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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The weakest entry to be honest... It's the percy jackson adventure formula at it's most stale.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Please do not expect a sensible review.
This book was hilarious and ridiculous, in the best possible way. Also, Percy looking at Annabeth's picture in the second chapter and not realising that he probably already has a crush on her.
I was almost crying laughing reading their taxi journey to camp.
But at the same time, this book was sad. Rick Riordan has a real skill for mixing the hilarious and the genuinely tragic. When Percy got back to camp and found everything changed I ached for him and his loss.
I don't know why but I really like that quote.
Also, I know Luke is supposed to be terrible but I kind of love that he's so complicated. I can understand why he feels the way he does. Why he'd resent his dad and the other gods. Because honestly, they are kind of awful to their children and everyone else. So the series gets points for having evil monsters, but also people who might be villains, but are also complex and have real motivations that you can understand.
Percy and his pre-teen feelings.
Tbh this is insulting because hummus is excellent and I will not hear a bad word spoken against it.
Ah and when Percy was reunited with Chiron I got all weepy, kind of like when Percy met his father at the end of the first book. Yes I get all up in my feelings when it comes to these kinds of reunions.
I mean, this is actually a very true quote about family.
Grover is the true hero of this series.
My final conclusion is that this book was possibly even better than the first and I can't wait to see what happens next.
This book was hilarious and ridiculous, in the best possible way. Also, Percy looking at Annabeth's picture in the second chapter and not realising that he probably already has a crush on her.
I was almost crying laughing reading their taxi journey to camp.
But at the same time, this book was sad. Rick Riordan has a real skill for mixing the hilarious and the genuinely tragic. When Percy got back to camp and found everything changed I ached for him and his loss.
"The moral?" Hermes asked. "Goodness, you act like it's a fable. It's a true story. Does truth have a moral?"
I don't know why but I really like that quote.
Hermes gazed up at the stars. "My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it. It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inventing the Internet--"
Also, I know Luke is supposed to be terrible but I kind of love that he's so complicated. I can understand why he feels the way he does. Why he'd resent his dad and the other gods. Because honestly, they are kind of awful to their children and everyone else. So the series gets points for having evil monsters, but also people who might be villains, but are also complex and have real motivations that you can understand.
No. That's not the word.
The word was jealous.
Percy and his pre-teen feelings.
"What could be worse than hummus?"
Tbh this is insulting because hummus is excellent and I will not hear a bad word spoken against it.
Ah and when Percy was reunited with Chiron I got all weepy, kind of like when Percy met his father at the end of the first book. Yes I get all up in my feelings when it comes to these kinds of reunions.
Hermes shrugged. "Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related, for better or worse... and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum."
I mean, this is actually a very true quote about family.
Grover insisted on playing those pipes all afternoon long, and his musical skills hadn't improved much. He played "YMCA," and the strawberry plants started going crazy, wrapping around our feet like they were trying to strangle us. I guess I couldn't blame them.
Grover is the true hero of this series.
My final conclusion is that this book was possibly even better than the first and I can't wait to see what happens next.
I'm not sure if this is genuinely better than the first book, or if I'm just less cranky than I was when I read the first book years ago... But I really enjoyed this! It was a lot of fun.
Now if only Riordan would get rid of the whole "Western Civilization" meme.
Now if only Riordan would get rid of the whole "Western Civilization" meme.