| Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan |

Moments don't last. You've got to enjoy each one for what it is.

PAGES: 345 (Ebook)
SYNOPSIS: Magnus Chase goes on a journey with his friends to stop Ragnarok.

RATING: 4.25/5
REVIEW: I love Rick Riordan. As usual, I enjoyed his book. It was entertaining and interesting to see how Rick Riordan would incorporate the actual Norse Mythology in this book. It was particularly enjoyable since I just finished reading a Norse Mythology book (written by Neil Gaiman) and I could see that Rick Riordan really used parts of it in his story. I enjoyed reading about the journey that Magnus and the others went through to stop Ragnarok. The characters, their relationship, and their dialogues were fun to read about. I hope that there will still be another series about Magnus and the others. They were an enjoyable bunch and I hope to see more of them in the future.

• I liked seeing Percy and Annabeth in the first chapters. I love those two and I love how Percy praised Annabeth for her work in the Heroes of Olympus. She really did save the a lot using her intelligence. It was terrible though that they were sad in the end part. Why though? Is it because Grover went missing (based from the Apollo series)?
• Percy's baby sister Estelle! What a cutie! I love how one of Magnus' motivation to stop Ragnarok is so that Percy can spend more time with Estelle.
• I love Alex and Magnus together. They're adorable. I liked their interactions and the way their relationship developed throughout the journey. I also love that their names are Alex and Magnus (like Malec in Shadowhunters - is it where Rick Riordan took it from?)
• It's funny how the color of the boat being yellow banana is one of the issues Magnus had throughout the journey.
• It was interesting to see a character fasting in a book. I don't know how Ramadan works but it was interesting to see Sam follow it even though she's in a journey and she needed her strength.
• Njord was a weird character but he did help Magnus and the others.
• It was sad to know that TJ can't turn down a challenge and that's the main reason that he died. I love how his father challenged him to shake hands.
• It was interesting to know more about Alex's past even if it was terrible. I love that her/his skill in pottery was used in a fight. Pottery barn for the win!
• Magnus is a pretty interesting character and I love him. He was sarcastic and fun to read about especially when he gets stunned (is this the correct term) by Alex. He was subtle in showing his feelings about Alex and I love that. I also love that he wasn't a violent character. His powers were disarming and healing which is pretty useful.
• It was terrible what they had to do to Hearth's father but I was glad that he got his rest from the greed. I love Andiron for helping Hearth and comforting him. 
• It was cool to know that Mallory is the daughter of Frigg. That's badass being the daughter of the Queen of the Gods.
• It was terrible what happened to the slaves of Bauri. You could understand why TJ got mad at Mallory for killing them.
• The murder of crows were really stupid goddamn.
• It was fun to see that Magnus won the flyting by praising his friends and rubbing it to Loki that he has no one and he's alone. It was badass of Sigyn to leave him during the flyting and rub it that no one cares about him. Also, good of Sam and Alex to resist their father/mother!
• I liked that they turned Rudolph's mansion into a homeless shelter. It was a wonderful idea and I'm proud of Magnus for thinking about it.

FAVORITE QUOTES

Thirty minutes later, I woke up as good as new. Now here I was again, ready for more pain. Hooray.

You can stagger around the battlefield in Valhalla, mortally wounded, gasping your last breath, and calmly think, Oh, so that's what a crushed rib cage feels like. Interesting.

"See, Magnus? I told you it wasn't stupid to carry a sword disguised as a pen!"

And you have to flaunt the weird, my friends.

"You're a strange person."
"I prefer the term fabulously weird."

But why, oh,why had my father made the boat the color of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!

"I vote we name it the Big Banana. All in favor?"

Words can be more lethal than blades, Magnus.

You can't hold on to hate forever. It won't do a thing to the person you hate, but it'll poison you, sure enough.

IN CASE you're wondering, Old York looks absolutely nothing like New York.
It looks older.
Magnus Chase, master of description.
You're welcome.

"No, you're too scrawny." Hrungnir pointed to T.J. "I challenge him!"
"I ACCEPT!" T.J. yelled.
Then he blinked, as if thinking Thanks a lot, Dad.

"Wh-what's going on?" I asked. "What's with the glasses?"
Alex Fierro appeared in the doorway. "A scream that high could only be Magnus."

My first task was my favorite one -- getting out of the way.

"All we can do is try, Magnus. I choose to believe that our hardships make us stronger. Everything we've been through on this voyage - it matters. It increases our chances of victory."

"I know. I think the hardest thing we can ever do is see someone for who they really are. Our parents. Our friends. Ourselves."

"And when she kissed me under that blanket yesterday..." I met Alex's two-color eyes. "Well, that was just about the best thing that ever happened to me."