The Red Pyramid (2010)

“The Red Pyramid” By Rick Riordan was a spectacular commence for the Kane Chronicles. Not only does this book have Egyptian Myth, but it is intertwined with an imagination that brings you right into the mind of the amazing author Rick Riordan.
While Carter travels the world with his dad he leaves a sister behind with his grandparents in london.. Sadie his sister lives in a flat in london with her grandparents and tries to live a normal life although she is always the “different” one. Both envious of each other's lives because Sadie wants to be with her dad while Carter wants to live a normal life. However this book is life captured in a synopsis of spectacular events. The writing the author chooses to put on the page is power, and that power captures you. However, like in life things happen for a reason, Carter and Sadie aren’t just separated because their mother died, in some freak “accident”, but because of something greater. In this book they start their journey on a path to either failure or freedom; while chaos erupts and order tries to stand it’s ground, Sadie and Carter discover themselves, struggle, and how their family really is.
With a unique way of telling this story Carter and Sadie switch off every two chapters giving you their view of what happens, simplistically amazing; though with detail down to the last hair it creates a movie you don’t ever want to leave. Suspended in your mind is all the emotion, people, chaos and heart stopping information stays with you as if it happens right in front of you. In the writing and storytelling it truly is a talent how you become so connected to the characters and begin to know them as a person, as if in some way all their being is with you but made of nothing.Just as technically there is no triangle you perceive one you perceive everything that happens really because the writing is so strong, elegant, and such a great style that only Rick Riordan has to offer. With the bar exceptionally high along with two other amazing series Rick Riordan is in a class of it’s own just as these books. With true imagination, style, and creativity this book is a hit and every page leaves you wanting more, but every page is a link to who this amazing man is and the books meaning. Solve the puzzle and follow the journey of the Kane Chronicles.

Also by Rick Riordan!
Percy Jackson series.
1. The Lighting thief 2. The Sea of Monsters 3.The Titan's Curse 4. The Battle of the Labyrinth 5. The Last olympian
Hero’s of Olympus
1.The Lost Hero 2. The Son of Neptune 3. The Mark of Athena and Counting
The Kane Chronicles
1. The Red Pyramid 2. The Throne of Fire 3. The serpent's shadow

As much as I enjoy the Percy Jackson series, this new series featuring brother and sister Carter and Sadie is even richer and more edge-of-your-seat. The shifting point of view between the two siblings (and their snarky sibling-esque asides to each other) work beautifully, and Riordan breathes life into the well-known and little-known Egyptian gods in a way that he never quite achieves with the Olympians. A captivating and multi-layered story... can't wait to see what he does with the sequel. ( )

Another solid Riordan adventure this time in Egypt! But I have to say I was a little disappointed. Where Riordan really nailed the Greek gods in Percy Jackson and was able to modernize and slightly mock their exaggerated personas, here the gods were too god-like. Not really fun or funny. Maybe it's partly because the Egyptian stories aren't as well known so kudos for introducing them fresh to kids.

Sidenote about the audio: The guy was good but the girl was Jacky Faber. Yes I know it's an actress and a very good one but when one person does an incredible job on another series it takes a bit more to imagine her as a different character. ( )

3.5 stars, I think. It was quite good, don't get me wrong... But I had to take a whole star off simply because it took me so long to read. It was interesting, but the story wasn't so gripping that I stayed up late to read it, you know?

So this story is essentially Percy Jackson meets the Egyptian Gods. I mean, not exactly, but still. I'm not sure how to describe the book without giving too much away, especially since the book is kinda slow taking off (in other words, if I say too much of the plot, I'll be giving away stuff in the middle of the book)... Carter Kane and his sister Sadie are the main 2 characters. Their mom died 6 years ago, after which Carter lived with his dad and Sadie lived with her maternal grandparents. But Carter and their dad visit Sadie twice a year, and now is the time for one of those visits... Except things go horribly wrong and their dad disappears inside a freaky Egyptian tomb and a society of Egyptian magicians are now pursuing them in hopes of killing them! Plus, lots of Egyptian bad things are going down that Carter and Sadie have to try to stop... Yeah. That's good.

So it's cute. I'll read the later books in the series, but I'll hope they're on audiobook. I loved the Percy Jackson audios.. ( )

4 stars! I've already read and reviewed this, but I did want to say that I REALLY enjoyed the narration of the audiobook! This is EXACTLY the type of book I do better with on audio, too. I need to hear ALL the details with the drama. I skim when I read, and that just doesn't work well for a book like this!

I really enjoyed it. I liked it better than I did when I read it before. I'm excited to continue reading listening to the Kane Chronicles, although I wonder how many there will be so I can mentally prepare myself... (Know how far into the overall story-arc the characters should be, etc., you know?) GREAT AUDIO! ( )