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The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

4 reviews

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Sometimes I go too hard too long in adult fantasy and these “easier books” always perk me up. While there’s not no hardship in them it’s easier to digest. I didn’t know much about Norse mythology prior to this book so I’m unsure how accurate it is but I sure enjoyed it. A fun read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

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.

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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

kaylamoran's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I really enjoyed it!  Not as much as his Greco-Roman books, but still good.  Uncle Rick's sense of humor is perfect for me, gets me every time.  Can't wait to keep reading the series to find out what happens next!
I'd say my biggest complaint is that Magnus' personality feels pretty much exactly the same as Percy's.  And don't get me wrong, I love Percy.  One of my fave book characters period.  But I guess I just wish Magnus was different?  Like a new lead character should have a more unique personality?  Idk.
Also, Gunilla felt a lot like Clarisse, Jack like the Arrow of Dodona, and Blitz like Grover.  Idk, some characters just felt recycled.
Anyway, will continue reading.  I'll never like it as much as the demigod chronicles because I'm obsessed with those characters SO MUCH and of course they aren't here, but I definitely want to keep going.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Blood

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia