Review: The Goddess Inheritance (Goddess Test #3) by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Inheritance

Series: Goddess Test #3

Previous book in this series: The Goddess Test (#1) | The Goddess Hunt (#1.5) | Goddess Interrupted (#2) | The Goddess Legacy (#2.5)

Author: Aimee Carter

Genre: YA, paranormal romance, Greek mythology

Publication date: Feb. 2013

Published by: HarlequinTEEN

Source: The publishers via Netgalley (thanks!)

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Synopsis:

Love or life.
Henry or their child.
The end of her family or the end of the world.
Kate must choose.

During nine months of captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a vengeful Titan and a pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of the Gods wants her unborn child, and Kate can't stop her--until Cronus offers a deal.

In exchange for her loyalty and devotion, the King of the Titans will spare humanity and let Kate keep her child. Yet even if Kate agrees, he'll destroy Henry, her mother and the rest of the council. And if she refuses, Cronus will tear the world apart until every last god and mortal is dead.

With the fate of everyone she loves resting on her shoulders, Kate must do the impossible: find a way to defeat the most powerful being in existence, even if it costs her everything.

Even if it costs her eternity.

My rating: ★★★★☆
I LOVE mythology, and I thought, that overall, this series was a pretty good addition to the story of Hades and Persephone.

Review: The Goddess Legacy (Goddess Test #2.5) by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Legacy

Series: Goddess Test #2.5

Previous book in this series: The Goddess Test (#1) | The Goddess Hunt (#1.5) | Goddess Interrupted (#2)

Author: Aimee Carter

Genre: YA, paranormal romance, Greek mythology

Publication date: July 2012

Published by: Harlequin Teen

Source: review copy from the publishers via Netgalley

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Synopsis:

For millennia we've caught only glimpses of the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses on Olympus. Now Aimée Carter pulls back the curtain on how they became the powerful, petty, loving and dangerous immortals that Kate Winters knows.

Calliope/Hera represented constancy and yet had a husband who never matched her faithfulness….

Ava/Aphrodite was the goddess of love and yet commitment was a totally different deal….

Persephone was urged to marry one man, yet longed for another….

James/Hermes loved to make trouble for others but never knew true loss before….

Henry/Hades's solitary existence had grown too wearisome to continue. But meeting Kate Winters gave him a new hope.

My rating: ★★★★☆
The Goddess Queen (Hera) - I really liked this story. I thought the bickering between Hera and Zeus was kind of amusing, but really, talk about a dysfunctional family! I have to admit, Hera has never been one of my fave Greek gods/goddesses...she's always so vengeful and stuff! But in this short story, I kinda felt bad for her. I can see where her rage and bitterness comes from (*cough* Zeus *cough*). But dude! Seriously? She goes from bitter to just plain crazy in the 2 previous books!

Review: Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test #2) by Aimee Carter

Title: Goddess Interrupted

Series: Goddess Test #2

Previous book in this series: The Goddess Test (#1) | The Goddess Hunt (#1.5)

Author: Aimee Carter

Genre: YA, paranormal romance, Greek mythology

Publication date: March 27, 2012

Published by: Harlequin Teen

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Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life with Henry in the Underworld, she'll have to fight for it.

Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans. As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future. Henry's first wife, Persephone.

My rating: ★★★★★
I LOVED THIS BOOK! It was so awesome! And the ending was incredibly shocking!

Review: The Goddess Hunt (Goddess Test #1.5) by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Hunt

Series: Goddess Test #1.5

Previous book in this series: The Goddess Test

Author: Aimee Carter

Genre: YA, paranormal romance, Greek mythology

Publication date: March 1st, 2012

Published by: Harlequin Teen

Source: Own Kindle E-Book

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A vacation in Greece sounds like the perfect way for Kate Winters to spend her first sabbatical away from the Underworld...until she gets caught up in an immortal feud going back millennia. Castor and Pollux have been on the run from Zeus and Hades's wrath for centuries, hiding from the gods who hunt them. The last person they trust is Kate, the new Queen of the Underworld. Nevertheless, she is determined to help their cause. But when it comes to dealing with immortals, Kate still has a lot to learn....

My rating: ★★★★★
Loved, loved, LOVED!

Review: The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Test

Series: Goddess Test #1

Author: Aimee Carter

Genre: YA, paranormal romance, Greek mythology

Publication date: April 2011

Published by: Harlequin Teen

Source: Own Paperback

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Synopsis:

EVERY GIRL WHO HAS TAKEN THE TEST HAS DIED.

NOW IT'S KATE'S TURN.

It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.

My rating: ★★★★☆
Anyone who knows me knows that I am IN LOVE with mythology! Any mythology: Norse, Roman, Egyptian, etc. But my favorite is Greek mythology! I cannot emphasize that enough! I just find it really interesting! So when I found this book I was like, "Yes, this book I HAVE to get!" And I really, really liked it! I loved the mythology behind it (duh), and I actually liked Aphrodite in this book! Let's just say that Aphrodite is not one of my favorite goddesses, but I really like her in The Goddess Test. This was a surprise to me, lol.