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Nueva reseña de temática griega…PORQUE ME ENCANTA *-* Si conocéis cualquier libro que tenga algo de temática griega (que no conozca ya) no dudéis en decírmelo, porque son los que más me gustan *^^* Esta vez nos encontramos con una historia bastante novedosa, aunque un poco sosainas en ciertos temas, para mi gusto. ¡Pero vamos a por la reseña!
Si habéis leído la sinopsis sabréis que la historia empieza cuando Kate se muda a un nuevo pueblo (Topicazo nº1.), Eden Manor, con su madre, enferma de cáncer. Mudarse al pueblo es la última voluntad de su madre y ella hace todo lo posible para complacerla. Kate lleva dos años cuidando a su madre, y ha dejado todo lo que tenía por ella: sus amistades, sus aficiones, los estudios… Está con ella en todo momento, pero pese a que sabe de la gravedad de su estado, aún no es capaz de despedirse.
Cuando llega a Eden Manor, su madre le obliga a ir al instituto (evidentemente) y allí se topa, de buenas a primeras, con el chico popular del instituto (Topicazo nº2) que quiere ser su amigo…Pero aparece de pronto la novia del chico popular (Topicazo nº3) que le hecha malas miradas en plan “Zorra, es mío” sin conocerse. Todo muy normal y original, ¿no?
Pero todo cambia después de un accidente (que no explicaré porque es spoiler y os estresáis mucho con los spoilers) y entonces aparece Henry…Un chico guapo y misterioso (Topicazo nº4) que afirma ser un dios griego, nada más y nada menos que Hades, Dios del Inframundo. Entonces él le propone un trato: mantener con vida a su madre hasta que ella esté preparada para decirle adiós, pero solo si Kate pasa seis meses al año cada año de su vida con él en el Inframundo y reina a su lado. Evidentemente acepta, pero primero Kate debe superar 7 pruebas con éxito, que los Dioses del Olimpo le prepararan. Si las supera se casará con Hades y se volverá inmortal…Pero no todo es tan fácil, porque ninguna de las 11 candidatas anteriores ha superado las pruebas y todas han muerto asesinadas antes de Navidad…Su vida, la de su madre y la de Henry están en peligro.
Como veis el argumento es bastante original. El mito de Perséfone que se trata en el libro es uno de los mitos más “bonitos” e interesantes y muy poco explotados…Y me encanta que hayan cogido este mito, pero opino que podrían haberle dado un giro diferente o más importancia al propio mito. Tampoco me ha gustado que se diera el caso de que Kate no sabe casi casi casi nada de mitología griega (Topicazo nº5). ¿PORQUE LOS AMERICANOS NO SABEN NADA DE MITOLOGIA GRIEGA-ROMANA? O al menos así los presentan en los libros. En serio. Yo no sé qué mitologías les enseñan en sus institutos… #Enfado #Depresión
Dejando mi enfado aparte, tenemos dos personajes principales en The goddess test: Kate y Henry. Kate (que vive ignorando la mitología griega ¬¬) es una adolescente marcada desde hace dos años por la inminente muerte de su madre, pero pese a eso aún no está preparada para dejarla ir. Nada importa más que el tiempo con su madre, así que ha perdido todo lo que una adolescente querría: amigos, vida sentimental y aficiones. Pero cuando se le da la oportunidad de luchar por la vida de su madre casi no lo duda, aunque eso también implica que tendrá otro quebradero de cabeza que no había previsto: enamorarse de Henry. Kate, una chica que no vivía la vida debe aprender a luchar por lo que quiere: su madre y un futuro con el chico al que quiere. Kate es una perfecta protagonista, pero no una súper heroína, como tenemos últimamente, con sentimientos de lo más humanos.
En cuanto al personaje masculino, Henry…AINS. AINS. Poor Henry. Nos encontramos que Hades “Henry”, dios del Inframundo, lleva deprimido bastante tiempo porque Perséfone le abandonó y no consigue encontrar ninguna chica que le dure lo suficiente para enamorarse *dicho muy simplemente*. No nos encontramos a un Dios iracundo, potente, orgulloso y viril…Sino más bien lo contrario. Henry es un dios bastante misterioso y recto, pero tiene una gran falta de cariño y comprensión que no consigue aliviar. Todos sus problemas se solucionarían con amor *AINS*. La verdad es que Henry debería estar más presente en la novela, y no se implica mucho al principio…Por lo que no se entiende que Kate se enamore tanto de él. A parte de esto, es un buen personaje y bastante adorable.
