#38 - The Red Pyramid

Title: The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Pages: 528
Genre: Fantasy, YA

I was really looking forward to this new series by the Percy Jackson author. It was "okay". The premise is awesome, but the writing was not quite as fluid as I came to expect after the Percy series. Still...a fun read and I'll definitely give book two a chance (whenever that comes out).

BLURB: Since their mother's death, six years ago, 12-year-old Sadie Kane has lived in London with her maternal grandparents while her older brother, 14-year-old Carter, has traveled the world with their father, a renowned African American Egyptologist. In London on Christmas Eve for a rare evening together, Carter and Sadie accompany their dad to the British Museum, where he blows up the Rosetta Stone in summoning an Egyptian god. Unleashed, the vengeful god overpowers and entombs him, but Sadie and Carter escape. Initially determined to rescue their father, their mission expands to include understanding their hidden magical powers and taking on the ancient forces bent on destroying mankind. The first-person narrative shifts between Carter and Sadie, giving the novel an intriguing dual perspective made more complex by their biracial heritage and the tension between the siblings, who barely know each other.