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kailey_luminouslibro's review
3.0
Jake and his sister Kady are thrown into another mythical world of the past, this time with a lost tribe from Egypt. Jake's old friends are pulled into the desert with him, and they must fight to survive in the strange land. Once the young Princess Nefertiti takes them as captive slaves to the capital city, the dangerous plans of the Skull King become apparent, and even the Princess will turn to Jake for help in fighting against that ancient evil. Surrounded by mystical beasts and magical stones, Jake and his friends are in the thick of another wild adventure!
I LOVE the action in this story! The plot takes a million twists and turns, the puzzles and mysteries keep me guessing, and I can barely stop reading because every scene flows into more action.
The world building is fantastically imaginative! So many little creatures, and strange landscapes, and burning magical objects that do weird things! I was fascinated by all the beautiful and horrifying aspects of this new world.
I'm a little disappointed that there isn't much character development in this book. We had a lot of it in the first book, developing friendships, establishing characters' personalities and strengths. Not as much of that in this one. Characters feel a little static. They are still good characters, and they DO have their moments of good dialogue, but they haven't changed or grown much since the last book.
I wish the rest of the series was written already!
I LOVE the action in this story! The plot takes a million twists and turns, the puzzles and mysteries keep me guessing, and I can barely stop reading because every scene flows into more action.
The world building is fantastically imaginative! So many little creatures, and strange landscapes, and burning magical objects that do weird things! I was fascinated by all the beautiful and horrifying aspects of this new world.
I'm a little disappointed that there isn't much character development in this book. We had a lot of it in the first book, developing friendships, establishing characters' personalities and strengths. Not as much of that in this one. Characters feel a little static. They are still good characters, and they DO have their moments of good dialogue, but they haven't changed or grown much since the last book.
I wish the rest of the series was written already!
novelgoddess's review against another edition
4.0
I just won a copy of this thru First Reads!
I, like others, hadn't read the first book before diving into this one with my 12 year old son. Parts were a bit confusing in the beginning, but David and I decided we want to go back and read the first book in this series.
David and I love these kind of adventures where we are taking on a thrill ride through history, though the story takes place present day. Lots of chills and thrills, twists and turns which is what makes it exciting for both of us.
This story is a prime example of why I still read to my 12 year old before bed...we both love these adventure stories and as my baby gets older I have to relish these stories as part of the childhood we shared.
I, like others, hadn't read the first book before diving into this one with my 12 year old son. Parts were a bit confusing in the beginning, but David and I decided we want to go back and read the first book in this series.
David and I love these kind of adventures where we are taking on a thrill ride through history, though the story takes place present day. Lots of chills and thrills, twists and turns which is what makes it exciting for both of us.
This story is a prime example of why I still read to my 12 year old before bed...we both love these adventure stories and as my baby gets older I have to relish these stories as part of the childhood we shared.
maggierachael's review against another edition
5.0
What a blast from the past, man. It was such a fun time getting to relive this story I was obsessed with as a kid from a whole new perspective - both in the fact that I’m almost 22 now and the fact that this series was my first ever foray into audiobooks. I’m not a huge fan of reading YA/children’s books anymore because they tend to dumb everything down and make adventures not as fun, but this is just as wild a ride as I remember it being as a kid, and definitely still worth a read if you’re into ancient history. I’m so bummed that Rollins never wrapped up this series and left us hanging, because I absolutely adored it! Maybe one day we’ll get a resolution...
ashish_dharam's review against another edition
4.0
I take away one star. The book is fantastically written exploring the complex and mind bending concept of time travel but portions of the book simply slow down...but never to a dead crawl!
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