Piper has grown on me since the beginning, Leo and Reyna have always been some of my favorites, and Nico's character development in this book makes me giddy. Let me clear this up: I love them all. As I previously stated, Jason is my current favorite character.
Most of all, I seriously appreciated the sarcasm. The prose and the dialogue move so quickly and smoothly, which is great for people who love to read fast, like me. When I actually got into reading the book, I realized how much I had missed Riordan's writing style. I really loved how he dedicated the book to Cassandra Clare, because I love her Infernal Devices series, and I also liked the Mortal Instruments series as well - and, of course, Magnus Bane. To be honest, my first source of excitement was the dedication page. Also, I'm supposed to be doing homework right now, so I'll try to keep it brief while still covering all of the bases that I need to cover.
That being so, my review won't be super specific. If I had read the book more quickly, then I probably would have been able to keep better track of what was going on as I read, but unfortunately I wasn't able to do that. Unfortunately, I got so busy with my school work that I didn't get a chance to actually finish it until my Christmas break. I started the book sometime in October - not too long after it was released. In light of that, I'd like to share with you my thoughts on the first book of Rick Riordan's new series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. It has been exactly a year since I last wrote anything for this blog, so I decided that I should probably make some kind of attempt at a new post. Hello! It's certainly been quite a while. Warning! Contains Sword of Summer spoilers!