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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Another smashing theology series is slayed by the great Rick Riordan.
As I was reading this book it occurred to me the amount Riordan has to do to write such books. And apart from that the poor man has to create a plot, characters, build a whole new world and fill in gaps where history is a bit blank. Seriously just try to read a Wikipedia page about a simple Egyptian god and odds are you will nod off. So thumbs up to Riordan for making theology interesting and super funny.
Carter and Sadie finish their adventure in this third and final book as they track down the shadow of the serpent and attempt a deadly spell. The loose knots are also tied up, like who does Sadie end up with, does Carter finally get to date Zia and if Ra is restored to his full power.
As I was reading this book it occurred to me the amount Riordan has to do to write such books. And apart from that the poor man has to create a plot, characters, build a whole new world and fill in gaps where history is a bit blank. Seriously just try to read a Wikipedia page about a simple Egyptian god and odds are you will nod off. So thumbs up to Riordan for making theology interesting and super funny.
Carter and Sadie finish their adventure in this third and final book as they track down the shadow of the serpent and attempt a deadly spell. The loose knots are also tied up, like who does Sadie end up with, does Carter finally get to date Zia and if Ra is restored to his full power.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Este libro funciona muy bien como cierre de una trilogía, porque no solo tenemos batalla final, sino que se van resolviendo los vínculos y caminos de los personajes. Si quedaron temas sueltos no me di cuenta, para mí cerró todo perfecto.
Y si bien algunos personajes no me terminan de agradar, como siempre Rick sostiene su personalidad a lo largo de los libros y lo que hacen tiene coherencia con cómo son.
Un detalle que me parece que resta es la rapidez de la batalla final, me hubiera gustado ver más acción, tal vez otras escenas anteriores tuvieron incluso más que la final.
Definitivamente es en mí opinión el mejor libro de la trilogía.
Dejaron algunos detallesitos pendientes que espero sea lo que retome en Magos y Semidioses.
Recomiendo leerlos, valen la pena, y además así pueden ver las películas de Netflix cuando salgan, sin comerse spoilers de los libros.
Y si bien algunos personajes no me terminan de agradar, como siempre Rick sostiene su personalidad a lo largo de los libros y lo que hacen tiene coherencia con cómo son.
Un detalle que me parece que resta es la rapidez de la batalla final, me hubiera gustado ver más acción, tal vez otras escenas anteriores tuvieron incluso más que la final.
Definitivamente es en mí opinión el mejor libro de la trilogía.
Dejaron algunos detallesitos pendientes que espero sea lo que retome en Magos y Semidioses.
Recomiendo leerlos, valen la pena, y además así pueden ver las películas de Netflix cuando salgan, sin comerse spoilers de los libros.
Definitely my favourite in the series. Felt like it finally found its footing just as the story was wrapping up. Plus the romance aspect helped my personal enjoyment.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An enjoyable, hilariously fun read – though I do have quibbles with it. Being interested in Egyptology myself, I nearly face-palmed every time Sadie or Carter displayed ignorance about some basic fact. For no reason whatsoever, Amun is one of my favourite gods in the Egyptian pantheon, so I was disappointed that he was MIA in The Kane Chronicles. I was disappointed at how Set and Setne Khaemwaset were ultimately vilified (Set was a morally-grey character, Khaemwaset was pretty awesome), but that's my inner geek coming out.
I also really didn't like the resolution of the love triangle with Sadie-Walt-Anubis.
I also really didn't like the resolution of the love triangle with Sadie-Walt-Anubis.
Spoiler
It felt a lot like cheating – "oh, I can't decide who to pair Sadie up with, so why don't I combine both of the dudes she's crushing on into one person?" – and I couldn't buy the whole "WE ARE SO SIMILAR, IT MAKES SENSE WE'RE NOW THE ONE GUY (EVEN THOUGH WE WERE REALLY DIFFERENT), AND THIS ISN'T REMOTELY WEIRD AT ALL" line at all. I also never really warmed to Walt and the whole Walt-Anubis combo dea; thing didn't really endear me to him more and also lessened some of Anubis' awesomeness. And I'm not saying that as a crazy shipper.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated