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The Serpent's Shadow
by Rick Riordan
Sooo, I just finished TSS, the last book in the Kane Chronicles series, and I got a few things to say about it.
First, this took me SO LONG to read. Fine, partly it was because school is just staring again, but mainly I think it was because of Sadie.
Yup, Sadie.
If there's one thing I don't like about this book (it's also the reason I only gave it 4 stars) - it's Sadie.
I didn't like her in the first two books, I don't know. She's annoying, self-centered, not my type of humor. But the worst thing about her - The Walt/Sadie/Anubis love triangle. And how Sadie can't talk about ANYTHING ELSE.
Lemme summarize Sadie's character quickly.
"... I couldn't help but imagine myself on that temple wall, sharing a romantic evening with Anubis... no, Walt... no... Gah! My life was horrid." (actual quote from Sadie)
ah you know another thing that's horrid? YOU
alright, sorry, I had to get that out. Frankly, sometimes Sadie is actually bearable in TSS, but when I begin to like her only a little bit, the Anubis/Walt thing starts again and I'm just like
Don't you think you have more urgent problems than your teenage love story at hand? I dunno, maybe, THE END OF THE WORLD?
I'm sorry for all you Sadie- lovers, but everytime a new Sadie chapter started, my motivation instantly sank to zero.
On a happier note, I LOVED LOVED LOVED Carter! I always liked Carter but now he's actually one of my fav characters. And him and Zia? Cute doesn't even come close.
I enjoyed every second of Carter's chapters and I love his character development in this one. He's no longer a kid, he's a leader.
I also loved Setne at the beginning. He really reminded me of Loki and, you know, I love me some Loki.
And then he Great. I still kind of liked him. He's smart and he may be a jerk, but he's an awesome jerk.
Also, I felt like Walt became a lot more 3D than in the books before. I didn't feel any connection to him, now I feel like I understand him and his fate more. (I still don't see what he and Anubis see in Sadie but whatever)
Zia is actually my favourite female character in this book series, hands down. (Bast being a close second). But if this girl isn't badass, I don't know who is.
The plot, once again, was awesome. It does follow Rick Riordan's typical plot lines. You know: We have a problem/enemy, we need to destroy the problem/enemy, but oh, we need something to do that first, then they spent 3/4 of the book trying to find what they need, and then they fight the enemy face to face.
But I didn't mind, it was still gripping and entertaining. Especially because Rick Riordan has the most awesome humor ever. There were parts were I was laughing out loud, okay? That's good.
All in all, even though I've mostly just complained about Sadie in this review, I really really liked this book. It was an amazing conclusion to the Kane series and if you've read the first two books, definitely read this one!
(I might keep adding stuff to this review because I feel like I've left a ton of what I wanted to say out)
First, this took me SO LONG to read. Fine, partly it was because school is just staring again, but mainly I think it was because of Sadie.
Yup, Sadie.
If there's one thing I don't like about this book (it's also the reason I only gave it 4 stars) - it's Sadie.
I didn't like her in the first two books, I don't know. She's annoying, self-centered, not my type of humor. But the worst thing about her - The Walt/Sadie/Anubis love triangle. And how Sadie can't talk about ANYTHING ELSE.
Lemme summarize Sadie's character quickly.
"... I couldn't help but imagine myself on that temple wall, sharing a romantic evening with Anubis... no, Walt... no... Gah! My life was horrid." (actual quote from Sadie)
ah you know another thing that's horrid? YOU
alright, sorry, I had to get that out. Frankly, sometimes Sadie is actually bearable in TSS, but when I begin to like her only a little bit, the Anubis/Walt thing starts again and I'm just like
Don't you think you have more urgent problems than your teenage love story at hand? I dunno, maybe, THE END OF THE WORLD?
I'm sorry for all you Sadie- lovers, but everytime a new Sadie chapter started, my motivation instantly sank to zero.
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And honestly, I don't like how the love-trinagle came to a conclusion. I mean Walt and Anubis are one guy now? What? I get that it's probably a good solution for Walt's curse, but I feel like Anubis is kind of getting 'shunned' away into Walt's body. And idk, I like Anubis too much for him to only exist inside of Walt. (And I know that they're supposed to be one person now but come on)On a happier note, I LOVED LOVED LOVED Carter! I always liked Carter but now he's actually one of my fav characters. And him and Zia? Cute doesn't even come close.
I enjoyed every second of Carter's chapters and I love his character development in this one. He's no longer a kid, he's a leader.
I also loved Setne at the beginning. He really reminded me of Loki and, you know, I love me some Loki.
And then he
Spoiler
turned out to be evil.Also, I felt like Walt became a lot more 3D than in the books before. I didn't feel any connection to him, now I feel like I understand him and his fate more. (I still don't see what he and Anubis see in Sadie but whatever)
Zia
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/RaThe plot, once again, was awesome. It does follow Rick Riordan's typical plot lines. You know: We have a problem/enemy, we need to destroy the problem/enemy, but oh, we need something to do that first, then they spent 3/4 of the book trying to find what they need, and then they fight the enemy face to face.
But I didn't mind, it was still gripping and entertaining. Especially because Rick Riordan has the most awesome humor ever. There were parts were I was laughing out loud, okay? That's good.
All in all, even though I've mostly just complained about Sadie in this review, I really really liked this book. It was an amazing conclusion to the Kane series and if you've read the first two books, definitely read this one!
(I might keep adding stuff to this review because I feel like I've left a ton of what I wanted to say out)