Pandora's Key (The Key Trilogy #1)
by Nancy Richordson Fischer
pages: 304
Publisher: CreatSpace
Release date: November 19th 2011
Synopsis:
The key to saving the world hangs from her neck…
Sixteen-year-old Evangeline Theopolis doesn’t know her father, her mother is having delusions, and her godmother is, at the very least, a murderer. A clandestine Order called the Archivists is trying to find and kill her for a magical talisman she believes is just a necklace with an antique key charm. And an ancient and lethal female Sect is bent on kidnapping her.
To fight her deadly adversaries Evangeline is forced to use both her wits and the supernatural talents she never imagined she possessed. Her journey takes her to the steps of Mount Olympus where she will discover her true identity and have a decision to make: accept who she really is or take responsibility for the destruction of the world. *From Smashwords
The key to saving the world hangs from her neck…
Sixteen-year-old Evangeline Theopolis doesn’t know her father, her mother is having delusions, and her godmother is, at the very least, a murderer. A clandestine Order called the Archivists is trying to find and kill her for a magical talisman she believes is just a necklace with an antique key charm. And an ancient and lethal female Sect is bent on kidnapping her.
To fight her deadly adversaries Evangeline is forced to use both her wits and the supernatural talents she never imagined she possessed. Her journey takes her to the steps of Mount Olympus where she will discover her true identity and have a decision to make: accept who she really is or take responsibility for the destruction of the world. *From Smashwords
Pandora's Key has its ups and downs like every other books but significant because of the twisted Greek mythology is intriguing.
On her sixteenth birthday Evangeline is given the key necklace that has been passed down generations in her family-mother to daughter. But when Evangeline mother starts to get sick and Evangeline is hallucinating she can't help but think that something is really wrong. Malledy is a Archivist with a disease (Huntington's disease) he wishes for a cure but there isn't hope. But there is a chance that Pandora's descendant will cure him-if he finds her.
Firstly, i would say that Pandora is a great book but it also had some negative points. One, the slow pace after the exciting start started to bore me, however, it did pick up so i did enjoy it. Secondly, what really annoyed me was Evangeline. Evangeline is a strong character but she didn't put much effort in actually believing on the Pandora. She only started to realise like nearly a quarter to the end and that really ticked me off.
On the other hand, i loved the Greek mythology twist in the story! For a start i love Greek mythology so it already had a positive point before i read it and then i found out that it was about the Pandora's Box (of course because of the title) it added another plus side to it. Then, another thing i loved about the Greek mythology twist was that Malledy was a Archivist. Archivists are people who gets mission to get things (and let me tell you they are not ordinary stuffs.) These are immortal things that we humans or any mortal can never lie their eyes on.
Therefore, i would give it a rating of 2.5. I would recommend this to readers who likes Greek mythology. I'm hoping to read The Key To Tartarus soon! The teaser was too much to handle!
My rating:
(2.5)
Here is a chance for reading Pandora's Key for yourself! That's right! Nancy was so kind enough to let me hold a giveaway. Everyone say thanks to Nancy! =D
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About the author:
Today I live in the Pacific Northwest with my amazing husband, Henry, and our mostly loveable (but sometimes vorpal) Vizsla, Boone. When I'm not conjuring a story, I love to kite-board, bike, ski or plan adventures with Boone and Henry, who both make me laugh for different reasons and who are the best partners in fun a gal could ever imagine.Today I live in the Pacific Northwest with my amazing husband, Henry, and our mostly loveable (but sometimes vorpal) Vizsla, Boone. When I'm not conjuring a story, I love to kite-board, bike, ski or plan adventures with Boone and Henry, who both make me laugh for different reasons and who are the best partners in fun a gal could ever imagine.
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I really love greek mythology too so this sounds interesting. Good to know that the slow pace doesn't last the whole book that usually bores me. I'll have to look into this one. Great review, chicky!
ReplyDeleteAwesome review! <3 I've never heard about this book until I read your review, but I really like that it's a twist of Greek mythology! I LOVE Greek myth, and the story of Pandora box always fascinates me. <3 It's too bad that this book is disappointing you after the awesome start, but I'm glad that it intrigues you enough to pick the second book. :)
ReplyDeleteI am not a big fan of Greek mythology so I have never heard of this one. It's too bad you did not enjoy this one! I know the feeling :) Thank you for the honest review :)
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Greek mythology used to be one of my favourite things to read about but for some odd reason, I haven't read a book about it in such a long time! So the premise for this book is really intriguing me :) I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy it as much as you hoped to, but I'll take your recommendation under my wing for times when I feel like heading back to my old favourite genre!
ReplyDeleteAwesome honest review! <3