Reviews tagging 'War'

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

118 reviews

brynn_books's review against another edition

5.0

A perfect end to a perfect series! I love the parallels of Silena and Clarisse to Patroclus and Achilles. I don’t know if it was intentional or not but it was executed flawlessly. The ending was very unexpected in the best way possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Child death, and Death

simmonsj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

The first series reread is complete. This book is a great finish to the series. Action is non-stop and war is raging throughout the book. With all the hype the final war is given throughout the series, I thought Riordan did a good job making it epic in scope with real consequences. The demigods are not invulnerable, and there are deaths that hit hard. The prophecy comes true in ways we don't expect (as is the way with prophecies). The ending satisfies. And the end also leaves room for the next series, Heroes of Olympus. Which of course I will be rereading too. The Percy Jackson world continues to be a favorite.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Death, War, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Mental illness, Infidelity, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Abandonment, Cannibalism, and Car accident

blubbn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, War, Death, and Death of parent

fin_s_t's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, War, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Murder, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Ableism, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexism

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

Minor: Grief and Abandonment

princessrory's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and War

Moderate: Blood, Child death, and Violence

Minor: Dementia, Abandonment, and Medical content

fe_aye's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-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

4.5

The finale of the original Percy Jackson books. Everything finally comes together and it’s a race against time itself to stop Kronos’s invasion of Olympus. 

This book is a ride from start to finish, you’ll find yourself enthralled and not wanting to put the book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse

katievallin's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense 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? No

5.0

Such a good ending to the series! Drama between Percy, Annabeth, and Rachel was a bit annoying, but they figured it out eventually. Satisfied with Luke’s character arc, but also it’s sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Child death, Grief, and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

ollieez's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Fatphobia