The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes
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Reviews
Laney Estel
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3。5 StarsWhile I normally don’t like Anthologies， this book has a little bit of something for everyone。 From the puns of “Calamity Jane” to the camp setting of “The Gum Baby Files” each story is full of fun and whimsy。 Come for the YA stories and stay for some fantasy！ My favorite story was “My Night at the Gifted Carnival” by Graci Kim which connected me to the characters in a way I really didn’t expect。 Plus who doesn’t love the carnival？ My only drawback is sometimes it was hard to really dig 3。5 StarsWhile I normally don’t like Anthologies， this book has a little bit of something for everyone。 From the puns of “Calamity Jane” to the camp setting of “The Gum Baby Files” each story is full of fun and whimsy。 Come for the YA stories and stay for some fantasy！ My favorite story was “My Night at the Gifted Carnival” by Graci Kim which connected me to the characters in a way I really didn’t expect。 Plus who doesn’t love the carnival？ My only drawback is sometimes it was hard to really dig into the characters。 Some of the stories I had just got a handle on them and the story was over。 。。。more
Jessica
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Thank you Netgalley and Disney Publishing for a review copy of this collection of short stories。 This collection of stories brings about the question of a multiverse， or as I like to call it now the Riordan-verse。 Some stories were stronger than others， and I definitely was more drawn into the ones with the more familiar characters for me， but it was still a lot of fun and a great way to dip your toes into some of the other great Riordan reads stories from some fantastic authors。
Amy
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The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes is a collection of magical short stories。 Even though I am not the targeted audience for this book， I still really enjoyed。 It was great taking various adventures in all of the stories。 I enjoyed them all。 I am giving The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes four and a half stars。 I recommend it for readers who are between the ages of eight and thirteen and are fans of fantasy and mythical。 The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes is a collection of magical short stories。 Even though I am not the targeted audience for this book， I still really enjoyed。 It was great taking various adventures in all of the stories。 I enjoyed them all。 I am giving The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes four and a half stars。 I recommend it for readers who are between the ages of eight and thirteen and are fans of fantasy and mythical。 I received a paperback copy of The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes from the publisher， but was not required to write a positive review。 This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion。 。。。more
Brenda
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When I first saw the blog tour and cover of Cursed Carnival， I was instantly intrigued。 I think I imagined that each author would be writing a story centralized around the theme of a Carnival， or something like that。 Which would've worked for me because the only series I've completed is Roshani Chokshi 's Aruh Shah series and I'm familiar with Sarwat Chadda's writing having read his Shadow Magic trilogy （as Joshua Khan）。 Instead， it was a pleasant surprise to find that this collection of short s When I first saw the blog tour and cover of Cursed Carnival， I was instantly intrigued。 I think I imagined that each author would be writing a story centralized around the theme of a Carnival， or something like that。 Which would've worked for me because the only series I've completed is Roshani Chokshi 's Aruh Shah series and I'm familiar with Sarwat Chadda's writing having read his Shadow Magic trilogy （as Joshua Khan）。 Instead， it was a pleasant surprise to find that this collection of short stories would include the characters from the authors original series taking on a whole new adventure。 So not having read the authors previous books I was initially a little hesitant， but decided to go along for the ride。 Not having fore knowledge for all of the characters really didn't seem to matter too much， but I should caution that you might pick up on a few spoilers here and there from the original stories like I did。 So if there's a particular series that your hoping to get to， maybe consider holding off until you've completed it before reading the Cursed Carnival。 Each short story in The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities is roughly 45-50+ pages in length。 There's an equal balance of humor， fast paced action and plenty of monsters。 I so love that they're all written by own-voice authors and introduce readers to stories involving the mythology of their culture。 I wouldn't consider the short stories as an introduction to the authors other books， but instead more of an introduction into the authors writing style， their worlds， myths and characters that they write about。 Or maybe it can be seen as an addition to a favorite characters stories。 Some of my favorites were The Loneliest Demon by Sarwat Chadda （really inspired to bump up his The Plague God Series now）， My Life as a Child Outlaw by Rick Riordan （yep even he makes an appearance with a short story）， The Initiation by Yoon Ha Lee and My Night at the Gifted Carnival by Graci Kim。 Truthfully， all the stories were really good and if I had all the time in the world， I'd defiantly be reading more of the authors other books。 *Thank you to Disney Hyperion for my review copy ** 。。。more
Stephanie Ward
