GODDESS INHERITANCE

THE GODDESS TEST #3 : GODDESS INHERITANCE

Love or life.
Henry or their child.
The end of her family or the end of the world.
Kate must choose.

During nine months of captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a vengeful Titan and a pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of the Gods wants her unborn child, and Kate can't stop her--until Cronus offers a deal.

In exchange for her loyalty and devotion, the King of the Titans will spare humanity and let Kate keep her child. Yet even if Kate agrees, he'll destroy Henry, her mother and the rest of the council. And if she refuses, Cronus will tear the world apart until every last god and mortal is dead.

With the fate of everyone she loves resting on her shoulders, Kate must do the impossible: find a way to defeat the most powerful being in existence, even if it costs her everything.

Even if it costs her eternity.

REVIEW:

This was a great book as an end. It was action filled and had enough twists and turns to keep me hooked the entire time.

Milo was a constant center of attention and Cronus kept surprising me with his devotion to Kate.

When Henry stormed into the castle to rescue Kate I thought that that would be a perfect scene for a movie ;)

This book is certainly a must read for everyone who has read the series, I won't give it 5 roses because i liked goddess interrupted the best and this book didn't have that 'wow' factor for me but was still a great read.

THE GODDESS LEGACY

THE GODDESS TEST #2.5 : THE GODDESS LEGACY

For millennia we've caught only glimpses of the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses on Olympus. Now Aimée Carter pulls back the curtain on how they became the powerful, petty, loving and dangerous immortals that Kate Winters knows.

Calliope/Hera represented constancy and yet had a husband who never matched her faithfulness....

Ava/Aphrodite was the goddess of love and yet commitment was a totally different deal....

Persephone was urged to marry one man, yet longed for another....

James/Hermes loved to make trouble for others - but never knew true loss before....

Henry/Hades's solitary existence had grown too wearisome to continue. But meeting Kate Winters gave him a new hope....

Five original novellas of love, loss and longing and the will to survive throughout the ages.

Contents:
The Goddess Queen
The Lovestruck Goddess
Goddess of the Underworld
God of Thieves
God of Darkness

REVIEW:

I'm not really a fan for book with multiple stories in them, but this book was different. The stories tell the back ground from each important character from the goddess test series.

Hera/Calliope's story was probably one of the two stories in this book that I didn't like so much. It wasn't because the story was bad, no it was really great. It was because the character was so angry and frustrated and hurt. Reading from Calliope/hera's point of view made me hate her even more, it shows that Hera/Calliope has always been the way she was when she was introduced in the goddess test after confessing that she murdered all thos girls. Calliope had something good in her, a way of thinking and reasoning that the other olympians didn't have. And I get that it's horrible finding out that your so-called devoted husband has been cheating on you with several women, but it happened and she can't change it, no ones life goes as planned.

Aphrodite/Ava's story was a lovely one explaining how Aphrodite thinks and loves. At the same time you get Hephaestus's back ground and how Aphrodite/Ava's life went before the goddess test.

Persephone's story was probably my least favorite story out of the 5. Persephone is very self centered, I get that she tried to love Hades but she fought it to much and hurt Hades badly allong the way. She should have raised her voice before getting married, that way they would have avoided a lot of trouble.

Hermes/James has alway had a special place with me, I like him and reading how he became who he is now was very interesting. It was a sad story at the end but it didn't stay that way. This was certainly my favorite story.

Hades/Henry's story was a story about how the search for a "new persephone" went. The details and feelings how Hades/Henry felt them, behind his nutral mask. I loved Ingrid the moment she ws introduced in the series and the short story we get in this book only made it better. Henry's first encounter with Kate when she was seven was so sweet that I almost laughed out loud. 

I give it 4 roses 

GODDESS INTERRUPTED

THE GODDESS TEST #2 : GODDESS INTERRUPTED

Kate Winters has won immortality.
But if she wants a life with Henry in the Underworld, she'll have to fight for it.

Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.

As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future.

Henry's first wife, Persephone.

REVIEW:

Okay, so this book was way better than the first one, there was more action, more love and most of all more of a well developed story. With Calliope outted as a murderrer she has gone very very bad, with getting Cronus out of his prison she has started a war which is almost impossible to win for the Olympians without Calliope. Kate and Henry's relationship finally developes in a way I like, it's not perfect but acceptable. Henry is not as troubled as before and Kate can finally settle with knowing that he loves her.

I liked this book a lot, all the Olympians are Kate's family now and the action and twists in this book made up for the dissapointing first book. Certainly a great read for mythologie and fantasy lovers.

THE GODDESS TEST

THE GODDESS TEST #1 : THE GODDESS TEST

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:

I picked up the goddess test because I love retellings off the Persephone myth. I love the dark brooding god and the goddess who was forced (even in retellings where it isn't Hades's fault) to stay in the underworld. This book however was a bit of a dissapointment. Kate is a fun character but she worries to much, she thinks about everything in the "the glass is half empty" way, which I don't like. And Hades/Henry also was way to troubled in this version of the myth, I get why though. When you look at his history it's very sad and everyone would be fairly troubled with such a past, but in a book it doesn't make for a very good male character or/and love interest.

Luckily it isn't all bad, the storyline is quite interesting and the characters are well developed even the writing keeps you hooked most of the time.I also liked the fact that almost all the gods and goddesses accured in this book. So if you're interested in mythology it's certainly worth a try (it gets better in the second book by the way).

I give this book 3,5 stars because it has potential to be a great series but the first book was a bit of a let down to me.

GOLDEN LILY

BLOODLINES #2 ; GOLDEN LILY

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age–old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?

REVIEW:

TO COME

BLOODLINES

BLOODLINES #1 ; BLOODLINES

Blood doesn't lie...

Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the last place anyone would think to look for vampire royalty - a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. But instead of finding safety at Amberwood Prep, Sydney discovers the drama is only just beginning...

REVIEW :

I am so very glad that Richelle Mead continued in the world of vampire academy. When I finished last sacrifice it was like ending up in a big black hole. But starting bloodlines was a delight.

She just continued with the amazing story's.

Sydney as protagonist was actually rather easy to adjust to. With bloodlines you continue following Adrian, Jill, Sonja Karp and Sydney.

I loved this book a lot, just like the vampire academy these books are phenominal.

I have never enjoyed books as much as I enjoy these series.

THE HIDDEN

THE HOLLOW # 3; THE HIDDEN

A love that knows no bounds. 

Abbey knows that Caspian is her destiny. Theirs is a bond that transcends even death. But as Abbey finally learns the full truth about the dark fate that links her to Caspian and ties them both to the town of Sleepy Hollow, she suddenly has some very hard choices to make. Caspian may be the love of her life, but is that love worth dying for? 

Beautifully spun, emotionally gripping, and irresistibly romantic, The Hidden will leave you breathless.

REVIEW;

This conclusion to the trilogy is probably my favorite.Although all three books were great, the hidden is most definately the best one. It's a little more faster in the story then the others and there are a few characters and revelations that make this book the ultimate ending.

 Everything is cleared up in this book and the end was amazing (I'm almost embarrassed to say that i cried at the end, it was just so beautiful, and the ending was even better then i was hoping for)

It was the perfect ending with special twists and turns. I don't know what else to say than that I loved this book and recommend this to anyone.