Goddess of the Night (Daughters of the Moon, #1)

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Goddess of the Night (Daughters of the Moon #1)

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Vanessa is being followed. She doesn't know by whom, and she doesn't know what they want. But she knows why.Vanessa has a secret. She can become invisible, but the problem is, she can't control it. And her worst fear is being discovered. Only her best friend, Catty, knows, and Catty is different as well. She can travel back in time -- and take Vanessa with her.

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Published August 1st 2000 by Hyperion

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May 20, 2012 Tessie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, have-in-english, greek-mythology

Wow, I haven't read this book for ages, so I didn't remember much from it.
But I must say it was a lot better when I was younger.

It really feels like this book is for the younger generation.
But any young adult can read it too.
The first book (this one) is more like an introduction, we get to know the characters and know where they come from, and of course the abilities they're possessing.

This might be good to know and learn before you read, just in case so you won't get confused.
The abilities are:...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Drucilla rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: e

This is a review for the whole series (13 books). The idea for the series, super-powered girls based in Greek myth, was great. I also liked that each book had a different p.o.v.. Some of them were really interesting. Unfortunately, the series just drags on. It never feels like they gain any ground in their fight. To make matters worse, the author wraps up everything in a single book without any kind of build up at all. The reason for this is the cancellation of the sequel/companion series, Sons...more

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Mar 31, 2008 Heidi rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: teen girls that are reluctant readers

Shelves: youngadult, read2006orbefore, fantasy

This series would be great for the reluctant reader, teen girl. Several girls find out they are destined to be Daughters of the Moon, goddesses. They each have a special power, and their task is to battle the evil Atrox and his Followers.

You just know that battle is coming when the girls get all glammed up with short dresses, heels, lipstick and glitter. Each book focuses especially on one of the girls, and each takes them further into the war with the Atrox. All along the way they are vulnerabl...more

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May 29, 2011 Garrett rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is my favorite series ever! They're getting difficult to find nowadays, but if you stumble upon a copy, definitely read it! You'll become engrossed in Lynne Ewing's world, and if you're a fan of Greek mythology blended into a modern-day setting, this is one you definitely don't want to miss!

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5/29/11
Just finished reading the book again! It was great because I noticed things I hadn't seen the first time. I love delving back into Lynne Ewing's world and reuniting with old characters I fell i...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Ted added it

Daughters of the Moon 1: Goddess of the Night by Lynne Ewing is an intriguing fantasy novel about Vanessa Cleveland, a Los Angeles teen who has the ability to disappear, but only when her emotions are strongest. She keeps this power secret from everyone except for her best friend, Cassie, who has the power to time jump. The two of them try to figure out why they have these powers and who is the mysterious person or creature that has been following Vanessa at night. Vanessa’s powers make her roma...more
Daughters of the Moon 1: Goddess of the Night by Lynne Ewing is an intriguing fantasy novel about Vanessa Cleveland, a Los Angeles teen who has the ability to disappear, but only when her emotions are strongest. She keeps this power secret from everyone except for her best friend, Cassie, who has the power to time jump. The two of them try to figure out why they have these powers and who is the mysterious person or creature that has been following Vanessa at night. Vanessa’s powers make her romantic life nearly impossible because when she gets close to the boy she likes, Michael, her emotions cause her molecules to move and separate. Definitely not a good thing when you are trying to fit in at school.

I like when books bring a bit of myth or history into books, and Ewing does this when Vanessa learns that she is a goddess of the moon. In the prologue of the book, we are told the Greek myth of Selene, the goddess in charge of driving the moon through the sky each night. Selene falls in love with a human, Endymion, and is punished by Zeus. Zeus puts her human love into an eternal sleep, but she still visits him for a few days a month, which explains why we have no moon every twenty-eight days. It was a good choice to include this into the story because it brings a kind of weight to the book as Vanessa’s life parallels Selene’s: Vanessa seems to be cursed as she tries to have a normal life and a relationship with Michael.

