Reviews

Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

exorcismemily's review against another edition

2.0

I really want to like these, but they're just so boring. I'm going to finish the last one because I feel like I have to, but I just can't bring myself to care much about this series. I can't believe it took me 6 days to finish this.

nienke_aarts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.0

kailey_luminouslibro's review against another edition

4.0

Sadie and Carter Kane have started recruiting new magicians to their cause to restore the balance between the Egyptian gods. They have a whole school of kids and teens who want to learn Egyptian magic, but will it be enough to fight the coming battle against chaos? The school can only hold off the magicians from the House of Life while Sadie and Carter go on a dangerous quest to awaken the ancient sun god Ra. They get help from a dwarf god to find three magic scrolls that will awaken Ra. Sadie gets closer to one of the students her own age, and Carter is desperate to find Zia, who has been hidden away by a powerful enchantment.

I loved this fun adventure! Sadie is full of spunk and sass, and Carter is serious and responsible. They make a great team, and I love the sibling dynamic between them. The quips and friendly insults continue, but in this book they are much closer and more loyal to each other. They are a strong family, united in their adventures.

I enjoyed the adventurous plot and learning all about Ancient Egyptian legends of the gods. The setting keeps changing as they travel to Russia, Egypt, and New York. But in every place they visit, they discover that there are traces of Egyptian influences, and the gods have the power to reveal themselves in many places. The history of the House of Life in Russia was particularly interesting.

I enjoyed the writing style which jumps back and forth between narrators. Sadie and Carter take turns telling the story from their point of view. Normally that would be annoying to me, but it's very well organized with Sadie narrating one chapter and then Carter narrating the next one. Since it is so well delineated, and since they both have very unique voices, it works great for this story.

I actually listened to an audiobook narrated by Grace Capeless (doing the voice of Sadie) and James Fouhey (doing the voice of Carter). They did a wonderful job and really brought forward the comedy in the story!

ryleem's review against another edition

3.0

i gave up on the 3rd book
goodreads please add a dnf button

evs_andrews123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

4.25

sadpanda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

maciedace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

gonna pick it up again eventually

acertaineh's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.25

brendafw's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

daphx00's review against another edition

4.0

After reading and loving The Red Pyramid, I couldn’t wait to read the sequel and let me tell you; Carter and Sadie do not disappoint!

Rick Riordan does it again – with his brilliant sense of humor and amazing story telling, he writes yet another book that I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend to anyone who likes to read adventure stories. Based on Egyptian mythology, we follow Carter and Sadie while they try to revive the Sun God without the help of Isis and Horus and it’s proving to be quite the task.

Like in the first book, we alternate between the two characters in reading the story; they both narrate every other chapter or so on the recording tapes and I love how they each have their own way of telling the story (even though they are both masters in using sarcasm) and how they are bickering throughout the entire book – but it doesn’t get annoying.

This is the second book in a trilogy and it has some of the in-between-books-characaristics, but nothing that bothered me while reading. I absolutely loved reading it and personally, I cannot wait to get my hands on the final book in this series.

My overall rating: 4/5

Four big fat stars for Carter and Sadie; and a promise to preorder your final adventure as soon as it’s available!

(this review is published on my blog, http://lvngbooks.blogspot.com)