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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
mysterious
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
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
Strong character development:
Yes
zane dreads starting his new school, but then something interesting comes out of it—he meets a girl who tells him he’s destined to release an ancient and deadly maya god, ah-puch. he finds out that he’s the son of another maya god and finding out who that god is may be the key to taking down ah-puch and unbinding himself to ah-puch.
i believe this is my second rick riordan presents book and it did not disappoint! this book was full of elements you can expect in a rick riordan/rick riordan presents book: full of cultural history and mythology, lightheartedness and humor, and, of course, a deadly quest.
i loved getting to know zane in this book, as well as brooks (the girl he met at school who becomes his friend) and hondo (zane’s young uncle who’s obsessed with wrestling). i’d say this book focused a bit more on the plot, but there was definitely a lot of good moments with the characters.
i recommend this to anyone who enjoys mythology-based books!
i believe this is my second rick riordan presents book and it did not disappoint! this book was full of elements you can expect in a rick riordan/rick riordan presents book: full of cultural history and mythology, lightheartedness and humor, and, of course, a deadly quest.
i loved getting to know zane in this book, as well as brooks (the girl he met at school who becomes his friend) and hondo (zane’s young uncle who’s obsessed with wrestling). i’d say this book focused a bit more on the plot, but there was definitely a lot of good moments with the characters.
i recommend this to anyone who enjoys mythology-based books!
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
So Storm Runner! A classic premise; ancient mythology meets a kid just trying to get through middle school, who when finding about the aforementioned mythology is handed a near-impossible mission.
You know it, you love it, there's at least 30 of them and you always want more.
But here's the twist. Zane? Spends most of his time homeschooled due to the amount of bullying he's endured because he's disabled. One of his legs is shorter than the other so he walks with a cane and he can't run.
A classic middle grade tale of "you will do this thing because a prophecy said so" but somehow there's gods on your side and you won't know they're helping you until they lay it all out before you. It's sassy it's wonderful and it's worth reading if you liked Percy Jackson. Step into the world of Maya myths.
You know it, you love it, there's at least 30 of them and you always want more.
But here's the twist. Zane? Spends most of his time homeschooled due to the amount of bullying he's endured because he's disabled. One of his legs is shorter than the other so he walks with a cane and he can't run.
A classic middle grade tale of "you will do this thing because a prophecy said so" but somehow there's gods on your side and you won't know they're helping you until they lay it all out before you. It's sassy it's wonderful and it's worth reading if you liked Percy Jackson. Step into the world of Maya myths.
ok so first of all: THE DOG DIES
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OVERALL this fits in the same formula as Rick Riordan's books and also the first RR Presents book, Aru Shah and the End of Time.
I didn't love it as much as Aru Shah and I think a big part of it was this recurring subplot with Zane's two older neighbors, the seer Ms. Cab and the mortal gardener Mr. Ortiz, who kept persistently asking out Ms. Cab even though she kept saying no, and Zane kept saying how much he admired how "persistent" Mr. Ortiz was about asking out Ms. Cab and I was like NO WAY MAN BACK OFF. ()
That's not necessarily something that's going to be on the radar of most of the middle-grade kids reading this but still, seems like it's just contributing to some generally kind of gross background radiation.
THAT ASIDE, hell ya disabled Latino kid going on fantasy adventures! The meat of the book is cool and the Mayan myths are definitely a compelling basis for Percy Jackson-style shenanigans.
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Spoiler
but comes back as a hellhound so that's OK I GUESSOVERALL this fits in the same formula as Rick Riordan's books and also the first RR Presents book, Aru Shah and the End of Time.
I didn't love it as much as Aru Shah and I think a big part of it was this recurring subplot with Zane's two older neighbors, the seer Ms. Cab and the mortal gardener Mr. Ortiz, who kept persistently asking out Ms. Cab even though she kept saying no, and Zane kept saying how much he admired how "persistent" Mr. Ortiz was about asking out Ms. Cab and I was like NO WAY MAN BACK OFF. (
Spoiler
and then it fuckin worked and at the end Ms. Cab went out to dinner with Mr. OrtizThat's not necessarily something that's going to be on the radar of most of the middle-grade kids reading this but still, seems like it's just contributing to some generally kind of gross background radiation.
THAT ASIDE, hell ya disabled Latino kid going on fantasy adventures! The meat of the book is cool and the Mayan myths are definitely a compelling basis for Percy Jackson-style shenanigans.
I didn’t actually finish—it’s a 3* for me, but I think would be at least a 4* for the intended MG audience.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely fun, following that tried-and-true Riordan formula - there's plenty here to like for any Percy fan, but there's also more.