Author: Anne Ursu
My Description: A wonderfully witty and fun book--for once, it doesn't have that dark atmostphere that more than 90% of our books have these days(well, it does get a little dreary here and there, but it's much better than most in that aspect)! Again, it's got Greek Mythology , fun humor, interesting characters (who you can like quite easily) and a great theme. I'm not sure I really liked how the author did Hades, and the villain of the book needed a bit of work, but besides that, I really did enjoy this book and I will be looking for the next in the Cronus Chronicles!
Back-of-the-Book Description: Charlotte Mielswetzki is in such a bad mood that she doesn't notice a freakish man in a tuxedo following her home from school. But something extraordinary is about to happen. Charlotte's cousin Zee lives in England, where all of his friends are becoming mysteriously and seriously ill. Sent to Charlotte's family in America, he discovers that the same thing is happening to his new friends. It turns out that Philonecron, born in the Underworld, is determined to overthrow Hades and builds an army from children's stolen shadows, getting at them through Zee. The quick-paced novel takes readers on a danger-filled journey from the Midwest to Hades, where Charlotte and Zee make their final stand against the evil threatening to destroy the world of the dead.
Starting Date: May 7th
Ending Date: May 11th
Reading Time: Five days
Pages: 432 (it passes by quickly)
Writing Rating: 8
Story Rating: 8
Overall Rating: 8
Book #28 of '08
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