheStacks.com rated it:

I was thrilled that Divine By Mistake is being published in the UK. What a treat! I have one word: FUN! Okay, you know I can't just leave it at one word... I love Shannon (best name ever!!) and ClanFintan. Yes, I knew they would end up together. And I am thrilled that it didn't take the span the whole book to give us a conclusion of their love. They are in love, now let's move onto the story. Very cool. I liked the friendships, the other muses, the way she felt that Partholon was her h More...

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Feb 18, 2010

Stacy/GirlsInTheStacks.com rated it:

Crazy me, I picked this book up the other day thinking it was a YA book. I quickly, quickly learned that this is definitely not a YA book.

The premise of this book is really good. A twenty-eight year old teacher from Oklahoma, Shannon Parker, gets sucked into the world of Partholon, as the Goddess Incarnate of Epona. Wait, it gets better. You see the real Goddess Incarnate is now, because of her own desire is now the twenty-eight year old teacher in Oklahoma (bet she regrets that deci More...

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Dec 30, 2009

Mel rated it:

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Oct 31, 2011

Pia rated it:

Mit meinen eigenen Worten
Eigentlich ist Shannon eine ganz gewöhnliche amerikanische Lehrerin, doch als sie eine mysteriöse Urne erstehen kann, findet sie sich in einer anderen Welt wieder. Was ist das nur für ein Land? Dann wird sie auch noch mit einem Zentauren - ClanFintan - vermählt...

Dort angekommen muss sie auch mit einigen Schwierigkeiten klarkommen. Die Foraminer - komische Vampirartige Wesen - nehmen Frauen in Gefangenschaft um sich dann mit ihnen zu paaren. Ob sie Para More...

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Jul 30, 2010

Sbuchler rated it:

Genre: Fantasy

This book has a slight twist on the “modern person finds themselves in a fantasy world” trope: The people in the fantasy world are “mirror copies” of Shannon ’s friends and acquaintances in the modern world. Shannon and the mirror version of herself in Partholon (Rhiannon) switch places. It turns out that while Shannon and Rhiannon look alike and have similar tastes in jewelry, perfume, etc. that they are quite different personality-wise. Presumably this is due to diffe More...

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Feb 03, 2010

Elizabeth rated it:

Upon starting this book, I was fairly certain I would not finish it. Shannon's language was "trying too hard" to be likable and funny. I thought she was too cliche and something about the things she said really bothered me. I finally realized that I felt I was being talked down to. A lot of references she made, she followed up with a parenthetical explanation. I really don't need an explanation of who Worf is. I read fantasy. I know the culture. Anyone who is reading this book is proba More...

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Jun 18, 2010

Leanne (Magic of Reading) rated it:

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Jan 09, 2011

Dreafreya rated it:

While the writing style is noticeably geared towards a kind of younger reader, the book is overall very interesting.

A few of the downfalls:
Sometimes it seems things just keep happening one after another and the characters have no chance to breathe. Shannon also seems to adjust a little too easily to being married to a "mythic creature" and being in a mythical world a little too easily. ClanFintan also adjusts too easily to finding out the woman is an imposter.
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Aug 16, 2010

Bree rated it:

I thought the idea of this book sounded quite good – I’m all for medieval type worlds and centaurs and enemies and castles and so I was pretty sold on the blurb on the back of the book. But I found the main character fairly annoying, and given she was the one telling the story, it was quite a drawback.

She was supposed to be 35, but rarely ever seemed it throughout the book. The narrative was definitely more teenage-esque. She was also incredibly laid back about being switched into a More...

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Aug 01, 2011

Sapphyria rated it:

Shannon Parker is mysteriously transported back in time to Partholon, where she is now Rhiannon, Goddess Incarnate of Epona. She is in a world so far removed from her hometown in modern-day Oklahoma. To top it off, Rhiannon was a major bitch, so Shannon has to #1-keep quiet about who she really is and #2-try to change the perception of who she is by not breaking the afore-mentioned rule #1.

While the book is laced with humor, off-beat remarks that those in Shannon’s new world don’t un More...

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May 30, 2011

Kiru rated it:

This was a good read. I have to say i bought this book in a 3-book set out of curiousity and also because it was reduced at WHSmith yesterday.
The start was a bit slow and I have to admit there were bits of this book that I had to skim over. It wasn't so much the writing style. I actually enjoyed the author's narrative style. It was much like a good friend recounting stories of her adventures. It's just that there were sections I felt she waffled on a bit and I just thought 'Get on with it a More...

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Jul 20, 2010

Moni_qe rated it:

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Feb 18, 2010

Ellie rated it:

This book sits right in the middle of my shelf. The covers are bent, the pages are worn with many turns. I think it's safe to say that Divine By Mistake is one that you can read over and over again, it never fails to surprise the reader, no matter how many times their eyes have feasted over the words that lead to another world.

The plot of this book is like her other series (the house of night), finishing on a cliffhanger and leaving you hungry for more.

The reader can fi More...

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Aug 05, 2011

Jayne rated it:

I didn't mind Cast's House Of Night series, thought it was a decent if very hot-headed take on the whole 'vampire finishing school' genre. (My suspicion is that they were originally 'just' witches, and the vampire element was added af ter the phenomenal success of..well, you-know-what. They were fun, silly and dragged you along in the best soap opera style. The 'Divine' books are another kettle of copycat fish altogether... I found myself dreading the beginning of each new chapter and the fant More...

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Apr 15, 2010

Natalia rated it:

I would give this book 3 and a half stars if I could but 4 is closer to what I think it deserves than 3. I really did enjoy this book and the introduction to the Divine series but I have a few little issues with it.

I think it's a good idea for people to go into it knowing that the lead character has to marry a centaur (male from the waist up, horse from the waist down). This fact really took me a while to get over. The idea of her and him having sex was really creepy and wrong, borde More...

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Jan 12, 2010

Lenore rated it:

he Story(courtesy of Amazon):
The only excitement Shannon Parker expects while on summer vacation is a little shopping. But when an antique vase calls to her, she finds herself transported to Partholon, where she's treated like a goddess. A very temperamental goddess…
Somehow Shannon has stepped into another's role as the Goddess Incarnate of Epona. And while there's an upside—what woman doesn't like lots of pampering?—it also comes with a ritual marriage to a centaur and threats again More...

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Apr 20, 2010

Lisa (A Life Bound By Books) rated it:

4 Stars - I’d had this series on my wish list for awhile now, and was lucky enough to be asked to review the series for the UK release of the books. I wasn’t sure what I expected, but being that I love the House of Night Series, I knew I was bound to enjoy this one as well. The first book may look daunting due to its size, but don’t let that stop you from reading it.

From the first page to the last I can say that I was extremely entertained by the story. Shannon, our main character i More...

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Mar 06, 2010

Jen rated it:

I picked this up for a bit of a light 'fluff' read. I was right on the 'fluff'. It was amusing for the first 100 pages (though the author could not seem to stop conversing with her audience rather than telling an actual story), then it became increasingly irritating for it's lack of substance. It served its purpose, I suppose.

nb. The author's note at the beginning was purile and somewhat... embarrassing in it's self serving attitude. I neither connected with the 'realness' of her her More...

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Apr 24, 2011

Zoe rated it:

I must admit I wasn't immediately impressed by this book. I found the writing style lacking eloquence and I struggled with character reactions. I know if I woke up in a different world I would freak out and be petrified, at least at first, and then I'd want to focus on getting home but that reaction doesn't really occur. So for awhile I was worried but as Clanfinton become a bigger part of the story and his relationship with Shannon developed I became hooked! From there I devoured the story! It More...

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