I enjoyed Another Faust and quickly checked out the second book by authors Daniel and Dina Nayeri, Another Pan.
Maybe I should have waited a bit to read Another Pan. It was interesting and enjoyable until about halfway through, then it got boring and tedious. I finished it only because the prior book was so good that I kept hoping Another Pan would reach its potential.
Sadly, it never did. The characters and premise were interesting, a play on the Peter Pan story with backdrop of the female demon Legion from Another Faust. The book brought in Egyptian legends, teen girl infatuation, young teen nerd-kid angst along with a heartless, selfish Peter.
I suppose there are girls who could remain infatuated with a young man even after they learn he is actually 80 years old, but I think most 15 year old girls would be repelled by the idea. And sure, there are many nerd boys who are so desperate to be accepted that they could toad eat a gang of older boys, even after realizing they are a gang of criminals. But both? At the same time? And even while they are offered friendship by one of the most popular boys in school?
I also got tired of the repetitive “bitterness” that the Egyptian legendary characters were supposed to have felt. Lots of people face similar evils and tragedy. It was hard to believe that only these five individuals died with so much bitterness and were mummified that their very bones could defeat death.
The premise and characters just didn’t work for me. I give this 2 stars.
You can read my review of Another Faust here:
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