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Goddess Interrupted

(Goddess Test #2)

Aimee Carter (Goodreads Author)

3.99 · Rating details · 31,053 ratings · 2,257 reviews

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, ...more

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Jan 12, 2012 Kat Kennedy rated it did not like it

Shelves: kat-s-rants, to-ya-or-not-to-ya, ya-pnr-maddness, kat-s-book-reviews

I requested Goddess Interrupted as I'd seen potential, amidst the frustration, in The Goddess Test. I thought that, given time, hard work and thoughtful application to her prose, Carter might be a good author one day.

Unfortunately, that didn't quite happen here and part of me understands why. A lot of the reviews for The Goddess Test focus on:

GAH! The mythology! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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A VIRGIN!? A VIRGIN!? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

A VIRGIN. I ...more

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May 29, 2011 Diane ϟ [ Lestrange ] marked it as to-read

Shelves: arc-galley

not yet read the Goddess Test,
and I might not but heres the book cover anyway:

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quiet alluring isn't it? lol ...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Soumi rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, books-i-reviewed, arc-e-galley, mythology, mira-ink

Before reading I was about to congratulate Hades and Kate, our newly married couple, and about to welcome Kate to underworld
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After reading
There are many series came out in last few years on mythology, and most of them were adapted from Persephone Myth. Among them all I think,The Goddess Test was one of the best series, better than another adaption Abandon
Goddess Interrupted took place exactly after six months where The Goddess Test ended. The book started with Kate’s return to Henry, ready to acc ...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) marked it as to-read

Gaaaahhhh! The first one was brilliant, now i'm dying for the next one!!!!!

mar 27 ...more

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Jul 16, 2011 Lauren Suero rated it really liked it

Seeing as I just finished the book, I'm going to need time and a bottle of vodka in order to process that ending. Epic cliffhanger to rival Holly Black's 'White Cat'.

Why yes, it did take me a while to process this book.. in a good way, of course. Mostly because I really wanted to save a review until I had the chance to read 'The Goddess Hunt' (the novella before this book).

I hold a soft spot in my heart for this series. It was one of the first books I publicly reviewed (The Goddess Test) and I l ...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Nemo (The ☾Moonlight☾ Library) rated it did not like it · review of another edition

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No, seriously. The hell? Was this fanfiction? Fanfiction of a novel which is a modern-day retelling of a Greek myth?

Where was Awesome!Kate? I looked through the ENTIRE book for her. Where was the mouthy, sassy, confident young woman of the first book and novella? Where was the verbal slapdowns? Where was her sure-footed consistency in knowing she was doing the right thing, even if the other gods didn’t believe she was? Where was my feisty girl?

In ...more

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Sep 12, 2018 Tina ➹ the girl who lives in Fandoms rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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2.5 Stars

I liked the end
the other parts were veryyyy slow.

World building: ★★★/5
myths yes! but this world was a bit plain.
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Characters: ★★★/5
Kate was annoying & stupid in this book (rather than the first) & she was full of doubts & I really wanted to punch her in the face!
Henry is my favourite in this series. (& Theo but his role is not much.) tho he acted weird in this book but at the end I liked him again.
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Written style: ★★★/5
at least half of it was slow paced. but it was good in general.
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Mar 04, 2011 ~Tina~ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, young-adult, read-2012, own-copy, netgalley-edelweiss, favorites, mythology, cover-crazz

Cronus has awoken. Calliope wants revenge. Henry is in danger and Kate Winters has to track one soul out of a billion down in the Underworld, a soul she fears she will never live up to, and ask for her help.
Persephone.

Wow! This was one hell of a sequel!!
While the first book, Goddess Test, was structured around the possible relationship between Henry and Kate, Goddess Interrupted takes things up a notch. An old evil awakens, a plot for revenge thickens and the seeds of doubt is weaved throughout Cronus has awoken. Calliope wants revenge. Henry is in danger and Kate Winters has to track one soul out of a billion down in the Underworld, a soul she fears she will never live up to, and ask for her help.
Persephone.

Wow! This was one hell of a sequel!!
While the first book, Goddess Test, was structured around the possible relationship between Henry and Kate, Goddess Interrupted takes things up a notch. An old evil awakens, a plot for revenge thickens and the seeds of doubt is weaved throughout the entire story.

