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The Goddess Inheritance
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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 ...more
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 ...more
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March 1st 2013
by Harlequin Teen
(first published January 1st 2013)
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Jun 15, 2012
Emily Elizabeth
rated it
it was ok
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
guilty-pleasure,
action,
boring,
be-my-boyfriend,
adventure,
whert-the-hell,
harlequin,
netalley-e-galley,
hype
Okay, so it's been bumped up to February, but still! February of 2013? After that ending? You have to be kidding me.
ETA:
As seen on Ed and Em's Reviews!
This review has spoilers from the first two novels in this series. Read at your own risk.
The Goddess Inheritance was one of my most anticipated reads for 2013. I was sure after how much I enjoyed book two, Goddess Interrupted, that it would instantly become one of my favorites. Sadly, all it did was disappoint me.
The Goddess Test ser ...more
Ugh that cliffhanger on book 2 was crazy! I want this book NOW!!!
Ooooookay. I have a lot of thoughts on this one.
I can't decide between a 1 star or 2 stars, so I'm gonna think through everything and write out a review to organise my feelings about this book :P ...more
I can't decide between a 1 star or 2 stars, so I'm gonna think through everything and write out a review to organise my feelings about this book :P ...more
Woah woah woah..EXCUSE ME miss Aimee, but you should have warned me that you were ending your second book with a cliffhanger and that there's a 3rd book BEFORE i went out and read goddess interruppted... I could've held off on the second book but NOOO! You had to let me read it and now make me wait?!! No please dont! What if the world really ends in 2012 or a zombie apocalypse occurs!! Zombies dont read!! If i cant read your book and im a zombie, im going after you first miss aimee!! :'((
...more
Oh my god that summary. That summary is so fucking far from accurate I can't even. WARNING: this is going to be long and angry and full of unmarked spoilers.
Oh my god, I thought I was done being angry about this book. Seriously, like once I hit that last stretch and the ending clusterfuck began and it became abundantly clear that not one significant thing was going to change, I just pfft, stopped caring. Like,
I realized that all this time, I'd been waiting for this book to be more. I'd thought C ...more
Oh my god, I thought I was done being angry about this book. Seriously, like once I hit that last stretch and the ending clusterfuck began and it became abundantly clear that not one significant thing was going to change, I just pfft, stopped caring. Like,
I realized that all this time, I'd been waiting for this book to be more. I'd thought C ...more
Apr 13, 2012
Ina
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
romance,
hope-that-the-world-doesnt-end-in-2
WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW? HOW. CAN. YOU. LEAVE. US. AFTER. A. GIGANTIC. HUMONGOUS. CLIFFHANGER?!
I NEED THIS BOOK NOW. I. DEMAND. IT. >:O
Lmaoo. I really need this book. I can't wait another year for it...
Dear Ms. Carter,
How could you leave that big of a hang and just walk away? Leaving us readers, DYING for what is going to happen?!?!?!?!?!
Thank you for the wonderful story you have given us. PLEASE PUBLISH THE BOOK FASTER!!
Sincerely, Your fans. ...more
I NEED THIS BOOK NOW. I. DEMAND. IT. >:O
Lmaoo. I really need this book. I can't wait another year for it...
Dear Ms. Carter,
How could you leave that big of a hang and just walk away? Leaving us readers, DYING for what is going to happen?!?!?!?!?!
Thank you for the wonderful story you have given us. PLEASE PUBLISH THE BOOK FASTER!!
Sincerely, Your fans. ...more
I'm disappointed. I don't even have the will to explain why I've rated this book so low. It just didn't turn out at all like I wanted it too. I think Carter really wanted to focus more on Kate in this book, as opposed to making the entire book about Henry and Kate, which sounds interesting in theory but, at least for Aimee Carter, is not so in practice. Turns out, ironically, that a book primarily about Kate's choices and inward battles is about as interesting and well-written as a 10-year old's
...more
WTF!!!! How can she end the book with such a cliff-hanger and make us wait half a YEAR for it??? This is torture. Seriously, I would rather be killed by Cronus than suffer this torture.
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In my review of Goddess Interrupted I complained about the lack of action. Well, folks, The Goddess Inheritance totally makes up for that! This book was full of action, twists, turns, love, hate, revenge, heartbreak, and everything else in the world! Aimée Carter rocked my world with this book!
