"Magnus Chase, you nearly started Ragnarok. What are you going to do next?"It's been six weeks since Magnus and his friends returned from defeating Fenris Wolf and the fire giants. Magnus has adjusted to life at the Hotel Valhalla—as much as a once-homeless and previously alive kid can. As a son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus doesn't exactly fit in with the rest of Odin's chosen warriors, but he has a few good peeps a...
Details The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)
| Title | The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2) |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781423160922 |
| Author | Rick Riordan |
| Release Date | Oct 4th, 2016 |
| Publisher | Disney-Hyperion Books |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, Mythology, Young Adult |
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Reviews The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)
I finished it. I LOVED IT. OTIS IS MY FAV
(A-) 80% | Very GoodNotes: Fun if uneven, it runs in peaks and valleys: a drag when didactic, but keenly climactic, fueled fire for the series finale.
”Just my luck, Grimwolf was happy to turn his attention to me. When it comes to drawing aggro from ancient monsters, I’ve got the golden touch.”No kidding!!! Haha! I won’t even bother to try to make a list of the many ancient monsters Magnus pissed off in this book. Suffice it to say it were many. *lol* For some reason the gods seem to like him though so this is actually kind of funny and weird at the same time. XDWell anyway, let’s tal...
“Otis," I said."Shhh," he said. "I'm incognito. Call me...Otis.""I'm not sure that's how incognito works, but okay." The Hammer of Thor is the second book of the series. The book starts off with the quest which is about Magnus finding Thor's hammer. He has to fight against the giants, his uncle and LOKI. BIG BAD LOKI. AWWWW ! It looks promising, right ? And Alex is kinda kickass in this book. I liked her character, but not that much. Heart and ...
I mean OBVIOUSLY I LOVED IT. It's a Riordan book! What other emotions is a reader to have except: 40% laughing, 40% fangirling, and 20% thinking about falafel??? (There is so much falafel appreciation here, by the way. It's truly inspirational.) ANYWAY. I definitely thought this was another exciting and captivating instalment (although, still, like the first book...I think it got a bit rambly) and I loved the newly introduced characters and I lov...
"At this point, most people would have thrown themselves down on the ground and given up hope. And by most people, I mean me."•I know that I have already raved plenty about how much I love this author and his characters, but Magnus Chase defies all standards of cutie-pie-ness and adorable-ness and funny-ness and whatnot. You just cannot not love the kid. And guess what (OBVIOUS FACT ALERT) (cit.)? I love him! •So now that we got the Obvious F...
YAAASSSSS!! Magnus Chase is going to meet Percy Jackson!! My two faves!!
“Otis and his brother, Marvin, pulled the god’s chariot. They also provided Thor with a never-ending supply of goat meat. Each night, Thor killed and ate them for dinner. Each morning, Thor resurrected them. This is why you should go to college, kids—so when you grow up you do not have to take a job as a magical goat." Rick Riordan's books are always some of my favourite books to read so Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor is no exception. ...
Nice Natalie: I don't like that we're always here these days with Riordan's books.Cynical Natalie: Maybe if he wrote quality material, we wouldn't be here. Exhibit A: the plot. Hello, quest-with-sidekicks narrative 65.0.Nice Natalie: Oh, come on, you liked the plot! You laughed a bunch of times.Cynical Natalie: I laugh at Vines, but that doesn't mean they deserve an Oscar. What about Hearthstone's dad? (view spoiler)[They basically left him ther...
This book took me so long to get through for absolutely no reason at all BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT. 5 STARS. ALSO ALEX IS MY NEW FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THESE BOOKS! (If that wasn't obvious enough before)
Thor's lost his dang hammer again.Loki is scheming and causing trouble, again.3.5 stars. Final review, first posted on Fantasy Literature:The god Thor has lost his hammer again, but this time it’s even worse: the giant Thrym has gotten hold of it and has hidden it away where no one else can reach it. If the hammer isn’t returned to Thor quickly, enemies of Asgard will take advantage of their weakness and attack, triggering Ragnarok, the battl...
I'll admit there were times when I thought this book was a little too silly (again, maybe I'm slightly outgrowing middle grade books finally). Regardless, I still really enjoyed the story! I'll definitely want to pick up book 3!
Yet again Rick make me stay up way to late!What I love most about Rick's work is that the action and suspense just keep getting better! It's not like with most trilogies where you feel the second book is just a bridge to the third book and doesn't really add any value to the story. The Hammer of Thor gives us dynamic character growth, new characters to cherish, epic adventures, suspense and of course a cliffhanger ending!In all honesty, I'm not g...
