I an unable to review this title, as it was archived before I had a chance to download and read it. This feedback is only to stop this title from adversely affecting my netgalley feedback rate. If in the future I have the opportunity to read this title, I will post a proper review here.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities is a delightful anthology of ten short stories featuring young heroes from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Edited by Rick Riordan, this collection brings together some of the best middle-grade authors today, including Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan himself.
Each story is a thrilling adventure that takes the reader on a journey through mythic worlds filled with magic, danger, and heroism. The young heroes must face various challenges, from battling cave monsters and abandoned demons to confronting ghosts who want to erase history and killer commandants. All but one of the heroes previously starred in popular books from Rick Riordan Presents, such as Aru Shah, Zane Obispo, Min the fox spirit, Sal and Gabi, Tristan Strong, Nizhoni Begay, Paola Santiago, Sikander Aziz, and Riley Oh. The new hero is revealed in Rick Riordan's short story, which is the collection's finale.
One of the strengths of this anthology is its diverse representation of cultures. Each story draws on myths and legends from different parts of the world, including Indian, Mesoamerican, Korean, Cuban, Black American, African, Navajo, Mexican, Mesopotamian, and Celtic cultures. The own-voice stories provide a fresh and authentic perspective, bringing to life characters and worlds that are richly imagined and full of depth.
Overall, The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities is a must-read for fans of middle-grade fiction and mythology. The stories are fast-paced, funny, and heartwarming, and they offer a powerful message about the importance of courage, friendship, and perseverance in the face of adversity. The book will appeal to readers of all ages and backgrounds and will surely become a treasured addition to any library or bookshelf.

This book was unfortunately a DNF for me, but for good reason. As someone who has only really read Rick Riordan's novels, it was difficult to connect with the works done by other authors as I had no previous experience with them. I lacked context to the characters or situations they were in, which made it hard to keep reading. While this wasn't the best read for me, however, I am sure to someone who has decided to explore the works done by the authors affiliated with Riordan, this would be a fun and expansive read!

I love Rick Riordan books and I introduced them to many of the older children I worked with at the library. This one will please his many fans nd maybe entice them to try works by the other authors in this short story anthology. Make nice gift for his fans!

Fun collection of short stories featuring your favorite heroes from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint plus a new Irish hero from Rick Riordan himself. Recommended for fans of the many series.

Rick Riordan and everything under his umbrella is middle school GOLD! It’s like hitting the jackpot, especially to get an anthology of short stories. I’m always looking for stories to use throughout the year that are highly engaging and easy to spark discussions. I’ve now got another anthology to pull from!

I received this copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I love all Rick Riordan books, but found this one a little hard to get into. It was however well liked by my kids once we started reading. I loved that there were multiple stories that we could read. It made really nice stoping points and kept the kids interested. It was a good book but our favorites are still his Percy Jackson books.

I love that they put together a group of short stories by the Rick Riordan Presents authors. These are amazing samples of each of their writing to get children exciting about starting series by each of these authors.

Unfortunately this one is a dnf for me. I struggled so much while reading this and I tried multiple stories and just didn't mesh with any of them. Even the characters I've known from other stories I wasn't fully invested and didn't seem to really care about what was going on. I read 3 stories in full and tried bits of others but ultimately decided this just wasn't for me.

I loved this collection of short stories! I've read most of the Rick Riordan Imprint series and it was very fun to see more stories set in those universes. Even for the imprints I haven't read, I felt like it was still really easy to follow along with the stories. Plus, Rick's short story (as usual) was amazing and leaves me itching for more honestly.

One liner: Fans of Percy Jackson will love this collection of short stories from the Rick Riordan Presents worlds.

The book ends with Rick Riordan giving us a new hero in the world of Celtic Myhology. It ends at the exact point a new series could kick off. Wishful thinking?

My son and I love reading the Rick Riordan and Rick Riordan presents books together. This was a great chance to visit old friends and see them in a new adventure. It is also a great way to test out if you want to jump into the Rick Riordan Presents world if you haven't already.

I am thankful for the electronic copy of the book that I received from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. I purchased the audible version on my own.

If you don't know the authors who are part of the "Rick Riordan Presents" project, this book is a marvelous sampler/introduction. If you have read a few of those authors, (and I strongly recommend that you do), this is a tasty way to get some short story treats from the authors you like and to meet a few you may have overlooked. The stories are not just quick shorties; they have some heft. In any event this is good stuff. You don't need to know the various series' backstories or histories, although that will probably help, or at least enhance your enjoyment, with some of them. The Riordan Presents imprint is actually pretty impressive; it's fun to see samples of the best gathered in one volume like this.

This is such a nice little collection of stories that really keeps you reading. Even if there's one you might not like as much, there is still plenty of other content. Its nice to see all these stories in one little book and it would be nice to get something else like this in the future.

I liked this so much, I immediately went out a bought a finalized copy of this book the day it came out. I have lost my page of individual reviews for each story but once I find it my full review will be available on my Goodreads.

This book was top tier as I expected it would be. I haven't read most of the books that these hereos are taken from so this was a good introduction to them.

As one can expect from Rick Riordan and RR presents books, these stories all had action, mystery, heart, and humor. I loved how easy it was to fall in love with these characters and their stories. I think you can especially appreciate these stories if you've read the respectful series. However, it was all still very enjoyable without reading most of them.

I particularly loved a couple that ended with a bit of a cliffhanger. They almost felt like they had been plucked from the middle of a book and I was aching to read more.

I wish I had time to dive into all of these series all at once, but this was good taste tester to begin. Overall, I'd 100% recommend this book if you're a fan of Riordan's books or have any read and enjoyed any of the Rick Riordan Presents.

I was excited about this book because of the author. I could not, however, get through the first story and the kindle formatted book that I received doesn't have a table of contents or way to easily go to other stories. I had hoped to read and review the book before it came out and every time I went back to it, I was still in the first story which, to me, did not get any better. I hope to check the book out from the library in the future and read the other stories and at that time, I will post a review online.
Thank you,

It's so nice to see an anthology for middle grade readers with some of the greatest authors of our time. Leave it to Rick Riordan to bring this amazing book into the world.

Uncle Rick,

We need a new and improved formula for your writing disciples to follow. The RR World and RR Presents sass is feeling really tired. And, when you read a bunch together back to back, the hijinks start to feel really rote.

Props for your new story, the only one I finished. I'm familiar with the hero and felt it was grungier and slightly different than your usual because this character didn't rely as much on the BFF (Grover) or female assist/her-in-her-own right (Annabel).

this book was fine and i enjoyed many of the stories, however having NOT read all of the books that the characters in these stories were from, some of the stories were harder to follow or not as engaging. while i realize that's likely mostly the fault of me as the reader for picking up a book about characters i might not know, i think that for some areas, a bit more introduction would've been helpful, since it is a lot of characters for the reader to know from different series