So, I think I liked this series (so far) better than Percy Jackson? I was not expecting that at all, but I'm glad it happened. I like Sadie and Carter well enough and the twists I thought were very well written. The story line was solid and I'm looking forward to the next book. I would recommend this series/book. 5 out of 5 stars. ( )

My first impressions (Writing down my first impressions of the book. NOT an in-depth review. Reviews base on personal enjoyment.)
RANK: Astonishing

This book is as fun as I remember. I’ve read this in middle school and I ended up enjoying. Did it hold up for the second reread? Yes it did.

Riordan focus more on magic in this series. While the magic is nothing unique, I think is fun.

Carter and Sadie are enjoyable characters. They may have been a bit annoying at the times but not enough to hate them. I like both Best and Thoth. I get happy seeing them every time they appear.
Once again, the conflict between the gods is engaging just like in Percy Jackson. Each flash back is filled with interesting events and back story to the gods. Also, making it accessible to people who don’t have knowledge about Egypt mythos.

Another thing I like about the book is how it’s written. It written as a record message made by Carter and Sadie. Each take turns tell the events in the book. I found it to work in its favor. It gives its own identity in Riordan’s works.

Overall, this book still holds and I can’t wait to reread the second book.

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I saw in the bookshop: XXX by Rick Riordan, so, as any other PJ fan would do, I expected it to be just as awesome as his precious works and grabbed a copy of it.

Then I read it and wished I hadn't bought it on impulse.

I mean, it's not the worst book out there, but I was really disappointed. I kinda expected it to be as lively, awesome and enjoyable as Percy Jackson, but instead, as many other reviewers had said, "the characters had no depth". I didn't like them at all.

While the idea of a recording is interesting, it just doesn't fit well in the book or plot other than to allow for sarcastic comments by Sadie or Carter that was completely unnecessary in the book, like "(Ow! That was my foot!)".

Really?

The Kane Chronicles didn't make me go crazy about Egyptian mythology as Percy Jackson did to Greek mythology, and most of the time I found myself skimming through paragraphs and pages. It became one of those books where I don't care much about the details, and I only read it because I wanted to know the main storyline. Besides, the plot wasn't very good either. I could already pretty much guess who the traitor in the book was, even before the "final dramatic revelation".

I still have to give the book merit though. Egyptian mythology is a topic that not many authors touch on, and granted, the story is still kinda amusing at times, and has that "Rick Riordan" feel about it. :3

But you're still into his myth books, I'd recommend you to just borrow from a friend or the library, because really, it's not exactly worth it. Well, unless you're buying it for the sake of keeping it as a collection. ( )

Quick thoughts:
1. Really easy to jump into this book.
2.The Egyptian mythology was done really well and it was very interesting.
3. It's like Percy Jackson but with enough differences to make it completely different.
4. Lots and lots of action.
5. The youth of the characters was really easy to forget.

See my full review on my blog here! ( )

I always leaned more on the Percy Jackson side of Rick's series, so I figured I would finally venture into reading the Kane Chronicles. As I have never read it before I was pleasantly surprised with how familiar it felt, as evident by Rick's writing. I think the voice recording format was relatively clever and would have been super interesting to me if I read this back when I read the Percy Jackson series originally. I liked both the Kane siblings, and I found their dynamic interesting as they do become more closely bonded by the end of the first book. This series is also one of the first instances I have reading about Egyptian mythology and I appreciate Rick's introduction to it since I didn't feel too overwhelmed but still felt informed enough to know what was going on. ( )