It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.Honestly, who does it better than Rick Riordan when it comes to middle-grade fantasy books? The answer is no one. He never ceases to amaze me with the ideas he's coming up with, and although one could say that his books and ideas are being recycled I downright disagree with that notion. He's written about the Greek Gods, about the Roman Gods and then the Egyptian Gods, and each time he comes up with completely different ideas and twists to encase his stories in.Carter and Sadie Kane are two siblings, they've never seen much of each other since their mother died and their father took custody of Carter (the eldest) whereas Sadie was taken under their grandparents' care. Carter is that smart, humble kid, who's always there to help and Sadie is that outgoing, sassy girl you were classmates with when you were in elementary school. And now, let's fast forward to the part where the Egyptian Gods are unleashed and they find shelter in human hosts. Amongst these Gods, there is the worst of them, the God of Chaos, Set who's hell bent upon destroying the world.So, the kids learn who they are (which is for you to find out... I mean, were their parents Gods? Or are they Gods themselves? Or maybe they're just common humans trying to save the world?)You may think you're a little too familiar with this storyline, especially if you're an avid Riordan reader, but you'll be up for a surprise, trust me.This somehow felt a lot more fast-paced than all of his other books. Usually, Mr. Riordan takes his time with the characters and the plot but in this one everything was faster than usual and I admit that I loved the change.I'm saving my five stars for the next book, this was just shy of getting it.

You know that I am a mythology sucker. I love mythology! Every single time that I read about it or watch something with mythology I'm like:Besides,Egyptian mythology particularly fascinates me, so I could only love The Kane Chronicles! :) Though I must say that Carter really pissed me off sometimes. He still didn't grow on me like Percy did.I could immediately connect with Percy but with Carter that didn't happen. I didn't like when, in the beginning, he said that he was fine with being with his sister only twice a year. I mean, my sister is the freaking devil's personification a little bit difficult child but, still, I love her and I would be very sad if I could be with her only twice a year and we were pratically strangers to each other.I also didn't like when he thought that they had nothing in common and that Sadie never acted normal and that she was stupid. And I really hated when he thought that Sadie was the lucky one because she was left behind while he was travelling around the world with this freaking father! Yeah, it must be really difficult to be with the only parent you've left, constantly travelling, while your sister is in the other side of the world, feeling rejected and alone! :SI was really really like:But whatever, I prospered. I got through that. I like Carter but he has to make me forget this stuff.About Sadie - OMG, she's hilarious! I would love to have a 12 year-old sister like that! :)Like I said, I really connected with her. She was the one who suffered the most with everything that happened to her family. I mean, I wouldn't take it easy as well if my mother died and then my father and my elder brother left me alone. I feel so sorry for her. :(And I hope that she ends up with Anubis. +.+ I really loved Anubis! My reaction when I was reading about him was the same reaction Sadie had when she first saw him:

Riordan's books are always great!