The Last Olympian
Ratings845
Average rating4.3
Contains spoilers
If you've been following my recent journey through the Percy Jackson books, you may have noticed how little my enjoyment has been. These were beloved books from my childhood that I have, unfortunately, really not enjoyed this time around. Both Titan's Curse and Labyrinth were the best of the series by far, but that isn't exactly high praise.
The fact that this series culminated in such an odd, anti-climactic way didn't help. None of the characters (outside of Percy or Annabeth) had much depth to them and both Luke & Kronos have really weak motives or strong decision making. The fact that the entire series hinges on Luke, a character that was in a brief supportive role in book one and only really present for two scenes max each book thereafter, is really shitty. He is a boring, fill-in-the-blank character who only has ties to Annabeth, who tells him that she never even loved him during his final moments. Cool.
To show some "positivity", I really appreciated the way that Riordan wrote about absent parent relationships and how strongly that can impact a young person. The final two chapters were nice as well, as Riordan tied up loose ends (though he did create another one because $$$).
Fine book, decent series. Disappointed nonetheless.
LITERAL PERFECTION!! It's amazing to see how much everyone has grown throughout the series and the relationships that have been forged and strengthened!
NOT ONLY WAS ANNABETH THE ONE TO HELP HIM GET OUT OF THE RIVER AND GAIN HIS IMMORTALITY BUT HE GAVE UP BECOMING AN ATUAL GOD FOR HER!!!! And the Sally x Paul duo could NOT be more perfect!! They even slay monsters together
The charm and real-world settings of the first book decreased with each book in the series. This one had too much going on. Did not like the dream sequences and flashbacks, and just overall felt like too much action and not enough heart was put into the final book of the series. I liked the end and Percy's gift granted of gods recognizing all of their childrenbut until then I just felt myself skimming to the end.
Has the common trope of ending an epic fantasy/sci-fi series with a very long and epic battle. This probably started with Lord of The Rings, and has continued with Harry Potter, and dived into film, like Avengers: Endgame. This trope can get pretty stale. Endgame being an example of that. But this series, miraculously, could never get stale. This book really defines the word “epic” from the start. It never wastes time, but still manages to have time for some great character moments. I don't remember much at all about this book from reading it as a kid, and there were so many emotionally powerful moments. Like Percy turning down being a God, and the many moments with Hermes talking about Luke. Incredible stuff and not something you would expect to see for a book for kids. I thought the mythology would be less fun with the titans taking a front seat but it really wasn't. Prometheus was one of my favorite characters of the entire series. I am very ready to read the “Heroes of Olympus”.
the last half of this book is just that final scene in the nge series where everyone is clapping and saying “congratulations
The best one!
Thrilling throughout the whole story, a lot of knots are tied up and it feels like a worthy ending for the series.
The boy continues to love the series and is looking forward to the new book six we just acquired. I admit this book is fun to read aloud.
There are aspects of the story that were surprise to me and others that resolved in a satisfying way for some who like a desired outcome.
One may ask how the gods could truly be in mortal danger. Riordan takes an interesting approach using the belief from mortals and infighting to create their Achilles heel. Percy uses this reality as leverage to get what most of us want from our parents: recognition and acceptance. I hope I will never be a parent that the boy has to fight to get my attention.
no book ending will ever make me feel the emotions that this specific book ending did
“meanwhile, my son luke is dead. he died believing I didn't care about him. I will never forgive myself.”
i don't think I have ever been this wrecked abt a books finale
those last chapters..I couldn't breathe I couldn't see i was just crying
and I can't express how glad I am about luke's arc and finale, left me in tears but it was a beautiful one
This was a nice ending to the series, if slightly anticlimactic.
Don't get me wrong, I quite liked it - both where it started and where it ended. I liked the plot twists and how the author brought it all together.
I just feel as though the power balance was too vague and inconsistent and that made it harder to suspend disbelief than usual.
Regardless, I had a good time and can't wait to read the next series that continues the story!
The writing style of these books is still not my favourite. The characters and events are not given the weight they deserve. When Grover was given his title, instead of making this a very important moment, the culmination of his life's work, and having that make it impactful, he just passes out for a laugh. It is such a waste of the potential of that moment. And the series is full of those moments where the tone of the book is just wrong. You can do a serious yet lighthearted book, but not this way.
The story ended how I thought it would. And I did want to know what happened to the characters but I definitely do not have the urge to know any more. I am glad I am finished with this.
The series finale delivers on a grand scale. The tone of the final battle scenes reminds you that this is still a YA book, but it's still well worth the read.
Age range: 10+
Younger readers may find it a little scary.
This is by far my favourite out of the 5 Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Safe to say Rick Riordan has a new fan and I'm gonna have to borrow the rest of the gazillion other books in the universe.
Percy is stupidly powerful yet somehow manages to be the most sarcastic teenager I have ever met. All the characters are both loveable and want to make you shake them into some sense because oh boy do they make some dumb decisions some time.
There were so many hair gripping moments where I did not know what was coming next. Also so many sad moments like wtf. The battle scenes were written to keep you engaged throughout (and there were a lot of battle scenes). I love Percy and all the other characters and am so happy with how it ended. I'm excited to see where it will take them all. I've officially entered my Greek mythology era again :)