Reviews

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

arivazagan's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

natashavhugen's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.0

okay. i’m going to get through this series eventually, because i really want to be able to read the crossover book that came out last year, but i have to say i am struggling through these books. the third-person narration reaaaaaally throws me off - i think part of the sustained magic of the original Percy Jackson series is that it’s first-person. i don’t love the choice to switch back and forth between three narrators here; i feel a lot of the emotion and likability of the characters is lost. that being said, the creativity is of course extremely high, and i enjoyed the adventure of this one. but at no point did i find myself truly left guessing what might happen next, or surprised by the plot - EXCEPT on the literal last page of the entire book. that’s a true cliffhanger there. so! i will read the next one, but considering this one took me 2.5 months to get through (and the amount of other books i started and finished during that time), i’m not in a huge rush. 

simflowers'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? Yes

4.0

cami__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

5.0

_themagiclibrary_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

adetjen93's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

oph_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

- liked this trio more that TLH trio (like Hazels backstory / powers is probably the coolest out of any of the seven) 
- Camp Jupiter is cool but I feel like RR rushed Percy’s attachment to it like he’s like “omg these people are my family to” … girl you’ve only been there for 48 hours. I guess what kinda explains it is his whole “me and Annabeth could settle down here” but still …
- Nico appearance is always appreciated 

itclouie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

natejohansen's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.75

bluebirdreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

5.0