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livelaughomo'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, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Death and Grief
broccoli_j'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? Yes
5.0
Nero is basically Trump, everyone is a little gay and there is no character, who doesn’t need therapy!
Highly recommend!
Graphic: Grief, Death, Child abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Homophobia and Toxic relationship
coyotes_tiptoe'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
Moderate: Death
Minor: Child abuse
createandchaos'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
The book itself is heart wrenching, the narrative displaying how Apollo has changed from where he started back in The Hidden Oracle and how he's putting all he's learned to use. Combined with the rest of the series, it's an ending that is heart wrenching and makes you want to cry with what all the characters have been through. It's a story of redemption, grief, trying to be better, and ultimately? At the core of it all, there was a story of escaping and beginning to heal from abuse.
"The Beast is dead." Meg tapped the side of her head. "I killed it..."
"As soon as I thought this, I realized how foolish it was. Zeus didn't work that way. He would not save me any more than Nero had saved Meg. I had to let go of that fantasy. I had to save myself."
The moments when they fight back against and/or came to the realization about their abuser is heartbreaking but it is also gratifying. They're free, they can heal, or in Apollo's case, with the newfound realizations about himself and how toxic and abusive the environment is among the Olympians, he's chosen to distance himself and to spend time with those who actually care about and love him.
He's spent more time and bonded with his children than he ever did before his trials and he's not going to let all that time go. He's moved on from his past, taking off his laurel wreath and contemplating the creation of the hyacinths, stating that he'd been responsible for Daphne transforming just to escape him and wondering if he created the hyacinths to commemorate Hyacinthus or to wallow in his grief and guilt. Hell, Apollo even misses the scars he gained over his journey because to they've become symbols of his humanity, they started to represent the hope that maybe he won't forget what it's like to be human. Apollo regained his own immortality and godhood for the purpose of keeping his promises, to come back, to remember being human, and to be better.
The Trials of Apollo has been a hell of a ride, but it was a ride worth taking.
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Grief
laurajeangrace'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
4.75
Moderate: Death, Violence, Confinement, Gaslighting, and War
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail
t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
4.75
CAWPILE = 8.89
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Vomit
myriam's review against another edition
5.0
Also, the beginning was a bit hard for me to get through since child abuse was mentioned every other chapter (not described, mentioned). Proceed with caution.
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Child abuse
britgirlreading'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
Minor: Death and Child abuse
foreverinastory'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
Rep: Olympian god turned mortal bisexual male MC, female side character with glasses, Black female side character, biracial (Black & Asian) male side character, Italian gay male side character, white gay male side character, Indigenous sapphic female side character, Latine female side character, side male character who uses a wheelchair. All demigod characters have ADHD and/or dyslexia.
CWs: Blood, child abuse, emotional abuse, death, injury/injury detail, kidnapping, violence. Moderate: gore. Brief: animal death.
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Animal death
charlottebreads's review against another edition
4.0
Age Rating: 10 - 12 years
- Meg was great
- Nico and Will were so cute together
- Lester/Apollo was such a good main character
- The villains were threatening
- The final fight was pretty good
- Overall, great book :)
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence