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Dios, que ganas de llorar. No, gracias, no la quiero. Dec 19, Celine rated it it was amazing. I adore the cover. It's cute and represents the story. The little wings on the feet is CUTE!! I love how the way the title and the picture is set on the cover! Indiana Jones meets Percy Jackson with a sweet romance! When Zoe first arrived in Ancient Greece, the book progressed quite slowly, with Zoe meeting some new characters and trying to adapt with her new situation.
I almost didn't enjoy it since I really wanted Zeus to appear and re My review: I almost didn't enjoy it since I really wanted Zeus to appear and read the romance! I know, I know, I'm so silly for wanting the romance barely in the beginning already! There's a character who Zoe called Blondie and I didn't expect he was going to be the main character. After Zoe meets with Zeus, I am completely into this book.
I loved meeting the Greek gods and godesses as young adults about seventeen years old. Even though the gods are remake by making them younger, unlike the Greek myths illustration we've seen with Zeus and his beard, it is still true to the mythology like how Zeus likes to disguise as a regular mortal and he had a jealous wife or 'girlfriend', Hera who became an antagonist in this novel. I also enjoyed reading about the use of modern technology back in ancient times such as how Zoe uses her iPhone for compass to help her escape the labyrinth.
It's an interesting blend of modern and ancient times. The book is filled with adventures and I really enjoyed it after Zoe meets Zeus! I love every single characters in this book, particularly Zoe and Zeus of course! I love their relationship, they are so cute together and their powers. Their story of when they first met was simply funny and interesting! Zeus being young compared to how we originally know the Greek myths make me like him a lot. He seemed innocent, kind and loving. Zoe is also a very funny character who also has powers like the gods. Reading about their relationship makes me really enjoy the book!
I really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to the sequel and the ending was great. If you love Greek Mythology, you'll love this book as much as I do! Nov 05, Rachel rated it really liked it Shelves: I have always had a love of Greek mythology. I don't consider myself an expert on it or anything, but the stories of the gods and all the crazy creatures has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. I've seen a whole lot of interpretations of the stories, and the The Dig is definitely one of my favorites.
I really love this idea, because I always felt like the gods seemed like big I have always had a love of Greek mythology. I really love this idea, because I always felt like the gods seemed like big, powerful teenagers anyways, with their scrabbling over stupid things and falling in love with their own reflections. Audrey Hart has incorporated all of the things we love about Greek mythology within the coming-of-age story of Zoe Calder, and it's a fun ride. Zoe was definitely a highlight of the book.
I know there are a lot of "introverted" young adult protagonists, but Zoe felt like the most genuine and realistic interpretation of this, and I felt like she and I would get along. She's smart and intuitive. Sure, she freaks out about somehow ending up in ancient Greece, but she doesn't whine about it for the whole book: Her insecurities felt real and much like how I felt in high school. She doesn't have the same interests as her classmates, and can't quite relate, but somehow knows there's really nothing wrong with that.
At the same time, Zoe's journey is a trip to find herself. Though she knew she was strong, she never had to really show it, and she learns just what kind of person she is. I also thought the relationship between Zoe and Zeus was well-developed, which is a rarity recently. In true teenager fashion, Zoe rushes into labels for what they are and thinks she's way more in love than she really is, but their real relationship not the one in Zoe's head moves at a good pace.
There's no insta-love, just attraction, and their relationship develops over time spent together having a good time, not brooding stares.
Zeus is also a very worthy love interest. I'm definitely looking forward to more of him. The Dig is a very fast-paced and fun read. At just above pages, you can read it in one sitting and be very satisfied with how you've spent your last few hours. It is packed full with action, mythology, and romance that all blend together for a great adventure, and I can't wait for the rest of the trilogy! A big thanks to Audrey Hart for contacting me and providing me with an advance copy of The Dig!! You can read more reviews and other fun stuff on my blog: Nov 14, C. Thomas rated it really liked it Shelves: Finally--a female Percy Jackson!
I have been waiting and waiting and wondering when an enterprising author would hit upon the idea and I have finally found it. Zoe is all the best of Percy--funny, spunky and prone to a lot of trouble which made for one great read. After wandering into a forbidden temple while on a trip with her archaeologist uncle and aunt, Zoe is transported to ancient Greece.
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Really ancient Greece BC or so. To find her way back, she must travel to the oracle isn't there a Finally--a female Percy Jackson! To find her way back, she must travel to the oracle isn't there always an oracle and follow said directions. Of course, along the way, she must endure trials on Mt. Olympus, rescue various creatures from destruction and get in a catfight with a teenaged Hera. Did I mention she also meets and falls in love with a cute teenage boy who saves her on more than once occasion.
Maybe because he's Zeus and, like, the god of everything. His friends and girlfriend Hera are not happy with the arrangement and throw even more deadly obstacles in the path of the star-crossed lovers. There is so much to like about this book. Right away, from the very first paragraph, I felt like I knew Zoe and she was talking straight to me. That kind of connection isn't often found in books and I relished it, reading way past the time I usually give to myself and burning a few dinners in the process.
It has a great message in it for young girls and isn't just mindless drivel like many of the girly books out there. This is one heroine a young girl could really sink her teeth into and learn a valuable message about to boot; namely, that, the trials and obstacles in life often teach us about what we are made up of and teach us what we want in life and what is really important.
The perfect combination of romance and adventure. The book is a first in a trilogy so be prepared to keep reading--the first one ends in a cliffhanger that wasn't satisfying at all. Now, I just have to wait for the next installment! Aug 08, Iris rated it did not like it Shelves: Wow, het is alweer een tijdje geleden dat een boek zoveel negatieve gevoelens bij mij wist op te roepen. Dit kwam voornamelijk door onze o zo geweldige hoofdpersoon zombie en de manier van schrijven. Met beide kon ik het totaal niet vinden. Voeg daar nog insta-love en een totaal onteerde Olympische geschiedenis aan toe en je hebt iets wat ik graag naar het andere eind van de kamer wil gooien..
The Dig was dus overduidelijk niet voor mij bestemd! Ga voor een uitgebreidere recensie naar mijn websit Wow, het is alweer een tijdje geleden dat een boek zoveel negatieve gevoelens bij mij wist op te roepen. Ga voor een uitgebreidere recensie naar mijn website! Jul 20, Abi rated it it was amazing Shelves: I liked the spin on the gods and goddesses; it was interesting. Zoe and Zeus were cute together. I'd really like to read the next one.
Jul 23, Scimone Jackson rated it it was ok. It's to the point where i wonder myself why i haven't sat down to write my own spin on the infamous Greek Gods I remember picking up one book of Percy Jackson and the Olympians With that being said I honestly have no opinion. I didn't dislike it Here are my reasons I feel as though some stories are so old and well known they just should not be touched.
I loved the idea of "The Dig", but i wasn't too hyped about the idea of all the Gods being viewed as stuck up snobby teenagers. We just deleted an entire history with this book. In almost every story that i've ever read Zeus is who he is I thought the love between Zoe and Zeus were cute We've just deleted stories and stories and stories of mythology in pages.
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They've obviously lived years in this book Why is it that Zeus and Hera have no kids? When we know darn well that everyone on Mount Olympus is related in some kind of way. I don't fault Audrey Hart for the changes that she's made. For some of you this may not be such a big deal Zoe was transported back in time If we took out half of the random memories she brought on during something as simple as a peanut butter sandwhich The first page captivated me for some reason.
I immediately bought it after reading the first page! I never do that. But the rest of the book is exactly like those first couple of pages full of comparisons and too short a story. She literally tells us how she feels about every single thing and how it all relates back to present day Earth So assuming i assuming i remember to read book Right now i don't know if Zoe was what she was simply because she found the small circular disk oject I also didn't enjoy watching how utterly scared and defenseless Zeus seemed. He's the King of Gods! I mean of course in every aspect of Greek Mythology So many Gods were missing Which is fine because hey this was only book 1!
But she never even so much as mentioned the other Gods. It's like she literally had no questions. She was the a lone leaf Sooooo to sum it all up. This was not an awful book though i know my previous writing will have you raising your eyebrows asking me if i've bumped my head I am just an extremely biased i guess harsh critic because it is dealing with mythology. Its a hit or miss for me.
It was a quick read Just if you are an A V I D mythology fan Nov 10, Andrea rated it it was ok Shelves: I'm just going to put myself out there and open by saying this is a tough review to write. I hate being a "bearer of bad news. I wanted so much to love The Dig. The cover is adorable, making me smile everytime I looked at it.
The synopsis sounds like a great deal of fun. But sadly, things just didn't work out that way. So, instead of me sitting here stalling, let's get to it! Typically, I don't give an overview of the story in my review. That's what a synopsis is for, right? But in this I'm just going to put myself out there and open by saying this is a tough review to write. But in this case, I can't explain or justify my feelings if I don't. Bear in mind, this is very general, but gives you the main idea of the plot. Zoe, having completed her junior year of high school, accompanies her aunt and uncle on an archealogical dig in Greece.
Like many teenagers, Zoe wanders where she shouldn't and comes across an artifact that looks like a giant iPhone. She can't keep her hands to herself and said giant iPhone thingy is actually a device that transports her to ancient Greece, whereupon she stumbles into a handsome young man who happens to be the main man of Greek mythology, Zeus. Then, the story turns into "The Greek Gods: Yes, all the major Greek gods are teens; really cranky, hateful, evil teens, with the exception of Zeus.