This book felt like a basket case of déjà vu. Literally speaking.Sword that turns into utility item: Stupid gods: 16 year old 'heroes' do all the quests: Snarky do-gooder protagonist: What is surprising is, despite the fact that it is near indistinguishable from the Percy Jackson series, this novel managed to hook me. It was funny. “Valkyrie business. Possible code three-eight-one: heroic death in progress.""You're making that up.""I'm not.""...
The Hammer of Thor can firmly be described as "alright." And by that I mean, it had very good parts and very bad parts, but through a mixture of entertainment value and respect for the author, it landed itself a solid three out of five stars. I may change that later (update: I did), but for now, this is what I'm going with. Essentially, the first half of The Hammer of Thor was pretty rough, but the second half was able to (mostly) make up for it....
I read like 5 chapters and then SHUT IT!!!!!I am truly honest when I say that I had never left a book in the middle before and this book was....umm how do I put it? Umm ok...boring, the hero dies in the first few chapters, first Rick Riordan's book that is utterly (umm) disappointing yadda yadda yadda. I was immature and reckless then.I absolutely loved it. It helped me survive a week of school. xDThe ending was a bummer. I really like Alex Fier...
"Just like the good old days: marching together into the unknown, searching for missing magical weapons and risking painful death. I’d missed my buddies!" Every time I try to ignore one of Uncle Rick's releases, or act like there are too many of his books for me to possibly still love them, I end up preordering it anyway and binge reading it. At this point I might as well admit I'm hopeless, and will be reading at minimum Magnus Chase and Trial...
Full series review here! The best way I can describe this series in one sentence is: a more diverse and woke version of Percy Jackson and if that doesn't want to make you read it then I don't know what will. ✨Full series review here! The best way I can describe this series in one sentence is: a more diverse and woke version of Percy Jackson and if that doesn't want to make you read it then I don't know what will.
Double-crossing allies and enemies alike? Classic Loki.
THE REVIEWWhy this book?I really liked the first bookWhat I thoughtRick Riordan did it again another amazing book! I just can't wait to get my hands on them and devour all the Rick Riordan goodness!!! Can I just say how much I love the bromance between Blitz and Hearthstone! I just love them!!! One thing I didn't like though Sam and Amir drama,I just don't care! Magnus is really growing on me though, I wasn't so sure about him in the first book. ...
“At this point, most people would have thrown themselves down on the ground and given up hope. And by most people, I mean me.”Okay, I’m sold. I loved the first book but I was not as enthusiastic about it as Percy Jackson. This book though, was amazing and definitely turned me into a little fan of this series. A book that have characters from all origins, with different religions, gender representations and characters with disabilities. But ...
Personal rating: 3.5
You Keep Using the Word Help. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.I didn’t think it could be possible, but this book was even better than the first one. Shocking I know. Rick Riordan is THAT good. Obviously.Like for the first book, I don’t want to talk about the plot because if I did, I wouldn’t be doing you a favour.I actually don’t have much to say in this review that I haven’t previously said in my review of The Sword of ...
Ok, wow. What can i say about this book? Sheer perfection, brilliant, wonderful! Is this suppose to be middle grade? Because it did not seem like that at all; which that was the main factor for me to love it even more. I wish Rick would write an adult fantasy series. What makes this book stand out is the maturity and the development of the characters. It did not felt like his previous books whatsoever; Rick wanted to focus even MORE on the bond b...
*Reread 2019**First read 2016*Oh man, I cant wait for the next book after that ending! Such a great, fun read. *Reread 2019**First read 2016*Oh man, I can´t wait for the next book after that ending! Such a great, fun read.
I knew it was only a matter of time.... yay!
I LOVED this.Magnus is such a precious little cinnamon roll. I love him so much.Alex is my new favorite character. It was so refreshing to see a gender fluid/transgender character. I think I may have a crush on Alex because she/he is just that awesome.Overall, I loved everything about this. It was funny. I loved the pop culture references. The story was good. I can't wait for the next book.
I THINK IT'S OFFICIAL THAT I LOVE RICK RIORDAN SO SO SO MUCH??{also it's weird seeing Loki as an antagonist after watching all of the Marvel movies}full review to come (let's face it, I'm not going to review this 1 year after reading it) I THINK IT'S OFFICIAL THAT I LOVE RICK RIORDAN SO SO SO MUCH??{also it's weird seeing Loki as an antagonist after watching all of the Marvel movies}full review to come 🌵 (let's face it, I'm not going to rev...
