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The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes

3.0

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I enjoyed this book a lot. Although the beginning seemed to drag, I seriously enjoyed this book. The mythology of the worldbuilding was absolutely amazing. I learned so much from reading it and has increased my interest in Maya mythology (and as someone with Mexican roots, I was happy to read about something that came from the native people of my country) and the characters. I found Zane to be very likable. I’ve noticed with other reviews that people tend to say that Zane is a Percy Jackson wannabe and an idiot sometimes. While these opinions are valid, I feel many forget that this is a book made for middle grade readers. And despite Percy Jackson being a very great character, I do not believe him and Zane are all that similar. I would say my least favorite character was Brooks. While I still liked her, she was significantly less developed compared to Zane even though she is one of the main characters. However, I do believe she will improve in the next books. The internalized ableism of Zane was kind of hard to read at times, but I’ve already started the second book and it seems that Zane doesn’t harbor so much internalized ableism. Overall I really enjoyed this book and I think it’s a very important book for people to read and get exposed to Maya mythology, yet another culture that is so rich but not talked about at all. Definitely a good read, and I absolutely recommend for fans of middle grade fantasy, and even YA fantasy.