The Sword of Summer

5 stars..

Loved it to the core..

I had too much fun reading this..and it has some amazing scenes..

Like Thor is talking about League of Assassins from Arrow TV series & skipping important fight for Game of Thrones..
And the humor of Magnus Chase is awesome...Volkswagen and Captain Gorilla..

And Last we have an evil LOKI...evil and evil....

Now i need the next book..

Rick Uncle why you are killing us with awesome stories...

I love you and Thanks to you for writing some of the Best books that i read in my Life UNCLE RICK

“Even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details. That's how we rebel against destiny”

This book was thoroughly enjoyable. Going in, I didn't know if it was gonna turn out to be as hilarious as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, as it was a bit slow in the beginning. But I can now happily concur that I enjoyed it as much as PJO.

The characters were all a joy to read. Magnus was very perceptive of the people around him, whether he liked them or not. Every time he misheard a word or pronounced something incorrectly made me laugh a lot. The little pronunciation lessons were very helpful. Apparently, I'm not as good at pronouncing Norse words, as I am with Greek :D

Loki giving Magnus that pronunciation lesson in the beginning for ‘Hlidskjalf' made me split so bad because I was trying to pronounce it out loud as Loki was explaining it, but as the explanation got weirder, I had the same reaction as Magnus. Also, how come for Magnus, Loki only ever showed up whenever Magnus was dead, or dying. Also, I thought he was only projecting his illusions, didn't think they were tangible as it was shown in the end. Hmm, weird?!

The whole ASL thing was a joy to read. I didn't think I'd like Hearthstone's character as much as I did. Same with Blitz. I like how the author chose to explain the signs for some words to explain the double meanings. It was a joy to read. The constant banter between Blitz and Hearth, and how they supported/argued was really nice to read. One of my favorite parts of the book.

And, how many references did this book make to MCU o.O? Did they describe Frey as Chris Hemsworth?! Dear God.

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Things I liked:
- Magnus's mom, just like Percy's mom.
- Hearth and Blitz protecting each other.
- Hearth and Blitz arguing with each other :D
- Did you make Hearth a bed, Blitz? I need one of those.
- Hearth being a plant! (There's too much Hearth on this list)
- Rune magic.
- Samirah, with her camouflage hijab.
- Loki, being an ass and charming all together.
- Magnus's description of Hearth's sign language.
- ASL communication
- The talking sword (Jack)
- Hearth saying he doesn't read sword lips, and Jack saying he can't read Elf hands (!!!)
- The pronunciation guide to Norse words, what is up with that?! PJO did that a lot too.
- Thor being into TV shows and mentioning that he was annoyed because he was a season behind on Sherlock. Appropriate reaction. I would be too if I was in your situation.
- The last fight with Fenris where Hearth grew flowers to protect everyone, and Jack flew around.
- Odin's PowerPoint presentation in the end.
- Also, have to mention Blitz clothes line.
- And lastly, Annabeth :) Can't say how happy I am to see you here! Where's Percy? Which book does he jump in?

Just because it's Rick Riordan, this book gets an automatic 5 stars. To be honest, it wasn't my favorite book by him that I've read, but it was still classic Rick Riordan. The entire thing was hilarious, especially the chapter titles, and full of action and learning. I also thoroughly enjoyed the few moments in which we got to see Annabeth and hope future books have more of her in it. Also, the few nudges that we get to Riordan's other book series made me smile.

É bom.
logo resumirei meus pensamentos sobre isso.

Pois bem (agora escrevendo livremente num teclado \o/): logo quando comecei Magnus Chase a “voz” da personagem me lembrou muito Percy Jackson, numa versão mais ácida de garoto de rua. Os títulos de cada capítulo fizeram pensar o quanto Rick Riordan realmente acredita em seu fandom fiel que lerá qualquer coisa que ele imaginar escrever (além das menções a série dos heróis do olimpo e a série dos olimpianos).
A linguagem também. Tive a impressão que não é destinado nem a um público muito teen nem a YA... ficou um pouco perdido entre ambos.
Gostei muito das personagens Sam, Hearth e Blitz são bem construídos (apenas o comportamento deles em relação a Magnus, principalmente de Blitz chamando o povo de 16 anos de “garoto” sendo que ele mesmo tem 20), e cativam muito, em especial Hearth. Até mesmo os secundários como T.J., X (!!!!!! gente, o que foi aquilo?), Mestiço, Mallory (não gostei muito dela) tem suas personalidades.

