Unapologetic Reviews

Aw, it ended. I feel sad now. Anyway, the last story wasn't like the previous ones in many respect. First of all, it didn't start in a school. Second, there wasn't a quest to travel around. This was war. I cried several times. It wasn't pretty, or fun. It was often gruesome, though the description was kept to a minimum. Still managed to sneak in a few jokes here and there though. It was a good conclusion. Percy. Now what can I say about him? I saw him become a man. He really recognised his position in this world in this story. He became a spectacular fighter, and a good leader. He also realised what was important in life for him. Annabeth. I always loved her character. She never gave up, she was brilliant. I can't even list the important characters in this book. It had a lot of action, a lot of things happening. Overall, great finish! It wrapped up the story nicely, while also leaving room for more. It of course has a continuation in a new series, which I don't ...

Things are getting serious in this instalment of the series. It kind of reminds me of the 5th or 6th Harry Potter book in that. Percy is growing up, his 16th birthday is getting nearer, and his quests and actions are becoming more and more dangerous. I found this book to be the most complex so far. A lot of things happened, and now my mind is just replaying event after event. Again, I had a difficult time putting it down, and if I hadn't had some actual social life to attend to, I may have read it in a day again. Though I think this one was longer than the previous books, but it's hard to determine on Kindle. An interesting thing to note is that this one started in a school as well. Poor Percy, trying to get into another one. But I stop right here, don't want to spoil it. Though we all know that Percy + school; not a good equation. Another part of the story that I have to mention is Pan. I felt that had a very strong message about the environment, and I hope that kids will ...

I couldn't put this down. Literally, almost. I read the whole book in a day. The adventure just swept me along. The story started in a school again. It's sort of a pattern, that the book always has to start with Percy in a school. Though this time, it's not a school he actually goes to. He was also not alone, but with his two friends. They were there on a mission. From then on, it was non-stop action. I think we meet the most amount of gods in this book, that we actually see Percy talking to on a personal level. It's also the most tragic book so far, and I did find myself crying a little at one point. Okay, maybe two. Percy is becoming a real teen boy now, and there are some mentions of love too. How he gradually changes in that respect is interesting to see. He doesn't just suddenly become interested in the opposite sex, as in some cases that I've seen. I feel I am really a witness to his maturing through the series. While the previous two books had mostly male...

I think I found this book more interesting than the previous one for some reason. Maybe because there were less explanations needed. I also watched the movie, the review for that I'll post on my general reviews page. I talked about the world in my review of the previous book. This time it gets a bit more expanded, but not a lot. The story is mostly a modern version of the Odyssey, with some modern twists and Percy's friends added in. I did love the modern changes this time as much as I did previously. The whole story seemed to pick up its stride. One thing I have to mention that I loved a lot was the Ironclad. It's a piece of history that I love, and even did a presentation on in high school. I was excited about mentally travelling on it. Percy was slowly coming to his own. He's only thirteen still, but feels more confident, and more of a leader. He had matured during his previous adventure. Annabeth was a more prominent character in this story. She was more in the bac...

The movie is an alternate version of the book. That is what I have to state first of all. I've read the book, and while the two do have similarities, there are major differences as well. As I've talked about it in a previous review , it's important for me that the movie can be watched by people who haven't read the book, more so, than how true they were to the original plot line. For anyone who had seen the first movie, which I hope they did, since without it this movie doesn't make a lot of sense, the obvious difference was that they were four years older. This of course gave the whole story a different dimension, since they were a lot more adult, and there was also some of the usual teen looks they were giving each other. I have to confess, I felt that this was a good change. The adventures were a bit too much for thirteen-year-olds. The story was very different as well. That was apparent from the first scene, though a movie is always pressed for time, and the...

More like 3.5 stars. I had a difficult time deciding between the two, but the story is more fun, and a bit too simple to deserve 4 stars. Of course, it's more for a younger demographic, still, it was a good light read. The story itself is clever, but not too inventive. It can be recommended to young people as an introduction to the Greek pantheon. In a way it's very educational, and having always been a fan of Greek mythology, I can appreciate that aspect. It also does a good job of making it interesting for contemporary people. However, since most of the mythology is not invented by the author, I deducted points for it. The story itself has a good pace. The language is easy to read, not overly descriptive, but still gives a good sense of the places and the people. It focuses on adventure, and since I'm not a fan of overly flowery language, I appreciated the simplicity. I gobbled up the whole thing in a few days. It's also educational in that it often stresses the visib...