I really have to hand it to Aimee Carter. I love the way she spin's the story of Hades and Persephone, but I also loved how she handles the other mythical players, mostly James and Ava. It's so alive, fresh and unique. But I gotta say, my emotions were all over this book. Hatred, betrayal, revenge, doubts and all consuming love tangles up in one big exasperating mess and I was conflicted the entire time but in the best way possible.

Henry and Kate have one of those maddening take two-step forwards then two-steps back relationships, and it was pretty hard to witness specially since I was having just as many doubts as Kate.
Anyone who's read the first book knows that Henry is one complicated guy. He's moody, brooding, and wears that mask of indifference better then any character I've read before. I truly couldn't figure out what he was feeling till the last few chapters, something Carter did an amazing job with.
Kate is just awesome in this book. She questions a lot about her marriage which was understandable but she's not the most patient of characters. Still, I liked how selfless she is and how far she'd go to do the right thing and how much she truly loves.
I think ya'll are gonna love Persephone! What a riveting character that adds just as much suspense and flare as the heart-pounding plot.

Bottom line, I couldn't get enough of this book. It was simply amazing. It has the most brilliant twists and turns, pure entertainment from start to finish and a romance worth waiting for.
The thing about getting to read this early is that it's going to be even more painful to wait that much longer for the final book. That ending? OMG! Evil cliffy beware!! I need The Goddess Inheritance NOW!

Fans of The Goddest Test, your in for a real treat!

(Arc provided by Netgalley and Harlequin Teen) ...more

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Jan 22, 2012 Kelly rated it it was ok

I read Aimée Carter’s The Goddess Test last year and was disappointed in it, but saw enough potential in Carter that I was curious about the sequel, Goddess Interrupted. As it turns out, it’s better than The Goddess Test in one major way, but has problems of its own. Overall, they come out about equal and I’m giving them the same star rating.

The biggest problem with The Goddess Test was its bowdlerization of the Greek gods. Carter had rendered the gods nearly unrecognizable by making them believ I read Aimée Carter’s The Goddess Test last year and was disappointed in it, but saw enough potential in Carter that I was curious about the sequel, Goddess Interrupted. As it turns out, it’s better than The Goddess Test in one major way, but has problems of its own. Overall, they come out about equal and I’m giving them the same star rating.

The biggest problem with The Goddess Test was its bowdlerization of the Greek gods. Carter had rendered the gods nearly unrecognizable by making them believers in a strict Christian morality. Here, she fixes that to a large extent. The gods’ lurid histories are restored to them. It’s just that, as Aphrodite puts it, they have a tendency to be self-righteous. For this mythology geek, they’re much easier to stomach as hypocrites than as sanitized versions of themselves.

The problem, instead, is one of focus. Carter is better at writing, and more focused on, social drama than action or epic conflicts. In The Goddess Test, this intimate style works — it’s an intimate story, part romance, part country house mystery, part examination of grief. While I disliked the portrayal of the gods and the final twist, for the most part the emotional content rang true and was compelling.

In Goddess Interrupted, Carter has an opportunity to make this a more epic story, but this potential goes unrealized. Cronus, the evil Titan, has awakened and is on the verge of being freed. If he escapes, humanity is doomed and all the gods will fade. But the social drama remains the focus of the novel. There’s a lot of angst — Kate angsting about whether Hades will ever love her as much as he did Persephone; Hades angsting about both Persephone and Kate. There’s a huge amount of bickering too; characters bicker over who had affairs with whom in the past, who’s prettier than whom, and so on. I can’t complain too much about this after rejoicing in the gods being more authentic this time, of course. After all, these were the gods who started a war over a certain golden apple. The problem is balance. The Cronus threat feels secondary to these dramas.

The Cronus plot does come to the fore in the action scenes, but there are too few of these, and too much of the action is narrated to Kate and the reader after the fact. During several of the clashes, the other gods leave Kate at home because she’s underpowered. Other times, she is blocked from getting a full picture of what’s going on. For example, once she can’t see well because Cronus (in mist form) is in the way, and in another scene she loses consciousness before the battle’s outcome is decided.

Goddess Interrupted ends on a cliffhanger, yet I find I’m not dying to continue. I would be willing to read future books by Carter, but probably not in this series.

