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A review by racheln23
The Forbidden Stone by Tony Abbott
3.0
Kind of "meh," and difficult to get in to. The characters aren't compelling and the plot just does make logical sense. For example, bad girl Krause practices with her crossbow and shoots bulls eyes, even without looking once. Then when she goes to use it in the field and is calmly hunting, she takes many shots and misses.
Another huge hole in the plot was in each leg of the adventure. Moving on through the adventures required solving puzzles and having access to specialized relics in order to get to the next destination. However, Krause's crew not only doesn't arrive to each scene lagging behind Wade's crew, they are equal or ahead in heading them off! The only way this constant plot error could be redeemed is if Krause is actually from the future and knows where all the relics are. But if that is so, then why does she closely peruse Wade's group? Why not just forget about them and get the relics at her own leisure.
I am a bit bummed after reading this book, as I was excited that it was compared to Rick Riorden's novels. My only hope is that author Abbott will improve on his creativity through upcoming practice.
Another huge hole in the plot was in each leg of the adventure. Moving on through the adventures required solving puzzles and having access to specialized relics in order to get to the next destination. However, Krause's crew not only doesn't arrive to each scene lagging behind Wade's crew, they are equal or ahead in heading them off! The only way this constant plot error could be redeemed is if Krause is actually from the future and knows where all the relics are. But if that is so, then why does she closely peruse Wade's group? Why not just forget about them and get the relics at her own leisure.
I am a bit bummed after reading this book, as I was excited that it was compared to Rick Riorden's novels. My only hope is that author Abbott will improve on his creativity through upcoming practice.