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everesto's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and War
skeletor23's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Not the best book in the series in my opinion. Too much focus on irritable characters just introduced instead of balance with the characters we know and love. That being said, wonderful character development and plot twist.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Alcohol
creationwing's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Gun violence
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
mir_frog73's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really liked this book, I read it in two days. It would have been a 5 star but the climax was a little bit underwhelming. I understand that it is a set up book because it’s the 3rd book in the series but I still feel like more could have happened because I swear the fight was one chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
rokinjaguar's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first half felt off, kind of boring and awkward, like 3 stars, but the second half and the climax was super good and bumped the score back up to 4 stars! The writing in the climax was descriptive and compelling.
Was almost a bleh book but Riordan was able to save it :)
Was almost a bleh book but Riordan was able to save it :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Grief
Minor: Kidnapping and Alcohol
flaminghotchertos's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
navayiota's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
5.0
This one might be the best so far. I had forgotten so many plot points, it was a joy to be sucked into this world again. I love Riordan's interpretation of the gods' personalities, and the way they interact with the half bloods. I may be biased, but Hermes specifically is wonderful in this series.
I have a love hate relationship with Thalia, I dislike her as a person most of the time since she reminds me of the people who doubt me and try to stop me from making my own plans, not because I'm unable to do so successfully, but because they feel the need to control everything. The way she undermined Percy, humiliated him in front of everyone and later blamed him for Annabeth's "death" made my blood boil. Every time she did so I felt personally attacked, and I think that's partly due to me seeing myself in Percy but also to how incredibly well written these books are. I understand that she's just a mentally ill child (not an insult, just a fact. Years of parental neglect, having to survive homelessness and violence with only two other kids by her side and to top it all off being murdered and resurrected all before the age of 16 does that to a person) and I think she deserves all the care and patience in the world but I wouldn't enter a room with her in it if I could help it. However I do really appreciate her character, how complex and morally grey she is. This is just as much her story as it is Percy's, and I think that's really cool. I love that at the end she took her destiny into her own hands and joined the hunters to avoid being manipulated again. I can't wait to see her shine more in the next one.
I also enjoyed the subversion of the damsel in distress trope with Annabeth and later with Artemis, how they were captured, yes, but still showed how strong willed and powerful they are by being able to hold up the literal sky. Also, I can't describe how much my body hurt after reading the description of how it feels to hold up the sky. Absolutely terrifying and painful just to imagine. Amazing.
The last thing, I grew to adore Zoe. I was so invested by the end that it felt like a punch to the gut once the prophecy came to be. Incredible character.
I also enjoyed the subversion of the damsel in distress trope with Annabeth and later with Artemis, how they were captured, yes, but still showed how strong willed and powerful they are by being able to hold up the literal sky. Also, I can't describe how much my body hurt after reading the description of how it feels to hold up the sky. Absolutely terrifying and painful just to imagine. Amazing.
The last thing, I grew to adore Zoe. I was so invested by the end that it felt like a punch to the gut once the prophecy came to be. Incredible character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and War
Minor: Alcohol
jessicaludden'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? Yes
5.0
“‘Your fatal flaw is personal loyalty, Percy. You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend, you would sacrifice the world.’”
I’m not sure if I have much to say about this book. I loved it of course, just as much as the first time I read it. Out of the three I’ve read so far it’s probably my least favorite though mostly because Annabeth is barely in it and I’m dying for some Percabeth content. That being said, I loved all the new characters. I especially loved Nico of course. I loved him when I first read this series and I love him even more now. It makes me so sad that I have to read about him losing his happiness in real time. I hate that he doesn’t have Bianca anymore and I hate that he doesn’t trust Percy. He’s gonna be so sad in the next book, but being a son of Hades is pretty freaking cool in my opinion. I liked getting to know Thalia more and getting to see how she compares to Percy. I also really liked Zoë by the end of the book. She was a little annoying at first, but I’m a sucker for characters being turned into constellations when they die (very specific I know). I also love how Percy continues to surprise me. He’s so brave and just really freaking awesome. He held up the sky?! Because he wanted to! I loved the comparisons to Hercules and how Percy kind of denounced being that type of hero. Overall, I loved it. So much more character growth and plot complexities. I don’t want this reread to end!
Favorite Quotes:
“It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.”
“Annabeth had grown taller than me since last summer, which I found disturbing.”
“I thought about how we’d danced together for half a song, and my heart felt even heavier.”
“‘And I know you’ll do what’s best for Annabeth.’
‘How can you be sure?’
‘Because she’d do the same for you.’”
“‘I could use some dam french fries.’”
“‘There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.’”
“A voice inside me was screaming Ask about Annabeth! That’s what I cared most about.”
“I looked at Thalia and Zoë, and I decided it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to die fighting with friends like this.”
“‘You spoke the truth, Percy Jackson. You are nothing like… like Hercules. I am honored that you carry this sword.’”
“She touched the new streak of gray in my hair that matched hers exactly—our painful souvenir from holding Atlas’s burden.”
“So I took her hand, and I don’t know what everybody else heard, but to me it sounded like a slow dance: a little sad, but maybe a little hopeful too.”
I’m not sure if I have much to say about this book. I loved it of course, just as much as the first time I read it. Out of the three I’ve read so far it’s probably my least favorite though mostly because Annabeth is barely in it and I’m dying for some Percabeth content. That being said, I loved all the new characters. I especially loved Nico of course. I loved him when I first read this series and I love him even more now. It makes me so sad that I have to read about him losing his happiness in real time. I hate that he doesn’t have Bianca anymore and I hate that he doesn’t trust Percy. He’s gonna be so sad in the next book, but being a son of Hades is pretty freaking cool in my opinion. I liked getting to know Thalia more and getting to see how she compares to Percy. I also really liked Zoë by the end of the book. She was a little annoying at first, but I’m a sucker for characters being turned into constellations when they die (very specific I know). I also love how Percy continues to surprise me. He’s so brave and just really freaking awesome. He held up the sky?! Because he wanted to! I loved the comparisons to Hercules and how Percy kind of denounced being that type of hero. Overall, I loved it. So much more character growth and plot complexities. I don’t want this reread to end!
Favorite Quotes:
“It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.”
“Annabeth had grown taller than me since last summer, which I found disturbing.”
“I thought about how we’d danced together for half a song, and my heart felt even heavier.”
“‘And I know you’ll do what’s best for Annabeth.’
‘How can you be sure?’
‘Because she’d do the same for you.’”
“‘I could use some dam french fries.’”
“‘There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.’”
“A voice inside me was screaming Ask about Annabeth! That’s what I cared most about.”
“I looked at Thalia and Zoë, and I decided it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to die fighting with friends like this.”
“‘You spoke the truth, Percy Jackson. You are nothing like… like Hercules. I am honored that you carry this sword.’”
“She touched the new streak of gray in my hair that matched hers exactly—our painful souvenir from holding Atlas’s burden.”
“So I took her hand, and I don’t know what everybody else heard, but to me it sounded like a slow dance: a little sad, but maybe a little hopeful too.”
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, and Alcohol