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The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan
4.0

I seem to have the same overall opinion of any Riordan book: I really strongly care about like five characters, but not much about the plot. All three books in this trilogy were a solid 4-star read for me. I'm still not that as interested in Norse mythology as Greek mythology, but Magnus and his friends are all amazing and I love them. Especially Alex.

This book also had a wonderful, slow-burn queer romance. I loved the little hints to Magnus totally having a crush, even though he was oblivious.

I can't speak for the accuracy of the Muslim rep, but it was awesome to see a Muslim character being observant and respected, and seeing how her fate works together with her quest and her job.

I also really, really loved Magnus's decision in the end, and that Alex was there with him to carry it out.