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anawaka's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
já é a minha segunda ou terceira releitura desse livro e ele continua divertido demais. essa introdução a um universo novo é ótima e diferente da maioria* e eu adoro as menções à annabeth!
*isso porque:
• tem um Escolhido, mas ele é meio inesperado (por causa do pai dele) e não é incrível em tudo;
• as personagens importantes são "coletadas" ao longo de toda a jornada do protagonista em vez de apresentadas e assimiladas de uma vez, o que te deixa meio "opa! não percebi que essa pessoa ia voltar"; e
• não tem qualquer indício de romance nesse volume, diferentemente da norma em YA.
*isso porque:
• tem um Escolhido, mas ele é meio inesperado (por causa do pai dele) e não é incrível em tudo;
• as personagens importantes são "coletadas" ao longo de toda a jornada do protagonista em vez de apresentadas e assimiladas de uma vez, o que te deixa meio "opa! não percebi que essa pessoa ia voltar"; e
• não tem qualquer indício de romance nesse volume, diferentemente da norma em YA.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
eegekay's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Islamophobia
calamitywindpetal's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
averyrembish's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Islamophobia, and War
areaderheart's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
This was a reread for me and I definitely enjoyed it a lot more the second time around. Mainly because I've finally read the Prose Eda and other Norse mythology related texts. So I had a lot of fun recognizing the different inspirations and aspects that Riordan picked for his retelling. Plus there was a lot I had forgotten since my first read through so it was very entertaining and wonderful to follow Magnus and his adventures. As well as rediscover this world again. Very happy to continue with my reread of this trilogy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
i_island's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is one of my favorite books.
I just love it so much.
I love the diversity of the charactersw and the humor as well.
The names of chapters are absolutely amazing {I psychoanalyze a goat or Gunilla gets blowtorched and its not funny, ok its a little bit funny or Phil the potato meets his doom or dont be a no-bro, bro or How to kill giants politely}
All the side characters are wonderful and I wish I knew more about them {which is how you are supposecd to do it}.
I find so much magic in this gorgeous world and I hope other people get to enjoy it as well.
I could never get sick of this story, the story of a homeless kid learning how to operate in a world he thought he understood, but finds that he didn’t. Its the story of learning and perhaps even sacrificing some things along the way.
I just love it so much.
I love the diversity of the charactersw and the humor as well.
The names of chapters are absolutely amazing {I psychoanalyze a goat or Gunilla gets blowtorched and its not funny, ok its a little bit funny or Phil the potato meets his doom or dont be a no-bro, bro or How to kill giants politely}
All the side characters are wonderful and I wish I knew more about them {which is how you are supposecd to do it}.
I find so much magic in this gorgeous world and I hope other people get to enjoy it as well.
I could never get sick of this story, the story of a homeless kid learning how to operate in a world he thought he understood, but finds that he didn’t. Its the story of learning and perhaps even sacrificing some things along the way.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Body horror
valeria_gzz's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
4,5 this was awesome and yeah it took me a while to read but I’ll blame it being a series for that. I thought I’d take a break before I read the second Magnus Chase book but I don’t think I’ll do that anymore because of the epilogue HOLY CRAP.
Magnus is funny and a mama’s boy and I thought the reunion (well really first time meeting him) with his dad was really sweet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism
frantic_vampire's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I really loved this one! Magnus is honestly so relatable. He’s so sarcastic, funny, and a total dork. It also helps just a little that he’s my birthday twin! And he is the quintessential Capricorn. I feel like we would get along so well. I’m pretty sure that Magnus is one of my top favorite of Riordan’s characters.
I loved that this book focused on Norse mythology. There were a few name drops that were familiar from the show Vikings, but there were also a bunch of new things that I didn’t know about Norse mythology thrown into this. It was just such a fun read. One of the other things I really liked about this book was that we got to see Annabeth again! I loved all the little nods to the other series. And the fact that Magnus was also being so salty when references were made to the other books, it just made me giggle.
All in all The Sword of Summer was just such a fun read. I can’t wait to read Magnus’s next adventure. This one is getting a solid four and a half stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Islamophobia and Gaslighting
Minor: Misogyny, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
britgirlreading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
laurajeangrace's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent