The NerdHerd Reads: Rick Riordan

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

The Staff of Serapis {by Rick Riordan}

Title: The Staff of Serapis [novella]

Series: Percy Jackson & Kane Chronicles Crossover #2

Author: Rick Riordan

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

In this adventure, Annabeth encounters more oddities in the subway than usual, including a two-headed monster and a younger blond girl who reminds her a little of herself. . .

I didn't think it could get much better than Percy + Carter in The Son of Sobek. But apparently, the only thing better than Percy + Carter is… Sadie + Annabeth.

I mean, I loved this story. Annabeth and Sadie have the same witty, sarcastic, sassy personalities, which could have been either really bad or really good. Thankfully, it was really good, as the girls were able to hit it off--at least, well enough to fight a monster.

Since this was a short story, I really don't have much to say. It was well-written, hilarious, and captivating like all of Rick Riordan's work. If you've read both series, you know the explanations for certain things, like Sadie turning into a bird. So seeing them from each other's point of view, and just how strange it was interesting and just funny.

If you need something to hold you over, or are missing the Kane's (or even if you're not) then you need to read this. Seriously.

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

The Son of Sobek {by Rick Riordan}

Title: The Son of Sobek [novella]

Author: Rick Riordan

Series: Percy Jackson & Kane Chronicles crossover #1

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

In this e-book short story by Rick Riordan, Carter Kane is investigating rumored sightings of a monster on Long Island when he runs into something else: a mysterious boy named Percy Jackson. And their meeting isn't exactly friendly. . . .

As if Carter or Percy by themselves wasn't enough sarcastic humor and witty banter, put them together and you get...even more sarcastic humor and witty banter. I loved the crossover of both of these characters. They live almost in two separate worlds, but it was only a matter of time before they somehow met. Both Carter and Percy are used to being the one in charge, and now, suddenly their turf is being invaded. They have to put aside their distrust of each other to fight next to each other.

Like all three series, (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, and The Heroes of Olympus) this short story was filled with the humorous though processes and easy banter that make up who Percy and Carter are. It was a fun, easy read. Although it was (too) short, it still held true to who Percy and Carter are. It was filled the kind of sayings that Carter and Percy are known for:

"Getting eaten twice in one day would be very embarrassing." -Carter

"Not exactly my finest tactical move; but having a hippo shoved up your nose must have been sufficiently distracting." -Carter

"If nothing else, we would die knowing we had confused this monster many, many times." -Carter

okay I realize those were all Carter but you get the point

And boy, did it leave a lot of questions! The only thing I didn't like was the fact that we didn't get any of the story from Percy's point of view, only Carter's. (Well, that and all the unanswered question!) This is definitely a must-read for any fans of either series.