Once I got to about 78% I think it started to pick up a bit on the action and the story started to come together just thought maybe it was a little too late.

I felt like the did more talking and running around than actually doing anything. It has a LOT of info dumped at you and as much as I thought some of the characters were good, I wasn't a fan of them all, I think it missed a lot of build all around and it took to long at time to get to the next part of the story. The cover of this book is amazing, I really liked to sound of it, however, it didn't deliver like I was hoping. In their search for answers, the four friends draw the attention of a sinister cult that’s plotting to merge our world with a twisted parallel realm.and discover that they are all that stands between San Francisco and utter destruction.įull of awesome elemental powers, nightmarish creatures, and nonstop adventure, this cinematic and fast-paced series opener is the perfect next read for kids who have devoured books by Rick Riordan, Ridley Pearson, and Brandon Mull. It’s not like they believe the “power of the elements” is real.īut then things begin to happen that none of them can explain. When Gabe and his friends find a strange old map in his uncle’s office, follow it to a crumbling secret chamber beneath San Francisco, and perform a ritual that promises to bind them together forever, they think they’re just having one last adventure before Gabe moves away. The action-packed adventure of Percy Jackson meets the elemental magic of Avatar: The Last Airbender in this epic new middle grade series.

The Emerald Tablet by Dan Jolley