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mandkips's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Cancer, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Racism, Colonisation, and Medical content
belleanndthebook's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, War, and Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
duchess16's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I loved it, so incredible. plot twists and resolutions were *Chefs kiss* not basic or predictable... I do wish he hadn't slightly over-exaggerated her menstrual cycle and such, I know it is complicated but he played it very unrealistic to me WHY DIDNT HE DEVELOP THE RELATIONSHIP WITH GEM MOOOORE!!! I needed them to have SOME sort of satisfying romantic twist at the end, I feel like Riordan missed out on that part *sigh*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
idkwhatimdoingg's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The representation in this book was quite good. I especially liked that Ana's periods and cramps were expressed in her narration without making a big deal about it; it really shows that it's a normal part of life. However, towards the end something was mentioned about blue eyes and if Riordan meant that Ana or her family had blue eyes I would be disappointed because it feels awkward to have the south asian main character have blue eyes; as if it's being used to make their appearance more 'interesting' than brown hair and brown eyes. As I'm not sure about this, I haven't let it affect my rating.
The plot was interesting and easy to follow despite the fact that I haven't read or watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Some things felt unrealistic, but i'll let it slide because it is a middle grade book. Something I can't negotiate is the writing. At times it felt very monotone, as if I was being told what was happening rather than being shown (see: the 'show don't tell' rule), and the dialogue sometimes felt awkward – do people really talk like that? It was very different to the more natural narration in Percy Jackson and other books by Riordan, which was unfortunate. Still, the action scenes were well written and Ana's perspective was well written.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book! Bear in mind that it deals with grief and death so I would recommend it for readers 13+.
The plot was interesting and easy to follow despite the fact that I haven't read or watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Some things felt unrealistic, but i'll let it slide because it is a middle grade book. Something I can't negotiate is the writing. At times it felt very monotone, as if I was being told what was happening rather than being shown (see: the 'show don't tell' rule), and the dialogue sometimes felt awkward – do people really talk like that? It was very different to the more natural narration in Percy Jackson and other books by Riordan, which was unfortunate. Still, the action scenes were well written and Ana's perspective was well written.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book! Bear in mind that it deals with grief and death so I would recommend it for readers 13+.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Medical content
Minor: Grief, Violence, Ableism, and Death of parent
kbairbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I had a really hard time getting into this. Honestly the last 80 pages were nice but the rest of the book was so boring and so bland and even the gasp in shock factor moments didn’t capture me enough to keep reading like I would read the gasp moment then set the book down because I simply did not care. This book did not feel like a Rick book to me and it was a bit sad but I didn’t wanna DNF it I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt. But I’ve finished it now annnnnd that’s that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: War
Minor: Vomit
anawaka's review against another edition
adventurous
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
gostei!! é uma leitura divertida, que tem suas surpresas, graças a um bom uso de "pistas" falsas; me manteve engajada, apesar da minha dificuldade de ler esses dias (obrigada, capítulos curtos); e tem a representação já típica do rick riordan, o qual me parece ter feito um bom trabalho aqui!
só senti um pouco de falta deo luto das personagens, especialmente da ana (que supostamente perde um irmão), ser mais reconhecido: ele é mencionado de tempos em tempos, mas não parece ser tão central pra personagem (o que acho que faz sentido pensando que o livro quer ser leve, mas causou uma estranheza narrativa pra mim). (ouvi falar que "the grimrose girls" faz isso bem, então tô de olho pra ver se o preço baixa!)
só senti um pouco de falta de
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
bretagnereads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
charlottebreads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
CW/TW: Death of a parent (Ana's parents), implied death (a school falls into the ocean), cancer (one character has pancreatic cancer)
Age Rating: 10+
- I liked the characters. Ana was a good main character. I liked that she reacted to things like a normal person. I also liked that she didn't make silly decisions, even though she had no idea what she was doing half the time. I also loved her relationship with her friends.
- I really liked Nelinha. You know I love a character with an extensive wardrobe (Hi Merlin 👋). Gem was cool. I liked him. Ester was cute. I liked how caring she was towards everyone and everything. She also has a cute dog so...
- The plot was interesting, though it did lull in the middle. There was a big plot twist that I enjoyed.
- I wasn't really engaged until about 25%. I think it was because so much happened at the beginning that I didn't have time to adjust the book's world.
- I thought they used besties/babe a bit too much, but it got better later on.
Age Rating: 10+
- I liked the characters. Ana was a good main character. I liked that she reacted to things like a normal person. I also liked that she didn't make silly decisions, even though she had no idea what she was doing half the time. I also loved her relationship with her friends.
- I really liked Nelinha. You know I love a character with an extensive wardrobe (Hi Merlin 👋). Gem was cool. I liked him. Ester was cute. I liked how caring she was towards everyone and everything. She also has a cute dog so...
- The plot was interesting, though it did lull in the middle. There was a big plot twist that I enjoyed.
- I wasn't really engaged until about 25%. I think it was because so much happened at the beginning that I didn't have time to adjust the book's world.
- I thought they used besties/babe a bit too much, but it got better later on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Cancer
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Violence
tatianars's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death