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A review by classyklassen
The Kane Chronicles, Book Two the Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
2.75
I'm rereading and reviewing this as a service to my word and to our god rick riordan. not particularly enjoying this series. sure it has it's funny moments and it's not all around terrible but it's just nothing special and a obviously a scramble to recreate pjo this just things that don't really make any sense. this is the second book in a series so I can't really explain it without spoiling but I don't think anyone really cares about that so I'm just gonna bitch about this book for a bit. so obviously in pjo you have camp halfblood where therey as a bunch of kids who are all training together and it's a fun good time. rick tried to recreate in the kane chronicles however, like why they all kids??? I do not understand this. basically to be part of this like Egyptian mythology thing club, you need to be like the descendants of pharaohs so why are they all children, that doesn't make any sense. in pjo they are all the kids of gods and but like if these kids are the descendants of pharaohs should their parents and siblings come with them??? maybe I misunderstood this but it doesn't make sense to me???
and just don't even get me started on the romance. clearly like rick riordan saw that percabeth was so popular and saw that twilight's love triangle was selling wanted to recreate that type of vibe. it's just so underdeveloped and it's upsetting cause I know what he's capable of writing. the reason why people like percy and annabeth together so much is cause they're both their own individual characters that get so much time and growth put into them, THEN they get together after a five book build up. whereas in the kane chronicles he just tries to do this the exact same thing with random side characters that barely get involved. that like both carter and sadie just choose someone random to be obsessed with from the get-go and you're supposed to root from them to be together like huh? so yeah this isn't terrible, like I said there are lots of moments like the roman mummy part I thought was really funny and clever. but it's just nothing special. like just read the original series instead, this is not worth it (I'm still gonna read the final book though🤪🤪) 2.75 stars
and just don't even get me started on the romance. clearly like rick riordan saw that percabeth was so popular and saw that twilight's love triangle was selling wanted to recreate that type of vibe. it's just so underdeveloped and it's upsetting cause I know what he's capable of writing. the reason why people like percy and annabeth together so much is cause they're both their own individual characters that get so much time and growth put into them, THEN they get together after a five book build up. whereas in the kane chronicles he just tries to do this the exact same thing with random side characters that barely get involved. that like both carter and sadie just choose someone random to be obsessed with from the get-go and you're supposed to root from them to be together like huh? so yeah this isn't terrible, like I said there are lots of moments like the roman mummy part I thought was really funny and clever. but it's just nothing special. like just read the original series instead, this is not worth it (I'm still gonna read the final book though🤪🤪) 2.75 stars