I read the Red Pyramid a few weeks ago. It is the first of a new series of books for Harry Potter age kids by the author of the Percy Jackson series. The story involves Egyptian mythology mixing with modern society. Sort of like the PJ books, its main characters are two young protagonists (brother and sister) with previously unsuspected magical powers. And thus they begin a glorious adventure. The background is complex and rooted in ancient mythology, and there is wry, witty twenty-first-century narration. The perspective shifts between the brother and the sister, who were raised separately and haven't really known each other, and is often mixed in with comments from the other sibling, as they are really telling the story to the reader together. As a lover of all things Egypt, I was predisposed to like this book. But I imagine no one would be too disappointed with it.