http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/ Active Voice for Active Readers Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:42:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/#comment-6706 Hannah Fri, 09 May 2008 01:12:32 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/#comment-6706 I love these books!! But I can see how you got the whole Zee dosn't really do anything. I was thinking about that the last time i read the book. I liked the way Ursu wrote the begining of the book. I liked Mew the cat too even though I thought it was a bit obvious that Mew was Zee's grandma. I like Philonecron, he's one of those classy villians. I agree that he's not scary. Maybe the reason he's not scary is becuase he's tried so many times to get out of the Underworld that he just sorta gave up on being scary and just focesed on trying to get out. There I go talking like he's a real person! I love these books!! But I can see how you got the whole Zee dosn’t really do anything. I was thinking about that the last time i read the book. I liked the way Ursu wrote the begining of the book. I liked Mew the cat too even though I thought it was a bit obvious that Mew was Zee’s grandma. I like Philonecron, he’s one of those classy villians. I agree that he’s not scary. Maybe the reason he’s not scary is becuase he’s tried so many times to get out of the Underworld that he just sorta gave up on being scary and just focesed on trying to get out. There I go talking like he’s a real person!

]]> http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/#comment-6796 Jessica Tue, 13 May 2008 01:23:24 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/#comment-6796 Yeah, I love Zee, but he has absolutely nothing to do. And you caught the snap far quicker than I did with Mew - I had no idea she was the grandmother. Yeah, I love Zee, but he has absolutely nothing to do. And you caught the snap far quicker than I did with Mew - I had no idea she was the grandmother.

]]> http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/#comment-6946 Hannah Wed, 21 May 2008 00:59:33 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/#comment-6946 At least Zee did one thing in the second book. At least Zee did one thing in the second book.

]]> http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/#comment-10021 Nikki Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:04:34 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/2007/08/17/the-cronus-chronicles-the-shadow-thieves-and-the-siren-song/#comment-10021 I started to read the first book last fall but I didn't finish it. It was just a bit too creepy for me. (Which is one reason I don't really enjoy many greek myths; they're often depressing and macabre, if you know what I mean. That is, the gods, even the supposedly good ones, are often cruel or devious or unfaithful or all of the above. And I just don't want to read about theives, cheats and liars.) But while the book was a bit too slow, I did kind of like Charlotte and Zee and I thought the book was kind of funny. I sort of liked the way it started and I kind of like it when books make fun of Greek myths: like the scene where Hades is having dinner with Persephone. I liked that she wasn't loving and submissive to him, as was the impression I got of her from the myth. Afterall, he kidnapped her and made her stay with him for six months out each year. I think it makes much more sense that she didn't speak to him at all, as she did in this book. But you were right about the way the plot played out. It made it kind of boring and the characters were just slightly boring, too. So I had no real incentive to keep reading when it got creepy. Otherwise I might have finished it. The kitty was Zee's grandmother?! I had no idea. I guess it kind of makes sense but I don't get how she could be. Oh, well. I started to read the first book last fall but I didn’t finish it. It was just a bit too creepy for me. (Which is one reason I don’t really enjoy many greek myths; they’re often depressing and macabre, if you know what I mean. That is, the gods, even the supposedly good ones, are often cruel or devious or unfaithful or all of the above. And I just don’t want to read about theives, cheats and liars.) But while the book was a bit too slow, I did kind of like Charlotte and Zee and I thought the book was kind of funny. I sort of liked the way it started and I kind of like it when books make fun of Greek myths: like the scene where Hades is having dinner with Persephone. I liked that she wasn’t loving and submissive to him, as was the impression I got of her from the myth. Afterall, he kidnapped her and made her stay with him for six months out each year. I think it makes much more sense that she didn’t speak to him at all, as she did in this book. But you were right about the way the plot played out. It made it kind of boring and the characters were just slightly boring, too. So I had no real incentive to keep reading when it got creepy. Otherwise I might have finished it.
The kitty was Zee’s grandmother?! I had no idea. I guess it kind of makes sense but I don’t get how she could be. Oh, well.

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