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amanda_19's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Abandonment
tmcnerlin'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
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment
Minor: Cannibalism
neko_reads's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, and War
gcoulsxn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, and War
kristicakes'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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
luvnuit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse
monastery_berry'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
Minor: Abandonment
jooniethemoonie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Abandonment, and War
elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: War
rikuson1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
-★★★✬☆- (3.25/5.00)
My Grading Score = 65% (C+)
The Sea of Monsters was a decent read. Although my engagement of the first book was stronger, this one did feel like it went by faster. Tyson was a decent new character. He and Percy's relationship over the book was decent enough by the end, and I doubt it's the last time we'll see him. I do prefer the trio of the last book over this one, though. Clarisse also seems to have a bit more to her and the reveal at the end, although not a heavy hitting as the reveal at the end of book 1 was also decent enough for me to want to continue.
Verdict
As you can tell by the number of times I've used the word decent above, that's because there's no other word I can think of to describe this entry. I didn't resonate with it as hard as I did the first book, but I that's probably because everything was new to me and that charm was fresh, this one just felt like more of the same but I don't think I can say this book was bad because it didn't have is own charm because it somewhat did, it's just not as resonating to me as the first one is all and it seems most people feel that way about this entry anyway. Nonetheless, it was good enough for what I felt it was trying it execute.
I Liked It
Minor: Body shaming, Xenophobia, and Abandonment