A releitura dos Deuses foi muito inusitada, principalmente para as mentes manipuladas por Marvel e assim por diante.

A história em si é um pouco arrastada, muitos eventos que aconteceram.... acho que poderia ter passado sem.
Enfim, espero que a série melhore e surpreenda.

Oh gawd the Percy Jackson references.

I was getting ready to punch a wall. And there might've been a little too many jokes (sorry Rick Riordan but, hey, you'll always author-for-comic-relief). So yeah. That introduction with Annabeth basically blew me away. Literally I was just like, “Wait. Annabeth...surely he doesn't mean...? But apparently, he did mean the gray eyes, blonde hair and FREAKING ORANGE T-SHIRT he used to describe Annabeth.

And then she freaking offered Magnus a safe place to go to!

AND HE DIDN'T FREAKING GO TO CAMP HALF-BLOOD.

The teasing...is just cruel. TT^TT
THERE WAS EVEN A PEN SWORD REFERENCE. THESE ALLUSIONS THOUGH. WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME RICK RIORDAN?! Why do you do this...TO US?! I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
And that bet between Annabeth and Magnus...dang it but at least give me an image of Magnus's face. I know how it ends, courtesy of that lovely chapter title. BUT STILL. THE REACTION IS WHAT I LIVE FOR.
Anyways, this book...it was pretty darn cool. Magnus didn't do anything too stupid, like listen to Loki (the freaking bad guy of Norse mythology) or Hel (the daughter of the freaking bad guy of Norse mythology). He also successfully negotiated (to put it mildly) with Ran, which was pretty darn freaking awesome. So yeah. I want more. But these Greek-and-Norse crossover teasers have got to stop. Or at least bring Percy in and let me squeal like the fangirl I am. I don't care if this raises my blood pressure; these teasers are already doing that. Dang it I miss Percy.

I was actually kind of disappointed with this book. The character sounds the same as Percy in the way he talks. It sort of seems like Percy changed his name to Magnus and was now the son of a Norse god and was dealing with whatever they want. Magnus has side kicks just like Percy does and the plot is pretty similar to the Percy Jackson series. I guess I was hoping for a new character and plot rather than the old standby that Rick Riordan has been doing for years.

This book goes back to the first person narrative style of the Percy Jackson books. It was a pretty quick read and I enjoyed the story and the characters. Definitely looking forward to the next book in the series (and again, frustrated by the whole “read the book within a short period of time after it is published and you have to wait that much longer” element in play with new books). Luckily, there isn't a dreadful cliffhanger here, but more an element of anticipation that will hold me for the next year.

I liked it! I think it's really interesting how all the different Pantheons are so different. Rick Riordan does a good job of making the different types of Demigods or mythical creatures very unique across the different series. I love that Annabeth is Magnus' Cousin even if she's barely in the book, it makes the series connect better. As for the Sword of Summer's actual story, it was really interesting, I don't know a lot about Norse Mythology so it was all new to me.

2.5 stars. Overall, this was a relatively fun read. I liked the characters we were following (for the most part), and I wasn't opposed to Magnus's personality and sarcasm, since the humor he provided was pretty amusing, though sometimes I did get a little tired of it.

However, while reading the book I kept going back and forth between being super intrigued and being a little bit bored. But oftentimes, as soon as I pushed through reading about certain events that I didn't care that much about, the following scene would be something that I did happen to care about, so this sporadic boredom/loss of interest was thankfully bearable enough. Also, as someone who has already read the Percy Jackson series before, I couldn't help but notice the general formula and plotline used in Percy Jackson reflected here as well. I did like the execution of this for the most part, but the similarities were quite noticeable; it seems like Rick Riordan found a formula that showed success, and now is recycling it to reflect a similar level of success once again. This isn't inherently bad by any means, but it did, in my opinion, hinder the story here to be anything unique.

