Now it's Kate's turn.
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 that 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.
If she fails...
My Thoughts:
Kate Winters has had to grow up fast. Her mother has
terminal cancer and as her last request they have moved back to her hometown of
Eden. Having given up her childhood and her senior year of high school to take
care of her dying mother Kate isn’t exactly social. On her one attempt at being
normal she attends a party, things go wrong, and tragedy occurs. In order to
right a wrong Kate makes a life changing deal with potentially deadly
consequences. She is introduced to the gods of the old world. Hades is in need
of a wife and Kate is his last chance. She must pass seven tests to prove
herself worthy, evade an unknown foe whom has killed all before her, and
convince the god of the underworld to give their life together a chance. Will
Kate survive a killer, will she fail and forget everything, or will she pass
and become Queen of the Underworld? Death and betrayal lurk around every
corner. What would you do for immortality?
Kate Winters may not have superpowers or the ability to kick
serious evildoer behind, but she is definitely someone readers can admire. She
doesn’t give up no matter how hopeless a situation seems. As you read The Goddess Test you will notice that
nothing will stand in the way of her doing the right thing. She is courageous and tenacious. The other main
character in the story is Henry/Hades. His character is very dry and distant.
The narrator does a wonderful job voicing him and lets readers get a real sense
of how old, separated, and hopeless he truly is. Henry isn’t your typical love
interest and the relationship between him and Kate isn’t the typical YA romance
in general. As for the rest of the book…I really enjoyed it. The other
characters really showed their personalities. My favorites were definitely Ava
and James. Ava in particulary is enjoyable with her romance centric train of thought. As for the mystery in the book, readers gradually get a hint of who the killer is. I liked that it
didn’t come out of thin air and it actually seemed plausible. The only
potential “negative” aspect about the book is that there isn’t a lot of action.
There aren’t any “kick-butt” moments or awesome magical displays. It was a
little dry in places. I just think that with a cast of mythology's greatest powers a more could have beendone. Lastly, the ending drops a big bombshell (one I didn’t
see coming) and I absolutely loved it! It is sure to make the next installments
of the series interesting. The narrator was very entertaining and the story is
intriguing. I will definitely be picking up the next installment. I give this
book a 3 ½ STAR rating.
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