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Mar 15, 2012 Educating Drew rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2012, disappointing, retelling-of-sorts, ya-love, serious-about-series, mythology

Oh why oh why do I do this to myself? I read and reviewed The Goddess Test last year and was ultimately meh about the whole experience. There were just so many things I couldn't buy into. Quite frankly, a whole town created for this ONE girl (yeah, yeah, yeah I get that she was the last girl to get tested for Queen of the Underworld but STILL!)? Not to mention all of the gods and goddess running around in these constructed roles. Nope, couldn't fall hopeless in love with it even though I wanted ...more

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Jul 23, 2014 Zoë rated it liked it

3.5/5
This book moved so slowly and I felt like nothing really happened even obviously though things did. The climax of the story seemed to be dead in the center of the book and it wasn't even that climactic. If anything, the last page was the most interesting of the entire book. I feel like this book was a step down from The Goddess Test because any love that I had for any of the characters just disappeared. I really didn't care what happened to them in the end and that saddens me. Kate was so a ...more

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Jul 06, 2015 Ari Reavis rated it really liked it

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy-romance

Well this one had the meanest cliffhanger... I mean, really? Anywho... Kate returns after her 6 months away and all hell has broken lose in the Underworld. There was a freaking love triangle and it got on my lasttttt nerve. What made it worse was that Henry wasn't confused about if he wanted Kate or Persephone.. no, he'd chosen Persephone time and time again and Kate was still trying to make Henry love her and want her. Pa- lease. I would've been out of the Underworld so fast, sleezeball Henry w ...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Giselle rated it liked it

Shelves: genre-paranormal, genre-supernatural, age-young-adult, genre-romance, 3-star, genre-romance-slow-burn, 2012, genre-mythology, bought-in-store, signed

The book was provided by the publisher Harlequin through NetGalley for an honest review with no compensation provided.

Kate is now married to Henry, as husband and wife, he fantasizes about their married life and that she’ll be happy forever. Little does she know that’s not the case. The book opens up with a ceremony to announce she is queen of the underworld. Until a surprise attack led by Cronus, King of the Titans and some of the Gods themselves get attacked. This is only the first plan out of ...more

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Apr 03, 2012 Anne rated it liked it

Shelves: mythology, young-adult, read-in-2012

I may be rating this higher than I would have if I hadn't just read (and disliked) Underworld a week or so ago. Out of the two of these books, Goddess Interrupted is definitely better...in my opinion. Just thought I'd pass on that little nugget of information.

I've been desperately hoping that someone would come up with an awesome new take on the Hades/Persephone myth, which explains why I've been blowing through everything I can find that's even slightly related to their story. This series, unfo ...more

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Jun 04, 2011 Arooj rated it did not like it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I am honestly dumbfounded.
Seriously? SERIOUSLY?!
This book was one of the biggest disappointments ever. Which is really saying a lot since I didn't have any high expectations of it in the first place.

I'm going to apologize in advance for using any harsh language, such as swearing, in this review. I rarely ever use these kinds of words, but I just can't help it right now.

What the fuck was this? This can't be the sequel to The Goddess Test...right? I don't remember much from The Goddess Test, but I ...more

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Apr 01, 2011 Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids rated it really liked it

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Twists, drama, betrayal, a little bit of romance and a touch of the unknown are what fans of Aimee Carter's Goddess Test series can except to find in her sequel, Goddess Interrupted. I couldn't wait to jump back into this series. I wasn't sure what to to except with this sequel, as I had a lot of unanswered questions after reading the first book in this series, and I definitely received a few answers I wanted and then some. What Aimee did with her storyline completely took me by surprised. I was Twists, drama, betrayal, a little bit of romance and a touch of the unknown are what fans of Aimee Carter's Goddess Test series can except to find in her sequel, Goddess Interrupted. I couldn't wait to jump back into this series. I wasn't sure what to to except with this sequel, as I had a lot of unanswered questions after reading the first book in this series, and I definitely received a few answers I wanted and then some. What Aimee did with her storyline completely took me by surprised. I wasn't expecting some of the things that happened, to happen in this story. In order to keep my review spoiler free, I won't get into specifics, but I will say I loved that Aimee totally upped the game with Goddess Interrupted.

