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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Por favor SIEMPRE me van a encantar estos libros, siempre me terminan sorprendiendo y volando la cabeza.
Amé los nuevos personajes, y es que I'M A SLUT for found family, "Love is the most powerful thing", profecías, mundo real y fantasía, and Greek (and roman) things.
AFRODITA? Una reina. Podría hablar horas de cada uno de los personajes y los increíbles momentos, reflexiones y DEEPEST MEANINGS detrás de este libro. ME ENCANTÓ TODO.
Ese final lo veía venir, BUENÍSIMO inicio de esta nueva serie. Y también me gusta mucho la nueva manera de narrar y quién encabeza el capítulo, interesantísima forma de comenzar con esta aventura (seguro que lloro mucho).
Amé los nuevos personajes, y es que I'M A SLUT for found family, "Love is the most powerful thing", profecías, mundo real y fantasía, and Greek (and roman) things.
AFRODITA? Una reina. Podría hablar horas de cada uno de los personajes y los increíbles momentos, reflexiones y DEEPEST MEANINGS detrás de este libro. ME ENCANTÓ TODO.
Ese final lo veía venir, BUENÍSIMO inicio de esta nueva serie. Y también me gusta mucho la nueva manera de narrar y quién encabeza el capítulo, interesantísima forma de comenzar con esta aventura (seguro que lloro mucho).
Mantiene bien la emoción en todo el libro, pero está plagado de personajes sosos y planos y de situaciones inverosímiles que solo se sostienen por el deus ex machina. Si sabes algo de mitología griega, es bastante/demasiado previsible.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
adventurous
funny
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:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
I'm a big fan of Riordan's Percy Jackson (here's my review of the last book of the series, The Last Olympian) and my daughter and I loved the movie. I'm talking up the books for us to read together, but she isn't ready to tackle the length of it yet--she's sticking to Newbery winners for now.
Riordan introduces new characters in this first book of a series and it's nice how they will eventually join Percy in future books. For now, Percy is missing and Annabeth, Thalia, and all the half-bloods are looking for him and trying to keep the giants in the ground. Conveniently, three new demigods appear--Piper, daughter of Aphrodite, Jason, son of Jupiter, and Leo, son of Hephaestus. And, yes, I said Jupiter. The twist in this series is that Jason appears--the gods have been hiding their Roman counterparts. Maybe. That will come out in Book Two!
Truthfully, Riordan's editor should have had the guts to tell him to tighten it up--it's about 100 pages too long. My attention wandered and the cross-U.S. quest was so similar to previous books that I grew bored. Piper is the character to watch--Jason and Leo seem to be repeats. But, sure, I'll probably still read Book Two. Eventually. It took me months to get around to reading Book One! :)
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Riordan introduces new characters in this first book of a series and it's nice how they will eventually join Percy in future books. For now, Percy is missing and Annabeth, Thalia, and all the half-bloods are looking for him and trying to keep the giants in the ground. Conveniently, three new demigods appear--Piper, daughter of Aphrodite, Jason, son of Jupiter, and Leo, son of Hephaestus. And, yes, I said Jupiter. The twist in this series is that Jason appears--the gods have been hiding their Roman counterparts. Maybe. That will come out in Book Two!
Truthfully, Riordan's editor should have had the guts to tell him to tighten it up--it's about 100 pages too long. My attention wandered and the cross-U.S. quest was so similar to previous books that I grew bored. Piper is the character to watch--Jason and Leo seem to be repeats. But, sure, I'll probably still read Book Two. Eventually. It took me months to get around to reading Book One! :)
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