![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While I was fascinated by the mythology and interested in the main characters, siblings separated some six years earlier after the death of their mother, I found the same frustrations arising midway through the book and the non-stop odyssey to save the world before it was destined to end - in five days. However, I wanted to give Riordan's books a second chance and it was with excitement and an open mind, I began The Red Pyramid, the first book in the Kane Chronicles, a series built around Egyptian mythology. I was just whelmed (is that actually a word?) with The Lightning Thief, excited by the use of Greek mythology in the plot, but put off by the non-stop action and short-hand character development in the story. Interestingly, and based on a completely unscientific survey, I have found that many kids who love Riordan's books do not embrace Rolwing's, although I have not found the sentiment to work in the opposite direction - except with me. The books of Rick Riordan do not need my, or anybody's, publicity as, like Harry Potter, they are already incredibly popular and entrenched in lives of almost all young (and many older) fervent readers of fantasy. This review of The Red Pyramid is really an academic practice on my part. ![]()
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