In The Goddess Test Kate won her immortality and her hand in marriage to Henry, but in this sequel we get to see just how hard that immortality is going to be for Kate. Thinking that returning back to the Underworld after months being above the surface (which was part of the agreement), Kate isn't treated with the warm welcome she expected. Instead she's greeted with chaos and a husband who's standoffish, leaving Kate to wonder if she did the right thing. There were moments during this story I wanted to thump both Henry and Kate upside their heads, not that, that would have done anything. They are immortal after all, but I seriously wanted to tell both of them to wake up and realize what they're doing and how it's effecting the other person. I started to get a little frustrated, as well as impatient with them during parts of this book, but I was rewarded for my patience with a great scene between these two, towards the end. I'll just leave it at that... *evil laugh*

Aimee surprised me with how emotionally invested I got with her book. There were times I wanted to jump in and ask the characters what the heck they were doing and other times I understood the motives behind their actions. There were a few characters who played much bigger roles in the story this time around, like Persephone. I liked getting to know her and understand her a bit more, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of her as the series continues. I also liked getting to know a little bit more about the mythology and the history behind the Gods and Titans, and the role their history plays on what's happening now in this book that makes up the drama and action that take place. What surprised me the most with Goddess Interrupted were the unexpected, unpredictable plot twists that Aimee threw into her story. Wow those were good. Talk about a killer ending! I did not see that one coming.... I can not wait to get my hands on The Goddess Inheritance.

If you're a fan of The Goddess Test, I'd definitely recommend picking up Goddess Interrupted!
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Jun 30, 2011 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: netgalley, fiction, favorites, young-adult, fantasy, arc, read-2012

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I read Aimee Carter’s The Goddess Test last year in a few hours. Afterwards, I proceeded to read it a couple more times. Carter spoke to me through the Kate’s voice. I fell in love with the retelling and reinvention of who Henry represented, and all the emotions felt through Kate. Goddess Interrupted was a great follow-up. I laughed, I cried, and most importantly, I loved.

After a six-month vacation in Greece, Kate finally comes home to Henry. But instead of a great welcome Posted on Book Chelle.

I read Aimee Carter’s The Goddess Test last year in a few hours. Afterwards, I proceeded to read it a couple more times. Carter spoke to me through the Kate’s voice. I fell in love with the retelling and reinvention of who Henry represented, and all the emotions felt through Kate. Goddess Interrupted was a great follow-up. I laughed, I cried, and most importantly, I loved.

After a six-month vacation in Greece, Kate finally comes home to Henry. But instead of a great welcome home from Henry, Kate is greeted with troubling news. Kate travels down to the Underworld, to save Henry and everyone she loves. The journey allowed Kate to face her fears. And I definitely feel that Kate is challenged a little more in Goddess Interrupted than in The Goddess Test.

I felt the same connection with Kate then as I did now. To see someone else’s hope and dreams get crushed by a single event is heartbreaking. Not only did Kate have to face the problems of the war, but she also faced the history of Persephone. I mean to be overshadowed by a memory? Sucks! But despite what she was feeling, Kate put forth the best of herself, and sacrificed what she needed to – regardless of her fears and insecurities.

The characters evolved and I got to know them a little more. I have to say, I enjoyed the depth of character development that Carter took me to. I wasn’t expecting to be so emotionally involved with them. Sure, I felt a connection, but Carter has a way with building her characters that allowed the characters to be tangible. I was involved in every way that her characters were.

I felt that the theme for Goddess Interrupted was optimism, love, and the belief in the power of “us.” These are the same values that I felt Kate holds dear. Carter took me on a roller coaster filled with emotions. I felt a little angst, then I felt some other feelings. I loved the plot, and I appreciated the obstacles. While the Underworld isn’t something new, Carter brought a fresh approach to her version. I felt like I was discovering the Underworld right along with Kate, and it was something that I enjoyed very much.

I was sad when it ended. I was surprised at the events. I cried over and over again, and I don’t regret any minute of it. And most of all, I fell in love with Henry all over again. But don’t take my word for it. Pick it up today and fall in love with Henry and Kate.

