Paula and her father are travelling to Istanbul to investigate the existence of a ancient artifact, a statue of the goddess Cybele (hence the name of the book, which I keep forgetting and thinking it is the name of the main character... silly me). The mission becomes personal when Paula is visited by her sister, who lives in the otherworld.
Duarte is a pirate, as much as he likes to deny it. Cyblele's sect is kinda creepy actually (if I were Paula, I would have left it be!). As in all of Juliet Marillier's books, the otherworld is the accepted mystical force(s).
Paula seems to really respect her dad (I don't know why this is such a big deal for me, perhaps because I get along well with my mom, and yet everyone else seems to think parents are the worst). Her guard is also very dedicated to her well being, and genuinely cares about her. Also the bond beween sisters is really strong.
I thought this was an interesting read, but I didn't really like Paula that much, she just seemed to be too careless and unemotional. But it wasn't a bad book, just not as good as Juliet Marillier's other books.
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