Here is an example of some amazing sensory details as Vanessa has a disaster while invisible and floating around Hollywood:

She was near Sunset and Vine when a sudden gust hit her hard. She hadn’t been prepared for a change in wind. Before she could collect herself and dive for shelter, another rush of air caught her. Her molecules scattered in two directions. She concentrated hard and almost had them back when a blast whistled into her and spun her into a dangerous vortex. A strong uprising wind split her apart.

Cold seeped into every cell. Even with total concentration she could no longer feel all of her body. Toes, knees, and femurs were gone. Not invisible, just no more. Panic set in. This had never happened before.

The moments when Vanessa comes apart are my favorite parts of the book because I can feel what it would be like to have my molecules fly apart and float over Los Angeles. Ewing had fun writing these parts, so we do too.

I was happy to see that Ewing included some strong female characters. Vanessa, the protagonist, is a much stronger young girl than, say, Bella in Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Vanessa, like Bella, is smart and well read; they also both are crazy about a guy – or guy vampire in Bella’s case. Bella seems to live only for Edward, willing to surrender her life and will for a cold eternal life with this guy she’s known a short while. On the other hand, although Vanessa is crazy about Michael (she starts to disintegrate every time they get close), she brushes him off when he makes an unwanted pass on her. Although she engages in some risky behavior – sneaking out and sneaking friends into her room by the window without her mom’s permission – she always shows she has a spine. Her friend Cattie is even more confident: she risks her life by going back in time to see who has been chasing her friend, Vanessa.

On a few occasions I have issues with some character motivations. Morgan has a superficial friend, Morgan, who repeatedly sells her friend out so guys would like her more. Sometimes she does this right in front of Vanessa, and it didn’t ring true to me. Also, why Vanessa continues to be a friend to Morgan is a mystery to me. Also, I didn’t buy it when Vanessa refuses to believe that she is a moon goddess. After all, she knows she has the power to disappear, and her friend has the power to travel through time, yet she doesn’t believe it when her new friends (also with powers) bring her to a woman that clearly explains her powers and why she has them.

As far its theme, I think Daughters of the Moon 1 is about friendship – why good friends are important and how dangerous bad friends can be. Vanessa is helped in so many ways by her friends – they even save her life on occasion. We learn – even if Vanessa doesn’t – that some “friends” like Morgan are only out for themselves and you should distance yourself from them. Morgan gets her comeuppance, though, when she makes friends with a bunch of good-looking but very evil people that nearly suck the life out of her – literally.

I gave the book a 9 mostly because of the way Lynne Ewing makes us feel both Vanessa’s emotions and how her strong feelings cause her molecules to separate. The teen years are very emotional ones and sometimes our passions – and body – seem out of our control. The book brilliantly makes this feeling a reality with Vanessa. I look forward to see where Ewing takes Vanessa next.(less)

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May 20, 2013 Hannah rated it 2 of 5 stars

I have mixed feelings on this one. I think the idea is a great one. Four teenage girls were born with the power of the Moon. They're the goddesses that must rid the world of evil to save it. It's a basic good vs. evil story and the super powers the girls have are pretty standard, but it's kinda presented in a new light. Noticed how I threw the kinda in there.

Most of the story contains simple sentence after simple sentence with a few enthralling passages here and there. I didn't think the writing...more

