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A review by aria_
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
January 24, 2021:
This was my third time reading this book, and I feel like every time I read it it just gets better. The Magnus Chase trilogy is an amazing series, and The Sword of Summer is a great first book! Magnus is amazing, and Hearth and Blitz are the best. The plot is really entertaining and fast-paced, and the writing and narration are absolutely hilarious!! There is so much that happens in the book, but it never really feels rushed. (This is probably because the book is almost 500 pages, but still.)
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Reasons why I love this book: (and I was careful to not put any spoilers so read on)
actually, I did put in some spoilers but they're hidden so don't worry my friends
-I'm descended from Vikings
-my cat when I was one was named Tooskie, short for Ratatosk
-Annabeth appears more than once, and when am I going to not enjoy that?
-Valhalla is literally hilarious and awesome and also terrible at the same time
-Gunilla sort of reminds me of Reyna from HOO. Am I the only one?
-Thor haha
-Are any of these actually related to the plot? Not really. I'll give you one:
-Sam is awesome (and I just love the name Samirah)
-Also FALAFEL
-Junior is a jerk but hehe he gets what he deservesand Sam shapeshifting into a horsefly is wonderful. she kinda blows her cover though. Oops, that black eye sure gave her away.
-Thor is so hilarious and unhelpful and kinda gross at times
-I feel so bad for Otis. That poor goat!!
-If you've read the book, you'll know what I mean: Jack has such a great personality
Thanks for reading my wonderfully professional sounding review and have a great day :)
Also, I think I'm going to start doing some reviews in list format because it seems fun. And this was fun to write, even if a whole lot of those points don't make any sense.
But really, my grandfather was from Denmark and my cat who I had when I was a baby was named Ratatosk/Tooskie. He was much nicer than the evil squirrel though. I mean, that's what my parents have told me. I don't remember him at all. There is this video of me when I was a baby with him and I think I was pulling his tail which is mean but don't worry I love cats and I was just a baby.
So if you're this far into my review-ish thing then sorry for blabbering and stuff. Also, I just realized that I didn't actually say anything about Magnus Chase the main character of the book. Oops! Well, he's a great narrator, and I had so much fun reading about him.
Hearth and Blitz are great too. Actually more than just great. I kinda want to finish this up though.
TL;DR you should definitely read this book because the Norse mythology is great and there are any fantastic characters. I'm very glad that I reread it and will be continuing to reread the trilogy.
This was my third time reading this book, and I feel like every time I read it it just gets better. The Magnus Chase trilogy is an amazing series, and The Sword of Summer is a great first book! Magnus is amazing, and Hearth and Blitz are the best. The plot is really entertaining and fast-paced, and the writing and narration are absolutely hilarious!! There is so much that happens in the book, but it never really feels rushed. (This is probably because the book is almost 500 pages, but still.)
----------------------------------------
Reasons why I love this book: (and I was careful to not put any spoilers so read on)
actually, I did put in some spoilers but they're hidden so don't worry my friends
-I'm descended from Vikings
-my cat when I was one was named Tooskie, short for Ratatosk
-Annabeth appears more than once, and when am I going to not enjoy that?
-Valhalla is literally hilarious and awesome and also terrible at the same time
-Gunilla sort of reminds me of Reyna from HOO. Am I the only one?
-Thor haha
-Are any of these actually related to the plot? Not really. I'll give you one:
-Sam is awesome (and I just love the name Samirah)
-Also FALAFEL
-Junior is a jerk but hehe he gets what he deserves
-Thor is so hilarious and unhelpful and kinda gross at times
-I feel so bad for Otis. That poor goat!!
-If you've read the book, you'll know what I mean: Jack has such a great personality
Thanks for reading my wonderfully professional sounding review and have a great day :)
Also, I think I'm going to start doing some reviews in list format because it seems fun. And this was fun to write, even if a whole lot of those points don't make any sense.
But really, my grandfather was from Denmark and my cat who I had when I was a baby was named Ratatosk/Tooskie. He was much nicer than the evil squirrel though. I mean, that's what my parents have told me. I don't remember him at all. There is this video of me when I was a baby with him and I think I was pulling his tail which is mean but don't worry I love cats and I was just a baby.
So if you're this far into my review-ish thing then sorry for blabbering and stuff. Also, I just realized that I didn't actually say anything about Magnus Chase the main character of the book. Oops! Well, he's a great narrator, and I had so much fun reading about him.
Hearth and Blitz are great too. Actually more than just great. I kinda want to finish this up though.
TL;DR you should definitely read this book because the Norse mythology is great and there are any fantastic characters. I'm very glad that I reread it and will be continuing to reread the trilogy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Child death and Islamophobia