rilina 's review for:

The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan

3.0

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I did this book a great disservice by not rereading the first two Kane Chronicle books before I sat down to read it. As a result, I went in a bit blind, with only the foggiest memories of what had been set up in previous books. But I enjoyed this a great deal: Carter's and Sadie's bickering narration is still amusing, and the book had Riordan's usual mix of humor and adventure. I still don't find this series quite as engaging at Percy Jackson ones (I am a lot less invested in the characters, and will probably forget most of the details of this book by the end of the week). On a side note,

Spoiler

I am intrigued by some end-of-book references to other gods and magicians, which would seem to open up the possibility of a crossover with Riordan's other series. I am both tempted and horrified by the prospect.