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Apr 17, 2013 Matra2710 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Sięgając po pierwszą część „Córek Księżyca” spodziewałam się lekkiej i przyjemnej lektury. To też otrzymałam. Książka nie była rewelacją, no, bo czego można się spodziewać, bo zwykłym paranormalu. Nie oczekiwałam jakieś wybitnej powieści, która zachwyci nas od pierwszej strony. Raczej lekkiej poczytajki, która stanowi przerwę pomiędzy ciężką fantastykę. I nie zawiodłam się.
Jak wyżej wspomniałam, książkę czyta się szybko i lekko. Historia jest banalna, ale wyjątkowa. Autorce można zarzucić kilka...more Sięgając po pierwszą część „Córek Księżyca” spodziewałam się lekkiej i przyjemnej lektury. To też otrzymałam. Książka nie była rewelacją, no, bo czego można się spodziewać, bo zwykłym paranormalu. Nie oczekiwałam jakieś wybitnej powieści, która zachwyci nas od pierwszej strony. Raczej lekkiej poczytajki, która stanowi przerwę pomiędzy ciężką fantastykę. I nie zawiodłam się.
Jak wyżej wspomniałam, książkę czyta się szybko i lekko. Historia jest banalna, ale wyjątkowa. Autorce można zarzucić kilka błędów. Między innymi to, że w wielu momentach nie wiedziałam, o co chodzi w danym zdarzeniu. Musiałam wracać parę stron wcześniej, a mimo to mało rozumiałam.
Nie wiem, czy to sprawa wydawnictwa, czy autorki, ale kolejnym błędem, który rzuca się w oczy jest rozmieszczenie rozdziałów. Chodzi mi o to, że przez 100 stron pani Ewing potrafiła stworzyć 20 rozdziałów, z czego niektóre miały po niecałe 2 strony, a przez następne 50- 3, w których akcja była rozwinięta. W tym wypadku nie rozumiem logiki autorki.
Inną rzeczą, która mnie irytowała była skacząca akcja tzn. w jednym rozdziale nie mogłam się oderwać od książki, a za kilka stron miałam ochotę rzucić ją w kąt. Na szczęście mam mocne nerwy i wytrzymałam te skoki.
Według mnie autorka nie pozwala nam równomiernie poznać bohaterki. Podczas dwóch historii w pełni poznałam tylko dwie z dziewczyn. O reszcie dowiadujemy się najważniejszych informacji, ale to mi nie wystarczyło. Jeśli bohaterowie wypełniają ważną rolę w powieści powinniśmy wiedzieć o nich więcej, a nie tylko pomniejsze informacje i dalej sobie czytelniku zgaduj.
Pomimo wspomnianych błędów, książka nie jest najgorsza. W niektórych momentach miałam ochotę odłożyć książkę, bo mnie nudziła. Ale zawzięłam się i brnęłam dalej. W połowie pierwszej z części zawartych w tym tomie, tak wciągnęły mnie losy czterech córek księżyca, że z trudem się od nich odrywałam. Sęk w tym, że historia nie jest zbytnio oryginalna. Motyw „czarownic” jest już przereklamowany, ale Lynne Ewing postarała się i stworzyła powieść, która się wyróżnia.

W książce poznajemy cztery dziewczyny: Vanessę, Catty, Serenę i Jimenę. Każda z dziewczyn miała inny charakter, więc razem tworzyły mieszankę wybuchową.
Pierwsza historia była z punktu widzenia Vanessy, co według mnie było błędem, bo dziewczyna bardziej przejmowała się chłopakami niż jej mocą i swoim dziedzictwem. Rozumiem to jest paranormal, no, ale bez przesady. Strasznie mnie irytowała, swoim zachowaniem. Niby była uprzejma itp., ale kurcze bez przesady. Jak można być miłym dla osoby, która jest totalnym pozerem i cały czas cię okłamuje?
Druga historia została przedstawiona z punktu Sereny, ta opowieść była o wiele lepsza niż poprzednia. Dziewczyna jest barwną postacią, nie boi się swoich mocy, ba nawet je rozwija i uznaje za dobre. Co prawda narracja jest trzecio osobowa, ale wiele możemy dowiedzieć się o Serenie? Jest trochę naiwna, ale to uznaję za plus.
Pozostałe dwie bohaterki poznajemy tak sobie, niewiele o nich wiem, więc nie będę o nich pisać. Z tego, co mi wiadomo w następnym tomie historie są z ich punktów. (less)

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Feb 19, 2013 Arra Abella rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Mythology enthusiasts, Young Adults

Shelves: 5-stars, its-ya, mythology

I remembered that I found this book in an article in K-Zone on what to read this month. I personally love mythology. I am fascinated by the stories they bring and the adventures of the gods and goddesses. So when I saw this book, I was curious on what story it has beneath those pages. So I grabbed and bought it immediately.

