The Goddess Test (Book Review)

The Goddess Test
Aimee Carter


Every girl who had taken the test has died.
Now it's Kate's turn.
It's always been just Kate and her mom - and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear that her mother won't live past the fall.
Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld - and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.
Kate is sure he's crazy - until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride and a goddess.
If she fails...  




Review:

This book has gotten a lot of heat. Almost all of the top reviews on Goodreads are negative 1 star reviews.
The greek myths are just that. Myths. They can be interpreted in any way that you want. If Aimee Carter actually followed the traditional myths exactly, it would have been a little boring. But she changed it to make a very interesting and entertaining story.

I can't say that this is one of the best debuts I have read. But it is also definitely not the worst. The writing is decent, the story line is entertaining, and the characters are unique and fun to read about.
About the writing, I am planning on continuing that series because I have read Pawn. And the writing in Pawn was really good. With the story line being entertaining and fun.....I enjoyed reading about the different things and tests. The characters were interesting. I wasn't crazy about Kate, but she was still a pretty good main character.

One of the problems I had with this one is I never connected with the love interest Henry. He was a big part of the story, but you don't learn much about him. As disappointing as this was......I am hoping that I can learn more about him in the next installment.
Kate is an alright main character. I really liked some parts of her, but I found in her the same problem as I found in Henry. I just didn't get to know her enough to say that I loved or hated her character. What I did find out about her was impressive. Her love for her Mom and her selflessness is really nice. Usually I wouldn't believe that the selflessness was realistic, but seeing as Kate had been taking care of her Mom for such a long time, it was easy to believe.

Overall, the plot was great, the characters were alright, and the writing was decent. Reading Aimee Carters later work, I can believe that all of these things will improve. And I was surprisingly pleased with this one.
(3.5/5)