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The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

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emohell's review against another edition

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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

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aceofsphades_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

Annabeth and Percy finally kiss!!!

Interesting, intriguing, a perfect ending to an amazing series

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lis4so's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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theespressoedition's review against another edition

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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

4.0

I believe that when I wrote my review for the previous installment in the series, I said something along the lines of how I wondered how they would manage to wrap up all the storylines in this final book. Well, it turns out I had nothing to worry about at all. I was quite pleased with this ending!

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a series do character development so well for teenagers. In the first book, I really didn't have any connection to the characters, nor did I really have a strong desire to root for them outside of it just being the natural thing to do with a story. By this fifth book, however, I was so impressed with the choices that Percy, primarily, made for both the demigods and for his personal life. Obviously, because it's a middle-grade series, the "romance" aspect was super cheesy and still a little annoying, but overall it didn't hold much sway in how I felt about the story.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: I’m so bummed that I missed out on reading these as a young teen. What I'm not bummed about? Picking them up as an adult. They feel really timeless and totally fun no matter what your age is. They're filled with hope, adventure, (found) family, and love. I recommend these to people of all walks of life.

It felt like a bit of a reward to finish this final book the night before the teaser trailer premiered for the adaptation. I'm glad about the fact that I get to be part of this fandom as it's growing and becoming more widespread.

I can’t wait to read the rest of Rick's series set within the same world. I have lots of questions that I hope are answered!

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mengzhenreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

5.0

When I was younger I remember I used to reread this book over and over again and with good reason. Literally just one epic battle after the other. An epic ending to a life-changing book series. Goddamn.

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achay91's review

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adventurous 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? No

4.5

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midnacine's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

While I loved this book, I still think Battle of the Labyrinth is my favorite. About 50% of this is focused on the war in Manhattan, and while I understand why it had to be written that way, it did get to be a little monotonous.

But I really appreciate that Percy made the conscious decision to call the gods out for their bullshit and that we finally got Percabeth.

Also, interesting observation: after having read Song of Achilles a few weeks ago, I absolutely loved the parallels Rick Riordan had made between the Battle of Troy and the Battle of Manhattan. Spoilers for Song of Achilles below:

A hero's honor is disrespected over a feud, and they refuse to go to battle even when absolutely necessary. A dear "friend" of the hero disguises themselves in the hero's armor, only to fall after facing a foe only the hero can defeat. The hero defeats the foe to avenge their friend's death, and then drags the foe's body behind their chariot while demanding to fight the leader of the enemy's army.

Now, is the hero I'm speaking of Clarisse or Achilles? The friend, Silena or Patroclus? The foe, the drakon or Hector? And the leader of the opposing army, Kronos or Paris?
All that to say, I believe that Clarisse and Silena were secretly dating behind Beckendorf and Chris Rodriguez's backs, or at least in love with each other. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

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