A review by justgeekingby
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

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

3.0

I was really looking forward to The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan, however, I just didn’t enjoy this one as much as previous Percy Jackson and the Olympians books. I loved having Percy, Annabeth and Grover back together again, and as usual, Riordan’s writing was fantastic. I think what didn’t work for me was that the focus of The Chalice of the Gods was different. On the one hand, I’m happy to see the character’s lives move on and watch them grow up. But I don’t read these books to read all about the characters’ lives in the city, walking around getting drinks and food. I read them for the mythology, the heroes and the monsters.

It just didn’t feel like there was as much of that in The Chalice of the Gods. I also felt like the pacing of this one was a bit off, and I was about 80% through the book before I realised that this wasn’t going to be a standalone book, which is what I thought it was. This didn’t put me off Riordan’s work in the slightest, and I’m eager to read the next book, I just didn’t enjoy it as much as the previous ones.

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Content Warnings

This book includes scenes of violence, references to death, violence to birds that are attacking characters, and reference to abduction.