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'The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities 'is a collection of ten middle-grade short stories that feature beloved characters from the Rick Riordan Presents universe in the heart of several different mythological retellings。 I personally haven't read any of the books in the Rick Riordan Presents collection but I was still able to enjoy each story for what it was。 It would probably be more helpful and fun if the reader was familiar with the characters and their previous adventures before reading t 'The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities 'is a collection of ten middle-grade short stories that feature beloved characters from the Rick Riordan Presents universe in the heart of several different mythological retellings。 I personally haven't read any of the books in the Rick Riordan Presents collection but I was still able to enjoy each story for what it was。 It would probably be more helpful and fun if the reader was familiar with the characters and their previous adventures before reading this anthology， but I don't think it's necessary。Each of the ten stories was full of interesting characters who find themselves in some weird and scary situations。 They all follow the general hero's quest template and each incorporates mythology as well。 Some of the myths were familiar to me and some weren't but I really liked reading each author's reimagining。 They were able to intertwine beloved characters and quirky worlds with timeless myths to create something fresh， new， and full of fun。 I can't pick a favorite from among them; they each had their own aspects that I loved。 I don't read much middle grade fiction but I definitely recommend this book。 It's a perfect read for fans of middle grade fiction， fantasy， mythology， children's fiction， young adult fiction， retellings， and readers who are already fans of the Rick Riordan Presents universe。Disclosure: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Veronica
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*I received this book （Via eArc by Netgalley） for free from the Publisher （Disney Publishing Worldwide / Rick Riordan presents） in exchange for an honest review* I think this was a fun way to get some introduction to some of the list go the Rick Riordan presents。 Some of them I was super interested to read the series but also I am very much familiar with the Aru Shah so it was nice to see more into the stories and the character。 I was also surprised to see a chapter of Rick Riordan's story based *I received this book （Via eArc by Netgalley） for free from the Publisher （Disney Publishing Worldwide / Rick Riordan presents） in exchange for an honest review* I think this was a fun way to get some introduction to some of the list go the Rick Riordan presents。 Some of them I was super interested to read the series but also I am very much familiar with the Aru Shah so it was nice to see more into the stories and the character。 I was also surprised to see a chapter of Rick Riordan's story based off of Celtic Irish mythology which I knew that he was gonna be writing but I didn't expect that it would be in the short story collection。 I think if you love Rick Riordan and different mythologies in general， you will enjoy this a lot。 I am looking forward to reading more and getting more into the Rick Riordan presents list。 *Thanks again to the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy* 。。。more
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Disney Publishing Worldwide through NetGalley。Short stories from each of the current Riordan Presents universes。 Readers see known heroes engage in new adventures that fit somewhere among their longer books。 These tales provide further information about each hero and series in one book。 Occasionally， readers even see some overlap among the multiverses。 Could serve as an introductory book so readers select the characters they want to learn more about。 Great book I received an electronic ARC from Disney Publishing Worldwide through NetGalley。Short stories from each of the current Riordan Presents universes。 Readers see known heroes engage in new adventures that fit somewhere among their longer books。 These tales provide further information about each hero and series in one book。 Occasionally， readers even see some overlap among the multiverses。 Could serve as an introductory book so readers select the characters they want to learn more about。 Great book to introduce readers to the wide variety of myths and legends in our world。 。。。more
Jill booksandescape
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I received an advance ebook copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for review。The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities is an anthology of short stories edited by Rick Riordan， who also contributes a story。 The other authors who contributed to this anthology are authors who have published books under Rick Riordan Presents， a publishing imprint that focuses on diversity and mythology。 These authors are Carlos Hernandez; who has written a new story for his Sal and Gabi series， Roshani Cho I received an advance ebook copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for review。The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities is an anthology of short stories edited by Rick Riordan， who also contributes a story。 The other authors who contributed to this anthology are authors who have published books under Rick Riordan Presents， a publishing imprint that focuses on diversity and mythology。 These authors are Carlos Hernandez; who has written a new story for his Sal and Gabi series， Roshani Chokshi; who has written a new story for her Pandava series， J。C。 Cervantes; who has written a new story for her Storm Runner series， Yoon Ha Lee; who has written a new story for his Dragon Pearl series， Kwame Mbalia; who has written a new story for his Tristan Strong series， Rebecca Roanhorse; who has written a new story for her book Race to the Sun， Tehlor Kay Mejia; who has written a new story for her Paola Santiago series， Sarwat Chadda; who has written a new story for his book City of the Plague God， and Graci Kim; who has written a new story for her Gifted Clans series。This anthology was so much fun to read。 I haven’t read all the books for Rick Riordan Presents， but this book makes me want to fix that！ 。。。more
