I Do Not Trust You by Laura J Burns & Melinda Metz

The Quick Cut: A girl finds out her father isn't actually dead, but kidnapped by an ancient Egyptian cult. Drama happens as she and a guy traipse around the globe trying to save her dad... And the world.

A Real Review:

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Being that I'm a not so closeted fan of Stargate SG-1, my live for Egyptian mythology and its use in modern entertainment runs deep. It can add a great angle (along with some history education!) to a beautiful story that needs a little more spice. However, after reading this book... I found myself highly underwhelmed.

Memphis, more commonly referred to as "M", is mourning the loss of her dad when Ash comes into her life and lets her know that he's actually alive. Having been kidnapped by a cult trying to raise the ancient Egyptian god Set, he is trying to get his hands on the real map that M is holding onto and keep the required items out of their hands. M agrees to help get the items as long as Ash helps save her father - which leads to their journey around the World.

M is Lara Croft with an attitude problem, which makes her less likeable. Although I get where shes coming from with her dad, she's mean at times (especially to Ash) when it doesn't do her any good or serve a purpose. The personality doesnt feel fully fleshed out and for that reason, it's not a character I connect with.

Ash really does play the embodiment of the sidekick here. Although they play him up as a lead role with issues and stoeylines of his own, the way he acts around M and is submissive many times gives that sidekick vibe. He spends most of his time not fighting with M arguing with other people in his life, so you never really get to know him as a person.

Although the book takes you through some gorgeous locations and uses legendary mythology, it ends up all feeling just a bit too rushed. Nothing is fleshed out as much as it should be, so before you can truly get into whats happening - you are already moving onto the next location. Either they shouldve used less locations or written over more pages to get the needed detail in.

With a story that entertains, but underwhelms on the details - you will be left disappointed by the results of this mythology oriented book.

My rating: 2.5 out of 5