El romance entre los dos protagonistas se da bastante de sopetón, aunque es muy tierno. Por un lado Kate no ha tenido relaciones sentimentales en mucho tiempo y lo mismo para Henry. Interpreto que no saben muy bien cómo actuar y cuando lo hacen, actúan con torpeza. Además, Perséfone es un fantasma que plana sobre la memoria de Henry, pues fue su primera esposa y su “gran amor” y con eso Kate sabe que no puede competir. Los dos deberán poner de su parte para que la relación avance, pero también tienen mucho miedo a que no funcione y que el resentimiento se instale entre los dos. Deberán aprender a confiar el uno en el otro. Son muy monosos y adorables en algunos momentos.
Aimée Carter tiene una pluma muy ágil y sencilla, con una gran fluidez. Si tienes un par de horas libres, te lo leerás del tirón. Además, tiene unos giros de argumento bastante interesantes y sobretodo sorprendentes. Hay un montón de misterios y preguntas que te mantienen alerta y expectante… Y la autora de da pistas para responder esas pregunta, como cuáles son las pruebas, quiénes son los miembros del consejo o quién es el asesino de las candidatas. En cuanto al final, yo pensaba que sería bastante cerrado pero da pie a varias interpretaciones.
Si habéis leído la sinopsis sabréis que la historia empieza cuando Kate se muda a un nuevo pueblo (Topicazo nº1.), Eden Manor, con su madre, enferma de cáncer. Mudarse al pueblo es la última voluntad de su madre y ella hace todo lo posible para complacerla. Kate lleva dos años cuidando a su madre, y ha dejado todo lo que tenía por ella: sus amistades, sus aficiones, los estudios… Está con ella en todo momento, pero pese a que sabe de la gravedad de su estado, aún no es capaz de despedirse.
Cuando llega a Eden Manor, su madre le obliga a ir al instituto (evidentemente) y allí se topa, de buenas a primeras, con el chico popular del instituto (Topicazo nº2) que quiere ser su amigo…Pero aparece de pronto la novia del chico popular (Topicazo nº3) que le hecha malas miradas en plan “Zorra, es mío” sin conocerse. Todo muy normal y original, ¿no?
Pero todo cambia después de un accidente (que no explicaré porque es spoiler y os estresáis mucho con los spoilers) y entonces aparece Henry…Un chico guapo y misterioso (Topicazo nº4) que afirma ser un dios griego, nada más y nada menos que Hades, Dios del Inframundo. Entonces él le propone un trato: mantener con vida a su madre hasta que ella esté preparada para decirle adiós, pero solo si Kate pasa seis meses al año cada año de su vida con él en el Inframundo y reina a su lado. Evidentemente acepta, pero primero Kate debe superar 7 pruebas con éxito, que los Dioses del Olimpo le prepararan. Si las supera se casará con Hades y se volverá inmortal…Pero no todo es tan fácil, porque ninguna de las 11 candidatas anteriores ha superado las pruebas y todas han muerto asesinadas antes de Navidad…Su vida, la de su madre y la de Henry están en peligro.
Como veis el argumento es bastante original. El mito de Perséfone que se trata en el libro es uno de los mitos más “bonitos” e interesantes y muy poco explotados…Y me encanta que hayan cogido este mito, pero opino que podrían haberle dado un giro diferente o más importancia al propio mito. Tampoco me ha gustado que se diera el caso de que Kate no sabe casi casi casi nada de mitología griega (Topicazo nº5). ¿PORQUE LOS AMERICANOS NO SABEN NADA DE MITOLOGIA GRIEGA-ROMANA? O al menos así los presentan en los libros. En serio. Yo no sé qué mitologías les enseñan en sus institutos… #Enfado #Depresión
Dejando mi enfado aparte, tenemos dos personajes principales en The goddess test: Kate y Henry. Kate (que vive ignorando la mitología griega ¬¬) es una adolescente marcada desde hace dos años por la inminente muerte de su madre, pero pese a eso aún no está preparada para dejarla ir. Nada importa más que el tiempo con su madre, así que ha perdido todo lo que una adolescente querría: amigos, vida sentimental y aficiones. Pero cuando se le da la oportunidad de luchar por la vida de su madre casi no lo duda, aunque eso también implica que tendrá otro quebradero de cabeza que no había previsto: enamorarse de Henry. Kate, una chica que no vivía la vida debe aprender a luchar por lo que quiere: su madre y un futuro con el chico al que quiere. Kate es una perfecta protagonista, pero no una súper heroína, como tenemos últimamente, con sentimientos de lo más humanos.
En cuanto al personaje masculino, Henry…AINS. AINS. Poor Henry. Nos encontramos que Hades “Henry”, dios del Inframundo, lleva deprimido bastante tiempo porque Perséfone le abandonó y no consigue encontrar ninguna chica que le dure lo suficiente para enamorarse *dicho muy simplemente*. No nos encontramos a un Dios iracundo, potente, orgulloso y viril…Sino más bien lo contrario. Henry es un dios bastante misterioso y recto, pero tiene una gran falta de cariño y comprensión que no consigue aliviar. Todos sus problemas se solucionarían con amor *AINS*. La verdad es que Henry debería estar más presente en la novela, y no se implica mucho al principio…Por lo que no se entiende que Kate se enamore tanto de él. A parte de esto, es un buen personaje y bastante adorable.
El romance entre los dos protagonistas se da bastante de sopetón, aunque es muy tierno. Por un lado Kate no ha tenido relaciones sentimentales en mucho tiempo y lo mismo para Henry. Interpreto que no saben muy bien cómo actuar y cuando lo hacen, actúan con torpeza. Además, Perséfone es un fantasma que plana sobre la memoria de Henry, pues fue su primera esposa y su “gran amor” y con eso Kate sabe que no puede competir. Los dos deberán poner de su parte para que la relación avance, pero también tienen mucho miedo a que no funcione y que el resentimiento se instale entre los dos. Deberán aprender a confiar el uno en el otro. Son muy monosos y adorables en algunos momentos.
Aimée Carter tiene una pluma muy ágil y sencilla, con una gran fluidez. Si tienes un par de horas libres, te lo leerás del tirón. Además, tiene unos giros de argumento bastante interesantes y sobretodo sorprendentes. Hay un montón de misterios y preguntas que te mantienen alerta y expectante… Y la autora de da pistas para responder esas pregunta, como cuáles son las pruebas, quiénes son los miembros del consejo o quién es el asesino de las candidatas. En cuanto al final, yo pensaba que sería bastante cerrado pero da pie a varias interpretaciones.
This series is an interesting concept! Definitely geared toward a younger adult audience but I enjoyed my time spent with this book!
2.5 but rounding up to 3 because im kind. okay. so after work i was horribly bored and burned out and my eyes hurt from screens so I decided to randomly reread this book from the shelf of my childhood bedroom because I loved it deeply when I was 12 years old and I was also interested to see how YA has grown and changed from when books had “find us on Facebook!” earnestly printed on the back. i’m trying to be kind and remember that my child self loved this book and other people of that emotional and intellectual age would also probably like it. but Jesus Christ. My gripes are as follows: no real romantic tension/build up, vague setting and character description, the repeated use of “sloppy” or “noisy” to describe kisses, and a seemingly fundamental lack of understanding of any level of Greek mythology beyond what one can find on google. for 12 year olds, it’s fine, which is why I’m giving it 2.5-3 stars (I feel it would be wrong to hold a YA book especially from the early 2010s to the standards of the genre and adult fiction of today).
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I hated this book. I resisted it for so long. I was recommended this book a good six months ago and could not get past the first 20 pages. Finally however, I was able to get back those first 20 pages and you know what happened. The book finally got good! It turned into one of those I actually started to care about. If you would have asked me at the beginning of the book, I would have given you an evil eye. It seems that evil eye would have been wasted. I want more of this book! I can’t wait for the next in the trilogy to come out!
This book was, however, easily predictable, had a handful of plots that were murky at best and I can see why the people on goodreads had issues with it.
But here’s the thing. I read this book in the middle of midterms week when I needed an escape from my head, and you know what, it provided that and it was lovely. The book also took place in a small town in Michigan. Seeing as I am from Wisconsin, I have a soft spot in my cold-bitter-black heart for anything Midwest.
This book is about Kate and her mom, but her mom’s dying. Kate and her mom are uber close and she will do anything to keep her mom alive; even though every year her mom’s doctors tell her “this is her last year.” Kate does not want to let her mom go. Which is where Henry comes into play. To say Henry is mysterious is an understatement. An understatement of understatements actually. He is willing to help Kate’s mom stay alive until Kate is ready to say goodbye.
