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The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan

64 reviews

lilysweetdreams's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

One day I will meet Rick Riordan. On that day I may murder him, but equally so I may just dissolve into a puddle of tears and appreciation.

Reread 2024: Mark of Athena is a fan favourite and for good reason; this book fucking SLAPS.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

natashalg's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book really captivated me! I enjoyed the storyline, the character growth, and the dynamic of the team. The ending made me want to scream! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

Minor: Death, Slavery, and Grief

readingtheskyline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

I love Rick Riordan's writing so much. I keep forgetting how fun it is to read until I pick up his books again. They are so engaging and lovely to read on long car rides. I get so invested in his stories. This book was especially special to me because I listened to it religiously during a tough time in my childhood, and it didn't disappoint, I loved it. The humor that he can balance with the plot's tension is masterful and I can't praise this book well enough. I'm so eager to read the others because I don't remember anything after this book, so I'm excited! :)

Close to the end, I loved

how the guys showed appreciation for what each did to help the others. It was very heartwarming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Racism

spiders.

brynn_books's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

As someone whose favorite character is Annabeth, I automatically knew this was gonna be one of my favorites in the series! I loved seeing all of the characters come together and go on an adventure together. This book is just so fun!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Death

booklov3r5019's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

I started this after I got into a reading slump, so it did take me about a month to finish this book, but it was one of those things where I was in the reading slump, it took forever for me to find the motivation to read it, but once I did, I finished it in, like, two days. And that kind of happened with the next two books as well. I read the first two in a day each, right after the other. So, this isn't a slow book, I just read it slow. My advice is: If you're in a reading slump, don't read this while you're in it, because it's better to be able to fully appreaciate it while you're reading it, instead of forcing yourself to read it. 

Sidenote: I got into my reading slump a year and a couple of weeks ago, and I'm still in it. If you're able to respond to these, can someone PLEASE tell me how to get out of it?! I'm desperate at this point ToT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

This entire thing is a spoiler, but I felt like it was safer to still put the "

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OH. MY. LORD. THE FREAKING PERCABETH REUNION IS PROBABLY THE BEST SCENE I HAVE EVER READ. THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I HAD TO PUT DOWN THE BOOK TO STOP READING AND FANGIRL IS CRAZY. Sorry, I just don't think I'll ever be able to get over how cute Annabeth and Percy are lol. Anyway, it was absolutely devastating when they fell into Tartarus, and I would have really liked if that had not happened, but it's fine, because it gave the book some more interesting things, as if there weren't already enough. And I liked how Percy and Jason immediately started a "budding bromance" when they met, and I thought that their fight in Kansas was funny.

blueberry0531's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Homophobia

berkeley_alise's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

fe_aye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

4.5

A wonderful continuation, can’t wait to read the rest. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lunadanger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

Very dramatic

blairwatson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.25

This is my fav book in the series so far. I love the characters sm. Percabeth is awesome in this, especially with that ending. Every time nico is mentioned I feel like crying lol. 
Some parts including Frank are a bit weird tho. They had to keep saying Chinese when mentioning Frank.  (ik he’s Chinese but they don’t say “American” and “spanish” every time they talk about the other characters, do they?) 
Be careful because there are lots of graphic descriptions (imo) in some parts tho. And be even more careful if you have a vivid imagination and have arachnophobia. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Violence