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Synopsis
Eden, Michigan, high school student Kate Winters strikes a bargain with Henry, Greek god of the underworld, if he'll cure her dying mother of cancer. The bargain she strikes with him is a grim one, but the full enormity of what she has undertaken--"live forever or die trying"--is not revealed until it's too late to recant.
Is The goddess test (Goddess Test #1) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A teen girl bargains with Hades to save her dying mother, agreeing to tests that could grant her immortality. Contains themes of terminal illness, death, and grief with mild romantic content and mythological peril.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of parent, death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy this modern retelling of Greek mythology with a mortal girl trying to become a goddess while falling for brooding Hades.