The Goddess Inheritance by Aimee Carter

I finally made it to the last book in the series, and I was finally reminded about what I loved about the series the first time I read it. The Goddess Inheritance has the badass, strong woman I love to read about.

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Nine months ago, Kate found out she was pregnant and was captured by Calliope. Now she is giving birth, and instead of being surrounded by her loved ones, she has no one but Calliope, Kronos, and the traitor Ava. When Henry finally learns of her capture, he rushes in to save her, but not only is he not able to save their son, he is also stabbed with a blade made of Kronos’s essence, the only thing that can kill a god. With Henry now in a coma and fighting for his life, Kate makes a deal with Kronos, while also trying to find the only thing that could stop Kronos, his wife, Rhea. Will Kate be able to save both her husband and her child? And will she be able to stop Kronos before he destroys the world and her family?

One of my issues with the previous book was the lack of action. That is not an issue in this book. In fact, the action starts so quickly that I thought I was missing something. In the first pages, Kate gives birth, Henry finds out she hasn’t been searching for Rhea and storms the place she’s being kept, and he’s stabbed. I had no time to breathe. Luckily, after that, it slowed down a little and I was able to take everything in. But a lot still happens in the rest of the book. I was amazed at how much stuff was packed into it without it feeling like stuff was being overlooked. All of your questions are answered, and everything ties up nicely.

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Kate finally stops being whiny and unreasonably emotional, for the most part. At least this time, she has the excuse that Milo, her son, is being raised by the tyrannical Calliope who insists on raising the child as her own. For the most part, she uses Milo as a reason to not give up, and she finds strength inside of her that she previously wasn’t using. One thing that I really liked is that both Diana and James call Kate out on her martyr complex that she has, which is something that has been really annoying. She keeps saying that she would rather it be her who was hurt or died instead of someone she loved, but she doesn’t acknowledge that they would feel the same pains if something happened to her. Finally, at the end, her and Henry agree that they’re a team, and if something happens to one of them in the final battle, the other will return so that Milo has at least one parent.

I hate that Ava had to die, but someone had to die. Someone always has to die. But Ava is really given the short stick in this one. For the last year of her life, she is having to pretend to be on Calliope’s side, but the entire time, she is feeding information and keeping Kate and Milo safe during their capture. However, Walter never divulges that to anyone, leaving the council to believe she’s a traitor. Ava never tells any of this to Kate while she is imprisoned because it’s not safe, but Kate has a hard time accepting that Ava must play both sides, not just to learn information, but to keep her husband, Nicholas, safe. Kate doesn’t appreciate Ava until it is too late, and that’s really frustrating.

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This is easily the best book of the trilogy. All of the characters have a lot of growth, the plot moves steadily and consistently, and the ending is really good. I wish it went into a little more of. Life after the war. Does Kate visit Henry’s other girls? Does she visit Persephone? What happens between her and Walter? How does she do as the Goddess of the Underworld. Even if the last chapter had just been One Year Later, to give you an idea of what was going on. I just wasn’t ready for it to end. But the book was wonderful and I’m glad I took the time to re-read it again.

Rating: 9/10
Author: Aimee Carter
Series: Goddess Test (Book 3 of 3)
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology
Dates Read: April 24-26, 2020