Marshmallow has already reviewed The Red Pyramid and The Throne of Fire, the first two books of Rick Riordan‘s Kane Chronicles series. Today she reviews the third and last book, The Serpent’s Shadow, first published in 2012. Having read the first two books herself, Sprinkles was curious about this third one, and so she is asking questions and taking notes.
Sprinkles: So Marshmallow, tell us a bit about this book.
Marshmallow: Well, things end conveniently for Sadie! Though it is a bit unrealistic…
S: I’m guessing you are talking about her romantic pursuits.
M: Yes. Oh and the world does not get destroyed.
S: Well, I could guess that because the author wrote several more books after this one, and in some, the Kane siblings themselves show up.
M: Yes. And some of those stories are published along with these books. In the first book, The Red Pyramid, there was a story titled “The Son of Sobek”, which featured Carter Kane and Percy Jackson. In the second book, The Throne of Fire, there was a story titled “The Staff of Serapis”with Annabeth and Sadie. In this third book, there is a story titled “The Crown of Ptolemy” and all four of these characters work together. These three stories all apparently happen after the three books of the Kane Chronicles. So yes, there were some clues about the world not ending.
S: And I thought the stories were really neat, but the first one told me a bit more than I knew about, for example, about the kids training with Carter and Sadie, and the second one kind of gave away the resolution of Sadie’s love triangle dilemma. So maybe people should not read the stories if they do not want any spoilers.
M: You are right. The spoilers are not terribly explicit, and they just give you some hints. But they are there, and if you want no spoilers, then you should hold off on them. But maybe we should talk about the actual book itself.
S: Yes, I am quite eager to learn more about what is going to happen, but you need to promise me: no spoilers!
M: I’ll try.
S: So, how would you describe the plot without giving away too much?
M: Hmm, well, the serpent in the title is Apophis, as you could imagine, the snake of Chaos, who has been trying to take over the world.
S: Okay.
M: Carter and Sadie need to find a way to stop him, and remember in the previous book, they had already woken up Ra, but he was old and more or less senile. So in this book, they have to figure out how to handle that situation, too. And the solution involves souls and magic and deep Egyptian mythology stuff like that.
S: Okay, maybe this is enough, because I can see you struggling not to give away anything.
M: Yes. I want to tell you everything and talk about them. But I know you don’t want to just yet. You just have to read the book Sprinkles.
S: Okay, I will read the book, I want to, but I am curious, did you like how Riordan tied things up in the end?
M: Yes. I think he is very good at this. I’m not a huge fan of the very last sentence but the resolution is very good.
S: And of course, there is an open door for more adventures, I am assuming?
M: Yes, some minor plots are unresolved, but the ending still feels pretty complete. And yet you want to know more about these characters and their worlds. All in all a very satisfying reading experience.
S: So let us wrap this up so I can get the book and start reading.
M: Sure.
S: So how would you rate this book then?
M: I’d rate it 100%. It is a satisfying finish to a really neat trilogy.
S: Sounds good. So what do you want to tell our readers?
M: Stay tuned for more amazing reviews from the book bunnies! We will be back in August!
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“Oh and the world does not get destroyed.”
Oh, that is a relief!
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Evil and good are always fighting each other, in any story. As long as evil exists, we have to fight it.
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