Too Much of a Fantasy
Pegasus and the Flame of Olympus: Pegasus #1 by Kate O'HearnAdolescent Fantasy
You must completely suspend belief to read this. The plot is unbelievable; the characters aren't realistic at all; and, the dialogue is stilted and false. Yet, slowly, I started to enjoy it. By the last page, I thought I'd give #2 in the series a try. Maybe.
Emily's life isn't great to begin with. Her mother passed away two years ago and her father is largely absent. It goes from bad to worse when a winged horse crashes onto her roof in New York City during a thunderstorm. (A warning here: beware of violent plot shifts like this!) For some reason, the horse (Pegasus) trusts Emily and she enlists the help of a surly classmate (Joe) to save the horse with large amounts of breakfast cereal. Pegasus is fleeing because Olympus has fallen. Don't get excited--Channing Tatum will not make an appearance! Instead, a group called the Nirads have attacked the Greek stronghold and are looking for the winged wonder. Pegasus was unable to save Olympus because a petty thief (Paelen) stole his magical harness. Now Pegasus needs to retrieve it; the goddess Diana is PO'ed; and, Paelen has been captured by some FBI/Greek God type of group.
Rick Riordan doesn't need to worry. It's not a female Percy Jackson. It's a series that doesn't end on the last page, if you care to keep reading after that strange, but accurate, summary. It was just a little to fantastical for me to be too keen on it. Still, the character of Emily is likable and you just can't help rooting for her.
You must completely suspend belief to read this. The plot is unbelievable; the characters aren't realistic at all; and, the dialogue is stilted and false. Yet, slowly, I started to enjoy it. By the last page, I thought I'd give #2 in the series a try. Maybe.
Emily's life isn't great to begin with. Her mother passed away two years ago and her father is largely absent. It goes from bad to worse when a winged horse crashes onto her roof in New York City during a thunderstorm. (A warning here: beware of violent plot shifts like this!) For some reason, the horse (Pegasus) trusts Emily and she enlists the help of a surly classmate (Joe) to save the horse with large amounts of breakfast cereal. Pegasus is fleeing because Olympus has fallen. Don't get excited--Channing Tatum will not make an appearance! Instead, a group called the Nirads have attacked the Greek stronghold and are looking for the winged wonder. Pegasus was unable to save Olympus because a petty thief (Paelen) stole his magical harness. Now Pegasus needs to retrieve it; the goddess Diana is PO'ed; and, Paelen has been captured by some FBI/Greek God type of group.
Rick Riordan doesn't need to worry. It's not a female Percy Jackson. It's a series that doesn't end on the last page, if you care to keep reading after that strange, but accurate, summary. It was just a little to fantastical for me to be too keen on it. Still, the character of Emily is likable and you just can't help rooting for her.
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