Excuse me, I need to read this one more time. ...more

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May 03, 2011 Debbie rated it it was amazing

Goddess Interrupted was totally awesome. Well Done, Aimee Carter. WELL DONE! Aimee Carter turned her pen into a mighty sword and wrote a fantastic sequel novel for the Goddess Test series. Carter definitely stirred up my emotions. I wanted to crawl into this novel and knock the Hades out of Henry (I couldn't resist) I thought Aimee Carter had me steaming hot in the Goddess Test with Henry, but this time she had me boiling hot with him, and the cliffhanger ending is driving me crazy. Oh I wish I ...more

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Jul 21, 2014 Natalie (Never trust a duck) rated it really liked it

Shelves: laugh-out-loud, feels, met-my-fictional-husband-s, age-me-prematurely-romance

The last book ended with Kate leaving Henry for the summer, going off to Greece with James. This book begins with Kate arriving back at Eden manor/Underworld, what have you. And naturally, she expects Henry to be waiting there with his arms open so she can leap into them and have one happy reunion. Maybe that's just what I wanted, but suffice to say, it didn't happen like that. In fact, there was no loving reunion when in the last book they said, and I quote, "I love you," to each other. When He ...more

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Mar 31, 2015 Büşra Öztürk rated it liked it

Sonu :(

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Mar 04, 2012 Cyna rated it it was ok

Confession time: there are parts of parts of this book that I liked. And no, that wasn't a typo, I really mean "parts of parts", because it's difficult to get behind any one aspect of this novel completely. But I felt like there was an attempt, at least, to acknowledge, and even address a few of the problematic issues, and that's more than can be said for most YAPR books. Furthermore, I was thoroughly impressed by the fact that characters in this book actually had arcs.

I know, how revolutionary, ...more

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Mar 09, 2011 Donna {Book Passion For Life} rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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"If I were a better man, I would be able to show you the love and affection you deserve. As I am not, I can only offer you what I'm capable of giving. But I assure you, just because I do not show it, doesn't mean I do not feel it.”

Last year Aimee Carter left me astounded when I read her debut novel The Goddess Test and now Goddess Interrupted is here and she has done it yet again. Goddess Interrupted is a captivating, intriguing and magical read – one that I managed to devour in 24 hours and I’m "If I were a better man, I would be able to show you the love and affection you deserve. As I am not, I can only offer you what I'm capable of giving. But I assure you, just because I do not show it, doesn't mean I do not feel it.”

Last year Aimee Carter left me astounded when I read her debut novel The Goddess Test and now Goddess Interrupted is here and she has done it yet again. Goddess Interrupted is a captivating, intriguing and magical read – one that I managed to devour in 24 hours and I’m dying for more.

Kate Winters has spent the last six months on summer vacation, away from Henry as per their arrangement. But now it’s time to go back and be crowned as Queen of the Underworld and be forever tied to Henry. There is nothing more in the world that Kate wants than to be with Henry but when Henry starts acting secretive and distant with her, she starts questioning everything she was once lead to believe. Soon she finds out that Cronus – The King of the Titans, is trying to escape his prison and he is hell bent on killing the one’s Kate cares about most. When Henry is kidnapped by Cronus, it’s down to Kate to try and rescue him but she needs help from the one person she never wanted to meet…..Persephone’s…..Henry’s ex wife. Can Kate and Henry overcome the obstacles of their relationship and can Kate keep all her loved ones safe?

Goddess Interrupted is absolutely beautiful read and I loved every minute of it. I started reading it and I honestly couldn’t put it down but I have to admit, I was a little disappointed at the start of it. After the ending in The Goddess Test, I was expecting Kate and Henry’s relationship to be completely different because they are in love with each other now. So admittedly, the first few chapters threw me because everything wasn’t all hearts and flowers between them but, what I got was something so much more. It was so raw, emotional and real – that it was so heartbreakingly good and it bought me to tears a few times. Kate and Henry’s relationship is really put through the tests during this book and I felt for both of their situations but I’m just glad they became a stronger couple for it. Their moments together at the end of the book really were a joy to read, I loved every minute of it and I think Aimee Carter did a fantastic job creating a couple that do have faults but are perfect for each other in every way.

This time around we get to know our favourite Gods all the more and I thought they all bought a level of mystery with them. Each and every one of them has two personalities; their human side and their Immortal side, and trying to unravel them was really fascinating. I especially loved getting to know Ava better and of course, Henry was the best to get to know more.

What I enjoyed about this book so much was how unpredictable it is. I honestly didn’t know what was going to come next and let me say, I am so shocked with the results….but in such a good way that I need the final book now. Honestly, the ending of the book is going to blow you’re mind and leave you speechless – yeah it’s that good!

