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crypticbeliever123 's review for:
The Storm Runner
by J.C. Cervantes
3.5 stars.
I only took half a star off my review because the main character would refer negatively to his shorter leg with ableist language which is fairly harmful to actual disabled people to frequently have a disability be referred to as the "bad leg" or "gimp". That said the character did eventually come to have a better view of his leg as he learned it was the source of his power but it did take a while to get there.
Moving on, the characters were fun and enjoyable. Zane was hilarious and it was refreshing take to have the grown ups in his life, even the normal ones like his uncle and neighbor Mr. Ortiz, play a role whether small or large in his adventure and journey to save the world. It was fun to see Hondo be there for Zane throughout their quest when normally the adults would just be ditched or made to disappear or whatever as it gave the story a more original take on how these kinds of stories could go. I also liked how Zane's dad took a bit more active role as a parent to Zane comparitive to other stories from Riordan or his Riordan Presents label as he not only assisted Zane when he could but also called on his friends, even ones who were in hiding, to help out his kid and claimed Zane in front of the other gods even though they would imprison or even kill him for having a child (though I suppose one could argue it was to give Zane a power up needed to defeat the villain) and unlike other versions of demigod stories where the gods stay out of their kids' lives because they're just general deadbeats, Zane's dad was more clearly presented as staying away mostly, if not only, because it would bring too much attention to Zane and get the both of them killed by the other gods.
Overall, the story was wonderful and the only reason I didn't give it a 5 star review is because
1) the ableist language mentioned before and
2) 5 stars tend to be reserved imo for books that make me cry and while this was definitely a fantastic read I don't recall it quite hitting that point. To be fair I don't cry much at books or shows or anything, hence why me crying would be a good estimate for what makes a 5 star book.
So, pros:
humor
characters
refreshing take on adults in middle grade adventure novels
refreshing take on having a godly parent
plot
action
Cons:
ableist language
wasn't enough to make me tear up (again it's difficult to get me to tear up so maybe someone else would've idk)
I only took half a star off my review because the main character would refer negatively to his shorter leg with ableist language which is fairly harmful to actual disabled people to frequently have a disability be referred to as the "bad leg" or "gimp". That said the character did eventually come to have a better view of his leg as he learned it was the source of his power but it did take a while to get there.
Moving on, the characters were fun and enjoyable. Zane was hilarious and it was refreshing take to have the grown ups in his life, even the normal ones like his uncle and neighbor Mr. Ortiz, play a role whether small or large in his adventure and journey to save the world. It was fun to see Hondo be there for Zane throughout their quest when normally the adults would just be ditched or made to disappear or whatever as it gave the story a more original take on how these kinds of stories could go. I also liked how Zane's dad took a bit more active role as a parent to Zane comparitive to other stories from Riordan or his Riordan Presents label as he not only assisted Zane when he could but also called on his friends, even ones who were in hiding, to help out his kid and claimed Zane in front of the other gods even though they would imprison or even kill him for having a child (though I suppose one could argue it was to give Zane a power up needed to defeat the villain) and unlike other versions of demigod stories where the gods stay out of their kids' lives because they're just general deadbeats, Zane's dad was more clearly presented as staying away mostly, if not only, because it would bring too much attention to Zane and get the both of them killed by the other gods.
Overall, the story was wonderful and the only reason I didn't give it a 5 star review is because
1) the ableist language mentioned before and
2) 5 stars tend to be reserved imo for books that make me cry and while this was definitely a fantastic read I don't recall it quite hitting that point. To be fair I don't cry much at books or shows or anything, hence why me crying would be a good estimate for what makes a 5 star book.
So, pros:
humor
characters
refreshing take on adults in middle grade adventure novels
refreshing take on having a godly parent
plot
action
Cons:
ableist language
wasn't enough to make me tear up (again it's difficult to get me to tear up so maybe someone else would've idk)