Poncho's Pages
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✨🎪 BOOK REVIEW ✨🎪Calamity Juice: 2⭐- low rating only because I was extremely confused， given that I haven't read the duology😂Beware the Grove of True Love: 3。5⭐- my sweet potato bbs🥲The Cave of Doom: 4⭐- okayyyy， this one was SO good。 I should probably read the trilogy， huh？The Initiation: 4⭐- I really liked this one。 The element of mystery and suspense was *chef's kiss* The Gum Baby Files: 4⭐- I just really love Gum Baby， okay？ The Demon Drum: 5⭐- I don't know what it was about this story， but ✨🎪 BOOK REVIEW ✨🎪Calamity Juice: 2⭐- low rating only because I was extremely confused， given that I haven't read the duology😂Beware the Grove of True Love: 3。5⭐- my sweet potato bbs🥲The Cave of Doom: 4⭐- okayyyy， this one was SO good。 I should probably read the trilogy， huh？The Initiation: 4⭐- I really liked this one。 The element of mystery and suspense was *chef's kiss* The Gum Baby Files: 4⭐- I just really love Gum Baby， okay？ The Demon Drum: 5⭐- I don't know what it was about this story， but I LURVED itBruto and the Freaky Flower: 4⭐- made me excited to read Paola's sequelThe Loneliest Demon: 4⭐- this was super cute and I'm excited to pick up his book soonMy Night at the Gifted Carnival: 2⭐- oof。 I didn't really like this one。 Alot of internal whining and a very rushed endingMy Life as a Child Outlaw: 3⭐- this one was。。。。 interesting All in all， a fun and imaginative collection of short stories that I really enjoyed。 Fans of any and all titles from Rick Riordan Presents will like this one alot。 * thanks to the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
bijoy prasad
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Great for kids， i would say must have！Aboe Great for kids， i would say must have！Aboe 。。。more
Sterling Brittian
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This anthology collection is a good way to decide which of the Rick Riordan Presents somebody would like to try， as well as getting more of some of their favorite characters。 Plus getting a new story from Rick Riordan is always plus。 Would definitely recommend to anyone who like Percy Jackson or any of the Rick Riordan Presents。
Linda
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I wanted to read The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities when I saw that Rebecca Roanhorse was one of the short story writers。 I've read all of her books and enjoyed them。Since I'm not between 8 and 12 years old， I might not be the best for reviewing this collection of hero stories。 Maybe if I put a month between reading each selection I would have enjoyed them more。 The problem with reading them one after another was that they sounded too much alike。Different kids with different abilities， som I wanted to read The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities when I saw that Rebecca Roanhorse was one of the short story writers。 I've read all of her books and enjoyed them。Since I'm not between 8 and 12 years old， I might not be the best for reviewing this collection of hero stories。 Maybe if I put a month between reading each selection I would have enjoyed them more。 The problem with reading them one after another was that they sounded too much alike。Different kids with different abilities， sometimes from different places in the universe， yet they all seemed just the same。 Each hero managed dialogue that was witty even when they were about to be eaten， killed， squashed， whatever。 Friends and enemies were snarky toward each other。 There was usually a clueless adult。 And， don't get me started on eyeball rolling。 I think characters rolled their eyes in every story。 I know tweens roll their eyes， but everybody， all the time， in every story？ I'm going to have to buy a second eyeball-roll-o-meter to keep up with all the optical athletics。 I did like Ms。 Roanhorse's story even if the character's eyeballs were unhinged。 The good news was that her protagonist realized her snarkiness might keep her from being a good friend and changed her ways， if not her eyeball theatrics。I might not be crazy about this anthology， but 6th graders would probably love it。 Me， I just rolled my eyes at the stories。Thanks to Netgalley for an advance readers digital copy in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Laura Mauro
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* I got this book for review from the publisher*I thought this was such a fun read。 I loved reading all these stories following the presents characters。 They were all super fun and short stories。 I thought some of them could have used a bit more basic info i felt a tad lost not having been caught up on the current books。 I also really am now more motivated to actually catch up。 I also just thought the stories were fun and dived into smaller assets of mythology 。 I also really liked learning abou * I got this book for review from the publisher*I thought this was such a fun read。 I loved reading all these stories following the presents characters。 They were all super fun and short stories。 I thought some of them could have used a bit more basic info i felt a tad lost not having been caught up on the current books。 I also really am now more motivated to actually catch up。 I also just thought the stories were fun and dived into smaller assets of mythology 。 I also really liked learning about Irsh mythology。 。。。more
Audra
