finnft4's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
YOOO IT'S GETTING REAL
RANKINGS:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
RANKINGS:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Grief, and Suicide
Spoiler
This is definitely the most gripping one yet. I don't think there are any parts where I was especially bored. I really like seeing how the characters are developing. Nico was great; he's one of the most interesting characters, period. Kronos inhabiting Luke's body is SO dark, even though I did sort of call it, I was NOT expecting the series to actually go that route. The final book is shaping up to be really good!hales_1243's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Child death, and Death
bujo_bellel's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
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
OMG I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH! Literally the best book I've read so far in 2023 (5 books, but you get the point). THIS IS MY FAVOURITE PERCY JACKSON BOOK THUS FAR and I enjoyed it so much! Despite this book being much thicker than the others, it felt like I flew through it much quicker (does this show how much I loved it?). I LOVE THE CHARACTERS SO MUCH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh. I can't wait to read the rest of the series ejhoejfpiqhejghaeiufiap. I finally continued the series after my friend had been bugging me to read this one cus she really enjoyed this one-you know who you are :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Murder
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
jiao_li's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
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
5.0
This time Percy went to a quest in a labyrinth. To be honest I kinda bored in the first few pages cuz they just wandered around that maze. But here's the things that made me keep going.
Tysooon!! That boy was so precious, I really love his innocence yet optimistic character.
The prophecy. Usually they told the prophecy before going to the quest, but for this book Annabelle won't tell the full prophecy. It made me dead curious!
Pan! After 4 books they finally have a lead on his whereabouts😭
Yes this book was an easy 5 stars! Characters, world building, and plot are amazing! Most of all, the battle was epic!
Tysooon!! That boy was so precious, I really love his innocence yet optimistic character.
The prophecy. Usually they told the prophecy before going to the quest, but for this book Annabelle won't tell the full prophecy. It made me dead curious!
Pan! After 4 books they finally have a lead on his whereabouts😭
Yes this book was an easy 5 stars! Characters, world building, and plot are amazing! Most of all, the battle was epic!
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Death, and Violence
emohell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- 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
for some reason i remember not liking this book as much in middle school, but on a reread probably 10 years later, i can’t figure out why
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, War, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/injury detail and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Kidnapping
ewwniamh's review
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
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
foxo_cube's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
The stakes continue to get higher! Things get a bit more complicated!
Riordan is a rare author of YA fiction that manages to encapsulate pretty well the awkwardness of being a teenager. That the characters have unhuman powers and encounter monsters frequently doesn't make them less, well, human. The little bits of romantic interest that are coming up as everyone's getting older are frustrated and uncoordinated, and that's certainly how I remember it being around that age.
I've become very fond of Rachel - I hope she comes back in the last book, too. She's so straightforward. I was happy to see Tyson play a big role again, too - and he became friends with Grover! The two best boys getting over their mutual fear of each other made me very happy.
Nico was kind of annoying for a lot of the book, unfortunately. I don't think that's a problem of the writing so much as it was him being a sulky kid, and I can't really blame him for that.
I do wish the titular Battle of the Labyrinth had been a little bit more intense. The smaller fight scenes are typically pretty dynamic, so the big battle felt a little lacklustre.
I mentioned before that I was disappointed that Luke didn't die in The Titan's Curse. Now, though, I am pretty intrigued as to the direction his story is going.
Riordan is a rare author of YA fiction that manages to encapsulate pretty well the awkwardness of being a teenager. That the characters have unhuman powers and encounter monsters frequently doesn't make them less, well, human. The little bits of romantic interest that are coming up as everyone's getting older are frustrated and uncoordinated, and that's certainly how I remember it being around that age.
I've become very fond of Rachel - I hope she comes back in the last book, too. She's so straightforward. I was happy to see Tyson play a big role again, too - and he became friends with Grover! The two best boys getting over their mutual fear of each other made me very happy.
Nico was kind of annoying for a lot of the book, unfortunately. I don't think that's a problem of the writing so much as it was him being a sulky kid, and I can't really blame him for that.
Spoiler
Still, his journey led him to realise on his own terms how to move on from his sister's death, and good for him. I'm interested to see how his character develops!I do wish the titular Battle of the Labyrinth had been a little bit more intense. The smaller fight scenes are typically pretty dynamic, so the big battle felt a little lacklustre.
Spoiler
Mrs. O'Leary and Daedelus coming through at the end, though!!! Hell yeah! I love Mrs. O'Leary. Certified good girl. Grover just straight-up channelling Pan was good, too.I mentioned before that I was disappointed that Luke didn't die in The Titan's Curse. Now, though, I am pretty intrigued as to the direction his story is going.
Spoiler
Becoming a vessel for Kronos seems pretty obvious now, but it really hadn't crossed my mind he was anything but a useful bridge between Kronos and a large gathering of demi-gods. It seems like there's a bit of Luke left in there, and I'm hoping what that might entail will more than make up for his previous plot armour.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and War
Minor: Mental illness
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
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Murder, Grief, War, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Animal death
aceofsphades_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