Reviews
This was the book that made me decide I liked the first one. I’ll get to the reviewing so you may know why. Point 1: You know, there’s this thing that I never once noticed before joining goodreads. It’s called the second-book-break-up-syndrome. And I NEVER ONCE NOTICED IT BEFORE JOINING GOODREADS. Thank you for ruining second books for me, goodreads. I’m sorry. You all know I love goodreads, but I was perfectly fine before knowing about or noticing the second book break up syndrome. Before it was just series, book 2, break up, annoyance. Series, book 2, break up, annoyance. Now it’s all connected and I know it it’s even MORE annoying. What I’m trying to say is, yes, there is some second-book-break-up-syndrome going on in this book. Urg. Point 2: despite the aforementioned second-book-break-up-syndrome, it was in this book I truly fell in love Henry. No, I was not in love with him at the end of book 1. I liked him, I was emotionally attached to and invested in him, but not in love with him. Now I am. :) Point 3: I was sad because James became a kind of non-character. We didn’t see him much, and when we did see him, I felt like he wasn’t there, doing or contributing anything to the story. :( Point 4: If you don’t like love triangles, good for you, cuz this book doesn’t have one. It has a love something, but whatever it is, it’s not a triangle. It’s not a square either. It’s kind of, I don’t know, maybe a web? Anyone, it’s like everyone is connected to everyone else in this giant web of unrequited love. It was almost, kind of, really depressing. Point 5: Cliffhanger!!! Let it be said that THE GODDESS INHERITANCE is now on my list of books I am anxiously awaiting, and hoping the world doesn’t end before next year when they all come out.
Goddess Interrupted by Aimée Carter is the sequel to The Goddess Test. It suffers from the usual growing pains of being the middle book in a trilogy. The characters are all established but there's this silly desire to pretend that none of that character building happened in the first book. Kate returns from her six months off, being chaperoned around Greece with James. Henry meanwhile has been dividing his time between spying on her, preparing for her coronation and convincing himself that Kate will leave him just like Persephone did. Before Kate can even finish the ceremony all hell breaks loose (quite literally) with Calliope (Hera) trying to release Chronos from Tartarus. Paging Percy Jackson! In the original book, I liked getting the perspective of Greek mythology from a strong female lead. So often these stories are told from a male hero's point of view. This time, though, Kate isn't herself. When she is trying to stop Calliope and is forced to face her fears head on by allying herself with Persephone, she is a fascinating and resourceful hero. But (and this is a big one), this book is also a romance. I get that. It's published by Harlequin Teen, for goodness sake. But come on — SEX DOES NOT SOLVE EVERYTHING. In fact, sex doesn't really solve anything. Sex is so much more complex than how its presented between Kate and Henry. I hope that the third book will give Kate more time to blossom as the hero she is and push aside these simplistic notions of sex and romance.
Didn't really like Kate bitching but the plot was decent.
Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
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Maybe more like a 3,5. Less stars because Kate couldn't quit whining about the same thing over and over again. The story on itself was fun though, kept me reading because I wanted to know how it would end. I'm curious for what will happen in the next book, but it might take a while before I'll pick it up.
I've been highly anticipating Goddess Interrupted ever since I finished the first book in the series last year! Aimee Carter took me away to a world rich with Greek mythology, but one that still held one foot strongly in the mortal world. This time I knew that I'd be able to dive deeper into the characters, their lives, and the unique problems that they faced as gods and goddesses. I couldn't wait! As soon as this book arrived, I had to devour it. When I first met Kate last year in The Goddess Test, I fell in love with her bold and brave attitude. Even though she started out as a bit tough to love, she soon transformed into a character that I could really get behind. That's why it was so hard for me when I started reading Goddess Interrupted and realized that the same old Kate was back. Tough to love, thoughts that bordered on depressing. The only reason I was able to cope with it better this time is because Aimee Carter does give Kate a mind of her own. Kate knows she's being that way, she tries to battle it, she just doesn't always win. That's not to say that Kate's attitude isn't warranted. I'll warn you that Carter's characters face their fair share of issues in this story. From waking Titans, to old love affairs, there is a lot that is laid bare in this installment. I had a great time getting to know more about the cast of characters and how they were all linked. Kate and Henry's relationship didn't steal the show, but instead contrasted nicely to the feelings of war that were floating around the palace. So yes, Kate did have a reason to feel so down. I'll give her that. What really saved the day for me was the ending. Once again Kate proved herself to be a stubborn and fiery character. I won't spoil, but let's just say that this is a cliffhanger that will make your mouth drop open! Upon reading the last page I was speechless. Despite any qualms I may have had while reading, the ending is more than enough to keep me reading on in this series. Bring on more Kate and more Henry. I'll be here to read it.
This was so amazing! The feels were killing me! I normally stay away from MCs who are all angsty and wallow all the time, because really, we all know they're annoying! But there's real, legit drama going on here, and not once did it feel annoying. In fact, I think Kate was completely justified in her self-doubt. Her situation is just heart-breaking and I just want to hug her and tell everything's going to be ok. :3
Loved this book so much! It was even better than the first! And THAT ENDING!! WHY??
Rating 3.5/5 Just as the first one, I finished the second book <2 hours. I think it is because the length of the book is much smaller than those that I normally read. Which is good for my reading goals for the year.... ;). When it comes to second books in a trilogy I always view them as the "filler" book. Meaning they are the book that fills the space between the 1st and the 3rd book. I always find the second book to be lacking in something or another and unfortunately my hypotheses rang true with the second book in the Goddess Test trilogy. It randomly jumped into a spot of the plot that really made no sense and it was hard for my to push through the book; however, I did finish it and decide to move on to the 3rd in the trilogy as I did own all three of the. Once again, I was left confused at the characters antics and motivations - while it was quite obvious what the "evil" / "antagonist" characters wanted it was very difficult to read the emotions of the main characters. Half the time they were POed at each other...which makes for a very difficult read. As for the world building well it was there in a sense - especially when it came to explaining the Underworld, which I was looking forward to; however, I do not think I was that impressed. I am not 100% sure if the world building was complete or not. This is a second book and I hoped, by now, that there would be more to this world that I would be reading about for the foreseeable future. All in all my 3.5 stars is what I would give this book.