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I'm not usually a lover of short stories。 By the time I fall in love with the characters and wonder about the plot， the story is over and I find myself left wanting more。 However， these short stories connect to all the universes that I've already fallen in love with。 They each give me one more chance to see a beloved partnership or team in action， to hear their voices。 I highly recommend for any child or library that has the Rick Riordan presents series。。。 Even if you haven't read one of the par I'm not usually a lover of short stories。 By the time I fall in love with the characters and wonder about the plot， the story is over and I find myself left wanting more。 However， these short stories connect to all the universes that I've already fallen in love with。 They each give me one more chance to see a beloved partnership or team in action， to hear their voices。 I highly recommend for any child or library that has the Rick Riordan presents series。。。 Even if you haven't read one of the particular series， you'll still enjoy the story。 And， it might even have you picking up a new story！ This imprint is truly such a treasure for elevating the voices and stories that have historically so often been silenced。Based on an ARC from NetGalley。 。。。more
Kelly Lyn
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All of the stories do contain spoilers of books published under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint except Rick Riordan's story。 All of the stories do contain spoilers of books published under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint except Rick Riordan's story。 。。。more
Victoria
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Things Got Out of HandThis book is a lot of fun for readers who can’t get enough of Rick Riordan Presents books。 It is very helpful to read the books before starting this collection of short stories。 The majority of stories reference previous plots and characters， jumping right into the narrative。 Filled with diversity， culture， universe traveling， and adventure！ A brief warning for the squeamish， Sal and Gabi have a whole story about unicorn puke。 Though all the characters are wonderful in thei Things Got Out of HandThis book is a lot of fun for readers who can’t get enough of Rick Riordan Presents books。 It is very helpful to read the books before starting this collection of short stories。 The majority of stories reference previous plots and characters， jumping right into the narrative。 Filled with diversity， culture， universe traveling， and adventure！ A brief warning for the squeamish， Sal and Gabi have a whole story about unicorn puke。 Though all the characters are wonderful in their own way， I enjoyed catching up with Aru Shah as she learns love is dangerous， in the Grove of True Love。 Gum Baby is hilarious as usual， proving she is a hero by saving Ayanna， Junior， and the memories of past heroes in The Gum Baby Files。 It was great to have follow-up stories for standalone books。 Min and her ghost brother Jun make new friends when agent training camp gets dangerous， and Nizhoni works with her Ancestor Club friends to defeat a demon drum。 Each short story is as creative as the books， and leaves you wanting more。 The final story is written by Rick Riordan， and is not based on any of his previous or presently announced books。 This short story is filled with interesting Irish history， a historical setting， skin disease， and death。 Eight-year-old Demne described in one word is “special”， and is about as humble and sarcastic as Apollo。 His childishness is endearing， as he struggles to find his purpose。 This is a darker tale of growing up， that ends in a serious cliffhanger。 It does not quite follow， or end， the lighthearted theme of this book。 Again， this collection of short stories is a wonderful follow up to the Rick Riordan Presents books， with hopefully more books to come。 。。。more
Brittany
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Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley for free in exchange for my honest review。 Review also cross-posted to NetGalley。Okay， now that was a fun ride！ I am definitely picking up a finished copy of this once it's out。 Fair warning， however: there do seem to be spoilers about if you haven't read the series that these short stories are based in （here being the various mythology-based series of the Rick Riordan Imprint of Disney Hyperion）。 I personally have only Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley for free in exchange for my honest review。 Review also cross-posted to NetGalley。Okay， now that was a fun ride！ I am definitely picking up a finished copy of this once it's out。 Fair warning， however: there do seem to be spoilers about if you haven't read the series that these short stories are based in （here being the various mythology-based series of the Rick Riordan Imprint of Disney Hyperion）。 I personally have only read the Aru Shah series out of all of the ones included in this book， but I absolutely adore that series， so when I heard we'd get a tiny bit more of those characters in this one， I had to try my hand at getting a copy from NetGalley。 And while I may not have been familiar with the characters of the other stories， this book made me want to pick more of them up。 I've been saying that this year I'd try to get to more series in that imprint， and this might have been the final push I need。Every single story held within this book was so much fun; they all immediately drew me in and made me want to keep reading。 And while， yes， there do seem to be spoilers for some of the other books in this imprint held within these stories， none of the stories themselves were confusing to new readers for that reason。 It felt like each story had little recap moments that not only introduced the world and characters and their past adventures to new readers， but also informed the reader as to what sort of mythology the story was centered around （without it feeling like beating you over the head with a ton of information before the short story could get off the ground， if that makes sense）。Plus， there are fun little easter eggs if you read through the entire book！ Certain characters are mentioned across various stories （one particular unicorn might just show up in quite a few of them， if you keep your eyes peeled！）， which just really reinforced the。。。 family sort of feeling that this imprint has。 I love how easily all these stories could intertwine and play off each other， which is a fun idea of the new Disney+ reboot of Percy Jackson ends up doing well。 Like the Marvel or DC cinematic universes， there's room to expand is what I'm saying。 