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betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.0
Alas, we have finally gotten to the point where I haven't read these before. Don't ask me why I got to book 4 in this series and never finished it. The only answer I have for you is I think I was in grad school when this book first came out. But I digress!
Despite their length, Riordan books are quick reads for me because of the way they are paced. I can see why kids of all kinds come into the library and say they've flown through these books because it is easy to do! Not only are all of the characters fun, but there's action and humor and it's just an all around good time, despite the impending doom.
Also, Nico! I can see why people say he's one of their favorite characters because I just want to wrap him in a big hug. I'm glad we finally get to see from his point of view. And his interaction with Percy at the end? Gold.
While this one doesn't end on a cliffhanger, you can kind of tell that Riordan is setting up for another series. It's an overall good conclusion to this story arc, but there's an opening there at the end for another series.
Despite their length, Riordan books are quick reads for me because of the way they are paced. I can see why kids of all kinds come into the library and say they've flown through these books because it is easy to do! Not only are all of the characters fun, but there's action and humor and it's just an all around good time, despite the impending doom.
Also, Nico! I can see why people say he's one of their favorite characters because I just want to wrap him in a big hug. I'm glad we finally get to see from his point of view. And his interaction with Percy at the end? Gold.
While this one doesn't end on a cliffhanger, you can kind of tell that Riordan is setting up for another series. It's an overall good conclusion to this story arc, but there's an opening there at the end for another series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Death of parent
nevermoregothic's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
sophie42's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Suicide
val_theburrowofstories'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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
brekker_by_brekker's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
icedlemonade's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
xmifeng_'s review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.5
The final battle was rather anticlimactic, but it was overall decent.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and War
hales_1243's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I love Rick Riordan’s books. You’d think this being the last of the Olympians double series, I would love it the most. And I do for some of it.
But the way the chapters are arranged bothers me. I feel like a big part of why I couldn’t get 100% invested during the second half of the book is because the author uses “boomerang storytelling”: writing a few chapters from one character’s POV, then going back to the beginning of that timeframe and doing the same for another character that’s somewhere else. It might have been impossible to write otherwise, but that’s probably because by the time he sat to write this book, Riordan had way too many characters in way too many different places.
It’s a great ending(even though I really couldn’t care less about Leo and Calypso) nevertheless and I’m looking forward to finally read Trials of Apollo (the reason behind this massive reread I started 2 years ago).
But the way the chapters are arranged bothers me. I feel like a big part of why I couldn’t get 100% invested during the second half of the book is because the author uses “boomerang storytelling”: writing a few chapters from one character’s POV, then going back to the beginning of that timeframe and doing the same for another character that’s somewhere else. It might have been impossible to write otherwise, but that’s probably because by the time he sat to write this book, Riordan had way too many characters in way too many different places.
It’s a great ending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Blood, and War
mollymoo1234's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
If I could give this book more stars then oh gods I would , I cried I laughed I screamed and I even stopped to hug the book a few times I love these characters so much and they just comfort me no matter what and quite frankly if you don’t enjoy this book you scare me a little
Enjoy xxx
SPOILER < bad boy supreme just had us fooled I was extremely relieved at this and hugged my book and wiped my eyes > SPOILER
Enjoy xxx
SPOILER < bad boy supreme just had us fooled I was extremely relieved at this and hugged my book and wiped my eyes > SPOILER
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Death of parent