The Goddess Inheritance (A Goddess Test Novel, 3) Paperback – February 26, 2013

This review has a MAJOR spoiler in it, so be warned!This was a fantastic end to a fantastic series. I loved the Goddess Test series from the minute it began in The Goddess Test to the end of this novel. The Goddess Inheritance is full of heart-pounding action, tension, and absolutely adorable moments between Kate and Henry. Ms. Carter's writing is at its finest in this novel, and she had me on edge many, many times. This book was a roller coaster ride of emotions, and I enjoyed every single second of it.Kate's character has truly grown over the past three novels, and I loved reading/seeing it. She has grown into a strong, independent woman that will do anything and everything for her family. She won't hold back to get what she wants, and to get something done. She is someone that a girl can look up to, and I will miss reading about her. Henry...Henry stole my heart in book one and still has it. I loved how much affection he showed Kate in this book, and how he too was willing to go to great lengths for his family. It was always a toss up to me between James and Henry, but Henry won in the end. However, James was so cute in this book (not that he wasn't adorable in the other two as well). He had plenty of great, humorous lines that had me laughing hysterically.However, this series wouldn't be complete without a couple of deaths, and one in particular made me extremely sad. Ava's death was a mixture of beautiful and sadness. I kept hoping that Rhea or Cronus would heal her, but it never happened. The scene was amazing and brought a tear to my eye.The Persephone myth has always been one of my favorite Greek stories, and Aimee Carter's take never ceased to blow me away. This entire series is full of twists and turns, and is sure to be enjoyed by anyone who likes a twist on Greek mythology. I can't wait to read Ms. Carter's new series :)

. I read all the books from the Goddess Test series, and I loved them all I loved the mythology and I loved Kate (the main character). I was not disappointed with the final installment of The Goddess Test Inheritance I was waiting for this book ever since the last left me hanging! So we find out Kate got pregnant but she was being held captive with Calliope and Cronus (naughty, naughty) and Henry doesn’t know! But at the start of The Goddess Inheritance he finds out and since I don’t want to spoil anything let me just say there was a lot of action a lot of heartbreaking moments. I loved it; it was a very bittersweet goodbye to The Goddess Test series. Thought the story I definitely felt Kate matured, though there was times she just didn’t know what to do, and to be truthful I don’t think I would ever be able to survive what Kate did. I loved the romance between Henry and Kate even though it wasn’t much because there wasn’t time for that you know with a war and all but I just was completely satisfied and I loved it! So if you haven’t read the Goddess Test series and you’re into mythology definitely read this! I definitely recommend it…. Just read it... well if you want. Again I definitely recommend it! One of my favorite series.

Ok... So I was really looking forward to this book. I pre-ordered it and waited anxiously for its release date. I was so hopeful, especially after reading the ending to the prior book. But then I started reading and honestly all I can say is blah... I wanted love, action, adventure. After all, this was supposed to be a young adult conclusion to a love story, right? All I felt was a little let down - not all the way, just a little let down. Let me tell you a little bit about what I liked and didn't like.PROS:I loved Henry, but then again I have loved him all along. I would have done anything and everything for a husband like that. Someone that loves you so much, would do anything to keep you safe, would trade their life for yours... dreamy and romantic right there on the page every time he was mentioned. Obviously as a thirty something woman I was deeply moved by his actions and the idea of what he looked like, hahaha!I liked Cronus. I know, who likes the villain in these books, but really he as remarkably well written. I understood why he wanted his children to treat him like an equal instead of a criminal - when in fact he was far more powerful than any of them. I don't know, but as a villain he made sense.I liked Walter's ending... this is SPOILER so if you haven't read the book yet, please stop! Walter admitting his mistakes to Kate, and telling her he was doing everything for his children, made me understand him. He may have sent his beloved daughter to her death (though really, I am not sure that was totally his fault) and he may have left Kate alone to deal with her mother's death in the first book, but he was doing everything for the greater good, his children, his family. For some reason this ending made me understand Walter and it made me want to give him a hug. He may be a horrible father, but he is an amazing leader in the sense that the greater good takes precedence even over his own wants and loves.Now onto my CONS:I hate Kate. I know a lot of people have gone on and on in their reviews about how much of a martyr she is... and seriously, she is! When people tell you to stay put, don't think you know better! You probably don't! When you have a husband like Henry, who has been around for millennia and who has always sought to protect you, tell him your plans! Don't think you know better. Honestly I thought she was like nails on a chalk board and considering she is the mail character I almost quit reading the book in the middle. She was a disappointment. Her only redeeming quality was her son Milo and her niceness to Cronus. After that, she was a little bit of a letdown.Ava... Oh, I loved Ava in the first two books but in this one she was a little bit of a whiner. I mean seriously, you are working as a spy for the council. Don't start apologizing to Kate! Don't start asking to come back home! Be a goddess, be strong! Honestly, if she had just stopped apologizing I would have liked her.Overall those were my major pros and cons... I thought the storyline regarding Calliope was overdone, but it was what the whole story had been about, so i let that go. I also thought bringing Diana into it was a little unnecessary - she just made you realize how young Kate really was and I didn't think that needed to be pushed down our throats so often. And last I love James, but he didn't really get that much story so he kind of seemed like filler to otherwise blah story.Would I read this again? Absolutely! It was a good ending to a series, even with my blah review of it. And anytime I can read about Henry and his undying love I will.Would I recommend it to someone? Yes, but not as a standalone book. Read it as the ending of a series and you will like it much better.Would I buy it again? Yes. Again, good ending to a series and this series needed it!

I really enjoyed how Aimee Carter has ended the series as she has Kate come up with unique ways of solving major problems that appear as well as confront her own internal turmoils as well as the character development that not only Kate and Herny go through in but the development that Cronus goes through as well. I thought that the sacrifices that happen are justified, although readers may or may not agree. My only complaint with it is that I would have liked to have seen an epilogue that tells the reader how everyone is doing years after the ending of the book, though the way it is now is very good. 10/10 would read again.*Would recommend that the reader read "The Goddess Legacy" to fully understand the backgrounds of the different characters so that their motives and actions in this book make more sense.*