What I first began to notice was the way that the characters that I'd known since The Lightning Thief didn't seem quite right. I had been excited to read a book finally from Annabeth's perspective, but was disappointed to find that her voice sounded no different than any other of Riordan's characters. What I had once considered Percy's personality now seemed to be everyone's. Also, Percy seemed not to be much like himself either. His humor seemed to be his main feature, when before his character had been so much more. Altogether, this aspect of the book left me very confused.
I was very unhappy when the book began to bore me. Maybe it was because of the change in characters, or maybe not. It just seemed as if unimportant moments dragged on forever. Also, the parts I'd been looking forward to (like Annabeth and Percy's reunion) were over in the blink of an eye. At every turn there was a new adventure, in a way that left me confused with all of the new Roman knowledge. Altogether, it was not the most gripping book.
All of my opinions left me wondering: Is something really different, or am I imagining it? This is what I believe to be the power of perception. Once I got it into my head that the characters seemed off, I inevitably ended up analyzing everything they'd do or say. I ended up really disappointed with this book. What I really want to know now is whether anyone agrees with me, so I can decide once and for all if I am just making all of this up.
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I read this book too, and now that you mention it, I agree. Hearing the story from Annabeth's point of view would at first be exciting, but her character isn't being shown through her thoughts. You get more of a sense of a character's traits from someone else's point of view. That's not how you would think it would be. I like how this series is from different points of view, but I agree. Riordan is not making each character an individual in this book.
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