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A review by holtfan
The Invisible Tower by Nils Johnson-Shelton
3.0
A fun, action-packed, modern day King Arthur story (not really a re-telling...but almost?) If you like Percy Jackson, you might like this. Alternatively, you might realize that Percy Jackson is much better and give up quickly.
I generally liked it, especially the sibling bond between Arthur and his sister. I assume it is revealed in later books why they possess it. The two make a great combination.
I also liked that the story lacked romance.
Good action and adventure kept up at a pretty quick pace.
The thing is...one of the main reasons for going on the quest is to join the two worlds to prevent global warming. The whole global warming line felt really out of nowhere, unnecessarily political, and kind of a stupid motivation.
Further, I never found the book particularly compelling and kept looking for more of a twist that never emerged. It is straight forward in who bad guys and good guys are and kind of lacking because of it. The minute Arthur touches his sword, he knows things, which conveniently skirts around any need for training, etc. It sort of left me feeling...underwhelmed.
Don't think I'll seek out the sequel.
I generally liked it, especially the sibling bond between Arthur and his sister. I assume it is revealed in later books why they possess it. The two make a great combination.
I also liked that the story lacked romance.
Good action and adventure kept up at a pretty quick pace.
The thing is...one of the main reasons for going on the quest is to join the two worlds to prevent global warming. The whole global warming line felt really out of nowhere, unnecessarily political, and kind of a stupid motivation.
Further, I never found the book particularly compelling and kept looking for more of a twist that never emerged. It is straight forward in who bad guys and good guys are and kind of lacking because of it. The minute Arthur touches his sword, he knows things, which conveniently skirts around any need for training, etc. It sort of left me feeling...underwhelmed.
Don't think I'll seek out the sequel.