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pey333's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abandonment
Minor: Death and Blood
angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition
- 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 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!
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy
chronicacademia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, and Abandonment
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, and Kidnapping
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Animal death, and Violence
lizziaha's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Abandonment and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy
annahamburger's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Abandonment
Minor: Sexual harassment
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- 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
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!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
- 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
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!
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Abandonment