Series ~ Pandora Series #4
Author ~ Carlyon Hennesy
Release Date ~ February 2, 2010
Age Group ~ Middle Grade
Publisher ~ Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
Source ~ Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
GOODREADS SUMMARY
Pandora and her friends Alcie, Iole, and Homer are practically evil-hunting experts. Jealousy, Vanity, and Laziness are all safely in the box and they already know Lust is lurking on Mount Pelion, so this fourth task should be super easy.
Just one teeny tiny problem: the evil is hiding at a wedding that took place 1,300 years ago. Luckily, the messenger god, Hermes steps in to help Pandy and her friends travel back in time—with just one rule: don’t change anything. At the wedding, they recognize most of the gods and goddesses, but nobody recognizes them. (Duh, they haven’t been born yet.) So they can search for the evil without drawing attention to themselves. But then Lust appears in the middle of a fateful argument between three of the most powerful goddesses. There’s no way Pandora can capture the evil without making a big scene. And worse, if she takes it at the wrong moment, she won’t just change the course of history—she’ll be history. Yup, this quest is totally under control . . . gulp!
REVIEW
We all know the story of Pandora opening her box and releasing the evils of the world. In this series, each book tells the story of Pandy returning one of those evils to her box. This time it’s lust (middle grade friendly).
Now, I know you are thinking that the whole myth thing is going to be my favorite part of the story. While it’s way up there near the top, my favorite part is Pandy’s voice. She comes off as a real teen girl – happy, sad, serious, funny – her mood changes to fit the scene.
Pandy and her friends go back in time 1,300 years before their current ancient Greek times. Read that again if you didn’t catch it the first time. This was really cool because the other Gods didn’t recognize them. Well, except Zeus because he’s special like that.
I was really surprised by what was being lusted over, and I liked how this was handled. One of the girls has a very serious decision to make and it’s not easy. I am looking forward to reading Pandora Gets Angry, which released February 2011.
RATING
5 Loved
COVER COMMENTS
I love the cartoonish cover because it’s a nice change from all the covers with models on them. I can even tell which character is which.
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