All of them are paired up into couples, but, and I am assuming here, because the there are more girls than guys and the numbers don't add up, Hermes is actually a girl I'll come back to that later. Now, all of them are out to get Zoe because she seems to have powers of her own and has wandered in, upsetting the balance of power. Chaos ensues, and in the meantime, Zoe and Zeus have fallen in love.
They must struggle to make it back to safety with the power of the magical iPhone-ish device before Zoe is destroyed. How about the iPhone transporter. It's a cute idea, but without some sort of reasoning, logical or not, I just didn't get it. An ancient, dusty box or a cool medallion would have been cool, but the iPhone just didn't cut it for me. Next up, the characters. Zoe was a neat character in some ways. She was smart, and had a somewhat funny internal dialogue.
As for the rest, they fell flat for me. Zeus had a few real moments, but otherwise, he and all of the other Greek gods felt one-dimensional. They were catty, bratty and in general just no fun at all to read. This leads me to Hermes, who by every account I have ever read, was a man. In this story Hermes is a girl and is paired up with Apollo. If the numbers don't add up, add in a few of the minor deities, or just make him gay. Perhaps there is a great reason behind the decision to make Hermes a girl. Now I'm onto the math.
Zeus tells Zoe that he is five hundred years old. The story takes place in Which means the Greek gods have only been around, and correct me if I'm wrong, since I may have been a crappy math student, but I rocked history and literature. Greek mythology was around well before the sixteenth century, this I know. I'm all for suspending disbelief, but my compulsion for historical accuracy won't let me let that slide. I'm not a person who typically gripes too much about insta-love, the bane of many reader's existence.
I don't like it, but if it's well-written enough, I can handle it. I may be well beyond my teen years not too beyond! And I never, no matter how good looking and sweet talking the guy was, fell in love with a guy the first day I knew him. I just don't like when a girl is willing to throw everything to the wind over the first guy who pays her attention.
Okay, so what did I like about The Dig? The idea in general was appealing. I love Greek mythology, love when I can find a great re-imagining. The concept of the deities being teenagers was cool. If they had had more depth, it would have been great fun.
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The author's style did have a certain sense of charm, with several funny references to current pop culture trends. There was one really beautiful kissy scene that had me swooning a bit. As a whole, I would say The Dig was an interesting premise, but with all of the issues mentioned above, just didn't cut it for me.
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And- can't say I saw this one coming either- peacocks. Nov 14, Ana rated it really liked it. Also posted on http: Greek mythology is not new. But take away the age, the sourne Also posted on http: Zoe Calder is that introverted teenager who frequents your high school.
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She skips school dances in favor of reading books, lives the bare minimum of a social life, and spends her summers digging up history. But on an archeological dig in Crete, her life changes when she breaks the rules and goes beyond the safe area cordoned off with red tape. Curiosity killed the cat… but it transported Zoe back in time to ancient Greece. Within minutes of arriving, Zoe sees a Nymph being attacked. This leads her to discover two things: Zoe sets off to visit the Oracle in order to inquire about her newly revealed powers, and is sent by the Oracle to Mount Olympus which is not the heaven you thought it was.
She meets the gods and gets entwined in a drama that could will probably end her life. And all in an effort to get back to the future… but when the time comes, will she really want to? The Dig is not one of them. Zoe actually prefers spending time by herself, and her passion for archaeology rings true.
And although she does fall in love, she kicks some behind and saves herself. She may be introverted, but she is a strong heroine. I equally enjoyed her sense of humour. Cut off one head and another grows back with a friend in tow. See what I mean? Zeus was a… conflicted character. On the one hand, he was really sweet and nice and patient. But that completely changed whenever he was with his friends. Zoe noticed this, however, and quickly made it clear that she was bent on avoiding superficiality. Whenever they had problems, they talked it out.
Such a cute couple! I understand that he was fed up with his god friends, but what he sacrifices during the finale of this book is crazy. Let me just talk about the world building for a while. My absolute favourite part of ancient Greece is the vale of the Nymphs. Mount Olympus was quite the escape!
Either way, this had me chuckling. Finally, The Dig deserves 4. A light read, a fresh take on Greek myth, and a hilarious, action-packed plot. Dec 07, Melissa Henstra rated it it was ok. I identify with the loner girl persona so in theory Zoe is exactly the kind of character I would get along with just fine, and in the beginning I did. What the dig has going for it is a female protagonist that can hold her on and I will always get behind that.
Zoe's internal streams of conscious were the highlight of the book for me. The thing is I had to keep reminding myself that this was a YA novel, that's not so good. I read a lot of YA fantasy and I think that a good book is a good book reg I identify with the loner girl persona so in theory Zoe is exactly the kind of character I would get along with just fine, and in the beginning I did. I read a lot of YA fantasy and I think that a good book is a good book regardless of it's target audience While reading The Dig I couldn't get away from the feeling that I was being pandered to.
