Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Publisher: HarlequinTeen
Pages: 304
Source: Netgalley
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Kate Winters has won immortality.
But if she wants a life in the Underworld with Henry, 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. – Goodreads
Review:
I enjoyed The Goddess Test. I did. So it was a little heartbreaking to find myself wondering, “Where did it all go wrong?!” when I finished the latest installment to the trilogy, Goddess Interrupted. It’s easy to pinpoint why it didn’t work for me, though: the characters and story didn’t grow very much.
While it wasn’t quite a rehash of the first book, the relationship between Henry and Kate made me want to bash my head against a wall because any previous development between them seemed to have disappeared. It was impossible to root for them when they were both such miserable characters. I was really fed up with Kate constantly being whiny and Henry’s inability to be anything but mopey and sullen. I understand wanting to keep some sort of tension and conflict going on in the books, but it didn’t work here. Considering they’re married and all, they should understand the simple concept of communication, right? Instead, it came across that they were complete burdens to each other. Ugh.
I wasn’t very engaged with the central plot, mostly because I was busy rolling my eyes at the Persephone storyline and Henry’s role in that, but I also found issue with the involvement of the other gods. It’s impossible to keep track of them and none of them, with the exception of Ava and James, have any layers to them. I found they unnecessarily convoluted the story.
And then there’s the ending. It’s a cliffhanger for sure and I can easily see other readers screaming over the torturous wait ahead. My screams, however? 100% pure terror. That may sound dramatic, but if there’s one storyline I can’t handle, it’s the one we’re heading for in The Goddess Inheritance.
Despite the issues I found with the book, Aimee Carter has a certain ease in her books that leaves me unable to put them down. She’s able to make the emotions her characters feel come across on the page and I think that’s what keeps me hooked. Although I’m not a fan of the direction the trilogy is heading in, I will be continuing on with the third book to see how the series concludes and see how the characters deal with it all.
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I know how you feel. I was sad to see things between Kate & Henry get so messy. I could understand why Kate was being whiny, but at a certain point I wanted her to just STOP letting everyone convince her that there was no other choice but to ‘suck it up and deal’ basically. The ending has me.. squeemish as well, as it’s a choice that I’m not particularly fond of as well, but since it always feels like my heart is bleeding while I read the books, I MUST FINISH THEM.
Right?! Everyone kept telling her ‘THAT’S HOW HENRY IS’ and blah, blah, blah, and I really wanted Kate to confront him. When she finally did, it was a little too late for me and things developed way too quickly after that. :/ The pacing in their relationship is definitely off.
Oh, no!!! I really enjoyed the first book, so now I’m very wary of the second!
I really hope you like it more than I did!
Having had the discussions we’ve had about whatever other books series that we love/loathe, I am now seriously wondering what direction the cliffhanger of this book seems to be pointing towards! I won’t say what I think it is until I read it (just in case), but yeah…I really liked the first book, so it sucks to hear that Henry and Kate’s relationship had you frustrated since that was one of the great things about the first book. I really do still want to read this to see what is up and also because I think the author is cool and I do like her writing. Yes, we’ll discuss this further in a month or so xD
Ahahah, considering how much we agree on just about all books…I am pretty sure you’ll hate where this goes. You probably know exactly what happens, and I probably should have guessed it would happen, but…yeah. I will look forward to see what you think! :P
I just finished this and feel exactly the same way! Gosh, some parts of that book were absolutely infuriating. Glad to see I’m not the only one.
It was honestly one of the most frustrating reads in recent memory. So disappointing! :(
This review is awesome, Stephanie! LOVE your insight on it!
HD
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Thanks, HD!
I was not the biggest fan of TGT, but I did request this one from NetGalley, so I’ll be reading it soon. Not really looking forward to whininess. RAH.
P.S. Your blog is absolutely gorgeous. Sometimes I stare at it.
Fingers crossed you like the book more than I did. If not, I fear you’ll be super annoyed. :P
And thank you so much! Britt did such an amazing job!
Okay, definitely agree with everything you wrote in your review. The more I think about it, the more I feel slightly too generous in my review. I mean, I did obviously like it enough to continue reading and still want to read the third book but…. *heavy sigh* Kate. Henry. WHY?! *bangs their heads together* I’m really unsure of how I feel about the ending. But given how little time Henry and Kate have actually shared together in that intimate, i-love-you kind of way… it’s… well. HMM.
Anyway, fantastically written review!
That is exactly my issue, Brodie! These two barely even spoke and now we’re headed into THAT? *puke* It didn’t feel like Henry was 100% committed to Kate to me and this little development is only going to force them together because of “obligation” which is really, really gross to me. Sadness!
Oh no, that doesn’t sound very good, but thank you so much for your honesty. I have yet to read my eGalley of this, but considering I really liked THE GODDESS TEST, it’s really good I read your review first to be able to adjust my expectations. Maybe I won’t be too disappointed now!
Have a lovely weekend,
Carina
I really hope you like it more than I did! I must admit that when I read it, I was feeling cranky about most of my reads. But, then again, while that probably dampened my enjoyment that last little cliffhanger…eesh. I do hope you like it more though!
I thought TGT was just okay, but your review has me wanting to read TGI just to find out about the ending. Terror? Bad direction? MUST KNOW. I may have to DM you on Twitter for deets. :)
Oh, man, I had a hard time with the first book, so now I’m feeling really worried for the sequel. Still, I’m going to give it the benefit of the doubt and see how it goes. But, thanks for the heads up! :D
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