Name: The Goddess Inheritance
ISBN: 9780373210671

Aimée Carter

Kate finds herself faced with the choice of saving her unborn child along with all of humanity but losing Henry and her mother.

The Goddess Inheritance

Monicap

Plot: 4.5/5
If I’d reread the first two books before diving into this one, that would be a 5/5.
Anyways, here we pick up several months after book two left off, for obvious reasons. And then we go straight into this whole thing with politics/war/crazy, and shit went down and some peoples lives got threatened, and there was this knife that could kill everybody, and, man, it was EPIC.

Characters: 5/5
Ava: I really want to start with /Ava. There was a lot of stuff revolving around Ava in this book. Kate hated Ava for most of it. I understand where Kate was coming from with those emotions. She had perfectly reasonable reasons. But, you know, I think is one of those characters who just grew on me. Like, in the first book, I wasn’t sure about her. and then in the second book, I really liked her. and then, in this book, OMG, Ava. My heart was cracking down the middle. It was so emotional.
Henry: I still love him. I always will. To the ends of the earth. (See, Ava? This is me supporting you! As long as we love, Ava will not be… something.)
Cronus and Calliope: Douche bag and bitch. Actually, these guys were great antagonists. Their method and their plan, it made things real, you know?
Notice I’m not really saying anything about Kate. I just don’t know what to say about her. She was strong in a floppy kind of way, if that makes sense, which of course it doesn’t. And OMG, communication. These people need to work on it.
I kind of wish James had had a bigger role in this book too.

Romance: 3/5
I don’t feel like anything NEW happened in the romance in this book.
I know what you’re thinking: “But, Monica, they had a kid.” 
And indeed they did. And there was some drama involving Cronus. Maybe I’d fee differently if I’d read the first two book more recently, but I feel the argument they have are the same, and the elements of their love are the same. And, in that way, nothing new happened. But I still like the romance.

+2 extra credit points because of this genius thing I realized Aimee Carter did in this series.
Renaming the Gods.
By renaming Aphrodite Ava, she made her more likable.
By renaming Zeus Walter, she made him less formidable. 
By renaming Hermes James, she made more relatable.
And by renaming Hades Henry she made him more lovable. I just don’t think I’d be able to say “I love Hades!” with the same zest I can when I say “I love Henry!”

Overall grade: 14.5/15

Briar's Reviews

The Goddess Inheritance is the final book in the Goddess Test trilogy.

I really liked the idea behind this story - Persephone and Hades's relationship but in a YA novel. At the time, it was kind of mind blowing for me. I was used to seeing vampire novels pop up everywhere, so this was a nice change.

So, that being said - let's look over the positives and negatives in this story. This MAY contain minor spoilers - so beware.

Positives:
1. This series had a really nice ending. I didn't feel like anything was left wide open and it wasn't an ending that destroyed me and made me hate Aimee Carter! Great job!!! 

2. The cover is absolutely gorgeous! I like this series covers, so if you judge by covers this might be the series for you!

3. I really like Henry. I almost want a book just centered around a character like him and watch his character continue to grow. I felt like his character was WAY more likable than Kate, and we're following her story...

4. The side characters got more action in this book!! Gotta love when the author actually uses their side characters instead of throwing them away to focus on the main duo.

Negatives:
1. Man was this book SLOW. This whole series isn't the fastest paced or most addicting, but still book felt drawn out. This story felt like it could have been finished in two novels.

2. Kate is annoying, at least to me. I didn't find that her character developed enough over the three books, and she still felt just as whiny as the first novel. I kind of hoped for some wild character development in this book since the last book didn't have very much, so I was left disappointed. Perhaps she's almost...too flawed?

Overall, this book is a great romance YA novel. It's not super action-packed. It's definitely a good fit for the romance section. I need to read more by Aimee Carter soon, I just never seem to be able to have the time! At least it's nice to see her books pop up a LOT in my local book stores. She's always on the shelves!! 

I definitely recommend this entire series to fans of YA, especially those who want a great romantic read!

Four out of five stars.

mevi

4.5 stars - this is a series review

This series was nice. The female protagonist wasn't that stupid, but she was a little ignorant about following orders. But, she did whatever she believed in and followed through. The other characters also developed over the three books and I felt close to them.