I'd love to see some of these other series get the same treatment down the line！This collection also was the first introduction to Riordan's possible future Celtic mythology series， and it was really interesting！ （Side note: thank you for the Irish name pronunciation guide at the end of this story！ I always love a good pronunciation guide。 I want to be able to hear names correctly in my head as I read along。） I can't wait to see if more eventually comes out about this particular character。 It's definitely going to be a book to watch out for。All in all， this is a really great sampler of the series that the Rick Riordan Imprint currently is working with （or has possibly upcoming， in the case of Riordan's own aforementioned Celtic story）。 If you've ever thought about starting in on any of the books contained within the imprint， or are just a lover of mythological-based books， then this is worth picking up。 。。。more
Ross
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So this book was not good。 I didn't know it was a compilation of all the RR Presents author。 I thought this was like a new series by RR， I have only read a couple of these authors， and the ones I didn't read took place in that book's world。 So this book was not good。 I didn't know it was a compilation of all the RR Presents author。 I thought this was like a new series by RR， I have only read a couple of these authors， and the ones I didn't read took place in that book's world。 。。。more
Gretchen
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This is a collection of short stories from the authors that write under the Rick Riordan Presents label。 If you haven't read their full-length books， there may be some spoilers in these short stories。 The book also includes a story from Riordan rooted in Irish mythology。 I loved all of the stories and currently have all of the books I haven't read by all of the authors on hold at my local library。 I can't wait to read all of their books and return to the characters。 #TheCursedCarnivalandOtherCal This is a collection of short stories from the authors that write under the Rick Riordan Presents label。 If you haven't read their full-length books， there may be some spoilers in these short stories。 The book also includes a story from Riordan rooted in Irish mythology。 I loved all of the stories and currently have all of the books I haven't read by all of the authors on hold at my local library。 I can't wait to read all of their books and return to the characters。 #TheCursedCarnivalandOtherCalamities #NetGalley 。。。more
Ree
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This book is going to be kind of difficult to give a review for since its an anthology of short stories from the mythological worlds of Rick Riordan Presents， but here goes。The only two of the Rick Riordan Presents books I've read are Aru Shah and Sikander Aziz， but honestly， I was so glad to see them again。 The whole book， you could consider， was essentially a lot like a "sampler"; the stories gave a taste of what each hero and their world is like and upon reading it， I've determined that there This book is going to be kind of difficult to give a review for since its an anthology of short stories from the mythological worlds of Rick Riordan Presents， but here goes。The only two of the Rick Riordan Presents books I've read are Aru Shah and Sikander Aziz， but honestly， I was so glad to see them again。 The whole book， you could consider， was essentially a lot like a "sampler"; the stories gave a taste of what each hero and their world is like and upon reading it， I've determined that there's quite a few series I need to get to。 All of the heroes from Rick Riordan Presents made an an appearance and their stories seem to take place sometime after the first or second book。 I will say， however， that it would be ever so helpful if the short stories had some sort of title or other note as to show what series it's related to because it was incredibly confusing at times， considering that I haven't read all of the books and the fact that some are in 1st person so we never even catch their first name， to determine what story belonged to which series。 The only identification is the author， but that requires doing your own research， so it would be ever so useful to have some other identification。 Rick Riordan's newest character from his Celtic mythology - based book also makes an appearance， so if you have been interested in reading any of the books affiliated with Rick Riordan Presents， I would recommend you to start with this。 。。。more
daughterofathenacarli
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Finally here’s my review of The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities！！ I was fortunate to have gotten an ARC from a local bookstore that gives away ARCs if you give a donation to cancer， and I was so excited to pick this up！！ It didn’t disapoint， almost all of the stories are amazing！！ Here’s a mini review/more like just a few words about some and a whole paragraph for Aru for each！！ Calamity Juice I loved this one！！ It was funny and cute and I especially loved Gabi！！ She’s an amazing character Finally here’s my review of The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities！！ I was fortunate to have gotten an ARC from a local bookstore that gives away ARCs if you give a donation to cancer， and I was so excited to pick this up！！ It didn’t disapoint， almost all of the stories are amazing！！ Here’s a mini review/more like just a few words about some and a whole paragraph for Aru for each！！ Calamity Juice I loved this one！！ It was funny and cute and I especially loved Gabi！！ She’s an amazing character！！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ Beware the Grove of True Love I loved Aru’s story possibly as much as I loved Finn’s。 Okay， I think I actually I loved it more。 Don’t get me wrong， Rick’s story was amazing （as always） but it was my least favorite in the Riordanverse so far， but it still is amazing。 The others just have the bar way too high lol for most stories to compete。 But anyways， but to Aru。 