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The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

19 reviews

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Racism, and Islamophobia

fe_aye'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? Yes

4.5

What a fun ride, I am not as well versed in Norse Mythology so this was educational, I certainly have a lot more to research now. Magnus is an amazing protagonist and the supporting cast are just as interesting. Can’t wait to see where this goes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Racism, Blood, Grief, and Murder

the_bookish_witch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Islamophobia, and Alcohol

vibingjaren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

It took me a while to finish, but I absolutely LOVE this book. It was recommended to me by a friend and I am so glad they recommended it. I was honestly very surprised by

Magnus dying only a few chapters in

in the best way possible, it was not the story I was expecting. I never got into Percy Jackson, but I’ve fallen in love with these characters and this story. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.  I do wish wolves weren’t portrayed as so evil though, as they really aren’t monsters in real life.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Bullying

niff_the_nerd's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism

The inclusion of a Deaf character is not done well.

betweentheshelves's review

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? Yes

4.0

If you're a fan of Rick Riordan in general, you'll probably be a fan of this! Magnus is such a fun narrator, with sass almost equal to Percy's sass. Fans of the Percy Jackson series will definitely love the connections made between the two series, and some of th elittle digs towards Percy Jackson himself (the pen as a sword comment was gold).

Honestly, pretty much everything I know about Norse mythology comes from Marvel (I know, I know). So getting to see more of Norse mythology in this book was fun, especially in the ways that Riordan does it. Do his books start to read similarly after a time? Yes, but I think that's what keeps bringing kids back to his writng. They know what to expect, and usually that expectation is a good time.

If you like these mythology themed middle grade fantasy books, then you'll definitely want to keep this one on your radar!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Islamophobia, and Grief

Minor: Racism

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Islamophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and War

jerrysaywhaaa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was a fun book that teaches you a lot about Norse mythology! I think Sam’s double life and the sword talking were a little much, but overall a great quest and voyage story. I’m excited to see where this story is headed, but I wish it was its own world and not connected to Percy Jackson via Annabeth (and a random Jason Grace reference). It also was low key (or Loki haha) was giving Wizards of Oz vibes at the end with Odin. I think I would almost give this book 4.5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Death of parent

abby_can_read's review

adventurous 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? Yes

3.0

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This book was alright. There were some parts I liked, but I didn't really connect with any of the characters and I didn't really care what they were going through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Islamophobia, and Grief

Minor: Racism

brekker_by_brekker'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism and Islamophobia