Well, it was a good read. In a way I got hooked with the story and bought book two to book eleven (I haven't got the chance to read the 12th and 13th book. I think they're pha...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Samantha rated it 5 of 5 stars

What I liked:
-Vanessa Cleveland. She was a likeable main character. She worried about typical things many teenagers worry about–like if a boy she had a crush on liked her back, how she looked, her grades, curfew–but she didn’t sound conceited or vain doing it. She had a pretty authentic teenage voice, and I felt like she always made the right choice, even if she was a little slow to believe what Maggie was telling her about her powers.
-Powers. They were as diverse as the characters in the story,...more What I liked:
-Vanessa Cleveland. She was a likeable main character. She worried about typical things many teenagers worry about–like if a boy she had a crush on liked her back, how she looked, her grades, curfew–but she didn’t sound conceited or vain doing it. She had a pretty authentic teenage voice, and I felt like she always made the right choice, even if she was a little slow to believe what Maggie was telling her about her powers.
-Powers. They were as diverse as the characters in the story, and they were all pretty cool, and I felt like the author didn’t try and make one of them way more powerful than the others. They all kind of had advantages and drawbacks, like Vanessa turning invisible when she got nervous. The other powers—time travel, mind reading/control, and premonitions are pretty cool and I can see how they can be helpful throughout the rest of the series.
-Secondary cast. The four girls in this series are very different from each other, yet they’re best friends and they mesh together perfectly. I thought the author did a brilliant job making them all different and realistic while still making them seem like normal teenagers.
-Stanton. He was serious and charming and dangerous and mysterious, and I loved his character. He’s bad, and everyone knows it, but he also has a secretive soft side that Vanessa manages to find and remind him of. I love their relationship throughout the series.

What I disliked:
-Writing. It felt very juvenile, and even though I’m older than the target audience, I should have still been able to enjoy the writing, but I didn’t. It was very choppy and it didn’t flow very well, and it lacked description of any kind.
-Length. These books are very short, and the writing is larger than average and so is the spacing, so that makes them even shorter than they appear. They probably could have been either lengthened out or she could have made them parts and put more than one together.
-Pace. The book moved very slow in some places, and I felt like not a lot happened. But this is the first book in the series, and the rest get better.

Overall, this is the first book in one of my favorite series from when I was younger, and I still love them to this day. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a quick fantasy-like book with mythology and super powers. I will probably reread these many more times before I outgrow them. 4.5(less)

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Oct 22, 2012 Janelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

For the audience this book is directed to, the book is very good. However from an older perspective you see the immaturity and odd choices the author made while writing the book.

Vanessa is a girl with something different about her, she has the ability to turn invisible. Her best friend Catty also has a strange ability, but she can time travel. Where Vanessa is weary to use her powers, Catty is all for it. In the midst of trying to figure out if a certain guy, Michael Seratoga (insert immaturity)...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Erin Brady rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is a fantastic blend of mythology and modern culture. This book follows a girl named Vanessa as she finds out that she is actually a “daughter” of the goddess Selene (in Greek mythology, she was the one who drove the moon across the sky). The book opens up with the classic tale of Pandora opening the box of misery, and mixes in the concept of an evil force called the “Atrox”. Throughout the rest of the story, Vanessa finds out that she is tasked with the mission to stop the Atrox and p...more

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May 07, 2012 Ricki rated it 5 of 5 stars

the novel series 'the daughter of the moon' is called "goddess of the night" by lynne ewing. with different types of genre this one is mainly fantasy.
the author was using unlimited enthusiasm and encouragement to put forward an extraordinary imaginative world like our very own. she uses ancient times and myths to backup her setting of the story.
"in los angeles, the character vanessa cleveland has always wanted to be like everyone else and be able to do normal things-like kiss gorgeous michael s...more

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May 13, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

What would you do if you if the boy of your dreams asked you out on a date? You would be over the moon right? But what if the moment he went to kiss you it wasn't just your hormones that began racing, but the very molecules your body is formed from, and the more they race the harder they are for you to control, and when they all shoot apart you become invisible. This is the very problem faced by Vanessa Cleveland.

Turning invisible at the least appropriate moment is only one of Vanessa's problem...more

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Mar 03, 2011 Koorihime-sama rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: checked-out-from-library, re-read, hardcover

CHECKED OUT THE BOOK FROM MY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

APART OF THE GOODREADS 2011 READING CHALLENGE.

2ND REVIEW. 1ST REVIEW IS HERE.

Review/Rating:

5 out of 5

Vanessa Cleveland has always want to be like other teenage girls, especially the part of dating and kissing boys without disappearing in front of them. So, what is she going to do when she starts dating Michael Saratoga? And to make matters worse someone has been following her. Has someone finally found out about her secret?

I decided to do a better revi...more CHECKED OUT THE BOOK FROM MY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

APART OF THE GOODREADS 2011 READING CHALLENGE.

2ND REVIEW. 1ST REVIEW IS HERE.

Review/Rating:

5 out of 5

Vanessa Cleveland has always want to be like other teenage girls, especially the part of dating and kissing boys without disappearing in front of them. So, what is she going to do when she starts dating Michael Saratoga? And to make matters worse someone has been following her. Has someone finally found out about her secret?

I decided to do a better review of the Daughters of the Moon series by Lynne Ewing since my first ones weren’t done very well. This book is really a fast read. I finished it in pretty much three days. ;)

Anyways, the book starts out great since it explains about the legend of Selene and how the daughters of the moon came to be, but it doesn’t go into that much detail about it. Also, there are 13 books in this series, so more information about the Daughters of the Moon and the Atrox will show up as the books progress, which is a good thing because it isn’t cramped all into one book

The tone and dialogue reminds me a lot of my teenage years and my high school, so the author did a really good job at writing the book in teenage words and their world. The descriptions were also very well done, and both of these things made the book go a little bit faster than most other young adult books. So, I really like this book from this stand point. Another thing I liked about this book is the mythology that is incorporated in it. Also, the character growth and their personalities are believable (for a supernatural book). I can’t wait until I re-read the next book in this series.

The plot isn’t that much different from other supernatural books or shows since it is basically teenage girls fighting evil, which might remind some people of Sailor Moon and several other anime. That might be way I like it since it kind of reminds me of most of the anime I watch. Oh, well, I like that and mythology so it was perfect book for me.(less)

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Jan 12, 2010 Becky rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-fantasy

When I was a wee young middle schooler, “Sailor Moon” was dubbed and aired in the US for the first time. I adored it, and since it coincided with my family’s first internet connection at home, I was able to research it in obsessive detail. I bring this up because not only did Goddess of the Night remind me of it thematically—the moon is mysterious and feminine, and a teenage girl has developed moon-themed powers with which to fight evil!—but also because “Sailor Moon” introduced me to what is oc...more When I was a wee young middle schooler, “Sailor Moon” was dubbed and aired in the US for the first time. I adored it, and since it coincided with my family’s first internet connection at home, I was able to research it in obsessive detail. I bring this up because not only did Goddess of the Night remind me of it thematically—the moon is mysterious and feminine, and a teenage girl has developed moon-themed powers with which to fight evil!—but also because “Sailor Moon” introduced me to what is occasionally referred to as the “Magical Girl” genre—that is, a series where a mostly-ordinary teenage girl (and often her BFFs) abruptly develops magical powers and have to use them for good, maintaining a double life and saving the world (usually with the help of some sort of mentor, who spews the mythology and exposition). And that is, of course, what Goddess is all about. And I am a sucker for Magical Girl stories—I wrote quite a few in my early teens, and still plot them on occasion—but unfortunately, Goddess just didn’t do it for me.

The book isn’t bad, it’s just flat. Vanessa is essentially an Everyteen. She wants to be normal and fit in, and yet feels like she doesn’t—but that’s odd, because every time we see her in the context of her peers, she fits in perfectly. She’s popular, she gets decent grades, the boy she has a crush on likes her back. We know she’s not normal, what with that whole uncontrollable invisibility problem, but she doesn’t get treated as at all odd by anyone, so her constant worry doesn’t ring true. But perhaps that’s just because we never get in her head. According to her author bio, Ewing is a screenplay writer, and it shows: the book reads as a log of events, without a lot of emotion or voice to the narrative—the story would have been better served either by developing that voice, or by appearing in a media where other elements—visuals, soundtrack—can be used to convey emotion.

In fact, Goddess (the first in a long-ish series) reads very much as a pilot episode of a TV show. You’ve got a multi-ethnic cast that represents a bunch of different teen archetypes; you’ve got a lot of stand-alone (dare I say, episodic) stories which build to a season—I mean series—finale, and a Big Bad who has minions to be defeated. I think it would work very well as a TV show, but translated to books, the formula doesn’t quite work. None of the characters are terribly well developed; the backstory for their powers isn’t very mysterious. And that’s just with regards to the episodic-like nature of the book—it also wasn’t helped by the awkward pacing or the not-terribly-dramatic climax. And it was obviously trying for an edgy tone (set in LA, lots of going to clubs, occasional references to the supporting characters’ drug use and random hookups), but failed, as it didn’t have much of a tone at all.

It hits another personal pet peeve of mine: a supporting character, Serena, tells Vanessa that she knows what’s going on and how to help…but rather than tell her, Serena insists that she can’t be the one to explain, it isn’t the right time and it isn’t her place to say, and that Vanessa should go meet someone mysterious with her. Of course Vanessa doesn’t, at that point, and later she does and all is revealed. My problem with this is that it’s a trope frequently used by authors to shoehorn some extra suspense into the narrative, but ultimately, it’s just a cheap trick and sloppy writing, unless there is a darned good reason why the secret can not be revealed at that moment. And like in so many cases, there was no reason at all. (Similarly, there’s a moment where Vanessa says that “they” gave her a necklace when she was born—an obvious dance around explaining anything about who gave it to her, since that’s important information that can’t be revealed so early on, but “they” is a really unnatural word to use when there’s absolutely no mention of who “they” are.)

So what did I like about the book? Well, it was pretty overtly feminist. It was about a group of girls who become best friends. They use magic powers to save the world, and tied closely to those powers is their self-confidence. The climax may be awkward, but it also makes it clear that what makes them Goddesses—aside from the magical powers, I mean—is their ability to walk into a room and own it. I can dig that. And oh, the book nearly opened with this:

Finally, she turned and started walking again, her bare feet steady on the cool cement. Her mother had warned her how danger it was to be out alone in Los Angeles at night. Now anger filled her and made a knot in her throat. It shouldn’t be dangerous. Girls had a right to enjoy the night, to run wild under the moon and stars, not stay home huddled behind bolted doors.

Using self-belief to save the world, and growing angry at the idea that girls shouldn’t walk alone at night—or rather, at the reason why girls are told not to be alone at night—are both non-subtle messages, and well-placed in a book that is obviously intended to appeal to girls in their early teens. (Hilariously, you can also tell exactly when the book was written by the amount of body glitter Vanessa applies. The copyright is 2000, which means it was probably written in 1998 or ’99. Ha.)
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Jun 10, 2009 Alex rated it 3 of 5 stars

So I read this book last night, and upon reaching the last page, immediately closed it and grabbed the second book in the series. So it's not until this morning that I actually reflected upon how I felt about the book. Honestly, not sure if it was really that great or not. It was a VERY quick read and somewhat immature. But I think the reason I got so pulled into it was the mythological aspect. I've always been fascinated with the entire premise of mythology. I used to know all of the gods and g...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Nenia Campbell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: x-2000s, ya-baby-ya, x-series-bk-1

Well! This was certainly a fun, light-hearted little read - emphasis on the little: it's just under 300 pages, but the print is so big and the pages are so small, it's probably far shorter than that in terms of the actual word count. Goddess of the Night revolves around two teenagers, Catty and Vanessa, living in urban L.A. In addition to being popular, and living it up in LA's teen-friendly night life, they also obsess over their magic powers. Catty can time-travel and Vanessa can go invisible....more

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Oct 10, 2011 Evie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own

This review contains a spoiler!!!!

