One and a half stars--some of it was okay, but too much of it made me roll my eyes. Irritations started with the melodrama and existential angst, then devolved into the main character's motivations and even the setting descriptions.

(For the record, I gave up on page 106. When the main character began talking about the devastation to Athens and how there were no more skyscrapers, that was it. I couldn't take it anymore. Athens has some tall buildings, yes, but there was no mention of the hills around the city. The hills are far more attention-catching than the tall/commercial buildings. When my disgust grew to the point where I found myself questioning whether the author had even googled photos of Athens, I threw in the towel.)

The main emotional conflict is that the main character's newborn son is being held by the antagonist, Chronos. Chronos wants to take over/destroy the world, but that was supposed to feel secondary to the urgency the main character feels to get her son back.

The only problem with that was I didn't give two shakes about the baby. There was literally nothing about the baby, or the descriptions of the baby, or anything, that I cared about. The baby could have been made of cardboard for all I cared. I found it easier to care more about billions of faceless, abstract people than I did about one baby.

Beyond that, the melodrama was just too much. The main character blames herself for everything, then turns around and snaps at her BFF(s) for saying something similar. It's her fault Chronos escaped, it's her fault he wants to destroy the world, it's her fault he can't be defeated, etc. etc.

Woop-de-doo. Overall, I advise you to not bother with anything but the first book of the trilogy. That one, at least, was mostly enjoyable, but it was all downhill from there.

OMG CAN I JUST SAY IM SO ANNOYED KATE ,CALLIOPE AND CRONOS !
over all this book was so frustrating and annoying and it wasn't the greatest ending ...

The Goddess series is one of the first books that have been about Gods and Goddess's that I have really enjoyed.  The Goddess Inheritance picks up near the end of Kate's pregnancy.  After having her baby she is cruelly separated from them, and with her husband's life hanging on the line she must do what she can to save them both.
Cronus is back and has declared war and is destroying countries the longer the war continues, Kate must travel with James to find Rhea and beg for her help in the war of the Gods to stop Cronus.  When all else fails, Kate has a plan in motion to try to save her child, her husband, and stop the war, it means making a bargain with Cronus, but is it worth it?

The Goddess Inheritance focuses more on the battle between good and evil.  We get to see how good is plotting and scheming to try to get Cronus and stop the destruction he is causing, but also what Cronus has planned in order to get what he wants.  Calliope is by no means innocent in this story, she only wants a few things, Henry by her side, Kate's baby for herself, and Kate dead.

The Goddess Inheritance is possibly my favourite out of them all, we get to see Kate take a stand and really fight for what she believes in and what she loves, no matter if it means crossing paths with the Gods and Goddess's.  She certainly stands out in this story and makes her voice heard.  I love how James is there to support her, even if the others think she is making a mistake or travelling up the wrong path.  James is Kate's rock when Henry can't be there and is one of the few who are on her side.  He also makes for some entertainment when times are tense or rough.

The final few chapters of The Goddess Inheritance had me in tears for many reasons.  Part of me wants to hate certain characters, and another part of me wants to forgive a few of them.  Things were said and done that contributed to the ending, and while I initially thought a character was doing the wrong thing, when all was explained I could see the reasons for what they did, and the sacrifice they made.  The Goddess Inheritance was the perfect ending to this amazing trilogy and if there were any future spin-offs I would definitely read them.

The Goddess Inheritance is the final book in the Goddess Chronicles and therefore this review will contain spoilers for the previous books.

Nine months have passed since Kate was taken hostage by Cronus, King of the Titans, with Calliope by his side. Pregnant with Henry’s child and with Calliope desperate to take it from her, Kate is given a terrible choice. Rule aside Cronus and keep her child or watch him go to war and destroy all of mankind.

After the cliffhanger ending of Goddess Interrupted, I was eager to pick up Kate’s story again. I have thoroughly enjoyed the other books in this series however the final instalment left me a little flat. It is always good to return to characters I have grown to love (and hate) and to have resolution to a series so I still enjoyed it in some ways but it didn’t live up to my expectations.

Calliope’s jealousy and need for vengeance has been done to death. Yes, she is single-minded but the repetitiveness of her speech and actions starts to deaden the effect. I was hoping for more character development in Cronus, who showed potential to be a complicated characters but ends up just being painted as a typical villain again instead of the tragic figure occasionally hinted at.

