So since I have graduated and summer has officially started I am indulging my guilty pleasure. Teen Fantasy Books. The binge started with Rick Riordan's Serpent's Shadow. I personally love Rick Riordan's books. Many people do not. They find his writing annoying, but for some reason his books are some of my favorites. He is the writer of the amazing Percy Jackson series and the equally amazing Lost Heroes Series. He also wrote the Kane Chronicles, and the Serpent's Shadow is the third and finally book in this series.
Many of his books center around ancient gods in modern day. The Kane Chronicles is all about Egyptian lore. Before starting these books I knew about Ra the sun god; otherwise all of the names were very unfamiliar. As the series goes on you are not only entertained by the happenings of the Kane family, you learn many of the Egyptian gods.
The books follow the adventures of Sadie and Carter Kane. As teenagers they find that they are magicians and that their family is one of the most important magical families. Quickly after finding out that they're magicians they are forced to help save the world from eminent destruction. The first two books cover the first doomsday, the defeat of the god of evil, the release of Chaos, and the resurrection of the sun god. Of course more happens than that, but that is just a brief over view. The first two books also contain hilarious side comments, love interests, interesting gods, new friends, and action packed battles.
I can't really explain the plot of the third book without giving away the first two books, so just read the whole series! You will not be disappointed! Of course these books are very very very fictitious. They are definitely fantasy books, so if you don't like that genre don't even try to pick them up. However, if you are looking for an escape from the world you may end up reading the books cover to cover in three days. They are excellent for making you forget what is going on in the real world.
If you want to be entertained, engaged, and enlightened these might be the books for you. So keep reading and enjoying!
Lindsey
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