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kathrynleereads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.25
No matter how many times I read this book, it always guts me.
The Mark of Athena, the third installment in Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series, finally brings together the demigods from the first two books, reuniting Percy and Jason with their old lives.
Percy and Annabeth's long-awaited reunion did not disappoint, but Jason's chance to catch up with old friends was cut tragically short.
Despite the fact that she wasn't in much of the story, I really grew to like Reyna. She's a smart and brave leader but also isn't above admitting her own weaknesses.
When facing rejection from both Percy and Jason, she takes it with her head held high and doesn't let her feelings impede her relationship with either of them.
It was so refreshing to have Annabeth as a main character again. I missed her after the Last Olympian. Just as Juno/Hera promised, Annabeth was tested beyond belief in the Mark of Athena.
Percy was as marvelous as ever, although I didn't love his little mini-rivalry with Jason.
They seemed to have figured it out by the end of the book, but I think it was a little out of character for either of them to be outwardly flustered by the others' power.
Similarly, Jason's main roles in the Mark of Athena seemed to be making things awkward when he and Percy were in a room (or field) together, and making things awkward whenever he was with Piper and the topic of Reyna was brought up.
Piper, however, was fabulous. She grew a lot throughout this book, constantly growing stronger not in power, but just as herself.
It took her most of the Lost Hero to become comfortable with the idea of being Aphrodite's daughter, but now she's learned how to turn that into strength.
Leo was also his amazing self. Often being the comic relief, it would have been easy for Leo to be swept aside in terms of growth compared to the other characters, but because of his connection to Hazel through Sammy, that wasn't the case at all.
Learning about Sammy and getting to dive deeper into Hazel's past was also great. While she was definitely a force to be reckoned with, I have a feeling that her real time to shine is still coming.
Which brings us to Frank. Reading the first two books, Frank was my least favorite of the featured six demigods.
The burst of confidence he got after the battle in the Field of Mars has completely changed my opinion of him.
It seems like he's finally coming into his element and, like Piper, learning that his godly parent doesn't define who he is.
And finally, Coach Hedge. I was surprised when I read that the Coach was accompanying the seven on the Argo II as their companion, but now I'm so glad that he is.
Coach Hedge provides the perfect balance of comic relief and (often misguided) parental presence that most of the demigods sorely lack.
I'm really excited to see where The House of Hades takes these young demigods!
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
achay91's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Slavery, and War
Author uses stereotypes, homelessness, Civil war, segregation, captivity, broken bones,orchidlilly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Fatphobia, Racism, Torture, and Medical content
friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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? Yes
4.5
This is very dark and omg rick riordan is an alien how did he come up with this. Its incredible. Waw. The ending aaaa. This dude is so talented.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror and Sexism
dumaurier's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-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
3.5
One of the slower books between both series. I love the friendships that develop in the first half of the book (Piper and Annabeth, Leo and Hazel, Percy and Jason eventually), but it suffers from excluding some points of view. It also slows down even more once we have these action scenes that are jump between too quick and too stretched out. Annabeth and Arachne's scenes are so good, though! Ultimately, the last fifty or so pages are the strongest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and War
Minor: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury
maplewrites's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
4.0
Gosh I love these characters so much. They make me smile every time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death