This was a really cute book. I say cite because I wasn't freaking out or any such thing and I could pretty well guess where things would end up. Although Ms. Ewing still managed to throw in a couple of surprises I wouldn't have anticipated.
Overall I think I would like this series a lot.
Except for one thing.
They all die in the last book!
Well all except one but still! What kind of an ending IS that?
Although to be fair I have not read all the books or the last one,...more

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Sep 14, 2009 Ciara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Goddess of the Night is the first book of the novel series Daughters of the Moon by Lynne Ewing. The story concentrates on a young teenage girl named Vanessa Cleveland. Vanessa is a fun and popular girl who to most is just another one of them, but that is not how it really is. Vanessa and her friends, Catty, Serena and Jimena have powers that to others just exist in movies and books. Vanessa has the power to turn invisible. Catty can travel through time. Serena can read minds and Jimena can see...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Thoughts of a Book Addict rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: tessie, 3-of-5, paranormal, science-fiction, young-adult, time-travel, special-abilities, mythology, fantasy

Plot:
Vanessa just wants to be normal, not disappear in thin air when Michael tries to kiss her. That's not her only problem. She's being followed by someone and it might be because of her strange power to turn invisible. Who is she? What is she? One thing she does know -- she's in danger and the moon is the only thing that can keep her safe.

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This book brings me so many memories. It's funny that every time I read it, I always have the same scenery in my head. Just like when I first read it...more Plot:
Vanessa just wants to be normal, not disappear in thin air when Michael tries to kiss her. That's not her only problem. She's being followed by someone and it might be because of her strange power to turn invisible. Who is she? What is she? One thing she does know -- she's in danger and the moon is the only thing that can keep her safe.

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This book brings me so many memories. It's funny that every time I read it, I always have the same scenery in my head. Just like when I first read it when I was twelve. It's about eight years ago and it feels really nostalgic to reread this book for, I don't know -- the seventh time? Honestly I think it's the nostalgia that is making me like this book and series so much.

If I would pick it up now and if I hadn't read this book before. I probably would have thought this book was too easy and more for the younger generation than for me. The book is well written, but I always think of it as an introduction rather than a book in the series. You get to know the characters, their powers and their heritage. It's a lot to take in, which makes it hard to remember everything if you haven't read it before.

We have Vanessa, a popular girl in school, straight "A" student, who almost never break the rules, is nice to everyone and doesn't know that people likes her. The only thing that makes her different is her ability -- or curse if you use her words -- to become invisible and float in the air.

Catty is her best friend and is more adventurous than Vanessa. She doesn't care what others think and does whatever suits her best. It doesn't mean that she's mean or rude -- she's still nice, only that she speaks her mind more freely. She also loves her ability to travel in time.

Serena is what people would call an oddball. But all she really does is going her own way and express herself in a way most people wouldn't understand. She is known in school as a fortune teller and most students are afraid of that. She can also read minds.

Jimena is the bad ass. She was in a gang before hanging out with Serena. She's a nice girl, but she use Spanish phrases all the time without explanation so you have to guess what she says if you don't know the language. It's not so funny to look everything up in a dictionary. When you're unable to do that you might miss the whole point if you don't understand. Her power is that she gets premonitions.

These girls are connected, and it's not really a spoiler since the explanation is in both the book's title and in the name of the series. Like I said before; this book is more like an introduction to the series -- which makes it a bit less good. Overall, it's a good book. It's well written, has a good plot, things happen and you get to know the characters who are so different from each other.