I love Aru’s perspective， she’s super funny and likable and just a really overall amazing character！！ And I feel like she has a little bit for everyone: the aru shah series is more middle grade readers， I usually read more ya though but found her more likable than lots （if not most） ya characters！！ Aru is an icon and I will stand by that fact。 Another thing I want to say was done amazingly was that I never had to reread because because I didn’t understand anything。 And I feel like even somebody who has not read the series could understand what was happening in it just fine。 I may be a little biased because I have read the first two Aru Shah‘s， but I feel like with some of the stories it would be very hard to comprehend them without any previous background knowledge of the characters or the world or anything like that。 I had a little bit of trouble with some of the ones that I had no knowledge of and hadn’t read any of the books， which is completely my fault， I should be reading these amazing books but I just wanted to say that Roshani Chokshi did an amazing job with making sure that even if you hadn’t read any of these books you could probably understand it fine。 One last thing I want to add I also love Brynn and Mini they are also great characters and I love how it has an amazing main character and great side characters I mean it’s a perfect trifecta。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟 The Cave of Doom I really enjoyed this one！！ Zane is a great main character， and of course Brooks is like literally the best I mean and I just their relationship is just *chefs kiss* I mean they are like one of the best ships ever and they are totally underrated and I just love them。 And I personally love ships where the guy falls in love first （like Percabeth， Maxerica， Everlark， Foster-Keefe， Kanej， Jurdan， etc） and it’s adorable I love them they’re just adorable and it also has a super well written villain if anybody wants that so yeah！！ I’m sorry if this feels gushy about these last two stories but I just absolutely love them ahahah。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟 The Initiation I really liked this one， Min was an awesome protagonist， she’s very smart and I liked really liked her！！ I really liked the story and I actually have Dragon Pearl and so I can’t wait to read it since I loved this one！！ （And I was fortunate to have last year been able to go to Uncle Rick’s Tower of Nero virtual tour and it was the one with Yoon Ha Lee as the guest author and the book seemed awesome from what I also heard in that！！） ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Gum Baby Files So， this one was entertaining， but as someone who likes character driven stories， and wasn’t a huge fan of the protaganist in this， I wasn’t a huge fan of this one。 I am a teenager who usually reads more on the ya side of books， so please take this part with a grain of salt， but I felt like the idea for the story was childish and executed poorly。 It was told by like an inhuman blob thing， right？？ I’m sorry， but that wasn’t my thing。 However， I haven’t read the original Tristan Strong books， so this could’ve been something I really enojoye had I read the Tristan Strong books， but I haven’t。 So if you liked those， by all means try this， but I will say it was not my thing。 ⭐️ The Demon Drum I really， really liked this one！！ The characters felt real， the story felt vibrant and alive， like I was actually there！！ Not sure what much else to say， but I really enjoyed this one and I really liked the characters and plot and everything！！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bruto and the Freaky Flower Same could be said with this one as I said about the last！ I really loved Pao and Dante and I think they’d be a super cute couple！！ And I loved the plot and just everything！！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Loneliest Demon I loved this one！！ The plot was super intriguing to me and I hope I can pick up City of the Plague God soon！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 My Night at the Gifted Carnival。 I absolutely loved this one！！ It was so much fun to read and Riley was such an amazing， relatable character！！ I loved her and Hattie and everything about with story！！ It felt super real and it was just a really really fun read！！ I loved it！！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟My Life as a Child Outlaw : Okay so。I’m keeping this review short and simple， so I’m just going to say this: I loved the book。 It’s definitely my least favorite Uncle Rick book， but his other books have set the standard so high it’s close to even compare。 So I still absolutely loved it！！ Finn was a great protagonist and I found it hilarious how he started his life on the run doing crimes， and pretty much just continues that streak from day 1 😂 I also really liked his moms/guardian warriors/whatever they are， I thought they were funny！ Overall， it was just a really amazing story and I hope we get more from Finn soon！！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟 。。。more
Ellyn → Allonsythornraxx
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07/07/2021GIMME IT 🙌🙌🙌
Nfeldbaum
