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kkaste's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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? No
5.0
peytonnora's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
rat_girl_'s review
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-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
4.0
marybeebooks's review
5.0
I loved the original novel, The Mark of Athena, and I loved this adaptation as well! I absolutely love all the Percy Jackson graphic novels and I think they are able to perfectly captivate the full story in the shorter style. I think Mark of Athena is one of my favorites of the Heroes of Olympus and it’s so cool to see the heroes teaming up. I think the illustrations were absolutely amazing throughout and I can’t wait for the next one!
ros_lanta's review
3.75
I adored the graphic novel adaptation of The Son of Neptune so I had high hopes for The Mark of Athena. Unfortunately the adaptation just isn't as good.
It's a great story of course (with honestly the best ending of any Riordan book) and the art style is decent. My main issue comes from how much essential plot has been either trimmed down drastically or cut entirely, to the point that I'm genuinely unsure if someone unfamiliar with the original novel will fully understand what is going on. Some events are shown in pictures but not really even referred to in the text at all. There was one point in particular where I was rereading the text and examining the pictures, trying to figure out how I'd missed something important happening.
I did enjoy the book, it was a fun, quick way to reread the story and I had a good time with it. I just wish this adaptation had another 50 pages to really give it a chance to be great.
It's a great story of course (with honestly the best ending of any Riordan book) and the art style is decent. My main issue comes from how much essential plot has been either trimmed down drastically or cut entirely, to the point that I'm genuinely unsure if someone unfamiliar with the original novel will fully understand what is going on. Some events are shown in pictures but not really even referred to in the text at all. There was one point in particular where I was rereading the text and examining the pictures, trying to figure out how I'd missed something important happening.
I did enjoy the book, it was a fun, quick way to reread the story and I had a good time with it. I just wish this adaptation had another 50 pages to really give it a chance to be great.
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