Overall, Goddess Interrupted is just as good as The Goddess Test if not, even better! And I cannot wait to see what is next installed for us.

A huge thank you to Mira Ink for giving me the opportunity to review this book. ...more

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May 12, 2017 Cal (Cal's Reading Corner) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Tamlin apologists but also ACOMAF trash; it's a win/win.

RTC

but oh my GODS the ending?!?!!!!!! (view spoiler)

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meh?

K cool this book was fine. I was really just passing the time until my copy of ACOWAR was delivered. This book is super cliche, but I'm a sucker for it. It has the worst of love triangles, so if you really don't enjoy them; stay clear.

But since I'm somebody who likes to torture herself; I indulge in way too many to say I don't "enjoy" them.

Quotes from my Kindle that I highlighted ...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Caz (littlebookowl) rated it really liked it

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Goddess Interrupted was a fast paced, adventurous installment to the series. The stakes were so much higher, giving way to drama and action. We delved deeper into the Greek mythology, taking a look at the Gods, the Titans and exploring the Underworld.

Calliope's character development was a strong point in the story; she has become a great villain. Her hatred for Kate is understandable, yet she goes to the extremes in her ...more

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Jan 02, 2016 Alja Katuin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Can I just start with saying that I'm só glad that the whole ' He doesn't show me that he loves me' crap is over? I'm gonna be such a happy reader after I finished this review and started reading the last book.
I absolutely adore the way Aimee Carter writes out all the Greek gods. It makes mythology so much easier to understand for someone who has little to no information about the Greek gods. I found it more than interesting to see how Kate handled Persephone. her attitude, I love love love it! ...more

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Mar 26, 2011 Pam Pho rated it really liked it

Miss @aimee_carter WHAT KIND OF ENDING WAS THAT!? Love this series. Full review closer to release date.

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Apr 24, 2012 Em rated it did not like it

I died and went to simple bitch hell. My greek gods have been Cullen-ified. da fuq, bruh?

With all of the positive reviews people are giving this book, I have to wonder if I read the same book as everyone else, or if I just got a copy whose cover had been swapped. The first book was just as bad as this one, but I love mythology and I thought the concept was interesting, so I picked up this one--even though I knew it was going to be bad, I tried to give Ms. Carter a chance. but, no. This was just I died and went to simple bitch hell. My greek gods have been Cullen-ified. da fuq, bruh?

With all of the positive reviews people are giving this book, I have to wonder if I read the same book as everyone else, or if I just got a copy whose cover had been swapped. The first book was just as bad as this one, but I love mythology and I thought the concept was interesting, so I picked up this one--even though I knew it was going to be bad, I tried to give Ms. Carter a chance. but, no. This was just as bad as The Goddess Test.
First of all, you can whittle down your vampires until they're nothing but hollow bones, but you don't get to f--k up my mythology. I love mythology. I love being, both, in awe, and in terror, of Hera, and I love that Hades is who he has to be. One of the awesome things about being a god is that YOU get to make the rules. I read this, and I was, not only disappointed, but angry. Because if you're going to write about mythology--about Hades and Persephone, especially, you DON'T turn them into angst-ridden, broody lovebirds and totally disregard the fact that Persephone was kidnapped. I am so angry right now that I can barely even type.
WTF IS THIS BOOK? I DO NOT WANT. I WANTED GREEK MYTHOLOGY. I WANTED THE OPPOSITE OF WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS.

A VIRGIN? REALLY? You made the god of the underworld, Hades, who has been alive for EONS, a twenty-something year old virgin? Ms. Carter, do you know nothing of greek mythology?

OH, and this tortured lovers thing is played out. Especially since Kate needs to hate on other girls. Ava liked sex, and Persephone fell in love with a man who DIDN'T kidnap/rape her (I know, girls are shocking like that, loving guys who aren't totally douchebags), and Kate thinks that because she is a virgin she is better than them, and this makes them wanton whores? I was so not digging the girl-on-girl hate here. I love conflict in interpersonal relationships, but you need to do better than "this girl hates me because her boyfriend likes me more because I've never had sex with anyone before him" bull, alright? it's not cool, not new, not fresh.

