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cadence99's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.0
This book does NOT make me want to delve any further into the Percy Jackson series- while craft wise it was perfectly acceptable for my taste, the way Tyson was used as a stand in for intellectual disability and the INTENSE level of ableism that seeped into the way he’s treated and talked about was really uncomfortable to say the least. While the ableism is clearly not portrayed as “good” our main characters still display some incredibly poor behavior, which is not entirely addressed. One particularly jarring example was the use of the R-slur aimed at Tyson- while Percy defends him, he does NOT seem to think it’s wrong to use that word as a whole- simply that it shouldn’t be used to describe Tyson. This unchallenged ableism is woven throughout to an extent that it completely overpowers any enjoyable aspects of this book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Minor: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Confinement
kristicakes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, and Violence
stindex's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Violence and War
astrotulip's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse
ravenousrose's review against another edition
I was having trouble getting into this. When one of the characters used a slur for a person with developmental disabilities, I decided that it was not worth pursuing. Just my preference.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
ann_s's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
Filler, but it was decent
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
kalyn_c'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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death
Minor: Blood
rungemaille's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying and Ableism
justinareads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
mikaylay's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I enjoyed the second installment of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, but I preferred the first one overall. I enjoyed seeing all of the characters' personalities and features emerge during the book. The plot was enjoyable and intriguing, although I did find it difficult at times to keep track of all the numerous plot points that occurred during the novel. I enjoyed reading this book and learning more about the people and the universe, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the general universe plot goes from here.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying