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rinku's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The Last Olympian is the last book of the original arc of the Percy Jackson series. In this aspect, this book delivers a satisfying conclusion to the story of Percy and his friends while showing at the same time how much the characters have grown.
What I enjoyed about this novel was that we didn’t have one final fight at the end but instead, the final fight against Kronos to save Olympus spans almost the whole book with different waves of enemies that our heroes have to fight. This already starts at the beginning where Percy has to fight Kronos for the first time, showing us how high the stakes are right at the beginning. All fighting scenes are quite epic, and there’s a threatening atmosphere throughout this novel, mainly caused by the good old time pressure that’s prevalent in every book of the series. We also get more backstories for some characters; Luke is especially in the focus here and his backstory was just so sad.
The finale itself was good but not much more, mainly because the thing with Annabeth being able to get through to Luke and him killing himself for the greater good was a bit cliché. Luke honestly deserved better, it’s so sad how there was no other way out for him. Still, the ending was bittersweet, and I enjoy that Percy wants to change something about the status quo aka forcing the gods to accept every single child of them and making place for the lower gods in Camp Half-Blood .
I’ve said it in every of my reviews, but I love all the characters so much and it’s amazing to see how much they developed. Characters that especially stood out to me this time because I like them so much are Nico, Thalia, and Clarisse. Percy’s amazing as always and his feelings are portrayed so well here. The love triangle introduced in the previous book still annoyed me, just like some miscommunications happening. I also don’t know what to think about Rachel becoming the new oracle, I have the feeling that with that, she’s just tossed aside like Thalia kinda was when she joined the huntresses .
All in all, The Last Olympian was my favorite book of the Percy Jackson series and a satisfying conclusion to this story arc. I got quite attached to the characters and hopefully, I will read The Hero of Olympus one day so that I can see how their story continues.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Infidelity
sophlouise_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, Mental illness, and War
hales_1243's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, War, and Animal death
Minor: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury
booksanna's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is such a beautiful ending to the series! I felt like this a story where everyine had a special role Beckendorf, Selina, Ethan, Annabeth, Juniper, Grover, Chiron, Tyson, Pollux, Mr. D, Nico, Mrs. O’Leary, Thalia, Clarisse, Chris, Paul, Apollo, Hades, Poseidon, Jason, Hermes, Luke, Prometheous, May, even Rachel a purpose besides of an unwanted love triangle addition. These charcters are so familiar to you that this chpater git so hard. During the climax, I couldn’t stop reading for 3 hours because I needed to find out what happens next. The Percy Jackson recipe for each is so well-written and tested, that the writing style induces the Nostalgia just fromt he titles of the book. Seeing Percy grow and face his fears is one of the most beautiful and funniest journeys you can read. The conflict this time did not dissapoint, and I appreciate all the small details(they did not go unnoticed). The world-buildong is immaculate as I remember. This series will always live in my heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and War
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Death
ewwniamh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Murder, War, and Violence
ruby85's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child death
emohell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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
5.0
soooooo fucking good holy shiiiit. man i love this series
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Grief and Violence
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
ripxw's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Child death
Minor: War
miasweeney00's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.25
A heartwarming and fitting end to the series. Having first read the series as a young child, I wasn't sure how it would hold up, but I'm happy to say that it, as well as the final book, is a strong middle-grade fantasy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Mental illness and Death
Minor: Abandonment and War
c_e_w's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, Murder, War, Child death, Death, Car accident, Violence, and Medical content