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The Sword of Summer, by Rick Riordan

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taebae_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

3.5

leo_isnt_reading's review against another edition

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5.0

Representation, representation, representation… I love it! We don’t meet Alex Fierro until the second book, but I love her/him too! Magnus is hilarious, and I love how he constantly bickers with Samirah despite her literally being her Valkery or however you spell it. The chapter titles where a total highlight, and I’m really glad I read this. Thank you Rick Riordan! :)

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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? Yes

3.0

jsmithborne's review against another edition

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3.0

Another super fun Rick Riordan ride. I wish he or his editor would reign in some of the silliness. When you have awesome names like Tanngrisnir (Old Norse "teeth-barer, snarler") and Tanngnjóstr (Old Norse "teeth grinder") for Thor's goats, is it really necessary to give them nicknames like Otis and Marvin? One thing I loved about the earlier books is that Riordan didn't pull any punches with the mythologies. No idea what a Laistrygonian is or how to pronounce it? Whatever, just try to keep up. Bums me out a bit that now that he's finally gotten around to my very favorite mythology, he's getting kind of cocky.