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pey333's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abandonment
Minor: Death and Blood
angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
The nostalgia hits so hard, especially the humor and chaos I've always cherished since middle school.
The Chalice of the Gods left me yearning for more thrilling adventures that lie ahead. I can't wait to see where Percy's gonna look for his next college acceptance letter!
The Chalice of the Gods left me yearning for more thrilling adventures that lie ahead. I can't wait to see where Percy's gonna look for his next college acceptance letter!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy
chronicacademia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, and Abandonment
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Reading this series feels like returning home.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, and Kidnapping
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
It was very reminiscent of the original series and I loved it! The stakes are somewhat low with Percy doing quests to get college recommendation letters instead of fighting off the end of the world. It was so much fun and I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole way through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Animal death, and Violence
lizziaha's review against another edition
3.0
I do think that this book is more similar in tone/writing style to Trials of Apollo than it is to the original series. Without the stakes of the original story, and with Percy just doing silly little quests to get his silly little college recommendation letters, it just doesn’t hit as hard. And maybe I’m biased, but I wish we’d gotten a little more Annabeth.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy
annahamburger's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Loved this book, and excited that there will be more in Percy's story. There is a lack of a "big bad" beyond the threat of not getting into college, but after what Percy's been through I think that's fine.
Docked stars as i had a hard time figuring out where this book took place in time. A few current references but Estelle is mentioned (not by name) who I already know about... I can't remember if it's Nico or Magnus Chase who comments on the name in a different book.
Seeing as Percy is a senior in high school and the story is "pre Estelle" it being set in 2023 doesn't quite make sense.
But this is something I feel like Rick has kind of done in HoO and Apollo and kept the references current and not cared for actual timelines. Didn't take away from the story, except I kept wondering why Estelle wasn't at dinner with them - so I was confused for a min.
Docked stars as i had a hard time figuring out where this book took place in time. A few current references but Estelle is mentioned (not by name) who I already know about... I can't remember if it's Nico or Magnus Chase who comments on the name in a different book.
Seeing as Percy is a senior in high school and the story is "pre Estelle" it being set in 2023 doesn't quite make sense.
But this is something I feel like Rick has kind of done in HoO and Apollo and kept the references current and not cared for actual timelines. Didn't take away from the story, except I kept wondering why Estelle wasn't at dinner with them - so I was confused for a min.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping
tetedump's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Minor: Sexual harassment
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Percy Jackson is back! And this time, his quest isn't focused on the world ending: it's focused on getting him into college. Honestly, the fact that the stakes were pretty low in this one (not that there isn't any imminent danger, this is Percy we're talking about), made this such a fun read. Reading from Percy's perspective is alwasy fun because he has some of the best commentary, but just the overall tone of this one was less serious than some of the other series set in this world.
Riordan already announced another book after this one, and I'm betting is going to be a trilogy (3 quests to get into college and all). It's great seeing Percy, Annabeth, and Grover get back together for quests, and I'm sure we'll see more of that in the next books!
If you're just staring your Percy Jackson journey and wonder where this one fits in: it takes place after the Heroes of Olympus but before the Trials of Apollo. Once this trilogy is done, I think it will be a nice little bridge between the two series!
Riordan already announced another book after this one, and I'm betting is going to be a trilogy (3 quests to get into college and all). It's great seeing Percy, Annabeth, and Grover get back together for quests, and I'm sure we'll see more of that in the next books!
If you're just staring your Percy Jackson journey and wonder where this one fits in: it takes place after the Heroes of Olympus but before the Trials of Apollo. Once this trilogy is done, I think it will be a nice little bridge between the two series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
THIS WAS FAN SERVICE AT ITS FINEST AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT!!
If you’re like me and in 2013, had an Instagram devoted to Percabeth, well, this book is for you too! This book had Percy and Annabeth being as adorable as ever! I absolutely love how they subvert societal expectations by Percy loving her for her being so smart and her loving him for his pretty eyes! Good old Seaweed Brain and Wise Girl!
Legitimately though, this book was just 7 hours (yes I listened to the audiobook because I’ve been obsessed with Jesse Bernstein’s voice since I was nine years old and couldn’t imagine NOT listening to him once I found out he’d be back to narrate this book) of pure Percy and Annabeth being adorable! I guess Grover’s there too, which is fun since we hadn’t really seen him since the OG books. Also, Sally and Paul Blowfis (I can’t not use his last name) are in a lot of the book, which made me realize how much I missed them during HoO.
I will say that if you’re reading this for the fantasy plot, you’re not really going to get that. The only “Big Bad” is Zeus for making Percy have to get college recommendation letters. There are still monsters and gods to fight, they’re just not Chronos or Gaia. I’m really excited for at least one more book (which will likely be two) of Percy trying to get his two other recommendation letters!
If you’re like me and in 2013, had an Instagram devoted to Percabeth, well, this book is for you too! This book had Percy and Annabeth being as adorable as ever! I absolutely love how they subvert societal expectations by Percy loving her for her being so smart and her loving him for his pretty eyes! Good old Seaweed Brain and Wise Girl!
Legitimately though, this book was just 7 hours (yes I listened to the audiobook because I’ve been obsessed with Jesse Bernstein’s voice since I was nine years old and couldn’t imagine NOT listening to him once I found out he’d be back to narrate this book) of pure Percy and Annabeth being adorable! I guess Grover’s there too, which is fun since we hadn’t really seen him since the OG books. Also, Sally and Paul Blowfis (I can’t not use his last name) are in a lot of the book, which made me realize how much I missed them during HoO.
I will say that if you’re reading this for the fantasy plot, you’re not really going to get that. The only “Big Bad” is Zeus for making Percy have to get college recommendation letters. There are still monsters and gods to fight, they’re just not Chronos or Gaia. I’m really excited for at least one more book (which will likely be two) of Percy trying to get his two other recommendation letters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Abandonment