The only person I really hated was Walter, until the last hundred pages of the last book.

"...a man can feel things he does not express, and that lack of expression does not deplete that love." page 272 - The Goddess Inheritance

I read that sentence three times, and almost cried right then and there. When I grew up, my father was all about work, and I felt he didn't love me. But, nowadays, he will call every couple days, and we have been growing closer. A lot of men don't express their feelings, and I get that now.

But, overall, this is an amazing series.

Cassidy

I had high expectations, and this novel really let me down.

Ella Zegarra

Cindy Lee

More of my reviews at Secrets of Lost Words.

Actual Rating: 4.5 stars

*Thank you to HarlequinTeen for providing the review copy*

Oh my goodness.. just WOW.. The Goddess inheritance is such an epic ending to this series. I couldn't have asked for more. BUT NOW IT'S OVER... *cries*

I really enjoyed this one as I did the rest of the series. Kate had to figure out a way to save everyone and she was putting everyone's lives on the line. God, it's just such a good book >__<

One problem I had is Kate. I felt like she was more of a victim in this one. In the other books, she was really stubborn and stood up for herself a lot. In this one, I sometimes wanted to slap her. I dunno.. she was just more hesitant to do things, I guess.

But all is well in the end :) I get my ending so I'm happy! This book really lets you know Kate's feelings and why she decided on each choice. I felt like Kate had a lot on her shoulders so I forgive her for being really annoying. I couldn't have asked for a better conclusion to the Goddess Test series. Now I have Masked to look forward to!!!!

Lonneke

The ending was a good conclusion to the series, but the start and middle didnt do it for me. I feel like the writer is just filling a book with stuff which isn't really necessary for the series. Story could also have been told in two books.

Emma Myers

so freak'n good. I recommend this so much. literally couldn't put it down.

Bridget Howard

: Kate Winters has gone through a lot in the last year. She passed the tests and became the wife of Henry the god of the Underworld. She fell deeply in love with Henry but their relationship had many bumps along the way. Finally she has a good relationship with Henry and she was truly happy until she found out she is pregnant. She gets captured by the evil Queen of the gods and she wants to take Kate’s baby. Goddess Inheritance starts nine months after Goddess Interrupted and Kate is getting ready to have her baby. Henry has no idea that Kate has been kidnapped or that she is pregnant with their child. Calliope wants to raise the baby as her own and Kate is desperate for a way to save her sweet son. During her imprisonment Kate has spent a lot of time with the Titan Cronus and he has grown very fond of Kate. He makes her an offer that if she will become his queen he will save her baby and make sure that he is raised by Kate’s family. Kate might have to accept his offer because at the moment she has no other options.
 Shortly after she gives birth to her son Milo, Henry learns that Kate has been captured and goes to rescue her. During the rescue Henry is mortally wounded. To be able to escape and try to save Henry Kate has to leave Milo behind with Calliope. Now Kate must do everything within her power to save Henrys life and get Milo back. She will do anything to get her family back, but the gods are at war and she doesn’t know if she will ever get her happy ending.
Kate has been our beloved heroine throughout this series. She has some really great qualities, but at times she does drive me a little nuts. She really cares about people and truly tries to do the right thing, but she doesn’t always think before she acts. At times she really has a woe me attitude that bugged me a little bit, but by the end I really liked her. She is independent and the love she shows to others is very endearing. Overall I really loved Kate Winters and I am sad to see her story end.
Now onto the dashing Henry. I have loved Henry since the very first time meeting him. At the beginning he is very closed off and won’t let anyone in. He was very hurt in the past and he feels that he’s not good enough to be loved. Throughout the series you see him open up to Kate and really let her in. Their relationship is so sweet and I loved that it developed slowly it made it more real. Henry really is an amazing guy and Kate is lucky to have him.
This was a great ending to a really great series. Aimee Carter has wonderful writing and she really knows how to tell a story. I was instantly hooked when I started this book and it kept me interested the whole way through. There were defiantly some heart wrenching moments but really it was a beautiful happy ever after ending. I am sad that this series has ended but I really look forward to reading more from Aimee Carter in the future. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is a fan of the series or anyone that likes Greek Mythology.

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