ewwniamh's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
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? Yes
4.0
i’m so attached to these characters, after the next book i will not be ok
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Violence, Death, Blood, War, and Murder
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, Body shaming, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Fatphobia
mandaraffe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, Injury/injury detail, War, and Murder
orchidlilly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Death, Child death, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Confinement, Murder, and Animal cruelty
aceofshades_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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? Yes
4.75
It's so hard to not give every book in this series a five. Really funny and interesting, literally gasped out loud in class.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, and War
Moderate: Murder and Child death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
Spoiler
ANNEBETH KISSED PERCY!!! PERCY=IDIOTrodes's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, War, and Child death
Moderate: Death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
lis4so's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Murder, War, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
theespressoedition's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As I've been reading this series, I've had several friends mention that The Battle of the Labyrinth is their favorite installation. Now that I've read it, I can see why! It's a lot of fun and has a great deal of character growth and fantastic adventure.
One of the things I noticed in the previous books was how there was often a push for one of the secondary characters to be more important to Percy's mission while the others would be off doing their own crazy side-quest. In the first book, we got to see a lot of Grover. The second book gave us a ton of Tyson. The third book was Nico. This fourth book did a great job of including everyone and making them all equally important and vital to the advancement of the story, which I loved!
I remember approaching the last quarter of this book and thinking that there was something that irked me about the formula of the story. Something that felt repetitive. For the life of me, one day after finishing, I can't recall what that was. Obviously, that means it wasn't as irritating as I thought it was because I've completely forgotten it. The ending of this book was really satisfying!
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how everything is going to come together in book five, but I'm looking forward to it nonetheless. I really loved seeing Grover's growth and increase in maturity during his journey to find Pan. It was awesome watching Annabeth learn how to not just be a bossy know-it-all but actually a good friend. Tyson found out that he could be his own hero and even inspire those around him. There was such an interesting turn of events for Nico that I really enjoyed but won't talk about too much as it's a bit spoiler-y.
And of course, we can't forget Percy. During the first few books, he came across as the obnoxious chosen one who really let everyone else do the work for him. This book gave him a lot more depth and emotion. For a kid on the cusp of fifteen, he learned a lot!
I can't wait to dive into the final book soon!
One of the things I noticed in the previous books was how there was often a push for one of the secondary characters to be more important to Percy's mission while the others would be off doing their own crazy side-quest. In the first book, we got to see a lot of Grover. The second book gave us a ton of Tyson. The third book was Nico. This fourth book did a great job of including everyone and making them all equally important and vital to the advancement of the story, which I loved!
I remember approaching the last quarter of this book and thinking that there was something that irked me about the formula of the story. Something that felt repetitive. For the life of me, one day after finishing, I can't recall what that was. Obviously, that means it wasn't as irritating as I thought it was because I've completely forgotten it. The ending of this book was really satisfying!
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how everything is going to come together in book five, but I'm looking forward to it nonetheless. I really loved seeing Grover's growth and increase in maturity during his journey to find Pan. It was awesome watching Annabeth learn how to not just be a bossy know-it-all but actually a good friend. Tyson found out that he could be his own hero and even inspire those around him. There was such an interesting turn of events for Nico that I really enjoyed but won't talk about too much as it's a bit spoiler-y.
And of course, we can't forget Percy. During the first few books, he came across as the obnoxious chosen one who really let everyone else do the work for him. This book gave him a lot more depth and emotion. For a kid on the cusp of fifteen, he learned a lot!
I can't wait to dive into the final book soon!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Death
Moderate: Murder, Violence, and War
Minor: Child death
midnacine's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
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? Yes
5.0
In lieu of a proper review, I'm just gonna list some of my favorite out-of-context quotes from this book, because let's be real, if you've read the past three books, you already know you're reading this one too.
If you've never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I'm telling you, it'll wake you up quick.
Spoiler
Nico had summons the dead with Coke and cheeseburgers.
One of the bear heads at her waist was now wearing a pair if crooked plastic Alcatraz sunglasses.
Spoiler
No prophecies for me. I would get overrun in the heart of a volcano by a pack of dog-faced sea-lion people.
It's no secret I love this series, and previously I thought Sea of Monsters was my favorite, but I've decided this one is my favorite. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, War, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Murder, Child death, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Injury/injury detail
limiwh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Child death
Minor: Blood and Bullying