nytephoenyx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
There’s something about a good hook and likeable characters that gets cozy. Percy Jackson does that well.
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, and Death
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, and War
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
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
sudatot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, War, Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, and Car accident
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
rakizaka'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
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence
Minor: Animal death
averyrembish'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
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and War
its_kievan'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Torture and Animal death