Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Red Pyramid

I had The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan on hold at the library for months. I was anxious to read it because 1) I really enjoyed his Lightning Thief series, and 2) I heard him give a sneak peek of this book last year at the National Book Festival in DC. This book is about Carter and Sadie Cane, teenagers whose mother died years before and whose father disappears after a mysterious explosion. They soon discover that the gods of Ancient Egypt are still around, and Carter and Sadie themselves are instrumental in bringing order to the world of gods and magicians.

This book was longer than I expected and took me quite awhile to get through. It was an action-packed story with funny characters. I liked the relationship between Carter and Sadie. There were exciting twists, and it was just a good overall story. I had trouble keeping track of all of the details sometimes, and it wasn't quite as intriguing as the Lightning Thief series--but I liked it okay.

Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)

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