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Lookie what I received on May 17! Pawn by Aimee Carter. I love all of the Aimee Carter books I've read so far! She's an amazing author. Although I've already read it. I am so happy to own it! This book was soo good I couldn't put it down till I finished it! Has anyone else read this book yet?

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Category: Young Adult Fantasy
Keywords: Myths, Retellings, Series, Gods and Goddesses
Format: ebook, Hardcover
Source: NetGalley



Kimberly's Review: 

Last year, I finally got around to reading The Goddess Test, book one. Which I LOVED, and immediately grabbed for book two. Then I had wait, like forever, to get my hands on book three, the final book. And I'm still not sure what I think about it.

This review will contain some spoilers from the first two books so if you haven't read books one and two, maybe you should stop reading now and grab a cup of tea.

Spoilers below

Without giving too much away, Kate has been captured by Calliope and held for nine months, waiting to give birth. Henry doesn't know anything is wrong and no one is searching for her. That is, until all hell breaks loose. Cronos is ready to blast through, starting a war he intends no one to survive. Not his children, not humanity. Calliope at his side has one goal, to make Kate miserable, and she plans on doing that by stealing Kate and Henry's baby.

There are some really wonderful things about The Goddess Inheritance. This book is a fast paced thrill ride. So much happens, I can't even begin to go into everything. Action packed. Calliope morphs into an even more sinister version of herself, and she is pretty terrifying and gross. We see Cronos a little differently in this book and get a closer look at his motivations. Together, these two are bent on destroying the world, and for most of the book, I really thought they would do it. No one is safe and it's hard to see who is on whose side and why.

There's also a lot of open questions at the end of the book and this makes me... happy! (See, you thought I was going to say something else, didn't you?) I hope this opens the road for spin off books.

Now some not so great things. I liked Kate in books one and two, but that didn't hold true for me in book three. Kate whines a lot, complains, feels helpless and whines some more. A lot of the conversations between her and Henry are about sacrifice, who is willing to give up what. I love Kate's compassion and love, but halfway through the middle of the book, she becomes this wet mop. Where is the Kate from the beginning? Who passed the tests? Who fought for Henry's love? She's in there somewhere, but it takes a while for her to get back to herself so most of the book I kinda wanted to slap her across the face.

Another thing I loved in the series was Henry and Kate together. Their trials and victories as a couple, as a unit, facing real relationship problems and lack of communication. Their fights and struggles nearly killed me in the first two books. Killed. Me. That wasn't really evident in this book. Their problems were more circumstantial and the heat and love I felt between them earlier wasn't as strong. Don't get me wrong, I love Henry and Kate. But I was expecting more from them as a couple, and was disappointed by the course of their relationship.

Here's a non-spoiler for those who have read it already:

Yeah, that whole thing that happens on the island? and then there's little-to_no discussion about it afterwards? None? NONE? What?! One line? We get one line about not talking about it? (slaps forehead) I call foul!

Overall though, The Goddess Inheritance is a solid end to a captivating trilogy. I'm sad it's over, I still want more and while I'm disappointed by some of the events that happened in book three, I still think it's one of my favorite series out there and would totally read it again.

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For more about the author, visit aimeecarter.com and tweet @aimee_carter.

You can find more reviews by Kimberly at The Windy Pages and tweet her @thewindypages.

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Publisher: Harlequin Teen (April 19, 2011)
eGalley: 304 Pages
Series: The Goddess Test #1
Genre: YA Fantasy (Mythology)
Book from Netgalley*
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From Goodreads. It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.

Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.

Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.

Review by Kate
THE GODDESS TEST, by Aimee Carter, is a fresh and new tale of mythology and the Greek Gods. Carter modernized the tale of Persephone and it blew me away.

Get ready for a gush fest! I l-o-v-e loved this book! The inital idea of the book being a version of a Greek myth made me want to read it, but I never expected to love it as much as I did. Kate was a fabulous main character. Her willingness to put everyone's well being ahead of her own is her best characteristic and also her downfall. I felt bad for what she had to go through with her mother, but it ultimately saved her future.

I normally don't fall for the really old guys, but in this case I definitely fell for Henry. Although he is hundreds (thousands?) of years old it didn't really show much. He looked young and he tried to understand and cater to Kate. At first I thought it was weird and creepy that he would want her for his wife but eventually as they got to know each other, and I got to know him, I yearned for them to actually be together.

I loved the idea of the seven tests for Kate to pass to become a goddess. At times I could tell she was being tested even when she clearly didn't, but I never expected what the meaning of the tests actually were. Carter wove the tests into the months that Kate spent at Henry's and I crossed my fingers for her to pass them and save Henry and her mother.

I won't spoil the ending but it was so (so!) good! It was one of those "what?!!?" moments for me, and I am excited to read the next book in the series. Overall, fantastic book. Fans of Greek mythology will definitely love it!!

*Cover Note: This cover is definitely gorgeous. I love the innocence that the girl possesses and the forest surrounding her. Also the font is beautiful.


*FTC Disclosure: I received this finished copy from the author. I do not receive payment of any kind in exchange for a review. I do not receive monetary compensation from any book links in my review.

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