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becca_w_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Stalking, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Kidnapping and Blood
annaofjesup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Abandonment, Murder, Toxic relationship, War, Bullying, and Domestic abuse
my3bb8's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Car accident, Medical content, War, Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, and Torture
aceofsphades_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Car accident, Mental illness, Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
erinwolf1997'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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Fatphobia
theespressoedition'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
4.5
I'm finally diving into this series in anticipation of the upcoming adaptation. Yes, I watched the first movies, and no, I didn't hate them - namely because I didn't know at the time that they were adaptations, so I wasn't aware of all that I was missing. But considering the fact that I've seen them a handful of times, reading the book opened my eyes to all the things that were missing - so I understand why avid readers were upset.
This opening book was so much fun. The characters were likable and creative. I appreciated the fact that there were learning disabilities too and that they were normalized. Sure, for Percy, some of that had to do with the fact that English isn't actually his native language, but for the most part, it was really neat to see how those things played into who the characters were.
I think the thing I had the toughest time with was how quickly Percy adjusted after his mom was taken - or in the reader's eye, killed. It seemed like he bounced back pretty fast, even before he had decided to believe she was only in the Underworld and perfectly capable of being saved.
I loved the sass, humor, and creativity of the characters. I can't wait to see how their stories unfold in the following books.
Also, side note: considering how many years ago these were written, I was greatly impressed with the lack of problematic topics or themes. For the most part, this seemed like it aged really well!
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Death
Moderate: War
Minor: Death of parent
ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Bullying and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Toxic relationship and Ableism
smsam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Bullying, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Abandonment
ashleycmms'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse
tintinmd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Also note, I've marked this book as medium-paced but honestly, I feel this book was more slow-paced for me. That's also because I spent a lot of time looking up words and characters mentioned since I'm new to Greek mythology.
This book scared me a lot!😭😭
How is this a middle grade book?!
But then, maybe middle
graders look at things differently.
Also, this book felt queer coded right in the first para! But after that I lost track coz so scary!😭
Percy can be so funny! Love the way he describes things. Eases the tension.
I think once I get over the fear this book caused me, I'll be able to appreciate more. Percy is a protagonist who has ADHD and dyslexia and I think this is the first time I'm reading a book that has these explicitly mentioned and incorporated in the narrative. I don't know if they're good descriptions but from what limited knowledge I have, they seemed to be so. I'll try to check on the quality of these descriptions.
Other than all this, I was slightly disappointed that I could identify elements of a middle grade story centering a young hero. Kept finding parallels with Harry Potter. But maybe that's okay.
I kinda wish I'd read this as a middle grader, would I be less scared then? Anyways, I'll take some time before I read the next book in this series, and I hope I'm not as scared then😅
Graphic: Death of parent and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death and War
Minor: Domestic abuse