I almost don't know where to begin... I enjoyed the first two books in the Goddess Test series, but I ADORED this one. The Goddess Inheritance is the perfect ...more
Aug 08, 2012
If it ain't good I don't read it !
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
There should state somewhere in the law, that authors can not publish a book until their done the whole series. Cause I mean come on, there they are, these amazing writers who write the epicist books, then finish it with an awesome cliffhanger, and the next books release date is like a year away. ITS PURE TORTURE I TELL YOU TORTURE !!!!!
GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!
I need this book now! That cliffhanger at the end of book two was earth-shattering. Ugh, I can't wait to get my hands on this book.
EDIT:
This review also appears on my blog at http://www.thegoldenruleof666.blogspo...
So much occurred in The Goddess Inheritance that I'm still digesting everything, 2 days after reading the book. I'm still a little speechless, but I can say that this book was a wonderful end to a lovely series.
I had one issue with this book, so I'm going to get i ...more
I need this book now! That cliffhanger at the end of book two was earth-shattering. Ugh, I can't wait to get my hands on this book.
EDIT:
This review also appears on my blog at http://www.thegoldenruleof666.blogspo...
So much occurred in The Goddess Inheritance that I'm still digesting everything, 2 days after reading the book. I'm still a little speechless, but I can say that this book was a wonderful end to a lovely series.
I had one issue with this book, so I'm going to get i ...more
2.5/5
Hmmmm... I was just not feeling this series after The Goddess Test. I loved the first book but the last two were pretty disappointing. The story took a weird turn ESPECIALLY in this book and everything seemed to be solved a little too easily. Also, I never really understood Greek gods in this series. After just finishing the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series where every aspect of the Greek god's role in humanity was described and fleshed out, I felt like The Goddess Test's interpretati ...more
Hmmmm... I was just not feeling this series after The Goddess Test. I loved the first book but the last two were pretty disappointing. The story took a weird turn ESPECIALLY in this book and everything seemed to be solved a little too easily. Also, I never really understood Greek gods in this series. After just finishing the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series where every aspect of the Greek god's role in humanity was described and fleshed out, I felt like The Goddess Test's interpretati ...more
Yay! Another trilogy bites the dust in 2013!
The Good
It is relatively short.
The Not-As-Good
I didn't like Kate. She's at best an idiot.
I didn't like Henry. He's boring.
It was painful watching Kate screw up over and over again, and I was kind of hoping by the end that Walter/Zeus would just zap her and put us all out of our misery.
Ugh.
I've wasted enough time on the book as it is, and I just don't have the strength left to go on about all the things that annoyed me.
Whatever. I finished it.
Blech.
...more
The Good
It is relatively short.
The Not-As-Good
I didn't like Kate. She's at best an idiot.
I didn't like Henry. He's boring.
It was painful watching Kate screw up over and over again, and I was kind of hoping by the end that Walter/Zeus would just zap her and put us all out of our misery.
Ugh.
I've wasted enough time on the book as it is, and I just don't have the strength left to go on about all the things that annoyed me.
Whatever. I finished it.
Blech.
...more
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Sadly, after three novels and two novellas, I still do not have a firm grasp on Carter’s concept of immortality.
Immortality, in this world, seems to mean a person who cannot feel pain, does not need to breathe, will only cease to exist if humans stop believing in them, yet can die of blood loss (Theo) or having their skulls bashed in (Aphrodite). Some of them can be returned from the Underworld, and some can not. It depends on the plot. When in t ...more
Sadly, after three novels and two novellas, I still do not have a firm grasp on Carter’s concept of immortality.
Immortality, in this world, seems to mean a person who cannot feel pain, does not need to breathe, will only cease to exist if humans stop believing in them, yet can die of blood loss (Theo) or having their skulls bashed in (Aphrodite). Some of them can be returned from the Underworld, and some can not. It depends on the plot. When in t ...more
Nov 14, 2012
Nasty Lady MJ
rated it
did not like it
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
People who think Disney's Hercules is an accurate portrayal of Greek Mythology
Really 1.5 stars but I'm in a particularly foul mood today so I'm rounding it down rather than up.
To see full review click here.
So, you want to see how Kim Kardashian is going to be as a mother? Well, read The Goddess Inheritance. Actually, Kim will probably be a better mother than Kate she'll at least hire a nanny and won't, you know, abandon her baby to stay with her evil kidnappers throughout most of....you know what, let's talk about the book.
I was not enthralled this piece of shit at all.
Y ...more
To see full review click here.
