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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
challenging
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
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’ve read better books, better plots, better short stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Classism
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oooooooooo this is good
its like we don't even have to read ffs to get one shots
its like we don't even have to read ffs to get one shots
I like the Magnus Chase series. It is my favorite series by Rick Riordan. This just wasn't up to standard though.
The first person point of view didn't work very well. It felt forced and didn't show the characters' personalities. I think there were too many characters for Riordan to write them in first person convincingly.
The short stories were mostly irrelevant and didn't have great plots. Most were random and didn't lead on to one another very well or really add anything to the series. Either what appeared to be a significant threat was defeated too easily (for example Alex's story), it wasn't resolved (Odin's story) or it was random and didn't really fit in the series (for example Amir's). Thor jogging was one thing done fairly well and really the only thing tying the stories together.
The characters were out of character and the stories didn't really fit with cannon. For the first part this was partly due to the point of view being done poorly but the characters didn't fit with how they were in the series.
I think this could have been a lot better if Riordan had used third person, kept the characters in character, used better plots and not used things that don't fit in the series. It was meant to show parts of the worlds not shown in the series and more about the side characters and add a bit more to the series. I think it could have done that if it had been written better.
The first person point of view didn't work very well. It felt forced and didn't show the characters' personalities. I think there were too many characters for Riordan to write them in first person convincingly.
The short stories were mostly irrelevant and didn't have great plots. Most were random and didn't lead on to one another very well or really add anything to the series. Either what appeared to be a significant threat was defeated too easily (for example Alex's story), it wasn't resolved (Odin's story) or it was random and didn't really fit in the series (for example Amir's). Thor jogging was one thing done fairly well and really the only thing tying the stories together.
The characters were out of character and the stories didn't really fit with cannon. For the first part this was partly due to the point of view being done poorly but the characters didn't fit with how they were in the series.
I think this could have been a lot better if Riordan had used third person, kept the characters in character, used better plots and not used things that don't fit in the series. It was meant to show parts of the worlds not shown in the series and more about the side characters and add a bit more to the series. I think it could have done that if it had been written better.
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