The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes by Rick Riordan | Book Review

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“International, entertaining, and exciting.“

My brief summary of the book

This book is a collection of short stories made by the authors of the Rick Riordan presents books. It features the stories and authors you know like Sal and Gabi by Carlos Hernandez, Paola Santiago by Tehlor Kay Mejia, The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan himself!

My thoughts

This collection of stories is thrilling and suspenseful. I was unfamiliar with all the characters, so I didn’t connect well with some stories. My favorite of the stories was Tehlor’s Bruto and the freaky flower. I kind of like the cover of the book, but it gives me creepy clowns vibes.

My rating

Do your kids enjoy reading short stories?

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About the author

“Rick Riordan, dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle-grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes. His most recent book is Daughter of the Deep, a modern take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons.” – Amazon.

More by Rick Riordan

• Daughter of the Deep; Please read my review.
• Lightning Thief, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
• The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1)
• The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle; Please read my review.
• Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods (A Percy Jackson and the Olympians Guide); Please read my review, here.
• And so many more!