Product Description

Vanessa, who has always had the special power to become invisible, discovers that she and her best friend Catty, a time-traveler, are goddesses of the moon who must fight together to overcome the evil Atrox.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66106 in Books
• Published on: 2000-08-01
• Released on: 2000-08-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 294 pages

From Publishers Weekly
This sexy but lackluster fantasy novel kicks off the Daughters of the Moon series by the author of Drive-By and Party Girl. High school sophomore Vanessa and her best friend, Catty, have magical powers. But while Catty sees her ability to time travel as a gift, Vanessa hates her own ability to turn invisible: she "tried to control her molecules, but in times of intense emotion, her molecules had more power than her ability to restrain them and the light from a full moon seemed to fuel their charge." Vanessa wants to date the handsome, long-haired Michael and be like everyone else, but whenever he kisses her, her feet and hands start disappearing. Then Catty turns up missing, and Vanessa's new friend Serena (a mind reader) reveals that they are goddesses, Daughters of the Moon, who must battle the evil Atrox and its dissolute band of "Followers" (from whose souls Atrox has sucked all hope) who haunt the Los Angeles club scene. Multicultural and cutting-edge, the California-hip backdrop may appeal to some readers and the book contains enough affirmations of "girl power" to please any budding feminist. But in the end, this series reads like an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer without the camp. Into the Cold Fire, the next in the series, follows Serena as she falls prey to the dark side. Ages 12-up. (Oct.)
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Customer Reviews

This could go either way...
This is the first book in a 13 book series about four girls with supernatural talents who find out they are actually goddesses charged with destroying evil. In "Goddess of the Night", Vanessa Cleveland can't shake the feeling that she is being followed, and she thinks this is because someone has found out her most closely kept secret - she can become invisible. You can definitely see Ewing's background in screenwriting in this book as she is very descriptive. She spends a lot of time talking about the girl's clothing and their unique styles, etc. And she does a great job of it. I think these books are perfect for the audience they are targeted to, pre-teen and younger teen girls who are interested in fashion. The story itself isn't anything terribly original but there are a few plots that I think show promise, especially the one involving Vanessa and Stanton.

This book is AMAZING!
Los Angeles may seem like a simple, quiet city. But behind the scenes, the picture is more complicated than appeared. Vanessa Cleveland wants to be normal; she wants to have a normal life with normal friends, maybe even a boyfriend. But she can't ignore the fact that she can turn invisible and her best friend can travel back in time. When Serena and Jimena show up telling Vanessa that she's "tu es dea, filia lunae," a goddess, a Daughter of the Moon. Not believing this ridiculous tale, she continues life as normal as possible. Then she notices that wherever she goes, its as if someone is following her. That's when she starts to believe. Is Vanessa truly a goddess? If so, does she have enough strength to defeat the all-powerful Atrox? - Goddess of the night is exciting and is an amazing book. Fantasy and romance readers would enjoy the creative twists that Ewing intertwines in the plot. This book is an excellent catch and I would give it a 4.8 out of 5. -Christen

Dissapointed
I read these books when I was in 8th or 9th grade. Even though its been a few years since, I still enjoy teen fiction. I never finished the series and decided to finish it now-starting from the beginning. Not what I remembered. The context is very easily read, which i thought at the time as well. Its choppy and lacking emotion- some parts are interesting and the story line is good but the choppiness and low level of vocabulary limit these books.
The problem is, while the writing is very simple- the context isn't completely appropriate for say- an advanced 5th grader. It seems the emotions that are described vividly in this book are lust and attraction. Empathy, fear, and other easily related emotions for the level of writing are not as focused.