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The Hammer of Thor
by Rick Riordan
“Just like the good old days: marching together into the unknown, searching for missing magical weapons and risking painful death.”
Stars (Out of 10): 7/5/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: While I did enjoy the first book more, I still really liked this installment of the series. The humor felt a bit too immature at points though, and semi repetitive at points. This is a kids series though, so I don’t judge too harshly on that aspect. I did enjoy the plot for the most part, but there seemed to be a few too many “distractions” from the main plot. I also enjoyed exploring the Norse World more, and learning more about the characters, as well as the introduction of new ones. I’m hoping I like the third book more, but overall, I enjoyed this one.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: The book seems a tad more realistic when dealing with diversity (how Alex reacts to others, as well as explaining the Muslim aspects of Sam’s life). I also enjoyed learning more about Hearthstone, since he seems to be a really interesting characters with a pretty troubled past.
The Bad: I disliked the humor in this book compared to the last one, as it felt much more immature. I’m also a tad fed up with how immature all these Norse gods are (Heimdall and Thor mainly. All I seem to know is that Heimdall takes selfies, and can sometimes see things if convinced to.) There also seems to be a complete lack of interest in stopping Ragnarok for some of them. I also feel there was a bit too many ‘distractions’, too many side quests taking away from the main plot.
The Characters: I enjoyed the growth we saw in these. While Jack is getting a bit repetitve, we see Magnus become more okay with all these Norse guys, Hearthstone gets his backstory and time to shine, as well as the introduction of Alex, who might be an interesting twist in the dynamic of these friends. I’m also glad that the hallmates continue to be shown, and that Valhalla isn’t entirely forgotten about in Magnus’s quest to save the world.
The Plot: Compared to book 1, this fell a bit flat to me, as the ending was a tad rushed since so much of the book was taken up by side quest after side quest. The “death prophecy” about Magnus’ friends and Blitz as well also seemd way too easily brushed off. “Oh hey look you’re gonna die and we can’t stop it!!!” turned into “Oh hey if we take this super long and possibly dangerous detour then we can!!!!” in like 2 minutes.
The Favorite Character: Hearthstone!!
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it
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Stars (Out of 10): 7/5/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: While I did enjoy the first book more, I still really liked this installment of the series. The humor felt a bit too immature at points though, and semi repetitive at points. This is a kids series though, so I don’t judge too harshly on that aspect. I did enjoy the plot for the most part, but there seemed to be a few too many “distractions” from the main plot. I also enjoyed exploring the Norse World more, and learning more about the characters, as well as the introduction of new ones. I’m hoping I like the third book more, but overall, I enjoyed this one.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: The book seems a tad more realistic when dealing with diversity (how Alex reacts to others, as well as explaining the Muslim aspects of Sam’s life). I also enjoyed learning more about Hearthstone, since he seems to be a really interesting characters with a pretty troubled past.
The Bad: I disliked the humor in this book compared to the last one, as it felt much more immature. I’m also a tad fed up with how immature all these Norse gods are (Heimdall and Thor mainly. All I seem to know is that Heimdall takes selfies, and can sometimes see things if convinced to.) There also seems to be a complete lack of interest in stopping Ragnarok for some of them. I also feel there was a bit too many ‘distractions’, too many side quests taking away from the main plot.
The Characters: I enjoyed the growth we saw in these. While Jack is getting a bit repetitve, we see Magnus become more okay with all these Norse guys, Hearthstone gets his backstory and time to shine, as well as the introduction of Alex, who might be an interesting twist in the dynamic of these friends. I’m also glad that the hallmates continue to be shown, and that Valhalla isn’t entirely forgotten about in Magnus’s quest to save the world.
The Plot: Compared to book 1, this fell a bit flat to me, as the ending was a tad rushed since so much of the book was taken up by side quest after side quest. The “death prophecy” about Magnus’ friends and Blitz as well also seemd way too easily brushed off. “Oh hey look you’re gonna die and we can’t stop it!!!” turned into “Oh hey if we take this super long and possibly dangerous detour then we can!!!!” in like 2 minutes.
The Favorite Character: Hearthstone!!
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it
This review can also be found on my blog: https://paragraphsandpages.wordpress.com/