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I quite enjoyed The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities！As someone who’s read each book in the imprint so far as each came out， these short stories brought me back to worlds and characters I haven’t seen in a while。All the short stories were entertaining， but three in particular stood out to me as extraordinarily well done: The Loneliest Demon （Sarwat Chadda）， My Night at the Gifted Carnival （Graci Kim）， and My Life as a Child Outlaw （Rick Riordan）。I’ve noticed that there isn’t a ton of informa I quite enjoyed The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities！As someone who’s read each book in the imprint so far as each came out， these short stories brought me back to worlds and characters I haven’t seen in a while。All the short stories were entertaining， but three in particular stood out to me as extraordinarily well done: The Loneliest Demon （Sarwat Chadda）， My Night at the Gifted Carnival （Graci Kim）， and My Life as a Child Outlaw （Rick Riordan）。I’ve noticed that there isn’t a ton of information out regarding what each short story is about， so to give some very general outlines without spoiling anything:1。 Sal and Gabi go on an adventure filled with inter-dimensional unicorns and talking toilets that I have no other way to describe than pure fun2。 Aru Shah and her sisters learn a bit more about why love is a powerful and terrible emotion3。 Zane and Brooks face a fascinating monster the gods don’t want to discuss。 （This one left me dying to find out more！）4。 Min attends a school session and finds herself in the middle of several harrowing training exercises5。 Gum Baby makes an appearance， and is hilarious as usual while fighting those who want us to forget history6。 Nizhoni and her friends spend the day at the All-Nations Assembly powwow， but something’s gone terribly wrong7。 Pao and Dante make another trip to the riverbank， chancla included of course8。 Sik encounters yet another demon， but the dread Rabisu might not be exactly what he expects。 （Truly hilarious！ My favorite of the stories）9。 Riley and Hattie get a prequel （the only one in the anthology！） at a magical carnival10。 Rick Riordan masterfully retells the childhood of a mythical Irish hero。 It left me craving more and desperately hoping for a standalone。 I’m reluctant to give much detail about this one， because even the main character’s name is a spoiler at this point！ But it’s set in ancient Ireland and felt very much like a more fleshed-out version of a traditional myth or fairy tale。I would highly recommend this anthology to those who have read and loved the standalone books from the same authors。I would cautiously recommend this anthology to select readers who haven’t read the standalones。 If you don’t want spoilers， be very careful in picking up this book。 Most of these stories take place after the events of the standalone and will contain heavy spoilers。 You can safely read the last two stories - those by Graci Kim and Rick Riordan。But if you haven’t read any of the standalones and you’re not too worried about spoilers， there really is no better way to get an idea of which authors’ books you may be interested in trying out。 There are so many books now in the Rick Riordan Presents imprint that it can be daunting to figure out which books you’re interested in reading， and this is a great way to do it。Keep an eye out for dimension traveling unicorns， and enjoy！I received a digital advance reader's copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
DJ
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Copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Sal and Gabi！ Aru Shah！ Tristan Strong！ Paola Santiago and MORE！！！ This collection was tons of fun！ I had a blast reuniting with all my favorite characters from Rick Riordan Presents as well as a few new ones！ This collection is a must read for any RR fan！ I would recommend having read at least some of the books that these characters are from。 If you have read these stories you are in for a treat！ It was so fun to rea Copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Sal and Gabi！ Aru Shah！ Tristan Strong！ Paola Santiago and MORE！！！ This collection was tons of fun！ I had a blast reuniting with all my favorite characters from Rick Riordan Presents as well as a few new ones！ This collection is a must read for any RR fan！ I would recommend having read at least some of the books that these characters are from。 If you have read these stories you are in for a treat！ It was so fun to read about some of my favorite characters in short adventures！ The only problem is you're going to want more！ 。。。more
Andee
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BLOG|INSTAGRAM|TWITTER|YOUTUBE Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Disclaimer， I adore the stories from Rick Riordan Presents。 I’ve read quite a lot of them， and most of the ones I haven’t read are on my TBR。 This was an exciting compilation of these heroes， and I enjoyed it quite a lot。 I think something that I struggled with though was that for a couple of stories， I had no idea who the heroes were。 This made the magic and BLOG|INSTAGRAM|TWITTER|YOUTUBE Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Disclaimer， I adore the stories from Rick Riordan Presents。 I’ve read quite a lot of them， and most of the ones I haven’t read are on my TBR。 This was an exciting compilation of these heroes， and I enjoyed it quite a lot。 I think something that I struggled with though was that for a couple of stories， I had no idea who the heroes were。 This made the magic and the lore confusing， and hard to follow。 This wasn’t the case for all the stories I didn’t know， but for a couple， I ended up skipping them。All and all， I had a fun time reading this collection。 I was introduced to some heroes I’m excited to read about。 I got to follow heroes I know and love in exciting side adventures。 This was well organized， and they stayed consistent with their worlds and stories。 Full blog review on November 5th， 2021。 。。。more
Sabrina
