This book was pretty good, not my favourite in the series, but not my least favourite either. I loved the concept of Pheme having to not-gossip for one whole day, and how Eros helped her deal with it. Phaeton was a good character and I liked his whole storyline and stuff. Pheme was good in this one too.I loved Eros' character and the fact that he has wings and everything, but I'm getting a little tired of the fact that in EVERY book the main character has to have a crush. It's just getting repetitive and boring. I mean, they're written well but it's getting kind of old.Athena was great in this book and I liked the relationship Pheme has with her and the other goddessgirls. Although I thought it was unfair what Aphrodite said in the following scene:'"I'm the goddessgirl of gossip, remember? Asking me to stop snooping for gossip is like asking you [Athena] to stop being brainy. Or Aphrodite to stop being beautiful. Or Persephone to stop growing flowers." [said by Pheme] Aphrodite sniffed. "That's a cop-out. Beauty and brains don't hurt people. Gossip does." ...'I mean, yes gossip may hurt people, but Pheme can't help being goddessgirl of gossip and it's just who she is, she can't help if it hurts people or not. This was a very enjoyable book and I liked the way Pheme resolved the problem and what Zeus gave to her at the end. :) At First Sight: As the Godess Girl of Gossip and Rumor, Pheme sees it as her duty and job description to get into everyone's business and report on it, often before she thinks of the consequences of her tales.Currently, Pheme is trying to get into Principal Zeus' good graces so he'll write her a recommendation letter so she can apply to a job in Teen Scrollazine, the hottest magazine around. All she needs is a really good piece of information to take to Zeus. Good for her that she's the girl's floor hall monitor and gets to snoop around quite a bit in that capacity, even if she shouldn't exactly. Second Glance: If Pheme the Gossip proves one thing is that it's very hard to like a gossip, and I'm sad to say I never got quite there with Pheme. See, when Medusa and Pandora - two girls that the original 4 goddess girls didn't have the highest regard for - took center stage, it took me but a couple of chapters to feel these waves of empathy toward both girls, to care for them. Medusa has had it pretty rough and more than mean, she lacks social graces and acceptance; Pandora can't help to be curious, but she honestly doesn't mean any harm by it.Pheme can't help to gossip because... well, she likes being the center of attention. That's pretty much it. We get hints of her past story but it's never explored enough as it to actually make a difference. And, in the end, I kind of felt like Pheme was being rewarded without quite learning her lesson. Bottom Line: *sigh* I guess I'm not meant to be friends with Pheme. Was it bad? not really. Writing was light and fluffy as ever, and kept a brisk pace. I'm still a huge an of the series, and I'm still REALLY looking forward to Persephone the Daring and Cassandra the Lucky, but to me Pheme was a bump in an otherwise smooth road.
What do You think about Pheme The Gossip (2013)?
it was very good but i would like it to get to the point faster.
—nick
I think it was fantastic!Even it is not real.
—SummerNettles
