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exposed to people different from themselves is a good thing and state that Alex is a "step in the right direction," who is also a warrior and potential love interest of Magnus Chase, the lead character of the novel. Later on in the third entry of the series, she actually does kiss Magnus, and in the final pages, they kiss a final time.
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Riordan's "firm grasp" over his audience will make things acceptable. They further note that readers being
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Samirah and the latter oversees the former's first appearance as a cheetah running across Valhalla with Magnus and his floormates chasing Alex. Fierro had attacked the hotel
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noted that the introduction of Fierro complicated matters. They noted that
Riordan spent more time with Fierro's prose, but that it deepened their characterization. They also noted that Fierro made a point about not representing the entire transgender population in the book.
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as a source of information for developing the character. She was likely named Alex due to the name being gender-neutral, with the last name Fierro being the
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