Reviews

Demons and Druids by Adam Sadler, James Patterson

neekelf's review against another edition

1.0

I stopped reading it. The characters were two-dimensional. The author was trying to hard to be a teenager. It wasn't good.

epicfunsize's review against another edition

4.0

This was a fun and easy read, and I definitely want to read the next in the series after reading this one. I feel the ending was rushed, but tolerable. I'd day fans of the series will enjoy it.

hikereadbeer's review against another edition

2.0

If I was actually a young adult (like 11), I probably would have enjoyed this. I've read the first two books, so I had to read this, and I'll probably finish the series, but I don't know why I started it. Maybe because I love Patterson so much. Unfortunately, I love Patterson's adult novels, not his young adult ones.

junkyardigan's review against another edition

3.0

apparently, all of Patterson's characters are really family-centered, and it's true(even though they're imaginary). I liked how they jumped right into the action at the beginning. all of Patterson's books have some moment(s) where they just get so sad and depressed but eventually, somebody helps them. it was not s good as I thought, but it's readable.

breanna_morgan's review against another edition

2.0

Not impressed, if another daniel x book comes out, I will never buy it

bigbear66's review against another edition

3.0

LOL and now Daniel can time travel! Why? Because plot. HAHAHA! And he time travels to a FICTIONAL timeline of King Arthur and Merlin! This is last of the series I am reading as it is just too damn goofy to continue. It's just too much. Definitely fun though for the goofiness of it!

thatreadhead's review against another edition

4.0

I didn't really follow this one much as it was a race against time for the end of the readathon! This book also took me 1.5hr, as did the prior one, and I was so pleased that the end of the readathon was productive.
I can't believe

they're so brave against the Fire Monster! I'd be freaking!

I zoned back in when they were talking about Merlin and the Sword in the Stone, so they must have

teleported back in time? No idea...

I did like the change of setting though, from America to England.
What I find a little contradictory though is the

way that all of the villains want to take over the world.. Like just let them fight it out themselves, they can't all rule the world XD

iceangel9's review against another edition

4.0

The third book in the Daniel X series. Daniel heads to England to hunt Phosphorius Beta, evil alien number three, an explosive demon of fire. His quest takes him back in time to the Middle Ages where he meets Merlin and King Arthur. Daniel must really step up his skills for this hot number. Boys, especially, will enjoy this series.

albatrossonhalfpointe's review against another edition

2.0

This was my first Patterson. An odd choice for a first, I suppose, but it was another ARC Don brought home, so I read it. Initially I wasn't sure what a good demographic for it would be. It's listed as being for ages 8-12, and the content and length of it are suitable for that age range, but the writing itself just seemed geared rather lower. Then an endorsement on it mentioned that it was written "with the purpose of interesting boys in reading," which reminded me that many boys in that age range are not strong readers. Then I was willing to be a bit more forgiving of the writing style, but it still wasn't for me. By the time I was ready to read a book of this sort, I would have wanted it to be better written, and I certainly wanted it to be at this point. And I guess that's kind of what it all comes down to for me. Would it be a good book for pre-teen boys? Maybe? Probably? Never been one, so it's hard to say. According to the endorsements, the other books in this series seem to be, so I expect this one would be too. What it's not, though, is a kids' book with particularly broad appeal. I don't see a lot of teens or adults reading this book, and I don't see a lot of really strong readers being that enamoured with it. So as both an adult and a strong reader, it wasn't really for me. And now I'm repeating myself and talking in circles, so I think I'll just leave it at that.

I was driven a little nuts, though, by the ridiculously short chapters. I know that short chapters are good for kids, because you feel like you've accomplished something by finishing a chapter, and they make good, bite-sized portions of a book to tackle at one time, but this was seriously ridiculous. At 83 chapters for a 243-page book, that averages to about 3 pages per chapter. Less, when you take into account the fact that the chapter headers take up half a page. And that's just too much, if you ask me.