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The Rick Riordan Presents imprint has become a favorite of mine。 How can it not？ Rick Riordan， one of my all time favorite authors， started it。 Bringing together a group of amazing authors， series， and mythologies。 For a mythology geek and someone who loves to read fiction， this imprint could not be more perfect for me。 Despite the fact that the stories are for a younger audience。 But that doesn't mean someone older can't enjoy it。 This book puts together a collection of stories from those who h The Rick Riordan Presents imprint has become a favorite of mine。 How can it not？ Rick Riordan， one of my all time favorite authors， started it。 Bringing together a group of amazing authors， series， and mythologies。 For a mythology geek and someone who loves to read fiction， this imprint could not be more perfect for me。 Despite the fact that the stories are for a younger audience。 But that doesn't mean someone older can't enjoy it。 This book puts together a collection of stories from those who have been published in the imprint so far and it was great！ For the series that have ended and getting spin offs， you get a look at our heroes in the aftermath before the next adventure begins。 For a story that has just started， you get a prequel。 Or even a story that is almost near the end， you get a story of an in between moment。 All fantastic。 Then you have Rick's story who brings a new story touching in Irish mythology。 Something he has mentioned wanting to do a future series on。 If you have loved all the books in the imprint so far， this is definitely a book to check out！ I loved getting more of these characters， especially the ones whose stories may have ended。 It's nice to see what kind of trouble they are getting into now。 Loved the book！ I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Alexis Forgit
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I received and ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review of this book。 Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities by Rick Riordan did not disappoint！ In the introduction， Riordan states "This book offers ten doorways into adventure--ten stories that offer chills， thrills， and lots of laugh-out-loud moments from across the mythological spectrum，" and boy did he deliver！ It was wonderful to revisit some great characters from other Rick Riordan Presents books。 I am currently going to pick up the I received and ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review of this book。 Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities by Rick Riordan did not disappoint！ In the introduction， Riordan states "This book offers ten doorways into adventure--ten stories that offer chills， thrills， and lots of laugh-out-loud moments from across the mythological spectrum，" and boy did he deliver！ It was wonderful to revisit some great characters from other Rick Riordan Presents books。 I am currently going to pick up the first books in the two series I had not read yet！This would be a great way to get students to want to pick up one of the series by meeting the characters and going on an adventure with them。 I was slightly disappointed that we didn't see Magnus， Lester， Annabeth， or any other of our favorites from Riordan， but the introduction of Demne made up for that！ I am hoping for a whole series of the Celtic mythology and Demne！！！ 。。。more
Michael Jones
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The perfect sampler of everything the Rick Riordan Imprint has published to date （through mid-2021）。 If you're already a fan， this collection is well worth it。 And if you're new to the imprint or any of the series， it's a great chance to get a taste of the various series and authors。Obviously， this is incredibly diverse， and allows readers to enjoy a wide range of cultures， mythologies， and experiences。 My personal favs are Carlos Hernandez' Sal and Gabi， and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong series The perfect sampler of everything the Rick Riordan Imprint has published to date （through mid-2021）。 If you're already a fan， this collection is well worth it。 And if you're new to the imprint or any of the series， it's a great chance to get a taste of the various series and authors。Obviously， this is incredibly diverse， and allows readers to enjoy a wide range of cultures， mythologies， and experiences。 My personal favs are Carlos Hernandez' Sal and Gabi， and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong series， both represented here， but I've never read a bad story out of this imprint， and would recommend any and all of them。 As such， this collection is excellent and thoroughly satisfying。 。。。more
Leslie
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan is a middle grade series about modern demigods and Greek mythology that resonated with kids and adults alike since 2005。 It was a series I was very familiar with growing up and to this day still love them as an adult。 It was really exciting to see that Rick and Disney came together to make an imprint called Rick Riordan Presents， where other middle grade authors who have middle grade mythological stories like Percy Jackson but from other cultures a Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan is a middle grade series about modern demigods and Greek mythology that resonated with kids and adults alike since 2005。 It was a series I was very familiar with growing up and to this day still love them as an adult。 It was really exciting to see that Rick and Disney came together to make an imprint called Rick Riordan Presents， where other middle grade authors who have middle grade mythological stories like Percy Jackson but from other cultures and folklore could come together。The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities is an anthology with short stories featuring characters from the Rick Riordan Presents books （such as Aru Shah and Tristan Strong）。 Usually anthologies have pieces that are obviously better than others， but in this case I think they're all evenly good and interesting。 I like that Rick's piece is a sneak peak from his new series coming out following Gaelic mythology。 I also appreciate the pronunciation guide to the Irish names that follows。 Any fan of the Rick Riordan presents books will love to see their favorite characters in bonus stories and coming together in one place。 My favorite thing about this is that Rick Riordan Presents books are becoming almost like the Marvel Universe where it's plausible that characters from these different stories can meet each other and work together， which started originally years ago when Annabeth Chase met the Kanes。 I think if the Percy Jackson tv series is a success， it will open doors for the other stories to be adapted and for future crossovers。Thank you to netgalley and Disney Hyperion for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Laura Richardson
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