“My father, Frey, had sent me the boat weeks ago, promising that it was the perfect vessel to use on our voyage. It would get us where we needed to go. It would protect us on the most treacherous seas. My friends had been excited. They had trusted me, even when I’d refuse to give them a preview of our magical ship. But why, oh, why had my father made the boat the color of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!?” Let me explain the rating. “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead” is the third and final installment of the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan. In this series, we follow Magnus Chase, the son of a Norse god on his many adventures. In this book, specifically, he goes on the epic journey to stop Loki from starting Ragnorak, the final battle that most likely would end absolutely everything. Please do not continue reading if you don’t want spoilers! Let’s start with some of my criticisms. First off, I was expecting this book to be a cross-over of Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase because of how the last book ended. Percy Jackson shows up for a total of two chapters and doesn’t show up for the rest of the book. Not to mention, each time Riordan writes Percy it seems more and more like a caricature of Percy and not the actual Percy. Having been a fan of the Percy Jackson series, this upsets me. There were also times in the book where it was just hard to read because the plot moved along quite slowly. I had to put the book down several times because I was just so incredibly bored. It took me about three times as long to read as it takes me to read other books. I wasn’t as attached to these characters, either, but that might just be me. Let’s move on to the good parts now! I love the fact that Riordan included a myriad of diverse characters, including a gender-fluid character, a Muslim character, a deaf character, and so on. All these characters are portrayed positively. The humor is also a big plus to this book. Although this book is intended for younger readers, I find myself laughing along with some of the characters and the dialogue. Riordan does a good job of injecting humor every now and then into his stories. The romance between Magnus and Alex is also a cute part of the novel, even if it’s not a big part of the story. I do think Riordan did a good job with fleshing out both main and side characters, even if—as I mentioned before—I didn’t feel very attached to them. They all have their own stories which are explored all throughout the book. Overall, I think this was an okay book. I did find it boring and hard to read, but if you are a fan of the last two books I recommend you read this one as well, simply because it is a good end to the series. Thank you so much for reading!
xoxo Gabby
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