Amazing!

Book three of The Goddess Test series, The Goddess Inheritance, by Aimée Carter contains a complex story line involving themes of love, friendship, and family. The story revolves around a new Greek goddess, Kate Winters, who has passed tests described in previous books to become a replacement for Hades’ previous wife, Persephone. However, because the book takes place in modern times, Hades has changed his name to Henry and many other gods have taken on less archaic names as well. At the beginning of the story, Kate is living in the captivity of Cronus (an evil titan set on destroying the world) and has just given birth to Henry’s son, Milo. She devises a plan to escape and finds her way back to Olympus, home of the gods. There she tells the other gods of Cronus’ plan to break out of Tartarus and destroy Earth. As the novel continues, Kate is forced to choose between her love for her friends, her love for her son, and her love for her husband while simultaneously trying to defeat Cronus.
When Kate escapes from Cronus’ hold, she is forced to leave her baby behind, who is being taken care of by Kate’s best friend, Ava (also known as Aphrodite), who was captured alongside her. Every day of separation tears Kate apart, and this portion of the story is where we see many instances of the themes of love and family. In another section of the novel, Kate attempts to sacrifice herself in order to have Milo returned to Olympus, only to have her husband, Henry, take her place. This is another example of two characters whose actions show their love for one another. The final place where I notice friendship in this novel is when Ava takes a knife which was meant for Kate, giving up her life so that Kate can spend it with the ones she loves. All of these scenarios demonstrate how much the characters in this book understand love, friendship, and family.
Overall, I would give this book two stars out of five. This is because the author’s style of writing was extremely repetitive and there were many holes in the plot. For example, the main character cried almost every three pages. I found this overuse monotonous and diminishing towards the characters feelings. Additionally, the ending made little sense and left many loose ends. I did enjoy the parallels to Greek mythology, but they definitely didn’t make up for the author’s mistakes. This book related to me personally because I, like the main character, have strong connections to my family and friends. The theme was quite relatable to any reader.
In conclusion, I would not recommend this book/series. The reader is left with an incomplete ending and confusion. Although I did enjoy the themes of friendship, family, and love, they couldn’t compensate for my opinion on the author’s writing skills. This book is probably not worth your time unless you have absolutely nothing else to read and love Greek mythology.

I was really hoping for Kate to suddenly become an all-powerful goddess, but I guess that would've been too easy.

Overall, it was a good ending. The happy and devastating emotions are perfectly balanced out. Wars are never without heartache after all, and if this had ended happily then the story wouldn't leave such an impact.

So, this is it. The final book in the series. And boy does it have a lot to accomplish! Relationships to heal, people to bring together, battles to fight and if we're lucky Kate and Henry and their baby will get a happy ending. I've really enjoyed this series despite some small complaints. Yes, Henry does seem to be a bit of a blank wall sometimes. He seems to have a bit more feelings in this book. Especially when it's crucial. Kate still suffers from being a martyr. Why she doesn't think she deserves happiness and everything that all the others around her are fighting for I don't know. She's constantly throwing herself in the line of fire. And of course, she's being kept in the dark about the Council's plans so I guess she does have a right to feel like she should do something.

But the one thing I wanted in this book was a little more one on one time between Henry and Kate. I wanted to see them warm up to each other, have a chance to know each other. See the fun side of Henry. But he's always so straight and stiff. So though I thought it was well planned out and a good strong finish for the series, I still wanted more of Henry and Kate. I've always wanted that, throughout the series. I just guess it wasn't meant to be and it left me feeling a little wanting in the end. However, everything else was wrapped up (for now according to what I read....).

Thanks to the publishers for an e-ARC of the novel made available through NetGalley. The opinions expressed are my own. No monetary compensation was received for my review.

speechless. I can't believe what I just read.

I had a tough time with this one - it was like no one had changed from book 1. No one had grown, learned from their mistakes and become better in order to make new, improved choices.

No, no. we are still making the same ol' AWFUL choices. Doomed to repeat the same mistakes, the same lies - and wow, look at that - we got the same outcome.

and it was frustrating. To see everyone make these same stupid mistakes wondering why they didn't learn to be better - c'mon, this is the last book ......how have they not become better people?

oh well. series done.

Not the ending i was expecting.....

Awesome ending :) Somethings I didn't expect it to happen which was really surprising .

I’ve been eagerly anticipating this book for a long time now. How gorgeous is the Australian cover? After the nail-biting cliff-hanger at the end of Goddess Interrupted, I couldn’t wait to see how the final war between good and bad was going to play out.

Kate’s been held captive by the evil titan Cronus and his sinister and sneaky goddess queen, Calliope, for the past nine months. Now the baby she never imagined she’d have is ready to be born. Kate’s maternal instinct kicks into overdrive and she does the unimaginable – she makes a deal with Cronus for the safety of her baby. For her and Henry’s son, Milo.

It surprised me how much I enjoyed the ending to this series. Kate’s grown up a lot since the first book and is now taking responsibility for her actions – as well as stepping up to the plate and accepting her role on the Olympus Council. She’s still prone to a little exaggeration and hysteria but I found her more likeable than I had in the previous instalments.

I loved meeting new characters and seeing the old ones again. The plot managed to keep me interested right up until the last page having action and drama happening on every page. There’s betrayal and misdirection with Kate never quite sure who she can trust. There’s mystic and an ending that I never expected. The romance was sweet and didn’t manage to consume the entire novel but rather made the read all the more worthwhile.

I’ve finally given up trying to work out the family tree. It’s too ridiculous – and I suppose in that way this book does somewhat represent an ancient myth. Everyone’s related to everyone and somehow you can be your own aunt on both sides with your mother also being your aunt and sister-in-law… it’s just plain crazy!

Overall, this series was worth reading. It brought a whole new twist onto the Persephone/Hades myth and evolved it into an entirely different story. If the author ever decides to write a spin-off where James finds his true love, I’d definitely check it out!

Great ending. I can't imagine the ending to be any different. Calliope sure is a bitch, man. She got what she deserved. There were enough casualties so that it didn't seem to cliche but not an exaggerated amount a la George R. R. Martin.

Can't believe I read the whole series in all of two days. Smh, I think I have an addiction to books now.