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A Espada do Verão by Rick Riordan

22 reviews

owlinthestory's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

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ib31's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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: Yes

I really like this book and it’s about a new world of gods, the Norse gods, and I think that’s an interesting concept because we’ve already had the Greek, the Roman, the Egyptian and now the Norse, and of course everything is in the same universe. First of all, I really liked the general writing style again. It makes you get through the book quickly and also Magnus Chase as a character is very interestingly written. He has this sarcastic sense of humor and he’s definitely older than Percy or Sadie and Carter in their first books, and at the same time he’s also been living on the streets as a homeless person for two years, so his way of thinking is a bit different, and I still thought the whole concept was cool that the Norse gods are a bit different than the other ones. The Norse ones are all anticipating their ending, and the other gods were always afraid of or wanted to prevent a possible ending, but in this book everyone present is actually waiting for the end. The only thing I would criticize is the fast ending, but I know it’s the start of an amazing story so I can’t wait for more!

I also thought it was cool that the direct connection with Annabeth — that Magnus is her cousin — was made. What also was definitely crazy: Magnus simply dies in the first 50 pages of his own book and remains dead at the end, which I find quite interesting — that he did not choose to be reborn or to come back to earth. I also thought it was cool that he is not a descendant of a very important strong god but of a god of peace, and how it’s a direct contrast to the whole war. I really liked all the characters and it was fun reading about them. Their backstories were also well integrated into the story. Somehow the Norse gods like Odin and Thor are very different from, for example, Zeus. He is always very serious about his task, and the others, you know, are actually just ready for the end of the world to come for them. Like Magnus, I wonder how you can’t go crazy, knowing that it’s almost time, that they’ll die at some point, and not trying to prevent it. I’m curious to see what kind of bigger role Loki will play since he is the dad of Sam and for now also pulls the strings in the background, but you don’t know exactly what he actually wants. I also thought it was cool that Thor said that he misses him and so on. I hope that their relationship will be explained a bit further in the next books! And hopefully more of Annabeth and the others!

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vicg_b31's review against another edition

2.25

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I had a hard time really getting into this, even though I love PJO - if I wasn’t book clubbing it with my partner I would’ve been much slower. This was so much like PJO that it felt repetitive, yet not enough like it that it truly grabbed and entertained me.

I think I’ve heard that this is a series that improves, so I am looking forward to seeing what the next two have in store. I do really like the characters and the diversity of their identities, as well as learning about Norse mythology (of which I know so little). I love that it’s set in Boston, a city I know well, which made it easy to picture the various locations.

Rick did make me laugh multiple times, as he does, and I’m hoping it’s only up from here.

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the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny 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

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fe_aye's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny 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

What a fun ride, I am not as well versed in Norse Mythology so this was educational, I certainly have a lot more to research now. Magnus is an amazing protagonist and the supporting cast are just as interesting. Can’t wait to see where this goes.

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the_bookish_witch's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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vibingjaren's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective 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: Yes

It took me a while to finish, but I absolutely LOVE this book. It was recommended to me by a friend and I am so glad they recommended it. I was honestly very surprised by

Magnus dying only a few chapters in

in the best way possible, it was not the story I was expecting. I never got into Percy Jackson, but I’ve fallen in love with these characters and this story. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series. I do wish wolves weren’t portrayed as so evil though, as they really aren’t monsters in real life.

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niff_the_nerd's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny 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

If you're a fan of Rick Riordan in general, you'll probably be a fan of this! Magnus is such a fun narrator, with sass almost equal to Percy's sass. Fans of the Percy Jackson series will definitely love the connections made between the two series, and some of th elittle digs towards Percy Jackson himself (the pen as a sword comment was gold).

Honestly, pretty much everything I know about Norse mythology comes from Marvel (I know, I know). So getting to see more of Norse mythology in this book was fun, especially in the ways that Riordan does it. Do his books start to read similarly after a time? Yes, but I think that's what keeps bringing kids back to his writng. They know what to expect, and usually that expectation is a good time.

If you like these mythology themed middle grade fantasy books, then you'll definitely want to keep this one on your radar!

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wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

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