Of course there is a price, but to Kate, it is worth it. She’s not ready to say goodbye to her mother. Will she ever be? When Kate agreed to Henry’s deal, she agreed to live with him for six months out of the year and be his wife. Oh, she also has to pass some tests. Doesn’t that sound lovely?
But in its own way it is quite lovely. I recommend it as a light read.
I hated this book. I resisted it for so long. I was recommended this book a good six months ago and could not get past the first 20 pages. Finally however, I was able to get back those first 20 pages and you know what happened. The book finally got good! It turned into one of those I actually started to care about. If you would have asked me at the beginning of the book, I would have given you an evil eye. It seems that evil eye would have been wasted. I want more of this book! I can’t wait for the next in the trilogy to come out!
This book was, however, easily predictable, had a handful of plots that were murky at best and I can see why the people on goodreads had issues with it.
But here’s the thing. I read this book in the middle of midterms week when I needed an escape from my head, and you know what, it provided that and it was lovely. The book also took place in a small town in Michigan. Seeing as I am from Wisconsin, I have a soft spot in my cold-bitter-black heart for anything Midwest.
This book is about Kate and her mom, but her mom’s dying. Kate and her mom are uber close and she will do anything to keep her mom alive; even though every year her mom’s doctors tell her “this is her last year.” Kate does not want to let her mom go. Which is where Henry comes into play. To say Henry is mysterious is an understatement. An understatement of understatements actually. He is willing to help Kate’s mom stay alive until Kate is ready to say goodbye.
Of course there is a price, but to Kate, it is worth it. She’s not ready to say goodbye to her mother. Will she ever be? When Kate agreed to Henry’s deal, she agreed to live with him for six months out of the year and be his wife. Oh, she also has to pass some tests. Doesn’t that sound lovely?
But in its own way it is quite lovely. I recommend it as a light read.
The story was captivating and I couldn't help but want to keep reading this. However it also threw in a lot of loops that make NO SENSE. And the worst part is I can't talk about it since it doesn't come out until the end!
Kate's story is easy to follow and be a part of yet her lack on questioning anything annoys me. She is both strong in herself yet so very weak. She refuses to acknowledge life after her mothers impeding death and seems to have no desire to live her own life yet gets upset when others don't live theirs. Argh! Overall I did like her character though.
I mostly liked Henry but there is so much about him that is not shared. We have no real idea what kind of guy he is besides the wounded soul, protecting Kate. I wish I had a better idea what he was thinking or feeling through all this. Ava annoyed me and Kate's friendship toward her makes no sense. Nor does how close James is to her after knowing him for only a few days.
Kate's story is easy to follow and be a part of yet her lack on questioning anything annoys me. She is both strong in herself yet so very weak. She refuses to acknowledge life after her mothers impeding death and seems to have no desire to live her own life yet gets upset when others don't live theirs. Argh! Overall I did like her character though.
I mostly liked Henry but there is so much about him that is not shared. We have no real idea what kind of guy he is besides the wounded soul, protecting Kate. I wish I had a better idea what he was thinking or feeling through all this. Ava annoyed me and Kate's friendship toward her makes no sense. Nor does how close James is to her after knowing him for only a few days.
Interesting concept; if you can suspend your disbelief in the beginning, it's a fun story. I was interested enough to read it in one afternoon. I actually kept having to go back and re-read paragraphs or pages because I was so eager to find out what happened that I didn't want to be patient and read through normally.
This book is so funny and just so dumb; it had me laughing throughout the whole thing. I don't recommend this book at all if you take your Greek myths seriously or your own time. It was bad but good for a laugh. Thinking too long about the ending makes me giggle at how stupid it is.
There was absolutely no plot and you think oh with a book with "test" in the title there would be tests and trials the main character would have to go through that would be well more grand then what they ended up being. Nope. It was all based on the 7 deadly sins and like what a bore they were. Nothing fun or clever ever happend with them. Also why would the Gods care about human morals, especially lust... like cmon Zeus is the last god to be judging a mere human on lustful acts.
I don't even care if books get mythology perfectly right but to be so wrong like the author was in this book is baffling... like just make up your own mythology or lore. The Greek myths were definitely used as a crutch. Henry was just downright a laughable depiction of Hades.
I can't wait to read the sequels.
