sara_evaney's review against another edition
2.0
This book could have been good, the story was interesting enough: Hera awakens the Titan Cronus who then tries to destroy the earth.
The problem was that we had to read it from Kate's point of view and Kate only cares about Kate and Henry. And of course she was too new and weak to actually fight, so in the few action filled parts of the story we got to see the very interesting part of Kate sitting at home crying because Henry didn't love her.
But at that point she had already told us eleven billion times that she doesn't think Henry loves her, but that she would never cheat on him anyway, because the bad, bad Persephone did that! You know, if it takes your husband nine months to kiss you after you MARRIED him, maybe you should just leave him!
I know he (and everybody else) says that he loves Kate and he just can't show it, but that isn't believable at all. There is also no reason for Kate to really love him.
I liked Persephone, but I'm not sure if I can take another book of Kate whining because she's jealous of everyone, so I don't know yet if I'll continue the series. I want to find out where the story is gonna go, especially with the cliff hanger ending (which I guessed fifty pages earlier, at least part of it ^^), but can I take more Kate and Henry?
The problem was that we had to read it from Kate's point of view and Kate only cares about Kate and Henry. And of course she was too new and weak to actually fight, so in the few action filled parts of the story we got to see the very interesting part of Kate sitting at home crying because Henry didn't love her.
But at that point she had already told us eleven billion times that she doesn't think Henry loves her, but that she would never cheat on him anyway, because the bad, bad Persephone did that! You know, if it takes your husband nine months to kiss you after you MARRIED him, maybe you should just leave him!
I know he (and everybody else) says that he loves Kate and he just can't show it, but that isn't believable at all. There is also no reason for Kate to really love him.
I liked Persephone, but I'm not sure if I can take another book of Kate whining because she's jealous of everyone, so I don't know yet if I'll continue the series. I want to find out where the story is gonna go, especially with the cliff hanger ending (which I guessed fifty pages earlier, at least part of it ^^), but can I take more Kate and Henry?
justcrystalxo's review against another edition
5.0
omg omg omg at the ending!! i need the goddess inheritance NOW!! i love this series! i think it surpassed all my other favorites. i definitely recommend.
cvanders's review against another edition
5.0
I liked how in the end Henry and Kate make up. I hated how the goddess "Hera" in her Greek name, can manipulate her easily. I was happy to see that Kate was pregnant.
geo_ix's review against another edition
2.0
I think I’m going to leave this series here. I’m not super eager to read the last book, and I only got really interested in the last few pages. There’s little to no romance and the characters are way too immature for me to enjoy. Kate was either sobbing or screaming/yelling or sulking at every point in this book and I just don’t think I can endure more of that. Also the ‘bad guy’ was so over the top it was painful.
justasmidge's review against another edition
4.0
Overall I loved this book. Even though most of the characters annoy me, especially Kate and her naïveté and excessive whineyness, but for some reason I can't help but not enjoy it.
erinarkin20's review against another edition
3.0
Not sure if I will continue...someone might just have to give me the rundown for book 3.
mandyist's review against another edition
I really don't have time to read truly diabolical young adult fiction. As a rule, I don't abandon books half way through but when I realised I couldn't possibly give this one a fair review, I gave up. This book felt like a parody of the worst parts of the Twilight series with an aloof, emotionally bankrupt deity paired with a female protagonist strong willed enough not to wear makeup and have random sex, but willing to subjugate herself in a loveless marriage. Believe me, there are worse things than wearing makeup and having sex and one of them has to be staying in a relationship or marriage for any other reason than love and mutual respect. After several chapters of Kate waxing on about how Henry probably doesn't love her but she would remained married to him anyway because she felt obliged to, because she wouldn't give up on him, I gave up on the book.
ellenpenleysmith's review against another edition
5.0
Whoa. Okay. Back up here, folks. What just happened?
I liked The Goddess Test. It wasn't mind blowing but it wasn't irritating either. It was the perfect blend of it all and while the tests weren't what I expected I knew I'd come for the sequel. However, I wasn't sure what to expect. Would it be on the same level as GT or would it be more?
I am so happy to say it is more.
In Goddess Interrupted, Kate returns from her Greece holiday with James and is preparing to be crowned Queen of the Underworld. However, Calliope is back and she's revenge seeking and has released Cronus. Which is understandably a big deal. Henry is kidnapped and to save him, Kate must open the gates that let Cronus free. However Kate, who was in the Underworld for only a few hours, hasn't had many lessons in Queen and the only other person who knows how is Persephone--Henry's ex-wife who he still pines for.
I have to admit, I felt my heart break for Kate. Here Kate realises that she is second best to Persephone and is having trouble accepting that fact. And hell I would to! Kate really grew in this book and while I always felt like she was mature, it's here that she shows you that she really loves Henry and how that love is really causing her genuine pain because of his unrequited feelings.
This book turned me into a sap. I felt like crying with Kate as she ripped her heart open for Henry. I'm not usually a sap, so bravo to you, Carter. The action in this is rammed up too and since Kate is in the middle of it, we get all the juicy details. I remember wishing that the Goddess Test had more action, but it seems like they were answered with its sequel.
