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skeletor23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
lacrimaeignis'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
Percy Jackson has always been a much beloved series for me. I first read the books when I was about 16 years old. I remember being absolutely obsessed from the beginning and read the first 3 books in two days on a two week camping trip and then reread the first book on the way home because I could not find the 4th book in stores on our trip.
Now at 29, I decided to do a reread and I still absolutely loved it! This time, I decided to annotate the book and boy was that fun. I was very nervous to do a reread because I studied Classics in college and being a huge mythology nerd I was afraid I would end up hating the book. Luckily, that wasn't the case. Yes, certain things about myths mentioned had to be changed to fit the narrative or be edited to be age appropriate but overall the myths are still quite accurate. There were also so many moments I had to keep reminding myself of Percy's age in the novel. Also, as an adult, I found myself relating way more to the Chthonic gods mentioned over any other character. I'm very excited to continue my re-read and I can't wait to delve into Percy's latest adventure later this year!
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
raisinbrann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
lectricefeministe's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
shelvesofivy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Alcohol
aceofsphades_reads'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
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
em_davies7019'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
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and War
jjstallone's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
honorablemmmention's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The middle-grade style can be a bit cringy to read as I'm not the demographic, but whilst attempting to get into the habit of not opening my phone right after waking up, I had a ton of fun reading a chapter-a-day. Riordan definitely knows how to write a cliffhanger.
This might have had a bigger impact on me if I hadn't already seen the movie as a kid and known most of the general plot.
After finishing it a while ago, all that really stuck in my memory was the repetitive structure (although I know it was intentional). I'm almost just satisfied to leave my reading as a one-off, but I think we own all of the copies so I might as well give it a try.
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
destynee'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship