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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Really loved it! Looking forward to the next in the series.
Sooo good! Had so many unexpected twists and turns I literally could not put the thing down. I stayed up til four in the morning finishing the book!
I read this years ago and couldn’t remember much about it, but I was in the mood for YA fantasy so I decided to re-read it. The main character had virtually no personality until chapter 8 ish, which wasn’t great. Light, quick read and I’ll probably read the rest of the series out of curiosity but I’m not blown away.
i like this book. most greek mythology book focus on all of the gods or just the male one this one does not.
Still my favourite Greek Mythology retelling novel (series). Hands down.
The Goddess Test is the first e-book I ever read/finished. It was not easy since I partly was reading this on my itouch. It's also the first ARC I got off Netgalley.
The story behind why I choose to request this ARC is simple. It is because I am a sucker for mythology. As a child, I would check out all the books on myths, fairy tales, fables and folk tales the library had. So I was very drawn to this Hades and Persephone retelling.
One of the best things about this novel is the relationship between Kate and her mom. In YA, majority of stories feature absent/dead parents or conflicts with them so it was refreshing to see a different side of the teen-parent relationship. Kate and her mom have a loving relationship and Kate would do anything to keep her mom from dying... include agreeing to Henry's bargain. Sometimes my skeptical self flares up and questions Kate's selfless nature - no way can she be this good! But she is.
Speaking of the bargain, I thought Carter's the creation of tests is a clever twist to add and make this myth more original. However, I had some issue with how easily Kate accepted this world of magic. As well as living with a complete stranger and entering into a bargain with him. Henry never seems fully nuanced to me - he appears to simply react to the events and never exhibits an independence of his own.
Despite some shortcomings, I enjoyed myself and will look forward to the continuing story.
The story behind why I choose to request this ARC is simple. It is because I am a sucker for mythology. As a child, I would check out all the books on myths, fairy tales, fables and folk tales the library had. So I was very drawn to this Hades and Persephone retelling.
One of the best things about this novel is the relationship between Kate and her mom. In YA, majority of stories feature absent/dead parents or conflicts with them so it was refreshing to see a different side of the teen-parent relationship. Kate and her mom have a loving relationship and Kate would do anything to keep her mom from dying... include agreeing to Henry's bargain. Sometimes my skeptical self flares up and questions Kate's selfless nature - no way can she be this good! But she is.
Speaking of the bargain, I thought Carter's the creation of tests is a clever twist to add and make this myth more original. However, I had some issue with how easily Kate accepted this world of magic. As well as living with a complete stranger and entering into a bargain with him. Henry never seems fully nuanced to me - he appears to simply react to the events and never exhibits an independence of his own.
Despite some shortcomings, I enjoyed myself and will look forward to the continuing story.
The blurb really pulled me in. It was an okay read, it had its twists and turns. The main reason I had to give it two starts was because of the two main characters. Kate was so damn annoying to me. She switched her dependency from her dying mother to Henry and thought it was love. Henry wasn’t even over Persephone, he even told her so! Having someone tell you that they will only be able to love you to a certain extent should not be enough. I will not be continuing with this series.
I understand authors take liberties with facts when. writing fiction but this went too far. The idea was good, a mortal needed to pass seven tests to become a goddess, but the exuctipn of the tests were poorly done.
Well, this book was a little silly. The introduction and plot to get Kate where she needed to go was a little laughable to be honest. The rest of the book was... okay. Just okay. To be honest, it reminded me of Hades and Persephone fanfiction (which I guess any writing about Hades and Persephone's myth kind of is?). It was also kind of predictable and I saw pretty much everything that was supposed to be a surprise coming.
Having said all that, it was, for the most part, an enjoyable read. In much the same way as I enjoy a good fanfiction every now and then, this book kept me interested and was enjoyable enough. It just wasn't anything earth-shattering or impacting. I like the take on the retelling, I just wish that it went further and tried to do more or go into more depth.
Having said all that, it was, for the most part, an enjoyable read. In much the same way as I enjoy a good fanfiction every now and then, this book kept me interested and was enjoyable enough. It just wasn't anything earth-shattering or impacting. I like the take on the retelling, I just wish that it went further and tried to do more or go into more depth.