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saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
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
4.5
Giving this five stars not because it's perfect but because it had me feeling things I haven't felt since I first read PJO and HoO here are my thoughts:
-Rick Riordan said while writing this series "no I will not feed Jason stans but I WILL feed the stans of his ex-girlfriends"
-Reyna my girl you were done RIGHT in this book
-the fact that both Reyna and Piper are heavily implied to be queer (and Riordan has said that Reyna is ace and that very much shows in this) and both of them are Jason's exes has SUCH Legend of Korra energy
-Frank's survival did not make sense to me, I get it thematically but it feels like a HUGE cop out
-that said a part of me broke when I thought he'd died
-the entire Harpocrates sequence rewired my brain
-Apollo has become deeply existential and I'm living for his arc and it's making me question what it means to be human
-Lavinia my beloved
-this is one of those middle grade books that is a little too fucked up for kids but has the ability to change the trajectory of their life, which are the best genre of books btw
-the villain is a walking black skeleton with purple evil smoke coming out of him and a zombie army and that's pretty metal
-obsessed with when the fleet blew up and Apollo was all like "it can't just be Lavinia and a few dryads and fauns" and then that is in fact exactly what happened
I also love how queer this series has been! There's several queer characters in each book including Apollo himself who regularly gets to express his feelings about men and women. It all feels very natural and as a queer person who found escapism in Percy Jackson as a teenager, it's nice to see other queer people in this world and to think I'd still fit right into it!
TWs: self sacrifice, death, gore including zombies, grief, animal cruelty
-Rick Riordan said while writing this series "no I will not feed Jason stans but I WILL feed the stans of his ex-girlfriends"
-Reyna my girl you were done RIGHT in this book
-the fact that both Reyna and Piper are heavily implied to be queer (and Riordan has said that Reyna is ace and that very much shows in this) and both of them are Jason's exes has SUCH Legend of Korra energy
-Frank's survival did not make sense to me, I get it thematically but it feels like a HUGE cop out
-that said a part of me broke when I thought he'd died
-the entire Harpocrates sequence rewired my brain
-Apollo has become deeply existential and I'm living for his arc and it's making me question what it means to be human
-Lavinia my beloved
-this is one of those middle grade books that is a little too fucked up for kids but has the ability to change the trajectory of their life, which are the best genre of books btw
-the villain is a walking black skeleton with purple evil smoke coming out of him and a zombie army and that's pretty metal
-obsessed with when the fleet blew up and Apollo was all like "it can't just be Lavinia and a few dryads and fauns" and then that is in fact exactly what happened
I also love how queer this series has been! There's several queer characters in each book including Apollo himself who regularly gets to express his feelings about men and women. It all feels very natural and as a queer person who found escapism in Percy Jackson as a teenager, it's nice to see other queer people in this world and to think I'd still fit right into it!
TWs: self sacrifice, death, gore including zombies, grief, animal cruelty
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Medical content, Suicide, Death, and Grief
finnft4's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
4.25
Pretty good. Great cast of characters, great setting, and pretty good stakes. It was just a good balance of everything, and I never felt like it was dragging too much. The side characters were great.
I liked the idea this book covered, with Apollo facing those he's wrong in his past (Apollo, jesus christ).
Yeah, this one was good. I don't have any strong opinions about it; just solid all around. I would say that Burning Maze had higher peaks, but also lower lows. This one was more consistently good.
Frank's fake-out death felt a little weird to me. But eh. I liked the "choosing destiny" bit, though.
If I had a nickel for every time a Percy Jackson character sacrificed themselves by voluntarily engulfing in flame, making everyone grieve, yet inexplicably surviving afterward, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
I liked the idea this book covered, with Apollo facing those he's wrong in his past (Apollo, jesus christ).
Yeah, this one was good. I don't have any strong opinions about it; just solid all around. I would say that Burning Maze had higher peaks, but also lower lows. This one was more consistently good.
CURRENT RANKING
[1] PJO: The Last Olympian
[2] HoO: The House of Hades
[3] HoO: The Mark of Athena
[4] MCGA: The Sword of Summer
[5] PJO: The Lightning Thief
[6] ToA: The Tyrant's Tomb
[7] MCGA: The Ship of the Dead
[8] ToA: The Burning Maze
[9] PJO: The Titan's Curse
[10] MCGA: The Hammer of Thor
[11] HoO: The Son of Neptune
[12] PJO: The Battle of the Labyrinth
[13] HoO: The Lost Hero
[14] PJO: The Sea of Monsters
[15] ToA: The Dark Prophecy
[16] HoO: The Blood of Olympus
[1] PJO: The Last Olympian
[2] HoO: The House of Hades
[3] HoO: The Mark of Athena
[4] MCGA: The Sword of Summer
[5] PJO: The Lightning Thief
[6] ToA: The Tyrant's Tomb
[7] MCGA: The Ship of the Dead
[8] ToA: The Burning Maze
[9] PJO: The Titan's Curse
[10] MCGA: The Hammer of Thor
[11] HoO: The Son of Neptune
[12] PJO: The Battle of the Labyrinth
[13] HoO: The Lost Hero
[14] PJO: The Sea of Monsters
[15] ToA: The Dark Prophecy
[16] HoO: The Blood of Olympus
[17] ToA: The Hidden Oracle
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, and Murder
Moderate: Death
coyotes_tiptoe's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Death
alyxinthestars's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence
Minor: Grief, Car accident, and Murder
studydniowka's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Death
binches's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, Animal cruelty, and Violence
laurajeangrace's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, War, and Violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty
evie_lumby's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
4.5
This was great, I absolutely loved it. Full of smart twists and turns. I love Apollooo
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Child abuse
pelledorso's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Violence, War, Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse
Minor: Torture
skyllarduncan'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
4.25
An exciting, fun, and funny ride in typical Riordan fashion. I loved getting to dive back into this series and world and meet these characters again. Would definitely recommend as a fun, fast paced read (especially if you're feeling nostalgic for your old favorite characters).
Didn't really like the Reyna and Apollo relationship bits, bit I am happy with the way it turned out. I am left wondering how Frank survived the Greek fire, even after he overcame his fate. Still a great read though, and I loved getting to see familiar faces again!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, War, Death, and Grief