3/5: ♥♥♥(less)

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May 17, 2013 Lynda Tatad rated it 4 of 5 stars

15 year old Vanessa and her best friend Catty are different from normal teens. Catty can travel back in time, and bring her friend Vanessa with her. Cathy's 'mom' found her when she was young, and knows about her unique talent. Vanessa's talent is a little different (and her mother doesn't know)... She turns invisible, her body can split into small particles and she can float on the wind. Her talent is more erratic, and when she gets excited or emotional, she can't control what happens, and when...more

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Sep 08, 2011 Erica Martin rated it 3 of 5 stars

To be honest, I was surprised I liked this book as much as I did. One of my old high school friends had given it to me some years ago. I never picked it up because her taste in books is somewhat shallow. Anyway, I read the first couple of pages and was shocked that the writing wasn't all that bad; that's not to say it wasn't brillant either (it's still better written than the Twilight and House of Night series). However, I really did love the author's discriptions of setting and characters. She...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Rachel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, teen

I read this book in basically one sitting. It flowed very quickly, the plot was engrossing, and I cared about the characters. Stanton is the most interesting character in this book by far. I appreciated that the bad guys weren't just about killing, and the good guys were not allowed to use violence, as it made for a different kind of conflict than fantasy usually follows.

The writing was a little juvenile for my tastes, but fun. Ewing talks in ultra detail about clothing, though, and very little...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Tara Day rated it 4 of 5 stars

Goddess Of The Night quickly pulls you in with a great first chapter. The beginning of the book goes by slowly, which is alright because the author is introducing a lot of new characters and setting up the plot. The ending gets wickedly fast, however, especially several of the chapters that the climax takes place in. I was slightly put off by the sudden speed of the action scenes and had to read through several times to understand what was going on.

Vanessa, the lead character, is a your average...more

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May 22, 2012 07danae rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-reports

Vanessa knows that someone has figured out her secret: she can spread her molecules out and become invisible. While trying to figure things out she finds out that she and her best friends are daughters of the moon and that what makes them different from other girls binds them like sisters, and starts to date a guy, Michael, from her school who knows this weird creep named Stanton. And Michael was right- something wasn’t pleasant about Stanton. Vanessa’s mentor, Maggie, has foretold her and her “...more

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Jan 10, 2013 Danielle added it

When this series first came out I was about 12-13 age range, and I loved them all. I would wait months and weeks just for the next book to come out and finish it the day I bought it. The plot line is great, from what I remember, I loved the stories, and I loved the mythology mixed in. There is definitely some content for older girls however it didn't get too graphic or anything like that. I definitely would recommend this fir young kids. It was a fun series and I owned all the books including So...more

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Oct 12, 2011 Claudia rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book has given me excitement and adventurous thoughts about the unknown and the supernatural. At the beginning of the book, the main character,Vanessa, is being followed by a someone while walking home from a dance pub. She finally is convinced to say something in Latin that she had used before when she was smaller. She thought about using her secret power of invisibility that only her friend Catty knows about. But fear of her secret being revealed holds her back to only say the Latin words...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Chante Douglas added it

Shelves: dec, interesting, exciting

This book is about four girls, Catty, Jimena, Serena, and Vanessa, and they are sisters, and their mother is a Goddess and they are just meeting each other for the first time. But as they are meeting, an evil force is trying to destroy them before they reach their full potential. So they have to band together. They have to combine their powers and defeat the evil forces. But they have to keep their powers a secret from their high-school classmates and friends. asnd in the end, they kill the evil...more

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Jul 16, 2012 Brandyann Matson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Read this when I was younger and still I love it.
It seems to be more for young adult though rather than older people. This book begins by introducing Vanessa Cleveland, who is not only special but can disappear; she isn’t alone. Her best friend who knows her secret, Cassie (I think) is also special. She can time-jump, and together she try to find out what they are. They later find out they are daughters of the Moon and they are supposed to fight a ancient evil that could kill them all, wait for...more

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May 15, 2013 Casey rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: your-book-sucked

Apparently today is the day wherein I go back in time and review books of my youth. One of my friends was obsessed with this series in high school, and forced me to read this drivel. I mostly remembered that this book made me want to have my own magical powers, so that I could transfigure the book into a sharp object and gouge out my eyes in some sort of tragic, Oedipal act. Because even at 15, I was already a snobby asshole who had read the entire Oedipus Cycle and knew that most paranormal you...more

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She always had to move around a lot when she was growing up because her father was in the Marine Corps. She has two sisters. Lynne graduated from high school in Lima, Peru after attending seven other schools. While she was in Peru, she learned to speak Spanish. She attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. When she was 30 years ol...more

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