There was absolutely no plot and you think oh with a book with "test" in the title there would be tests and trials the main character would have to go through that would be well more grand then what they ended up being. Nope. It was all based on the 7 deadly sins and like what a bore they were. Nothing fun or clever ever happend with them. Also why would the Gods care about human morals, especially lust... like cmon Zeus is the last god to be judging a mere human on lustful acts.
I don't even care if books get mythology perfectly right but to be so wrong like the author was in this book is baffling... like just make up your own mythology or lore. The Greek myths were definitely used as a crutch. Henry was just downright a laughable depiction of Hades.
I can't wait to read the sequels.
Eh. Didn't care about the characters and didn't really believe the story. Found the whole thing pretty corny.
Cheesy and the mythology didn't make any sense whatsoever. Not a book for fans of Greek mythology. Maybe I just read it on a sentimental day, but I thought the love story was adorable and cute, and despite the lack of sense with mythology, I still liked it for what it was.
I have heard nothing but good things about this novel so I was really looking forward to reading this book and I have to say, it definitely delivered.
The Goddess test is not so much based on the the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone but more a continuation of the story. Persephone is gone and Hades (now called Henry) is looking for a new queen to rule the underworld with him and he has less than 20 years left to find her otherwise he will fade away forever.
Kate is the girl he has chosen to be his wife and Queen but she needs to pass seven tests to to be allowed to take on the role and is not even really sure she wants the job. However her mother is dying and this will allow her to spend more time with her before she too is gone forever.
This is a unique take on the whole mythology angle and I believe the idea is pulled off extremely well. The story does not retell the stypry of Hades and Persephone but rather uses the myth as a launch pad for a interesting and compelling read that you won't want to put down. In fact when about to finish it last night, I wanted to hold on to it for one more day to use for my Teaser Tuesday but at the same time didn't want to put off for one more second reaching the conclusion and finding out how it ended.
The story flows at a good pace and there is enough going on to keep your interest the whole way through pulling you too a conclusion that is both surprising and exciting . The two main characters Henry and Kate are both characters with some substance to them and also have their flaws. Kate is extremely selfless and has spent the past couple of years caring for her sick mother but in the process has forgotten how to live and Henry has given up and is ready to finish his last days and fade away. I have never been a huge fan of the love at first sight type story and so I loved that the friendship grew slowly and we got to see it growing throughout the story.
The peripheral characters are also not so peripheral and bring as much colour to the story as the main characters. I particularly enjoyed the characters of Ava and James. These characters ( Ava and James amongst them) and their interactions with Kate and Henry helped round out what was already a wonderful story.
I greatly enjoyed reading this book and thoroughly believe it deserves every glowing review it has received so far and have no hesitation whatsoever in giving this book 5 stars.
The Goddess test is not so much based on the the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone but more a continuation of the story. Persephone is gone and Hades (now called Henry) is looking for a new queen to rule the underworld with him and he has less than 20 years left to find her otherwise he will fade away forever.
Kate is the girl he has chosen to be his wife and Queen but she needs to pass seven tests to to be allowed to take on the role and is not even really sure she wants the job. However her mother is dying and this will allow her to spend more time with her before she too is gone forever.
This is a unique take on the whole mythology angle and I believe the idea is pulled off extremely well. The story does not retell the stypry of Hades and Persephone but rather uses the myth as a launch pad for a interesting and compelling read that you won't want to put down. In fact when about to finish it last night, I wanted to hold on to it for one more day to use for my Teaser Tuesday but at the same time didn't want to put off for one more second reaching the conclusion and finding out how it ended.
The story flows at a good pace and there is enough going on to keep your interest the whole way through pulling you too a conclusion that is both surprising and exciting . The two main characters Henry and Kate are both characters with some substance to them and also have their flaws. Kate is extremely selfless and has spent the past couple of years caring for her sick mother but in the process has forgotten how to live and Henry has given up and is ready to finish his last days and fade away. I have never been a huge fan of the love at first sight type story and so I loved that the friendship grew slowly and we got to see it growing throughout the story.
The peripheral characters are also not so peripheral and bring as much colour to the story as the main characters. I particularly enjoyed the characters of Ava and James. These characters ( Ava and James amongst them) and their interactions with Kate and Henry helped round out what was already a wonderful story.
I greatly enjoyed reading this book and thoroughly believe it deserves every glowing review it has received so far and have no hesitation whatsoever in giving this book 5 stars.