Book Banter: Comic Nerd Alert!
School is out, so that means I should be able to read more, right? Well...I struggled to get into anything recently. I started digging through my kids books on my bedside table and I COMPLETELY FORGOT about my two new Rick Riordan books...
I've been reading Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer and let me tell you, I have a SERIOUS bone to pick with Marvel. My Norse mythology knowledge was based on the Thor/Avenger movies and the relationships formed in those stories. *UGH* Dear Stan Lee...did you DO any mythological research? Now I'm all confused! I'm struggling with the fact that Thor and Loki aren't brothers in mythology, as well as their relationship with Odin is off...and did you know there was a tree that extended through the Nine Worlds, not just a gap of time that can be traveled through?!?! I feel that this book will leave me with more questions I have to research, than allow me enjoyment of a new series. 
I also find it interesting that Rick Riordan makes references to characters in his other series, but if you haven't read Heroes of Olympus would have no idea who Jason Grace is, nor would you understand the encounter with Annabeth Chase. (SO...note to self, if you are just starting Rick Riordan's series...start with Percy...move on to Heroes...thrown in some Kane Chronicles...and then you'll be ready for Asgard. All in all, I always enjoy how Riordan ends up "saving the day" in an impossible situation. Whether I understand Norse mythology or not, the relationships between the characters is what makes a great story. Next on my list is The Trials of Apollo. I think I'll be more intrigued by this novel, as it is very much the reversal of what we have seen - a god is actually turned mortal, due to upsetting Zeus. Greek
mythology - messed up as it is - makes more sense to me...or maybe it's easier to read than Norse mythology...Not as many consonants all put together in one word. Ha!
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