ABANDONED:
Riordan, Rick. (2010). The red pyramid. New York: Disney/Hyperion.

[Chase scene after chase scene after chase scene with a TON of crazy exposition on a BUNCH of Egyptian gods, goddesses and creatures who are inhabited by Egyptian spirits who either live in lavish homes or in underground pyramids. Whew. SO LONG, and kinda tedious. Plus, the humor is just SO obvious and snarky - I had the same problems with "The Lightning Thief" so I stopped after the first book in that series. Guess Riordan just isn't my cup of tea.]

STARTED:
Hunter, Erin. (2010). Seekers: Fire in the sky. New York: HarperCollins.

[Book 5 in the series...]

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