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Given my review it may be hard to believe, but I do recommend this read, mostly for the 10-14 age range, with the caveat that the characters are not as complex, the battles not as dramatic, and the overall series not as emotive as PJO and, especially, the middle three books in HoO. I liked the characters, the storyline, and the setting, but this series was never taken to the level to which it could have gone. I did appreciate the Egyptian mythology, which Riordan did well. Carter was a more likable character for me, so it was unfortunate that he doesn’t step up to his potential until the end of 'The Serpent's Shadow.’ In deference to Riordan, I may be missing some key mythological themes, which would explain why Sadie was always saving the day as the magician, yet Carter couldn’t hold his own in much. Sadie seemed front and center in all three novels, so much so that the series could easily have been called 'The Chronicles of Sadie.' I felt Carter could undeniably have been the stronger character, yet he seemed to bumble through.
No one ever seemed to be in real danger during the battles, and most of the characters/scenes seemed to float along. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a lot of character development even though we were told it was occurring - tell me versus show me. I expected so much, given the Egyptian setting and mythology, but the series fell a bit flat. Well, I must say I was excited to begin this series.
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Lets hope Magnus Chase, seemingly another trilogy, doesn't suffer the same fate as Trial of Apollo now start as a new five book series. So yeah, a decent start but an unimpressive, even if not bad, ending. I mean, in Magnus Chase, how many references to PJO and HoO? And how many to the Kane Chronicles? I mean its no secret Rick is a bigger fan of Percy Jackson's world, maybe because that's where all his fans are.
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It honestly felt like Rick was trying to get this series out of the way- it wasn't commanding his full attention. Whereas at the beginning he was excited by a new world, moving on from Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus series then started. I was disappointed with how this series tapered off, especially after such a promising start, but I feel part of the problem was the author himself. It was fine I suppose, but the plot itself was hardly memorable, despite a suitably exciting final battle scene. It was better than the Throne of Fire, but not as strong as the Red Pyramid. I feel like the series lost itself in trying to stick to the same formula. The conclusion just wasn't gripping, and I felt bored. The first half was fine, I suppose, with even some good scene (like Sadie's chase scene in London), but towards the end it just got worse and worse. The first, and strongest, book in this series, it delightfully introduces us to a new world with a cast of diverse and interesting character, really, what could go wrong? It had an awesome conclusion and finale. I'll explain what I mean by this, by briefly giving a review of each book. This series was good, but I felt as the series progressed it sort of lost itself. i think i need to dwell on kane's chronicle a few days before starting to read another series. i cannot clearly imagine the house of life or hall of gods or duat. what do u expect? ) even though i am not interested in egyption god as much as i love greek's god, it is acceptable. rick is full of surprised.Ĭonclusion, the kane's chronicle are good books.( well, it was written by rick riordan. wawawa! i can't wait the blood of olympus. rick make it clear in the short story son of sobek that one day, percy will need carter's help. but, i am almost hundred percent sure that carter and sadie, hopefully with zia and walt and all brooklyn's nome, will come to percy's aid in the last series of heroes of olympus. not as much as percy of course or any other character from percy jackson series. i don't know whether i like sadie or not. hard to say that i was surprised when walt and anubis merged as a single person. I don't know exactly me feelings right now. and i don't want anybody cursing me for that. i u hadn't read the book yet, please do not proceed.
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