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A review by mood_reader_will_dnf
The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes
1.0
READ ABOUT MAYA MYTHOLOGY ELSEWHERE!!!
My theory about why this (bad) book Is getting such good reviews is that people are so starved for diversity that they are willing, consciously or unconsciously, to overlook some pretty gnarly stuff.
AAAARRRRGGGHHH! This book had so much potential!! Maya mythology, a disabled hero, good friendships and family, and quirky secondary characters. Unfortunately, the hero was pretty slow on the uptake. Usually in these books the main characters are much smarter than their age warrants, and of course the reverse is true for adults. Read the 1 and 2 star reviews for lengthier reviews that echo my complaints (Zane’s rash immaturity (yes, he’s 12, but that doesn’t really matter with these books), his low-key misogony and internalized ableism, *especially* the ableism, SO MUCH ableism)- except the one (maybe more) that it is just like The Lightening Thief. Given that the Percy Jackson series is almost a 1:1 rip-off of Harry Potter (though extremely well written!! No shade to the great RR), and that all these mythology-based YA books have the same basic outline, that criticism dosn’t hold water with me.
Unfortunately I think I saw a picture of my nephew reading it at camp, so I may have to read the next one. Sigh. I like to be able to talk to them about what they’re reading. Maybe he didn’t like it! (She wrote hopefully)
*8/14 - It was a different book!! (Huge sigh of relief) this is a prime example of why I pre-read the books I give, and I feel really weird doing that. Like I’m morality policing. Which in a way, I guess I am, but I don’t really see an alternative. I’d be interested to know how many of the reviewers who noticed the ableism were younger readers. I’m a bit disappointed in RR for including this in his “...presents” series.
My theory about why this (bad) book Is getting such good reviews is that people are so starved for diversity that they are willing, consciously or unconsciously, to overlook some pretty gnarly stuff.
AAAARRRRGGGHHH! This book had so much potential!! Maya mythology, a disabled hero, good friendships and family, and quirky secondary characters. Unfortunately, the hero was pretty slow on the uptake. Usually in these books the main characters are much smarter than their age warrants, and of course the reverse is true for adults. Read the 1 and 2 star reviews for lengthier reviews that echo my complaints (Zane’s rash immaturity (yes, he’s 12, but that doesn’t really matter with these books), his low-key misogony and internalized ableism, *especially* the ableism, SO MUCH ableism)- except the one (maybe more) that it is just like The Lightening Thief. Given that the Percy Jackson series is almost a 1:1 rip-off of Harry Potter (though extremely well written!! No shade to the great RR), and that all these mythology-based YA books have the same basic outline, that criticism dosn’t hold water with me.
Unfortunately I think I saw a picture of my nephew reading it at camp, so I may have to read the next one. Sigh. I like to be able to talk to them about what they’re reading. Maybe he didn’t like it! (She wrote hopefully)
*8/14 - It was a different book!! (Huge sigh of relief) this is a prime example of why I pre-read the books I give, and I feel really weird doing that. Like I’m morality policing. Which in a way, I guess I am, but I don’t really see an alternative. I’d be interested to know how many of the reviewers who noticed the ableism were younger readers. I’m a bit disappointed in RR for including this in his “...presents” series.