Oh, wow, it's the second book, and Kate is still using childish euphemisms for sex. are you kidding me, right now? It's a three-letter word. If you're going to be sleeping with someone, you should probably not be afraid to use the word "sex". Just, ugh. It didn't make me think of her as "chaste", or "beautiful", or "priceless", it just infantilized her and reminded me of how young she is, compared to the eons-old Henry. Stop it. No me gusta. Do not want. Christianity and mythology do not mix well, here. You want to tell me that Chronos is here to avenge his baby girl because the guy she loves doesn't love her back? You want to tell me that Kate is better than any other girl there because she's still a virgin? F--k that noise.

This book is pretty much Twi-lite, with mythology, which pisses me off. You f'd up my mythology. Aimee Carter, stop.

Also, could anyone have picked crappier names? Zeus is "Walter"? Hades is "Henry"? What the hell? They are greek GODS, not your friendly neighborhood accountant.

I'm just...this book is so bad. I just can't, right now.

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Feb 18, 2011 Ezmirelda rated it really liked it

Shelves: made-me-mad, arc, romance, mythology, 4-stars

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I'm not going to lie--for the majority of the time I was reading this book I was angry. Really angry. Not angry as in I didn't like it, but angry as in "How could [insert character] do that to [insert character]?" But if a book managed to make me feel so angry that I wanted to rip a character's head off then that's because I was involved in it enough to do so. Which means despite all the things that happened in Goddess Intterrupted and how predic Read full review on my blog P A R A F A N T A S Y

I'm not going to lie--for the majority of the time I was reading this book I was angry. Really angry. Not angry as in I didn't like it, but angry as in "How could [insert character] do that to [insert character]?" But if a book managed to make me feel so angry that I wanted to rip a character's head off then that's because I was involved in it enough to do so. Which means despite all the things that happened in Goddess Intterrupted and how predictable some of the plot was, I was really engaged in this book.

Why was I so angry? Henry is infuriating in this book.

Everything he does is like a slap in the face to poor Kate--and yet somehow she manages to put up with it. She tries her best to make it work and he keeps pushing her away. Kate's mother basically uses her for most of the book. The only reason she gave birth to her only to become Persephone's replacement, and to keep Henry alive. And whenever Kate thinks about confronting her mother about it she thinks of her mom dying from cancer. The thing is her mother CAN'T die from cancer and she never could because she was immortal, so I didn’t understand why Kate kept bringing it up all the time. Things get even worse once Persephone comes into the picture, Henry's first love who he spent eons mourning over because she dumped him and ran off with Adonis.

Persephone is described as selfish and mean. I expected that since I read the summary, but I kept wishing that there was at least one redeeming quality about her so that I could understand why Henry (and another character I can't say without giving away a spoiler) loved her so much. But there wasn't. Which leads me to the conclusion that a) Henry is a lot more pitiful than I already thought he was for his unrequited love for someone who abandoned him and b) he should appreciate Kate all the more. Unfortunately that does not happen that way until the very end of the book; and after everything he did and said to Kate I still find it kind of hard to forgive him. He has a reason for the way he treated her, but I felt like it could've been foreshadowed more in the earlier parts of the book.

When Kate wasn't worrying constantly whether Henry loved her or not (which takes up whole chapters of the book), I thought her character was strong and engaging to read about. I loved her courage in this book. And the ending, oh the ending. It's one of the biggest cliffhangers I've read so far this year! It was shocking and completely unexpected. With that said, I will be patiently waiting for book 3! :)
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Nov 15, 2016 Trisha rated it really liked it

Kate seems to think that Henry is becoming closed off again because he doesn't love her like she thought he did, but I think that he's doing it because he thinks that she is having an affair with James like Persephone did. I can believe that James never mentioned it to Kate that Henry might think that, I think the reason he didn't is because he also loves Kate. I think that its also why he tried to talk her out of going back because he was hoping that she would end up with him.
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Sep 07, 2018 Nicole rated it really liked it

So wow. This book was a whirlwind. The first little bit seemed to drag on but dang did it take some nasty turns. Calliope is such a horrible horrible person. and why Ava, WHY?

One thing I didn't like was how much of a snot Persephone was and how much of an ass Henry was through most this book. It gets annoying.

I love Kate even more with this book it was so good. Better than the first. I can't wait to read the next and find out what happens!!!! ...more

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