Book Review: Magnus Chase and the hammer of Thor.

Name: Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor.

Author: Rick Riordan.

Rating: 4 out of 5 ( Wow it ain't 5 for a Riordan!! See? My reviews ain't biased :P)

Hello guys! Well, Magnus Chase is back! And the entire crazy, out-of-their-sane-mind Norse pantheon's in the orgy too. You know why they coined the term October heat? Precisely because Riordan releases his books in October. (If there's some geologist reading this, pray for my soul guys. :P)

To the point guys! ' The hammer of Thor', the sequel to 'The Sword of Summer', is a splendid illustration of the classic Riordan recipe. Out-of-their-mind gods + Brave demigods + tonnes of sarcasm to revel in = Riordan bestseller. So, the Thunder god Thor's mighty Hammer has been stolen.Oh boy, where will Thor surf netflix now!  Thor is hell bent on getting his Hammer back ( through the demigods, of course) before he misses the next season of Game of thrones. The insignificant fact that the world might be destroyed by then without the hammer? Well, Thor can concern himself with that later. Magnus and his entourage set upon to retrieve the hammer facing and outsmarting giants, gambling with the untrustworthy gods and trying to foil the plan to destroy the world.

The humor quotient and the sarcasm serve enhance the amazing descriptions of the journey. The vivid descriptions and imagination are certainly a highlight of the book. Magnus's sword ' Jack' enlivens the book throughout. Meet Jack. A sword that talks and sings Taylor Swift's songs till your ears get sore. Next time you get bored in a museum, watch out! Some sword might just blurt out awesome songs.

It has been evident throughout the book that Riordan is gonna try to bring together the Greek and the Norse pantheons, which I find quite a bit of a challenge. How RIck Riordan will pull it off, that elicits tremendous anticipation for the next October.

I felt that at some points, the things were getting a wee bit repetitive at some points but the lacuna is almost negligible while considering the entire book.