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karlisimp's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was a great follow up to the first novel it brings up some new side characters and other mysteries within the House of Life as a whole as well as works as a great connector to the greater plot of what is going to happen next.
jadethereader's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, amazing.... I'll never look at the moon the same, though! ;)
beammey's review against another edition
5.0
Another great Rick Riordin book. I don't think I'll ever find out that I don't like. Highly entertaining, well researched, and heart felt. We follow more of Carter and Sadie's story in Egyptian mythology and learn about Ra and Apophis along the way. A solid edition to this trilogy and I'll be reading the last book as soon as I can. I would recommend this book and series to kids and adults a like. 5 out of 5 stars.
kaishi01's review against another edition
3.0
bro rlly fell in love with what is essentially the equivalent of a ceramic vase
jody_diou's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
eesh25's review against another edition
4.0
The Throne of Fire is second book in The Kane Chronicles. I read the The Red Pyramid almost a year ago, so it would make sense to forget some things. But this is a Rick Riordan book and give how much I love the author, I'd expected to remember more than I did. But I'd forgotten so much! The big showdown in which they made a deal with Set, the fact that Zia wasn't even Zia, Carter and Sadie inviting other magicians...
The book, thankfully, did a pretty good job of jogging my memory even as it was going full speed ahead toward the end of the world because Apophis (who I'd also forgotten about) would be rising in a matter of days and Carter and Sadie needed to find a way to stop him, which involved awakening Ra.
Now normally, I would start by comparing some aspects to that of the previous book but I can't do that this time. I will say that I enjoyed the book. Carter and Sadie are great protagonists. It's also nice to see a duo of siblings working together, which we don't see that often. It creates a different dynamic. Whereas usually, we get love interests or even friends working together, family changes stuff up with the fact that they're more honest about who they are. Also, the tension is of a very different kind.
Carter and Sadie don't always get along. Part of it is because they lived separately for so long, and part of it is because they're so different. Their way of dealing with a problem, their priorities, it's all different. So we get to see two perspectives of a situation not just in terms of who's narrating, but in terms of how they see things.
But despite their problem, the two work well together, they care about each other a lot and, when it comes to the big picture, they're able to put their differences aside to focus on the bad guy. Plus the added bonus of two gods talking in their heads, the complicated situation with their dad being a god, their respective love interests, and the godly sidekick they get so that they can have a chance against their godly enemies; it all makes for a fun ensemble, all trying to stop a giant snake from destroying the world.
I liked all of that. In fact, I liked almost everything about the novel. I've always wanted to read about Egyptian mythology and this series was a great place to start. The thing that bothered me was the romantic element. Carter kicked-puppy thing when it comes to Zia can be bothersome. But Sadie boy-crazy thing is just friggin' annoying.
Rick Riordan's books almost always have love interests for characters. And since the feelings usually stem from friendship, that's never bothered me. But the thing with Sadie needs to stop. The world is literally about to end in a matter of days, how is it important to write about Sadie's feelings for one or the other boy? It was constant too and started to grate on me pretty quickly. All I can hope is that the third book will give us a reason for why we need to discuss Sadie's conflicting feelings over two boys that often. I mean, Anubis on his own was bad enough, did we really need a love triangle? She's thirteen!
Overall, a good sequel with some things that I didn't enjoy. But it set up the third book nicely, I loved many of the new characters that were introduced, especially Bes, and I'm interested to see where the last book will take us.
The book, thankfully, did a pretty good job of jogging my memory even as it was going full speed ahead toward the end of the world because Apophis (who I'd also forgotten about) would be rising in a matter of days and Carter and Sadie needed to find a way to stop him, which involved awakening Ra.
Now normally, I would start by comparing some aspects to that of the previous book but I can't do that this time. I will say that I enjoyed the book. Carter and Sadie are great protagonists. It's also nice to see a duo of siblings working together, which we don't see that often. It creates a different dynamic. Whereas usually, we get love interests or even friends working together, family changes stuff up with the fact that they're more honest about who they are. Also, the tension is of a very different kind.
Carter and Sadie don't always get along. Part of it is because they lived separately for so long, and part of it is because they're so different. Their way of dealing with a problem, their priorities, it's all different. So we get to see two perspectives of a situation not just in terms of who's narrating, but in terms of how they see things.
But despite their problem, the two work well together, they care about each other a lot and, when it comes to the big picture, they're able to put their differences aside to focus on the bad guy. Plus the added bonus of two gods talking in their heads, the complicated situation with their dad being a god, their respective love interests, and the godly sidekick they get so that they can have a chance against their godly enemies; it all makes for a fun ensemble, all trying to stop a giant snake from destroying the world.
I liked all of that. In fact, I liked almost everything about the novel. I've always wanted to read about Egyptian mythology and this series was a great place to start. The thing that bothered me was the romantic element. Carter kicked-puppy thing when it comes to Zia can be bothersome. But Sadie boy-crazy thing is just friggin' annoying.
Rick Riordan's books almost always have love interests for characters. And since the feelings usually stem from friendship, that's never bothered me. But the thing with Sadie needs to stop. The world is literally about to end in a matter of days, how is it important to write about Sadie's feelings for one or the other boy? It was constant too and started to grate on me pretty quickly. All I can hope is that the third book will give us a reason for why we need to discuss Sadie's conflicting feelings over two boys that often. I mean, Anubis on his own was bad enough, did we really need a love triangle? She's thirteen!
Overall, a good sequel with some things that I didn't enjoy. But it set up the third book nicely, I loved many of the new characters that were introduced, especially Bes, and I'm interested to see where the last book will take us.
erine05_'s review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0