Reviews

The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes by Rick Riordan

antoinettepowb's review against another edition

5.0

An amazing sample of the Rick Riordan Presents imprint! Having read many of the main titles, I enjoyed reading short stories about the same great heroes. This book contains stories of friendships, adventures, battles and more. "The Gum Baby Files" and "Demon Drum" were among my favorites. I think this a great edition to middle school classrooms and libraries.

rileylopez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.5

edwardianbookwhore's review against another edition

5.0

Thank you to Disney Hyperion and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

An absolute perfect addition to the Rick Riordan Presents cannon! Whether you've already read all the RRP books or haven't had the chance to pick them up yet, this anthology offers plenty of stories for readers to enjoy. I especially loved the stories by Roshani Chokshi, Kwame Mbalia, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan. Definitely a great book to have on your shelf.

morrigan_crow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

wisecraic's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mekeisha's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

violet_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

leah04's review against another edition

5.0

Overall a solid read! Most of the stories I really loved and now I want to read more of the Rick Riordan presents stories. But there where two stories I didn't enjoy one being the one Rick Riordan wrote which just annoyed me because it felt like most of the shit that went down in the story could have been avoided so easy by just talking to each other. The other story I didn't like was the one in the Tristan strong universe with was really annoying and felt quite forced . The rest of the stories were amazing though.

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

4.0

These were fun :)