Kate’s pretty sure he’s lost his marbles. And he has a proposition - stay with him for six months out of the year and he’ll keep her mother alive. But then tells her he’s Hades, god of the Underworld. When Kate meets Henry, it seems he might be the answer she’s looking for. But is it worth it if she has to give up her own freedom in the process?
Kate would do anything to save her, to just have more time. Kate’s whole life is her mom, and time is running out. So they move to Eden, Mich., and Kate enrolls in a new high school. Kate doesn’t want to leave New York, but she can’t deny her mom’s desire. Mom’s dying wish is to move back to her childhood home. During that time, Demeter grieves for her daughter.Įven, Kate, whose mom is dying, has heard of it. Hades allows Persephone to leave, but because she ate six pomegranate seeds, she must return to the Underworld for six months every year. Hades kidnaps Persephone, Demeter mourns her loss and the world’s vegetation dries up. It’s the mythological explanation for winter.
The Greek myth of Demeter, goddess of harvest, her daughter, Persephone, and Hades, the god of the Underworld, is one dating back thousands of years and known the world over.
“THE GODDESS TEST,” by Aimee Carter, Harlequin Teen, April 19, 2011, $9.99 (young adult)
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