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vicg_b31 's review for:
The Sword of Summer
by Rick Riordan
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, War
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury