#thegoddesstest

[justmeandmybooks]

Monday Shelfie! 😄📚 #bookshelf #Shelfie #LoveOzYA #Frostblood #TheSelection #ThreeDarkCrowns #TheGoddessTest #fantasy #youngadult

[thebookshelfmonster]

I remember being drawn to this book when it was first released c.2011, because of the gorgeous cover & its premise - a modern day retelling of the myth of Hades & Persephone. Unfortunately, Aimee Carter's The Goddess Test put me off the whole subgenre of modern day retellings of ancient myths for a very, very long time. The myth of Hades's abduction of Kore/Persephone/Proserpine is one of my favourite Greek myths. It is also clearly a favourite of many, if the sheer number of retellings is any indication: the goodreads list "Hades and Persephone" has 172 titles by various authors & I am fairly certain that doing a google search for Hades & Persephone will bring up as many hits for the hugely popular webcomic Lore Olympus as iterations of the myth itself. It seems that the "marriage" of Hades & Persephone continues to inspire many to this day. In this retelling, the protagonist Kate's mother is dying & everything seems hopeless till she sees Henry, who claims to be the god of the dead, resurrect a dead girl. If she is to save her mother, Kate must now participate in seven tests that will determine if she is capable of becoming a goddess & rule the underworld as Henry's consort. It wasn't so much the very quotidian renaming of the gods & goddesses (Hades as Henry, Kore as Kate) that put me off this book, or the cringe-inducing high school setting of the plot, or the hackneyed dialogues, or even the odd co-mingling of late medieval Christian & ancient Greek myth (the seven tests based on the seven deadly sins), but ultimately the lack of a strong, believable story. The story is incredibly low-stakes with the plot taking convenient outs to favour the protagonist repeatedly. The characters are weakly drawn & the plot itself, despite its potential, suffers at the hand of weak & unadventurous storytelling. Needless to say, I did not continue with the series. 2/5 🌟 & full review on #goodreads (link in bio) #thegoddesstest #aimeecarter #hadesandpersephone #loreolympus #greekgods #retellings #bookstagram #bookreview #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #prettybooks #gorgeousbookcovers #gothaesthetic #goth #twostars #mythretelling #greekmythologybooks #yafantasy #yaromance https://www.instagram.com/p/CRDDc-IgjyG/?utm_medium=tumblr

[krickettmonster]

Top five favorite books?

Omg I’m shook hi babe how are ya

1. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

2. Cryers Cross by Lisa McMann

3. Harry Potter* by JK Rowling (Whole series but GOF was the best for me)

4. Love, Stargirl by Jerri Spinelli

5. Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

[geek4fandoms-blog]

"How did this happen? I thought God's weren't supposed to get injured like this." "Normally we are not." The corners of his lips turned upward into a faint smile. "You look well, Kate. How was your summer?" He was bleeding all over the bed and he wanted to know how my summer had gone.

The Goddess Interrupted By Aimée Carter

[manonsblackbeak]

I just sent out my blog design request, now I'm eagerly awaiting the response. I hope it'll be beautiful! 😍 • Day 20 of #aprilbookshowers: #xmarksthe ✖️ #thegoddesstest #sweettrilogy #aimeecarter #wendyhiggins

[justmeandmybooks]

Day 12 - Genre: Let's just be broad and use YA 😊📚📖 #bookphotochallenge #booksandcupcakes #books #bookgasm #booklife #booknerd #bookporn #bookworm #booklover #bookworld #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblogger #bookblogger #bookstagram #booktography #instabooks #reading #readingaddict #Halo #AlexandraAdornetto #TheGoddessTest #AimeeCarter #LACandy #LaurenConrad #RebelBelle #RachelHawkins #ThroneOfGlass #SarahJMaas

[justmeandmybooks]

Day 5 - Books in a Bag: This is the bag I got in a #CarriesBookClub box and I love it! 😊📚📖👜 #bookphotochallenge #booksandcupcakes #books #bookgasm #booklife #booknerd #bookporn #bookworm #booklover #bookworld #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblogger #bookblogger #bookstagram #booktography #instabooks #reading #readingaddict #AngusThongsAndFullFrontalSnogging #LouiseRennison #TheGoddessTest #AimeeCarter

[sheecidthereader]

Where my fandom at?

The Goddess Test is probably one of my fave YA Greek Mythology romance stories i have ever read