Reviews

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

kaishi01's review against another edition

3.0

bro rlly fell in love with what is essentially the equivalent of a ceramic vase

christinemw's review against another edition

5.0

In many ways, I liked this book a whole lot better than its prequal. There is a lasting theme through-out the whole book that they didn't have in the Jackson series and they don't have in the Jackson knock-off. This story was a whole lot more glue-your-eyes-to-the-page-ish than any of his previous books have been, the other books had their moments, but they didn't have you the whole time.

drewbertoldi's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

elfduchess's review against another edition

4.0

Solid second book in the series.

Things have continued apace for Carter and Sadie and it was nice to see a few more faces to flesh out their Nome. I like how responsible Carter is, a trait that is somewhat unusual for teen boys in stories. I can seem him growing into a stable man, which is a nice thought. Sadie is brave, though she is a little too...too something for me. Firey, I think, but she's a good character that livens up the story at times.

I still love the sibling bond between Carter and Sadie and it's wonderful to see it getting even stronger here. I like the racial diversity and how Riordan took a major step away from the predominately white world of the first Percy Jackson series. I also like how his writing has improved. It's wonderful to see.

Definitely well on my way to preferring the Kane Chronicles over Percy Jackson.

emmaleigh55's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and War

tanjaar's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

lightxbluexeyes's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

carla3011's review against another edition

4.0

Me ha costado un poco más de leer en comparación al primero. En momentos Sadie me desesperaba, pero de todas formas leer sus narraciones era sencillo, pero en este libro prefiero las que hace Carter que irónicamente son las que poseen un poco menos de acción.

niinuskiii's review against another edition

3.0

My feelings about this are somewhat similar to my feelings about the first book. This was fine, but I feel like nothing really happened. For example, when Sadie and Carter were in the Duat, I was expecting a lot more to happen, but nothing really did. This is pretty much just a bridge book between the first and last books.

I'm also really not a fan of this weird love triangle that's formed between Sadie, Walt and Anubis. Sadie is 13! I feel like it's just completely useless and a waste of time and that it shouldn't be happening. Also, Anubis is a literal god???

This was an okay book. I'm excited to see how this series all wraps up, but this was definitely just a bridge.

bexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0