So, you want to see how Kim Kardashian is going to be as a mother? Well, read The Goddess Inheritance. Actually, Kim will probably be a better mother than Kate she'll at least hire a nanny and won't, you know, abandon her baby to stay with her evil kidnappers throughout most of....you know what, let's talk about the book.
I was not enthralled this piece of shit at all.
Y ...more
Spoilers for previous books
I read the first two books in this series last year, and I really enjoyed them. Unlike some readers, who couldn't take to Henry, I did, and I was really rooting for him and Kate as a couple.
The ending of Goddess Interrupted, which ends on a cliffhanger when we find out that Kate is pregnant and being betrayed to Cronus and Calliope by Ava, who she thought was her best friend, left me reeling and I was really looking forward to picking up The Goddess Inheritance.
Kate i ...more
I read the first two books in this series last year, and I really enjoyed them. Unlike some readers, who couldn't take to Henry, I did, and I was really rooting for him and Kate as a couple.
The ending of Goddess Interrupted, which ends on a cliffhanger when we find out that Kate is pregnant and being betrayed to Cronus and Calliope by Ava, who she thought was her best friend, left me reeling and I was really looking forward to picking up The Goddess Inheritance.
Kate i ...more
The Goddess Inheritance is the final book in the Goddess Test trilogy.
I really liked the idea behind this story - Persephone and Hades's relationship but in a YA novel. At the time, it was kind of mind blowing for me. I was used to seeing vampire novels pop up everywhere, so this was a nice change.
So, that being said - let's look over the positives and negatives in this story. This MAY contain minor spoilers - so beware.
Positives:
1. This series had a really nice ending. I didn't feel like anythi ...more
I really liked the idea behind this story - Persephone and Hades's relationship but in a YA novel. At the time, it was kind of mind blowing for me. I was used to seeing vampire novels pop up everywhere, so this was a nice change.
So, that being said - let's look over the positives and negatives in this story. This MAY contain minor spoilers - so beware.
Positives:
1. This series had a really nice ending. I didn't feel like anythi ...more
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CLIFF HANGER!
I DEMAND THE 3RD BOOK AND UM WHAT ITS THE LAST WHY HOW WHAT!
2013 april I WILL DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to hear from henrys perspective like on how he sees kate and his sitch whats the kid gonna be like i wonder and i sooooo hope that wasnt forshadowing when he says he would save his family even if it caust him his life!
OMG I CANT WAIT!!!!
HENRY AND KATE FOREVER!!!!!!! ...more
WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CLIFF HANGER!
I DEMAND THE 3RD BOOK AND UM WHAT ITS THE LAST WHY HOW WHAT!
2013 april I WILL DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to hear from henrys perspective like on how he sees kate and his sitch whats the kid gonna be like i wonder and i sooooo hope that wasnt forshadowing when he says he would save his family even if it caust him his life!
OMG I CANT WAIT!!!!
HENRY AND KATE FOREVER!!!!!!! ...more
Going into the Goddess Inheritance, I had VERY high standards. I absolutely loved Goddess Interrupted, and I feel like my opinion on this book completely differs from that of the second installment.
I was totally emotionless throughout the course of the novel. With all that drama the author put into the story, you'd expect me to be at least somewhat affected. But no. This was my face the entirety of the book:
As a final book, there is so much pressure on the author to create a fantastic conclusi ...more
I was totally emotionless throughout the course of the novel. With all that drama the author put into the story, you'd expect me to be at least somewhat affected. But no. This was my face the entirety of the book:
As a final book, there is so much pressure on the author to create a fantastic conclusi ...more
I need this book NOW! NOT March 2013.
Goddess Inheritance, the last book in the Goddess Test Series like all the other previous books is an emotional roller costar, but this conclusion rankled! Secrets were spilled, a new beginning is promised and death isn’t far from the Horizon. BUT fOR WHOM?
It was worth the wait! Kate and Henry’s struggles just might have come to an end… although Happily ever after? HUH!
I can give too much away, but lets just say I was beguiled and ended up muttering, “fucki ...more
Goddess Inheritance, the last book in the Goddess Test Series like all the other previous books is an emotional roller costar, but this conclusion rankled! Secrets were spilled, a new beginning is promised and death isn’t far from the Horizon. BUT fOR WHOM?
It was worth the wait! Kate and Henry’s struggles just might have come to an end… although Happily ever after? HUH!