To be fair I'm in the minority here, The Dig is being very well reviewed all over the place. It's just that to establish a relationship with the main character you have to get to know her in order to walk in their shoes and cheer them on. I didn't get that with Zoe, the reader gets little tastes of who she is and where she's coming from but there was no sense of connection for me.
I feel like the issues presented in Zoe's story were over simplified self esteem, personal identity, the need to belong while staying true to one's self are I think supposed to be the driving force of this story. Zoe's journey of self discovery, but it didn't really ring true because there was no process of getting there just action and result. Also there are distinct similarities between Zoe and Hera that glossed over or ignored or glossed over again maybe saved for the next installment.
Hera was power crazy yes, but she believed know less strongly then Zoe that she and Zues were meant to be and was prepared to fight just as hard to keep things the way they had been with mirror's Zoe's initial need to get back to the stability of her old life. I think Hera and Zoe are dark and light reelections of each other and using that would have added a lot more to a story that is sort of shallow. For the premise to work it needed to jump off the page at you. I got tepid at best. In the end I wanted, really wanted to like The Dig much more then I actually did.
Nov 12, Patty rated it it was amazing. My own speedy summary… Zoe She is studious and quiet and prefers to sort of watch life as opposed to being a real participant. She spends most of the year away at school and spends summers My own speedy summary… Zoe She spends most of the year away at school and spends summers on digs with her archeologist aunt and uncle.
My thoughts during and after reading The Dig… Ok…Zoe goes off exploring and touches or pushes at something that she perceives to be a huge iPhone. When she wakes up she is in the past to the time when gods and goddesses ruled while chilling out on top of Mount Olympus. Zoe finds herself with some powers…unfortunately nothing glam…she is powerful with dirt…lol…and under the scrutiny of these gods and goddesses who are her age and remind Zoe of the people she goes to school with.
These gods are described with a keen sense of humor. There is a really cute guy and mean girl and a bully and followers…sort of a typical high school in crowd…only with names like Zeus, Artemis, Poseidon and Hera…among others. These narcissistic high schoolers in god and goddess bodies want Zoe gone…in the worst way. I totally loved this book. The combined wit and humor and cleverness in the dialog was so much fun.
I loved the mix of teaching and humor. I think readers will learn and laugh while reading this book.
Target audience for this book? That would be anyone…middle grades , high school grades and anyone who loves YA with a little bit of a hit…funny snarky good humor. I adored that part of this book. Audrey Hart has her own style.
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I loved reading about these characters. She made a book about mythology interesting and lively. There was adventure and danger and excitement. There was an ending that is making me crave more…but it is a trilogy so hopefully that will happen in a timely manner. Jun 29, Ally rated it did not like it. Dig is perhaps the most annoying and ridiculous book I'd ever read. And I read over thousands of books, so this is saying something.
Of course, there are tons of annoying books, but none of them are as ridiculous as this one. I'm going back to Percy Jackson. There is a bunch of fangirls and Percy Jackson fans. Dig ignores everything of Greek Mythology. The author horribly bashed Greek Myth in Dig is perhaps the most annoying and ridiculous book I'd ever read. The author horribly bashed Greek Myth in the head and changed everything.
The gods became annoying insecured teenagers. They are thousands of years old and most of them, especially Athena, are much wiser than that. Honestly, if the Olympians were real, they would had bashed Audrey Hart's head. That girl is toasted by the time Athena, the goddess of wisdom and owls, is through with her. Then Hera is going to send cow poop.
Zoe Calder reminds me of Gaia. Her powers over the earth is relatively similar to it. However, I have no idea why she is hanging out with Olympians. She should be a hippie. Okay, maybe not a hippie, but she definitely doesn't deserve this great and awesome power. She is an idiot. Remember how Zeus always cheat on his wife or girlfriend in this book? Well, guess what will happen if you get involved with him. Or any of the gods. None of them are truly faithful to their marriage, with the exception of the virgin goddesses and Hera.
World building is terrible. Like I said before, nothing is really based on Greek Mythology. It is only the names that were taken. Apparently, Athena is the girlfriend of Ares while Poseidon is dating someone who is not his wife. Even Artemis is dating. Can you believe it? Athena and Artemis are two virgin goddesses. It means they don't date and they could barely tolerate the male species. So, in short, Audrey Hart the author of this damn book really bashed the head of Greek Mythology. The writing is terrible, too. I couldn't stand it. Don't know why I even bothered.
Was there anything good? There was this part Actually, I'm just joking. I hate The Dig. And it somehow ripped off archaeological reasoning, too! And I remember why I bothered to finish this book.