The Hammer of Thor

Short review: The Magnus Chase series is back to the good, funny, fast moving, but still paying attention to character development, types of books that Percy Jackson series was. The Heroes series got distracted by overly complicated story arc and extended the story way beyond where it should have gone. The Kane Chronicles was just not that good.

But the Magnus Chase story is good. Changing the area of the Gods, but still having a relationship to the Greek/Roman gods I think is fascinating. Putting in a practicing muslim character that has to deal with the fact that these ancient gods exist while she continues in her faith is interesting. Making the main character the son of a god of healing instead of a warrior god I think is a good way to mix up the story and moves it away from one battle after another.

It is still a middle grade/younger end of young adult book. So it is not overly complex story line. You can speed through it and enjoy it. I just wish I didn't have to wait another year for the next book in the series.

my full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/hammer-of-thor/