anniereads221's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Blood, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Death, Murder, Violence, and Body horror
brontosaurusbb'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
Graphic: Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Death
squinnittowinit'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
4.25
Rick Riordan's book-to-book inconsistencies begin to make an appearance here, but they remain very minor.
Moderate: War, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Abandonment, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Sexism, Stalking, Death, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Torture
Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Animal death, Car accident, and Incest
emohell'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: Child death, Violence, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Blood
orchidlilly'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? No
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Child death
Minor: Car accident, Ableism, Animal death, and Confinement
navayiota'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
Spoiler
I have a love hate relationship with Thalia, I dislike her as a person most of the time since she reminds me of the people who doubt me and try to stop me from making my own plans, not because I'm unable to do so successfully, but because they feel the need to control everything. The way she undermined Percy, humiliated him in front of everyone and later blamed him for Annabeth's "death" made my blood boil. Every time she did so I felt personally attacked, and I think that's partly due to me seeing myself in Percy but also to how incredibly well written these books are. I understand that she's just a mentally ill child (not an insult, just a fact. Years of parental neglect, having to survive homelessness and violence with only two other kids by her side and to top it all off being murdered and resurrected all before the age of 16 does that to a person) and I think she deserves all the care and patience in the world but I wouldn't enter a room with her in it if I could help it. However I do really appreciate her character, how complex and morally grey she is. This is just as much her story as it is Percy's, and I think that's really cool. I love that at the end she took her destiny into her own hands and joined the hunters to avoid being manipulated again. I can't wait to see her shine more in the next one.I also enjoyed the subversion of the damsel in distress trope with Annabeth and later with Artemis, how they were captured, yes, but still showed how strong willed and powerful they are by being able to hold up the literal sky. Also, I can't describe how much my body hurt after reading the description of how it feels to hold up the sky. Absolutely terrifying and painful just to imagine. Amazing.
The last thing, I grew to adore Zoe. I was so invested by the end that it felt like a punch to the gut once the prophecy came to be. Incredible character.
Graphic: Grief, Torture, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: War, Animal death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcohol
camiclarkbooks'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
5.0
Spoiler
The fact that Percy Jackson willingly attacked a Titan does not get talked about as much as it should.Minor: Death, Injury/injury detail, and Grief
tristaesque's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Death, and Violence
spookysierra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Sexism, Abandonment, and Kidnapping
mezzoanddolce's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Wow, Nico I- I had a feeling __ was his godly parent and I was correct. WOW, just if Luke gets a hold of him I will not be happy.
(I put a __ because I didn't want to spoil it 🙂)
Minor: Death, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Violence, and War