thaliareads's review against another edition
- 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
This book was excellent. It was sad, but also handled so well. While I wish this part of the series didn't exist, it does. To be honest this isn't something I expected which makes it hit all the harder but also really highlights the severity in a way that otherwise just couldn't be captured. I just hope that Apollo makes the most of their position in the next book.
Graphic: Death, Child death, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Blood, Grief, Violence, and Self harm
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Dementia
While this is written in a way that is appropriate and approachable for a YA audience, I'd recommend this for the more mature of the YA audience.nevermoregothic's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Torture, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Confinement, and Gaslighting
marenm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Violence
the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, and Child death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Torture, Animal death, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Body shaming
atcamryn's review against another edition
- 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
Spoiler
rip crestGraphic: Death, Murder, Grief, Animal death, Torture, Death of parent, and Child death
Minor: Suicide attempt
hales_1243's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, Body horror, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Fatphobia, and Excrement
Minor: Confinement
hayleyvem's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Child abuse
trintrin's review against another edition
- 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
This is the first time I've ever shed actual tears because of a book .Should’ve known when I saw this book is dedicated to the Muse of Tragedy :”)
NO.
I refuse to share this part of my story. It was the lowest, most humiliating, most awful week in my four-thousand-plus year life. Tragedy. Disaster. Heartbreak. I will not tell you about it
…
In these pages, only suffering awaits.
Spoiler
Jason wasn't my favourite character in the Heroes of Olympus. But my respect for him shot up when we saw everything he was doing to help the minor gods and their children, which even Percy didn't manage to do. I was finally beginning to take him a little more seriously but TOO SOON. I was spoiled that he's gonna die but still it took me by surprise. Honestly didn't know Rick was capable of killing off such an important main character. The death itself made me incredibly sad but it was Piper and Leo's reactions that broke the floodgates. I'll never get over the fact that Leo and Jason are both dead to each other.But on the bright side, this is the book where Lester starts his character development arc and I love him for that. I found him annoying for the past two books but he quickly became one of my favourite characters of the Riordanverse after this. Good for him
Spoiler
Two lines that broke me:
"Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you become a god again, remember. Remember what it's like to be human"
"But from now on I would be more than Lester. I would be more than an observer.
I would be Apollo.
I would remember."
*cue tears*
Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Gaslighting