A review by havoc
Curse of the Spider King by Wayne Thomas Batson, Christopher Hopper
1.0
Found this book sitting on my shelf, left over from a few Christmases ago, so figured I should give it a read.
I am not the target audience for this series - I'm a bit old - so my opinion is most likely skewed, but "meh" is the word I'd describe "Curse of the Spider King" with. Having seven main characters is quiet a bit to keep up with, and that's ignoring that the names Jimmy, Johnny, and Tommy kinda blur together. Thankfully one of them clearly has an Irish accent. Have seven mains also requires quite a lot of set up that takes away from getting to the actually story.
There is also some heavy handed Christian throw-ins that I assume come into play later that didn't quite blend in with the story.
Once I got over/used to the meh dialogue and unbelievable actions, I got through the book in two sittings so it couldn't have been that bad. I will read the second because I already have it, but will most likely not get the third.
A younger reader may enjoy "Curse of the Spider King" but I would suggest to find something better.
I am not the target audience for this series - I'm a bit old - so my opinion is most likely skewed, but "meh" is the word I'd describe "Curse of the Spider King" with. Having seven main characters is quiet a bit to keep up with, and that's ignoring that the names Jimmy, Johnny, and Tommy kinda blur together. Thankfully one of them clearly has an Irish accent. Have seven mains also requires quite a lot of set up that takes away from getting to the actually story.
There is also some heavy handed Christian throw-ins that I assume come into play later that didn't quite blend in with the story.
Once I got over/used to the meh dialogue and unbelievable actions, I got through the book in two sittings so it couldn't have been that bad. I will read the second because I already have it, but will most likely not get the third.
A younger reader may enjoy "Curse of the Spider King" but I would suggest to find something better.