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hales_1243's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Mental illness
mollymoo1234's review against another edition
- 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
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Minor: Death
emilynied's review
- 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
It's funny how for the first two books and this series, everyone and their mother was rooting for a Percabeth reunion and now they're stuck together in a way that no one really expected. Reading about their bond strengthening even more, if that's possible was pretty beautiful and just proves even more how they're my OTP. The small callbacks to moments in previous books and the small memories or anecdotes in both of their narrated chapters were some of my favorite parts. Even though they're fighting their way through hell, Riordan manages to capture their humanity in such a youthful way, because sometimes we fail to remember that they're still teenagers. Bob and small Bob are two of my favorite characters in the entire Percy Jackson universe, and the impact that they had on this book was just incredible. The last line of the book did in fact make me cry (and also reminded me of Zoe Nightshade from "The Titan's Curse," which made me cry even more...It's crazy to think sometimes that Titans and Giants have feelings and brains....and Riordan manages to make the reader care about them and give us the perspective of two of the biggest foes in the entire series. It just worked so well. The last couple scenes in Tartarus where
Reading about the seven without Percy and Annabeth was just as disorienting as they talked about in their POVs, but watching them pull themselves together made me root for them even harder. I liked the dynamic of adding Nico to the fray and he made a lot of their scenes a lot more exciting. He also had some really great character development (i.e. the Cupid scene with Jason..) and I'm really excited to read how that is fleshed out and concluded in the final book. Jason, Piper, Leo, Frank and Hazel all managed to have their time to shine despite the large number of main characters in the book, and Riordan manages to balance all of their development and personalities so well so that the reader feels that we get enough of each. Frank and Hazel especially in this book just had such amazing moments that made me love them even more (especially in the end).
Leo's journey in this book diverts a little from the main quest and I thought that his time on
Overall, this is again, like "The Mark of Athena" a shining example of a really great YA fantasy. It just works so well and I love these characters and the journeys they go on. Storylines and characters weave so well throughout the books and within the books, and I can't wait for everything to tie together in the end.
Graphic: Violence and Death
finnft4's review against another edition
- 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
And at this point, the characters are definitely starting to click more for me, now. My favorite is definitely Leo. I like Percy and Annabeth a lot more than I thought I would when I started the series. I think they're a bit boring at times, but this book definitely strengthened them for me.
(I go into spoiler territory below here.)
RANKING
[1] PJO: The Last Olympian
[2] HoO: The House of Hades
[3] HoO: The Mark of Athena
[4] PJO: The Lightning Thief
[5] PJO: The Titan's Curse
[6] HoO: The Son of Neptune
[7] PJO: The Battle of the Labyrinth
[8] HoO: The Lost Hero
[9] PJO: The Sea of Monsters
[10] HoO: The Blood of Olympus
Graphic: Outing, Death, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: War and Murder
Minor: Death of parent
majakrmer's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Outing, and Blood
Minor: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury
orchidlilly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gore, Animal death, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, Bullying, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, and Sexual harassment
stinkyrat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gore, Homophobia, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment and Animal death
Minor: Racism
itsjusterika's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Outing, and Death
Moderate: Grief
mothie_girlie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Outing, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Abandonment
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Outing, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death