Book Review: The Goddess Hunt

The Goddess Hunt (1.5 Goddess Trilogy): Written by Aimee Carter

Release Date: March 1st, 2012

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Format of Novel: Nook

Rating: 3/5 stars

Summary (from good reads): A vacation in Greece sounds like the perfect way for Kate Winters to spend her first sabbatical away from the Underworld...until she gets caught up in an immortal feud going back millennia. Castor and Pollux have been on the run from Zeus and Hades' wrath for centuries, hiding from the gods who hunt them. The last person they trust is Kate, the new Queen of the Underworld. Nevertheless, she is determined to help their cause. But when it comes to dealing with immortals, Kate still has a lot to learn....

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Hey guys, I'm here with a quick review. Life has been kicking my butt lately so I wanted to do a light review for you guys as an apology until I get back on my feet with the blog posts. Okay, so this novella is part of the Goddess Test Trilogy and I have to say; I didn't mind the quick read. The story leaves off right as Kate and James heading to Greece to explore and have fun a couple of days after the events of Carter's debut novel, The Goddess Test. After reading this, I was okay with it over all. The plot was light, fast, and adventurous. The new characters, Castor and Pollux are twins that go along with Cassandra of Troy, are a interesting duo. I like the dynamic the two have when facing Kate and James. They're their own person and yet not because they're still on the run from the council (I'm rooting for them more than the gods..).and I loved them more than the characters from Carter's debut novel, The Goddess Test.

I liked how Kate is beginning to develop a stronger persona since she married Henry. Sure it's pretty slow in my opinion, but its showing in a way. But, I still feel iffy about her because of annoying I found her in the first book. James was sort of unnecessary in this novella, he seems so scare to do things yet he's trying to do so to maintain a normalcy with Kate. Grated that this novel takes place a few days after the debut novel, I feel as so he needed to do more instead of running.

Now let's talk about Walter. Walter is suppose to be Zeus and I like him in a way. However, he's not as evil as I would like to see an antagonist. I don't know, maybe its just me being impatient with this series, but I do love some really cool villains and he is just a oddity in my head. Perhaps in the next book, he will present to be dramatic and crazy like a regular villain, but I just think this story is just too light-hearted for my taste to grasp Walter as a villain.

Overall, this novella was a humorous read with the dialogue James and Kate have with each other. It shows a potential love triangle the author is probably going to have between Henry, James, and Kate, but we shall see right?

Book Review: Ever Mine

Ever Mine (Novella): written by Eden Ashe

Release Date:

Publisher:

Format of Novel: Nook

Rating: 4/5 Stars

Summary (from good reads): Can a kidnapped fairy and a human find love despite all odds?

Nathan Alexander’s batty aunt has done it again. This time she’s sent him a rare plant he doesn’t want. Imagine his surprise when he finds a kidnapped fairy hidden within its leaves. As a man who heads a non-profit organization for abused women and children, Nathan makes it his mission to help her find her way home.

All her life Katenia was warned about the evilness of humans. Never was that proved more true than when she was kidnapped from her quiet valley home. Thrust into the human world, Katenia must fight her very instincts to trust Nathan if she ever hopes to return to her rightful place…and to her normal thumb-sized fairy form.

But with their lives in danger, finding home…and love…will be a journey worthy of a fairy tale.

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I'd read this novella a couple of months ago and I still remember bits and pieces of it. I think this book was really light hearted, yet it still maintain the fae concept within the story. I loved the overall romance that developed between Nathan and Katenia. They were complete opposites (physically and probably mentally a little bit), plus they shared such an natural curiosity for both worlds.

The pacing and the characters were rushed and that was okay for a novella. Though at the same time, I do wish that this book was a little bit longer just so I could've explored more character development with the cast. Speaking of characters, I loved Nathan. He is a sweetheart and very loyal to his mission to protect those that suffered abuse. You can see that he cares and even though he was feeling the 'lust' over Katenia due to her fae appearance, he maintain the idea of returning her home to her family. The antagonist (whose name I completely forgotten) was in a nice way, bat-shit crazy. She and her partner-in-crime were well executed.

Ashe did a good job in creating this novella. Everything was fast pace, the tone was light-hearted with a few darker moments here and there, and the characters were likeable. I gave this book four stars because of how well written it was overall, but I didn't give it five stars because I wanted to be longer and maybe more in depth. Either way, this book was a nice read and I would read it again if I was bored or needed to get out of a reading slump. Its free on the kindle/nook as well if you're looking to purchase a book and don't have the money for it. :P

See you guys with a new post, happy howling.