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Rick Riordan

4.26 AVERAGE

frannienhi's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense 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: Yes

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The humor, fantasy, and connections in this book blew me away!! The introduction was confusing but then the story takes you away and plops you right there with them. I find the dialogue to be realistic for middle schoolers and loved the world building. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, War

fennereads's review against another edition

4.0

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I wish I could start reading the second one but school calls

madellisg6's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

eamcmahon3's review against another edition

5.0

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Genuinely good. It's not the most lyrical prose I've ever laid my eyes on but I really enjoyed the action and the plot. Should I start reading fantasy??

mirrypoo's review against another edition

4.0

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reread this entire series and yes, it is as magnificent and beautiful as i remember from 9, 12 and then 15 and then 17

jaiarahn's review against another edition

4.5

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give my man a break DAMN

ericbuscemi's review against another edition

4.0

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Years ago, when I saw the trailer to the first Harry Potter movie, it intrigued me enough that I read [b:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone|3|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)|J.K. Rowling|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1361572757s/3.jpg|4640799], despite the fact it was written for a young adult audience. I learned about this book in the same way, and figured I would give it the same chance, since I loved the Harry Potter books so much. I am glad I did.

There are a lot of obvious parallels between the two novels. Most importantly, like Harry Potter, this novel sets up a new, imaginative setting for an epic fantasy series. I am excited about reading the four remaining Percy Jackson books, and hope the author's writing grows in the same way [a:J.K. Rowling's|1077326|J.K. Rowling|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1360953982p2/1077326.jpg] did throughout the Harry Potter series.

As an aside, if you are interested in the mythology that is presented in the Percy Jackson books, but would rather read an adult novel, check out [a:Neil Gaiman's|1221698|Neil Gaiman|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1234150163p2/1221698.jpg] [b:American Gods|4407|American Gods|Neil Gaiman|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1258417001s/4407.jpg|1970226], which I would wager had a significant influence on this book.

nerdyforbooks_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful 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

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I don’t normally rate middle grade books because ya know, as an adult they just don’t hit the same. This tho? Oh it’s good. 

hooraeitsmeme's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

ctdewalt84's review against another edition

3.0

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Finally got around to listening to the audiobook for this one. It's a little predictable, but predictability can be a comfort sometimes.