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A review by sarahtribble
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
5.0
I re-read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for the umpteenth time as my participation in the week-long BookTube-a-Thon for 2018. I didn't manage to read the entire series in seven days, but I think nine days is still a pretty good accomplishment, considering that I also, you know, have a life.
I had so much fun revisiting these books; they were a staple in my adolescent reading, and on top of their incredible nostalgia power, they're also super fun and exciting stories with an intensely well-developed story world and a buttload of heart. The last time I read this series, I was 15, and now I'm nearly 21. I love re-reading my old favourite books after a long time and being able to review them more critically/objectively, and this series was no exception, but what I love about these books is that they truly stand the test of time. They are just as amazing as they have always been. I don't just love them because they were so special to me as a kid; I love them because they are genuinely fantastic stories, funny and adventurous and daring but also deeply emotional.
As for The Last Olympian itself: this finale is outstanding. I raced through it at top speed, and then I regretted it, because all of a sudden, it was over. I had finished the series. There were no more books, and I want more SO BADLY. I could stay in this story world forever. I've genuinely gone into mourning over the fact that I finished reading the series so quickly, because even though my goal was to read it as fast as possible, I do also wish that I had savoured it a bit more. I just love it so, so much.
I could go on forever about how much I love this series. Harry Potter will always, always be my one true love, but Percy Jackson isn't far behind. Percy is just the MOST loveable narrator -- he is so brave and selfless and empathetic, and his big heart is SO pure. You know Percy would die for you even if he didn't know you, and honestly? I would die for him too.
(And the PLOTTING. Indulge me in saying it, but Holy Hephaestus: re-reading this series after recently reading the Heroes of Olympus and Trials of Apollo series' was MIND-BLOWING, because the foreshadowing in this book was insane. Considering how many books Rick has written that take place in this universe and how all of them end up connecting in some way at some point, I just imagine that Rick Riordan has a wall in his office that is covered in Post-Its connected by different covered strings going off in every direction like an investigation board. I wish I could plot even half as well as Rick Riordan can, because that man is a living legend at world-building.)
I had so much fun revisiting these books; they were a staple in my adolescent reading, and on top of their incredible nostalgia power, they're also super fun and exciting stories with an intensely well-developed story world and a buttload of heart. The last time I read this series, I was 15, and now I'm nearly 21. I love re-reading my old favourite books after a long time and being able to review them more critically/objectively, and this series was no exception, but what I love about these books is that they truly stand the test of time. They are just as amazing as they have always been. I don't just love them because they were so special to me as a kid; I love them because they are genuinely fantastic stories, funny and adventurous and daring but also deeply emotional.
As for The Last Olympian itself: this finale is outstanding. I raced through it at top speed, and then I regretted it, because all of a sudden, it was over. I had finished the series. There were no more books, and I want more SO BADLY. I could stay in this story world forever. I've genuinely gone into mourning over the fact that I finished reading the series so quickly, because even though my goal was to read it as fast as possible, I do also wish that I had savoured it a bit more. I just love it so, so much.
I could go on forever about how much I love this series. Harry Potter will always, always be my one true love, but Percy Jackson isn't far behind. Percy is just the MOST loveable narrator -- he is so brave and selfless and empathetic, and his big heart is SO pure. You know Percy would die for you even if he didn't know you, and honestly? I would die for him too.
(And the PLOTTING. Indulge me in saying it, but Holy Hephaestus: re-reading this series after recently reading the Heroes of Olympus and Trials of Apollo series' was MIND-BLOWING, because the foreshadowing in this book was insane. Considering how many books Rick has written that take place in this universe and how all of them end up connecting in some way at some point, I just imagine that Rick Riordan has a wall in his office that is covered in Post-Its connected by different covered strings going off in every direction like an investigation board. I wish I could plot even half as well as Rick Riordan can, because that man is a living legend at world-building.)