The cliff hanger.. My gosh. After the emotional roller coaster we experience with Henry, Kate and Persephone the cliff hanger is like a stab in the stomach and the back and the legs and the arms and you get the picture. The Goddess Inheritance could not get her soon enough.
If you thought the Goddess Test was just okay, I do recommend giving Goddess Interrupted a shot. The emotion and the action are the perfect blends and the cliff hanger will leave you wanting more ASAP.
I liked The Goddess Test. It wasn't mind blowing but it wasn't irritating either. It was the perfect blend of it all and while the tests weren't what I expected I knew I'd come for the sequel. However, I wasn't sure what to expect. Would it be on the same level as GT or would it be more?
I am so happy to say it is more.
In Goddess Interrupted, Kate returns from her Greece holiday with James and is preparing to be crowned Queen of the Underworld. However, Calliope is back and she's revenge seeking and has released Cronus. Which is understandably a big deal. Henry is kidnapped and to save him, Kate must open the gates that let Cronus free. However Kate, who was in the Underworld for only a few hours, hasn't had many lessons in Queen and the only other person who knows how is Persephone--Henry's ex-wife who he still pines for.
I have to admit, I felt my heart break for Kate. Here Kate realises that she is second best to Persephone and is having trouble accepting that fact. And hell I would to! Kate really grew in this book and while I always felt like she was mature, it's here that she shows you that she really loves Henry and how that love is really causing her genuine pain because of his unrequited feelings.
This book turned me into a sap. I felt like crying with Kate as she ripped her heart open for Henry. I'm not usually a sap, so bravo to you, Carter. The action in this is rammed up too and since Kate is in the middle of it, we get all the juicy details. I remember wishing that the Goddess Test had more action, but it seems like they were answered with its sequel.
The cliff hanger.. My gosh. After the emotional roller coaster we experience with Henry, Kate and Persephone the cliff hanger is like a stab in the stomach and the back and the legs and the arms and you get the picture. The Goddess Inheritance could not get her soon enough.
If you thought the Goddess Test was just okay, I do recommend giving Goddess Interrupted a shot. The emotion and the action are the perfect blends and the cliff hanger will leave you wanting more ASAP.
its_tara's review against another edition
4.0
I was in the camp of people who enjoyed reading The Goddess Test, so really, this one for me was a bit of a no-brainer. In fact, I went on to read it immediately afterwards.
In many ways, this was better than the first book. One reason was that there was a lot more going on in this book – and the action starts more or less straight away, with Kate arriving at the Underworld after her summer away to find her immortal husband injured. Of course, gods aren’t supposed to be able to hurt each other, so it has to be something pretty bad if it’s capable of hurting him.
Of course, things lead from bad to worse, and on the night that Kate is due to be coronated as Queen of the Underworld, Henry gets taken by Cronos, leader of the Titans, who has been awakened and is on the brink of escape. Of course, this leads Kate onto a rescue mission, but clearly, things are never as easy as they seem.
I love the attention to detail in this book – once again, the mythology used was well-researched, and I liked the introduction of Persephone as a character. I also felt that a lot of my questions from The Goddess Test were answered – and the gods and goddesses were far more godlike in this book, which I appreciated.
One thing that did bother me was that Kate seemed a bit less awesome in this. I’m sure that’ll change in the next books in the series (which I need and sooner rather than later, because really, Aimee Carter knows how to write one hell of a cliffhanger). However, she spent a lot of time complaining and getting herself into more trouble than was strictly necessary, if she just did what she was told. Then again – where would be the fun in that? And from her internal dialogue, I did understand where Kate was coming from, and why she’d have so many conflicts.
Overall though, it didn’t bother me too much, and I ended up enjoying this one nearly as much as The Goddess Test – and as previously mentioned I can't wait for the next one!
In many ways, this was better than the first book. One reason was that there was a lot more going on in this book – and the action starts more or less straight away, with Kate arriving at the Underworld after her summer away to find her immortal husband injured. Of course, gods aren’t supposed to be able to hurt each other, so it has to be something pretty bad if it’s capable of hurting him.
Of course, things lead from bad to worse, and on the night that Kate is due to be coronated as Queen of the Underworld, Henry gets taken by Cronos, leader of the Titans, who has been awakened and is on the brink of escape. Of course, this leads Kate onto a rescue mission, but clearly, things are never as easy as they seem.
I love the attention to detail in this book – once again, the mythology used was well-researched, and I liked the introduction of Persephone as a character. I also felt that a lot of my questions from The Goddess Test were answered – and the gods and goddesses were far more godlike in this book, which I appreciated.
One thing that did bother me was that Kate seemed a bit less awesome in this. I’m sure that’ll change in the next books in the series (which I need and sooner rather than later, because really, Aimee Carter knows how to write one hell of a cliffhanger). However, she spent a lot of time complaining and getting herself into more trouble than was strictly necessary, if she just did what she was told. Then again – where would be the fun in that? And from her internal dialogue, I did understand where Kate was coming from, and why she’d have so many conflicts.
Overall though, it didn’t bother me too much, and I ended up enjoying this one nearly as much as The Goddess Test – and as previously mentioned I can't wait for the next one!