The Goddess Legacy--Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Legacy
Author: Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2012
Pages: 373 p
Source: Amazon Kindle
Compensation: none


The Goddess Legacy was published between Goddess Interrupted and The Goddess Inheritance, but I don't think I missed out on anything by reading it last. Unlike the other novels in the trilogy, this one is a collection of novellas each from a different point of view. The stories are told in chronological order. It opens with Hera having just overthrown Cronus and arguing with Zeus over how they will split up ruling the world. Zeus naturally thinks that he's the best candidate to rule the skies but is willing to let Hera be a Queen with him. Thus begins the conflict between the misogynistic Zeus and the ambitious Hera.

We learn Aphrodite's true capacity for love and Persephone's suffering and sacrifice. We see Hermes/James as more than just the "friend" trying to woo Kate away from Henry. We learn why they changed their names. The very last story is Hades transformation to Henry, from a lonely bitter defeated man to one with hope for the future when he finally meets Kate.

Some of the stories were better than others, but as a whole I enjoyed The Goddess Legacy. It's not necessary to read it as part of the trilogy, but it added a new layer of understanding behind some of the characters' motivations. And it helped to fill the void of finishing the series. A void so deep I actually bought the ebook! This instant gratification is a dangerous thing.

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The Goddess Inheritance--Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Inheritance
Author: Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2013.
Pages: 289 p
Source: Amazon Kindle
Compensation: None

After gobbling up Goddess Interrupted at just the right time, I was super lucky that The Goddess Inheritance was published just a few days later. But, my, those were some long days. I had gotten Goddess Interrupted as an ebook though my local library but there was no way I could wait for it to get the third book. I had to do something I almost never do--buy the book myself. I was in such a rush I bought the ebook so I could have it immediately.

When we last left Kate she and Ava (Aphrodite) had just left the Underworld to search for Rhea and convince her to join the fight against her husband Cronus. Unfortunately for Kate, Calliope (Hera) and Cronus had captured Nicholas (Hephaestus), Ava's husband, and forced Ava into turning Kate over to Calliope. Calliope, the Goddess of Marriage and Fertility, had ensured that Kate and Henry's last night together was productive and gleefully tells the shocked Kate that she is going to take away everything that Kate loves, her husband, her mother, and her unborn child.

In The Goddess Inheritance, Kate is held captive throughout her pregnancy with no way to contact Henry and no hope of escape. Ava tends to her but she is a victim of Calliope's as well and is powerless while Nicholas is held captive. When Kate's baby is born she must figure out a way to save him, herself, Henry, and the other Olympians from the vengeful Cronus and the demented Calliope.

This was such a page-turner, er, swiper. Although Kate makes some dumb decisions, it's not out of character for her. She's young, she's just watched her mom die and come back as a Goddess, she's died and learned that she too is immortal, she's suffered through a pregnancy without her husband by her side, she's given birth and watched her baby get snatched by the evil twisted Calliope. Logical thinking is not going to be her strong suit.  I enjoyed this book immensely. I *had* to find out what happened. The Goddess Inheritance is a satisfying conclusion to an entertaining series.
 
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Goddess Interrupted--Aimee Carter

Title: Goddess Interrupted
Author: Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2012
Pages: 301 p
Source: Kindle through local library
Compensation: None

Newly immortal Kate has returned from her six month vacation with James (Hermes) and is ready to pick up her relationship with Henry (Hades). Unsure of herself she longs for Henry to show her how much he loves her, but he is distant and distracted. He has good reason--Calliope (Hera) has managed to awaken the sleeping titan Cronus and has teamed up with him to destroy the Olympians. When Henry is kidnapped by his nefarious titan father, it's up to Kate to rescue him. But the only way to do that is to seek the help of the one person she'd rather never see, her older sister and Henry's first love, Persephone.

I could not read this book fast enough. I devoured it in a day and a half, something unheard of now that I have four kids. Kate did get a bit annoying with all the self doubt, but it was understandable. She's young and doesn't know her own strength. If you enjoyed The Goddess Test, you'll enjoy this one too. And then you'll go insane at the end and hunt down the third book in the series, The Goddess Inheritance (review available March 6).
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The Goddess Hunt--Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Hunt
Author: Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 2012
Pages: 75 p
Source: Kindle through local library
Compensation: None

This novella begins right where The Goddess Test leaves off (and consequently will contain spoilers if you haven't read The Goddess Test yet). You have been warned.

Kate has passed her test, married Henry (Hades), and earned her immortality. Before she can begin her new life as Queen of the Undead she must spend six months topside living among mortals. Henry cannot accompany her so she travels with James (Hermes) to see Greece. En route they run into the twins, Castor and Pollux, who are on the run from both Walter (Zeus) and Henry. Naturally, Kate has to intervene and figure out a way to help the twins and not anger Henry or Walter.

This book is not essential to the trilogy, but it is a nice segue from the first book, The Goddess Test, to the second, Goddess Interrupted (review available March 5, 2013). It's told in alternating points of view, Kate's and Henry's, and helps us to understand some of the motivations of their actions in later books. It's a quick read and worth it.

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