Kate’s two-ing and thro-ing becomes a bit repetitive too and in the absence of a strong plot, I struggled to really get into the story. On one hand she’s irresponsible and fairly selfish and at other times she’s lamenting how she’s shut out and of course she can save the world. I guess there was a little of this in the first book but I put it down as typical teenager behaviour. However, she’s now a goddess and a mother and should be growing up a bit.

I am sad to see the end of this series though. I liked the world and a lot of the lesser characters; perhaps why I loved The Goddess Legacy so much. If you’ve been enjoying the series so far, The Goddess Inheritance is still worth reading but not the amazing end I was hoping for.

This was simultaneously my favorite book in this series and my least favorite. Mainly, I truly enjoyed it because there was real emotion throughout and there was a finality to it that I was genuinely worried the author would struggle with. I enjoyed the continuation and rawness about Kate and Henry's marriage and the battles that surround the main characters.

However, this feels like such a disconnect from the first book. All three books in this series feel like individual books with echoes of the story and characters but they don't cooperate properly. They're all great alone, but when you read them expecting a continuation of a story that you connected with in Book One--you're not going to get it.

A great ending to a great series. As usual, I couldn't put the novel down once I picked it up. Kate is one of my favorite characters, she's smart and cares deeply about the people around her. Don't miss out on this series ender.

I loved The Goddess Test and The Goddess Legacy, but this novel, I just...



That gif probably more aptly summarizes how I feel about the novel then an actual written review will, nevertheless here's my attempt at reviewing it (note: I'm operating off of the presumption that you've read the synopsis on the back of the novel and the other two books):

The story begins with Kate, who is almost through her forced pregnancy, being held captive by an evil Titan. Despite less than ideal circumstances, everything's perfect and predictable. Kate's intelligence disappears once she gives birth to Milo (a name that reminds me of a pet, personally I like Callum better), she's rescued, blah, blah, she makes naive, imbecilic choices, there's the glorification of teenage parenthood, you don't need to have the means to care for a child, provided you have love, Ms. Carter doesn't fully flesh out the Greek gods, the lively bantering that's best summarized as "I'll be the one held captive!", "No I will!", "We cannot go there!, "Wait, let's!", plus people will die, and Ava's so, so sorry. The only redeeming aspect was somewhat enjoyable underworld scene with Persephone and the potentials.

this is not my favorite book in the trilogy but after reading it a second, i did enjoy it more than the first time i read it. henry and kate <3 and lil bby milo <3

Never start a series at the end. I should know that. But this ARC was sent to me and I hadn't read the previous ones, so I plunged ahead. Unfortunately, I could not get into the book. I didn't understand the characters, couldn't figure out the world, and more. Others here have loved the series so my suggestion is - do not *start* with this one. Read them in order so you know what's going on.

We start off with Kate still being imprisoned by Cronus and Calliope and is about to give birth to her child. Calliope wants to hurt Kate as badly as she has hurt her, so she wants to take what Kate holds most dear: Henry and their child.

Meanwhile, Cronus wants to rule the world and kill all of the other gods on Olympus. Cronus definitely has a MAJOR god complex; he wants everyone to bow down to him, after all, he is the King of the Titans. Cronus has developed a special connection to Kate and therefore wants her to stay with him and be his queen. Kate agrees in order to protect her son, Henry and the rest of her family. A mother will do anything to protect her child even if it means making a deal with the devil.


I absolutely love this book. I have been waiting for it for so long and when I finally got my hands on it, it was like little drops of heaven. I love the relationship between Kate and Henry and Kate and her mother. I also love how Kate and Henry bond over their son. Some people might think that Kate is naive but I don’t think she is; when in a situation, she dealt with it the best that she could under the circumstances. Kate grew up human so that put her at a disadvantage sometimes but also at an advantage other times. She was able to think of a way to help her family when none of them could, to stop the war. She is a very strong character in her own way and I really like that; she fights for the things she wants and believes in.


After reading The Goddess Legacy (The Goddess Test #2.5), I understand Calliope a lot more. I understand what drove her to be the way she is. Walter made a whole bunch of promises to her and he didn’t keep the one she wanted the most: Fidelity.

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