So not a terrible book, but I've read better.

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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Maybe you're thinking, Oh, Magnus, you didn't really die. Otherwise you couldn't be narrating this story. You just came close. Then you were miraculously rescued, blah, blah, blah.

Nope. I actually died. One hundred percent: guts impaled, vital organs burned, head smacked into a frozen river from forty feet up, every bone in my body broken, lungs filled with ice water.

The medical term for that is dead.

Gee, Magnus, what did it feel like?

It hurt. A lot. Thanks for asking.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details. That's how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark.

Norse

The Sword of Summer

i think magnus has a good narrating voice, hes a funny dude (this goes for every riordan narrator but look im a sucker for it). i think its definitely the most casually inclusive of the riordan series' yet, but it never feels like it was only done for marketing, which i enjoy. all the characters have a good dynamic with each other and the adventure they undertake brings them together in a way thats real satisfying, i love to see some good pals on a life-threatening journey. i think riordan did a good job of trying to not make the main characters too over-powered (cough cough). I also noticed while reading that in this book (and the series as a whole), riordan does a really good job of separating the main cast into an assortment of different smaller groups to allow for more direct one-on-one developments between different characters. the writing all around is very enjoyable (plus theres a talking sword).

i like the gay elf and the gay dwarf an extreme amount which is why it is my favorite of the riordan series, full bias. i like to think theyre canon married and magnus just either never realizes or thinks its so obvious he doesnt even draw attention to it.

I had never read a book by Rick Riordan before, so I thought I would give his books a try when I saw this Norse mythology themed one.

This book was full of humour. From fart jokes to witty sarcasm, it has it all. The book also has action, unique characters, and a hilarious modern take on Norse mythology.

I suppose the only reason why this book didn't get full ratings from me is that it seemed to be missing a needed moment of pause for more character building. I understand this was a race against time, but I wish that there was just a tiny bit more character-to-character dialogue that didn't include talking about backstory. This is likely just a personal thing, but I would have liked to have seen a little more friendship building through dialogue.

I also wish Magnus showed a little bit more weakness since he was a little on the perfect side.

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Since at the start of the book he cringed every time he even saw a fake wolf, I would have liked to have felt that fear more in the final fight. Perhaps him frozen with fear for a few moments.

All in all, though, it was still a very fun read and I am glad I picked it up.

Pros:
-Funny
-Interesting characters
-Norse Mythology
-Interesting plot
-It was a fun read


Cons:
-Too perfect of a MC
-Slightly too little character building

This was a lot of fun! I listened to it on audiobook and it made my drive tolerable. (I listened to it at 1.5 speed to cram it all into a 10-hour roundtrip.) The narrator was good (even at higher speed, which for some reason made him sound more Canadian).

I've only read the first few Percy Jackson books, and the first Kane Chronicles book–I enjoyed them but just never got around to finishing either series? I think I liked this the best of all those... it helps that Norse mythology is just SO WEIRD. Not that Greek and Egyptian mythology isn't weird, but Norse mythology is just truly next-level bonkers. I really like Magnus, and pretty much all the other characters, especially Hearth and Blitzen, his misfit adopted parental figures <3

I've read concerns about Sam the hijabi Valkyrie and Hearth the Deaf elf character and I don't know enough to say how sensitively they were handled, but overall I loved them both as characters! Hopefully we will see them develop in further books.

Book Review – Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan - best Riordian since original Percy Jackson. Riordian uses Norse mythology as the basis of the books this time. Magnus is a homeless 16 year old. His mother died 2 years ago trying to protect him and Magnus has been on the run since. Unsurprisingly, he discovers that he is the son of a god and lots of people are trying to find him (or kill him).

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/magnus-chase/

This was a reread for me and I definitely enjoyed it a lot more the second time around. Mainly because I've finally read the Prose Eda and other Norse mythology related texts. So I had a lot of fun recognizing the different inspirations and aspects that Riordan picked for his retelling. Plus there was a lot I had forgotten since my first read through so it was very entertaining and wonderful to follow Magnus and his adventures. As well as rediscover this world again. Very happy to continue with my reread of this trilogy.