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Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan

3 reviews

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

finnft4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective

4.25

 What a trilogy! I really enjoyed this series

As far as finales go, it's pretty strong. Honestly, the fact that's the final battle is rather underwhelming doesn't bother me too much, since this was a trilogy (unlike with Heroes of Olympus). I love this cast of characters so much. Aside from the pretty bad portrayal of the Norse gods, I can't think of a single character that I really disliked. And the ones that were weaker at first (Halfborn, Mallory, and T.J.) got a lot more depth in this book, so no complaints.

Loki is still my favorite Riordanverse villain, but I think the way he got defeated is very stupid. Not a book-ruiner, but the fact that he got trapped in a walnut shell after being told he had no friends made me laugh.

Magnus and Alex are my favorite Riordanverse pairing. No contest. I'll admit that I'm not even that crazy about Solangelo (maybe they get better in Nero, who knows?). On a similar note, Blitzen and Hearthstone are driving me insane. I feel like this is one of the few times when I feel like a non-canon really should be canon, and I'm in actual distress that it's not. They're still great (queer-) platonically, but Jesus Christ. I feel like they'd be canonized immediately if they were heterosexual. Anyway. Regardless, their bond is one of the strongest points of the trilogy (evident by how the thing I remember most vividly from Hammer of Thor is the scene where Hearthstone is hugging the freshly-melted Blitzen - this brainrot is evidently what I get from making fun of shippers lmfao). Like what the fuck? They're better than the majority of the canon ships in the series and extremely romantically-/queer-coded. Riordan, why would you do this to the fanbase???

I wish this series was longer (and it DEFINITELY could've been), but I feel satisfied with the way the series ended. As it stands, it's my second favorite series, right behind the original pentalogy

CURRENT RANKING
[1] PJO: The Last Olympian
[2] HoO: The House of Hades
[3] HoO: The Mark of Athena
[4] MCGA: The Sword of Summer
[5] PJO: The Lightning Thief
[6] MCGA: The Ship of the Dead
[7] ToA: The Burning Maze
[8] PJO: The Titan's Curse
[9] MCGA: The Hammer of Thor
[10] HoO: The Son of Neptune
[11] PJO: The Battle of the Labyrinth
[12] HoO: The Lost Hero
[13] PJO: The Sea of Monsters
[14] ToA: The Dark Prophecy
[15] HoO: The Blood of Olympus

[16] ToA: The Hidden Oracle 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Racism, Slavery, Transphobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Racial slurs

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Classism