I can give too much away, but lets just say I was beguiled and ended up muttering, “fucki ...more
I would say The Goddess Inheritance was the weakest in the series. The pacing in the beginning was off, and it was a slow middle portion. The characters’ actions were also questionable more times than not.
But still, I enjoyed this book and was entertained. I admired Kate’s stubborn determination and love for her family, even though her attempts to help would sometimes end in failure. And while I liked the romance throughout the entire series, the relationship between Kate and Henry seemed to ma ...more
But still, I enjoyed this book and was entertained. I admired Kate’s stubborn determination and love for her family, even though her attempts to help would sometimes end in failure. And while I liked the romance throughout the entire series, the relationship between Kate and Henry seemed to ma ...more
May contain spoilers for the first two books: The Goddess Test and The Goddess Inheritance.
I find Kate to be whiny. She’ll say one thing then do the opposite. I’m not sure if I enjoyed this. Maybe I turned a blind eye (or ear in this case) but I can’t stand her annoying tirades. I do know that crying is a great way to relieve your stress but she cries a lot and I just wished she would do something about it. She is a flawed character and I liked that but I just forgot how terribly whiny she was. ...more
I find Kate to be whiny. She’ll say one thing then do the opposite. I’m not sure if I enjoyed this. Maybe I turned a blind eye (or ear in this case) but I can’t stand her annoying tirades. I do know that crying is a great way to relieve your stress but she cries a lot and I just wished she would do something about it. She is a flawed character and I liked that but I just forgot how terribly whiny she was. ...more
A beautiful conclusion to what has officially become one of my favorite series. I was literally devastated by the last pages of Goddess Interrupted, with its cliffhanger that had left me in crisis for days. But all the pain caused by the distance from the third and final book release has been well rewarded. I have not been at all disappointed by "The Goddess Inheritance" which indeed proved to be the best of all three books of the series of Goddess Test.
I loved Kate, although she has always been ...more
I loved Kate, although she has always been ...more
I th-th-think....
this cover is *___________________________*
And this cover.
And this.
...more
this cover is *___________________________*
And this cover.
And this.
...more
Horrendous! Awful! Terrifying! Is it May yet? I ask that because Meg Cabot is releasing the next book in her Abandon series which features her version of Hades/Persephone. Or how about Josephine Angelini's Starcrossed series? Anything is better than this series! My goodness, I enjoyed the first book Goddess Interrupted even though I was underwhelmed and not impressed, I figure that the relationship between Henry and Kate would move forward...but alas!!!
Here is what drove me absolutely bonkers ab ...more
Here is what drove me absolutely bonkers ab ...more
really good book. did not completely captivate me like the others, however. good conclusion.
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previous review:
I. want. it. now.
What the heck - she ends with SUCH. A. FREAKING. CLIFF. HANGER.
This next year will be pure torture.
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previous review:
I. want. it. now.
What the heck - she ends with SUCH. A. FREAKING. CLIFF. HANGER.
This next year will be pure torture.
Will read this book if it is the last thing I do.
Wished it was over sooner, rolled my eyes too many times and was bored for quite the most of the book. Skimmed through the pages to be honest..
Jul 31, 2012
Felicitia
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
All of you who loves Myth and Hades
UPDATE: 28/02/13
Oh God. This book is really something. I can't say that it's the best that I've read this year, but I don't even know why I just can't drop this book down and stop reading until I am finished. Seriously, I don't know. Ok..... I finished it like in, 2 days? that's the fastest this year.
This should've been tiring for me. Most of, no, the whole book is about war between the Titans and the Olympians. But maybe it's because of my interest in greek mythology that I seem to be attached ...more
Oh God. This book is really something. I can't say that it's the best that I've read this year, but I don't even know why I just can't drop this book down and stop reading until I am finished. Seriously, I don't know. Ok..... I finished it like in, 2 days? that's the fastest this year.
This should've been tiring for me. Most of, no, the whole book is about war between the Titans and the Olympians. But maybe it's because of my interest in greek mythology that I seem to be attached ...more
I really liked the conclusion to this trilogy, I like how it wasn't just the standard ending where the guy and girl end up together and everything is alright. Kate and Henry no only had to fight to stay together but they also had to fight for their baby, which doesn't happen alot in young adult. I loved how both Henry and Kate were willing to risk everything including their lived to protect their family but neither wants the other to sacrafice.
I liked how you were also never sure if you could ...more
I liked how you were also never sure if you could ...more
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