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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
just short stories nothing revolutionary but i fucking LOVE magnus chase and the world and the characters rick riordan's best series and i had missed them!!! also i was actually screaming cheering clapping everytime alex fierro appeared CHARACTER OF ALLLLL TIMEEEEEE my favourite i love you alex fierro
I really enjoyed reading the Magnus Chase series a few years back, and I needed a short audiobook to listen to on the spur of the moment last week. But I didn't like this bonus content as much as the main series. Part of the problem was that each story changed narrators, and by the time I got used to a voice and started to feel the rhythm of the prose, the story ended and switched narrators, throwing me for a loop.
Don't get me wrong: It's awesome that this collection has a different voice actor for each point-of-view character. But I can be picky about audiobook narrators, and part of what warms me up to each person is exposure over time. This collection did not give me enough time to appreciate each narrator, since they were constantly changing. Factor in my familiarity with these characters, and I was also judging the narrators for how well I thought they sounded like the characters I know and love. I adored listening to the narrator for the Magnus Chase audiobooks, and he introduced me to each character for the first time. Thus, the voices I imagine for them are the voices that he chose, so it was disorienting to hear familiar characters in unfamiliar voices, some of which I thought fit much better than others.
As for the content of the stories themselves, I really can't complain. They were short, fun, and to the point, and they gave me a chance to reconnect with characters I haven't seen since I last read the series before the pandemic. I appreciate how Riordan ties each vignette together and how the collection spans the nine realms of Asgard. Whether for better or for worse, I've engaged with other stories based on Norse mythology more recently than Magnus Chase, so while I had a fun time recognizing characters like Baldur and Ratatosk, my initial thought wasn't, "Oh, I remember them from Magnus Chase!" It was, "Nice reference to The Bifrost Incident, dude." It was fun but definitely not what the author was going for. Still, this audiobook kept me company when I needed it to, and overall, it wasn't half-bad.
Don't get me wrong: It's awesome that this collection has a different voice actor for each point-of-view character. But I can be picky about audiobook narrators, and part of what warms me up to each person is exposure over time. This collection did not give me enough time to appreciate each narrator, since they were constantly changing. Factor in my familiarity with these characters, and I was also judging the narrators for how well I thought they sounded like the characters I know and love. I adored listening to the narrator for the Magnus Chase audiobooks, and he introduced me to each character for the first time. Thus, the voices I imagine for them are the voices that he chose, so it was disorienting to hear familiar characters in unfamiliar voices, some of which I thought fit much better than others.
As for the content of the stories themselves, I really can't complain. They were short, fun, and to the point, and they gave me a chance to reconnect with characters I haven't seen since I last read the series before the pandemic. I appreciate how Riordan ties each vignette together and how the collection spans the nine realms of Asgard. Whether for better or for worse, I've engaged with other stories based on Norse mythology more recently than Magnus Chase, so while I had a fun time recognizing characters like Baldur and Ratatosk, my initial thought wasn't, "Oh, I remember them from Magnus Chase!" It was, "Nice reference to The Bifrost Incident, dude." It was fun but definitely not what the author was going for. Still, this audiobook kept me company when I needed it to, and overall, it wasn't half-bad.
love this one so much, missed everyone from this series and especially alex and sam <3, unfortunately magnus wasn't here but at least there's the thought that he's with annabeth and like everyone mentioned him so he's missed! and omg thor's arc here - hilarious, omg i swear that guy's so funny!
let's jog through the nine realms why not and let's wear super short leather shorts and fart along the way and let's disrupt everyone, yeah why not?
i died
let's jog through the nine realms why not and let's wear super short leather shorts and fart along the way and let's disrupt everyone, yeah why not?
i died
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:
No
[a:Rick Riordan|15872|Rick Riordan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1383677264p2/15872.jpg] has done it again.
These 9 short stories are full of his humor, action, fast pace, mythology, gods, a bit of romance and everything else you could possibly wish for from Rick.
Only thing pulling it down? It's too short! I want moooooooooooooooore!
These 9 short stories are full of his humor, action, fast pace, mythology, gods, a bit of romance and everything else you could possibly wish for from Rick.
Only thing pulling it down? It's too short! I want moooooooooooooooore!
I loved this so much. Amir and Sam, Alex and Magnus, Mallory and Halfborn... AH, it was the thing I needed before going into Supernova.
*3.5*
I gave this book only 3.5 stars because it was short and didn't really have all that much to rate. However, each short story itself was funny and well-written. Although it's a book of short stories narrated by different people, there were still elements that connected them all, making it seem like an entire book because it was in chronological order. I love Rick Riordan novels, and I would recommend this book to anyone who loves them as well.
I gave this book only 3.5 stars because it was short and didn't really have all that much to rate. However, each short story itself was funny and well-written. Although it's a book of short stories narrated by different people, there were still elements that connected them all, making it seem like an entire book because it was in chronological order. I love Rick Riordan novels, and I would recommend this book to anyone who loves them as well.
It was nice and fluffy, which is just what I needed after finishing Crooked Kingdom. Based off of the summary I was expecting a kind of cohesive plot going through all the stories but didn't really get that.
The only stories that really stood out to me were Sam's, TJ's, and Alex's.
The only stories that really stood out to me were Sam's, TJ's, and Alex's.