David’s Reviews > The Age of Ra > Status Update

Even though I like the idea of a David/Zafirah relationship, I'm getting a little tired of David's whining jealousy. You're in the middle of a war zone, but you're whining about the fact that your brother may have the hots for the girl you like? Bitch, shut up!

Battle has begun again, but thankfully it's not as dull as in the beginning because I know more about the characters as well as the politics of the world. Knowing all this makes it much easier to care about the outcome than at the beginning when a bunch of people I didn't know were being shot at and tortured. I really like this idea and just wish the next book in the series were a continuation of this story.

Things picked up considerably once David was out of danger. Once the "action" stopped we were able to get inside David's head. I really like Zafirah thus far and am kind of shipping for her and David to get together. I just wish I were half as familiar with Egyptian mythology as I am Greek myth because I know next to nothing about Ra, Set, Osiris, Geb, etc.

Thus far it's a pretty slow read. I feel like it was a mistake for Lovegrove to start the novel in the middle of a fight instead of allowing us to get to actually care about the characters first. Thus far I have no connection whatsoever to David.