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Percy Jackson e gli dei dell'Olimpo. Il Calice degli Dei by Rick Riordan
13 reviews
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
Percy Jackson is back! And this time, his quest isn't focused on the world ending: it's focused on getting him into college. Honestly, the fact that the stakes were pretty low in this one (not that there isn't any imminent danger, this is Percy we're talking about), made this such a fun read. Reading from Percy's perspective is alwasy fun because he has some of the best commentary, but just the overall tone of this one was less serious than some of the other series set in this world.
Riordan already announced another book after this one, and I'm betting is going to be a trilogy (3 quests to get into college and all). It's great seeing Percy, Annabeth, and Grover get back together for quests, and I'm sure we'll see more of that in the next books!
If you're just staring your Percy Jackson journey and wonder where this one fits in: it takes place after the Heroes of Olympus but before the Trials of Apollo. Once this trilogy is done, I think it will be a nice little bridge between the two series!
Riordan already announced another book after this one, and I'm betting is going to be a trilogy (3 quests to get into college and all). It's great seeing Percy, Annabeth, and Grover get back together for quests, and I'm sure we'll see more of that in the next books!
If you're just staring your Percy Jackson journey and wonder where this one fits in: it takes place after the Heroes of Olympus but before the Trials of Apollo. Once this trilogy is done, I think it will be a nice little bridge between the two series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
THIS WAS FAN SERVICE AT ITS FINEST AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT!!
If you’re like me and in 2013, had an Instagram devoted to Percabeth, well, this book is for you too! This book had Percy and Annabeth being as adorable as ever! I absolutely love how they subvert societal expectations by Percy loving her for her being so smart and her loving him for his pretty eyes! Good old Seaweed Brain and Wise Girl!
Legitimately though, this book was just 7 hours (yes I listened to the audiobook because I’ve been obsessed with Jesse Bernstein’s voice since I was nine years old and couldn’t imagine NOT listening to him once I found out he’d be back to narrate this book) of pure Percy and Annabeth being adorable! I guess Grover’s there too, which is fun since we hadn’t really seen him since the OG books. Also, Sally and Paul Blowfis (I can’t not use his last name) are in a lot of the book, which made me realize how much I missed them during HoO.
I will say that if you’re reading this for the fantasy plot, you’re not really going to get that. The only “Big Bad” is Zeus for making Percy have to get college recommendation letters. There are still monsters and gods to fight, they’re just not Chronos or Gaia. I’m really excited for at least one more book (which will likely be two) of Percy trying to get his two other recommendation letters!
If you’re like me and in 2013, had an Instagram devoted to Percabeth, well, this book is for you too! This book had Percy and Annabeth being as adorable as ever! I absolutely love how they subvert societal expectations by Percy loving her for her being so smart and her loving him for his pretty eyes! Good old Seaweed Brain and Wise Girl!
Legitimately though, this book was just 7 hours (yes I listened to the audiobook because I’ve been obsessed with Jesse Bernstein’s voice since I was nine years old and couldn’t imagine NOT listening to him once I found out he’d be back to narrate this book) of pure Percy and Annabeth being adorable! I guess Grover’s there too, which is fun since we hadn’t really seen him since the OG books. Also, Sally and Paul Blowfis (I can’t not use his last name) are in a lot of the book, which made me realize how much I missed them during HoO.
I will say that if you’re reading this for the fantasy plot, you’re not really going to get that. The only “Big Bad” is Zeus for making Percy have to get college recommendation letters. There are still monsters and gods to fight, they’re just not Chronos or Gaia. I’m really excited for at least one more book (which will likely be two) of Percy trying to get his two other recommendation letters!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Abandonment
majakrmer's review against another edition
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Pregnancy
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