Reviews with content warning for Fatphobia - The Last Olympian

Yeeeeah! Good ending!!

I found the big battle in The Battle of the Labyrinth a bit disappointing, but that wasn't an issue at all in this book. The majority of it is the war between the Titans and Olympus and it goes hard.

There were a load of good character arcs in this.

I'll admit, the Clarisse red herring got me - it seemed obvious that she'd be the spy. Narratively speaking, I'm glad I was tricked, but Silena?! I really wouldn't have expected it, but it made her reaction to Beckendorf's death so much more devastating. Luke clawing back control from Kronos over his body to kill himself was built up to nicely and I did feel some sympathy towards him. Some of his characterisation felt a bit too "he's evil because he is" and he really gained some humanity to me with the backstory we saw.

It was adorable seeing Percy and Annabeth finally admit to themselves (and each other!) that they loved each other. I'm so happy for them.

Kind of sad, kind of relieved that Bessie had no important plot points revolving around him. I'd have hated to see him hurt, and at least we got a cameo from him, I suppose.

Overall, I think this series has a lovely overall message of accepting and loving people for their quirks - the demigods are all weirdos amongst mortals, and overall, it's stressed that people should learn to appreciate everyone regardless of if they're odd, or seemingly don't bring anything of importance, or whatever, because unity matters far more and everyone has a part to play.

Speaking of, I'm so proud of Nico and how far he's come since we first met him, and glad that Hades is allowed back in Olympus!

There are other Percy Jackson series, and I'll definitely be reading them. This has been a really fun series to get through!!

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