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The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

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blueringed_octopus's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

3.5

fraggerbot's review against another edition

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5.0

First read: ★★★★
Second read: ★★★★½

This series keeps getting better and better! The Battle of the Labyrinth takes a much darker tone and is more intense compared to the previous ones. At the same time, I feel this book has one of the most happy endings for a penultimate book in the series. This book offered those things I had wanted - better character development, a more focussed mythology arc and good action scenes.

The book takes some time to get started, but from that point onwards, it never stops. The most interesting character development is Nico's and I love how he moved on from being a kid focused on revenge. I loved Rachel and so far, she is fun, witty, sarcastic, artistic and not judgemental (even when Percy almost killed her the first time they met). I ship her and Percy than Percabeth.

This book also feels more mature when compared to the previous ones. While it is not so obviously seen, it is well layered.

As I sailed into the lake I realized the Fates really were cruel. They sent Calypso someone she couldn’t help but love. But it worked both ways. For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if.

kennedy_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

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

5.0

I love Percy Jackson!! This book was not an exception. People told me this book was going to be boring, because they were in the maze the whole time, but I don’t think that was the truth at all!

estherjp's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

frej_i's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

whosbradpitt's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I've become pretty fond of this series overall, and this was a strong entry. Navigating the labyrinth was interesting and I appreciated new additions to the discussion of Pan & the satyrs.