LitPick Review
Soon after Alex Cold gets back from the Amazon, he gets ready for another trip with his grandmother, Nadia Santos, and the rest of the International Geographic team. This time they are going to the Forbidden Kingdom to research their way of life. When they get there they become interested in the Golden Dragon, a statue that supposedly has mystical powers. Soon, Nadia is kidnapped, drawing them into a plot to save Nadia and the Golden Dragon.
Opinion:
I liked this book as much as Ms. Allende's first book in this series, City of the Beasts. At the beginning of Kingdom of the Golden Dragon there was a part that included the legendary Yetis. This was very interesting and I expected Ms. Allendewould continue to include this legend in other parts of the book, but she only used it again in the last part. I found this disappointing. Unfortunately, some of the action dragged on in the first half of this book, but in the second part there was a much faster pace, which made for a great ending. The ending nicely brought the whole book together, leaving no loose ends. I recommend this book especially if you enjoyed City of the Beasts.
