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Das brennende Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

36 reviews

trintrin's review against another edition

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

WARNING! It’s sad!!

This is the first time I've ever shed actual tears because of a book .Should’ve known when I saw this book is dedicated to the Muse of Tragedy :”)

Or at least when I saw the first page literally says:

NO.

I refuse to share this part of my story. It was the lowest, most humiliating, most awful week in my four-thousand-plus year life. Tragedy. Disaster. Heartbreak. I will not tell you about it
…

In these pages, only suffering awaits.

Jason wasn't my favourite character in the Heroes of Olympus. But my respect for him shot up when we saw everything he was doing to help the minor gods and their children, which even Percy didn't manage to do. I was finally beginning to take him a little more seriously but TOO SOON. I was spoiled that he's gonna die but still it took me by surprise. Honestly didn't know Rick was capable of killing off such an important main character. The death itself made me incredibly sad but it was Piper and Leo's reactions that broke the floodgates. I'll never get over the fact that Leo and Jason are both dead to each other.

But on the bright side, this is the book where Lester starts his character development arc and I love him for that. I found him annoying for the past two books but he quickly became one of my favourite characters of the Riordanverse after this. Good for him

Two lines that broke me:

"Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you become a god again, remember. Remember what it's like to be human"

"But from now on I would be more than Lester. I would be more than an observer.
I would be Apollo.
I would remember."

*cue tears*

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durrareadsstuff's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Jason took me by the shoulders - not out of anger, a a clinging way, but as a brother. 'Promise me one they Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you're a god again, remember. Remember what it's like to be human.'

Reading this reminded of my childhood. Ah, the good old days. I'm only 18 but whatever, I can be dramatic.

Anyway, I loved the book. It was everything I expected when I picked it up. Rick Riordan's books always made me laugh out loud and this one was not an exception. I loved seeing Jason, Grover and Piper in this book. I think their characters were consistent. Once again we follow Apollo or Lester as he discovers what it means to be human, which makes us humans appreciate it more. Does that make sense? Both Meg and Apollo face their pasts and I loved getting to know more about them. Also, we get to see Piper trying to make sense of everything, and I honestly relate to that.

I don't know what else to say. It's Rick Riordan, I think that summarises this book pretty well.

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