Riordan is no stranger to the cliff hanger, but this novel he really gave it his all, and it certainly means readers will be coming back for more. The pacing to this novel was good, it was also good to get a bit of back and forth between all of the characters so the reader is in multiple places which really moves the plot. The reader can tell his characters are growing and they are maturing well. Not only does Riordan write a well fantasied story, but he’s also good at writing his characters. The fact that characters from other series are intertwined and working together towards a goal was fun to read. The plot, like all other novels in this series, was action packed and full of wonderful adventure into lands that are turned mythical. On the flipside, Annabeth must travel on her own to avenge her mother by following the mark of Athena, only things don’t go as planned. They must reassure them that they are friend not enemy. When Annabeth, Percy and their friends show up on Roman grounds in a flying ship the Romans believe it to be a Greek weapon. The Mark of Athena by: Rick Riordan: It’s a clash against the Gods. This novel left the expectations for the next book to be higher, when this was already a fantastic novel. The characters were all characters we’ve seen and read before which felt good, but it was also nice to get a deep dive of the newer characters and to learn a little more about them. The ending leaves things where it looks like book one and two characters are going to come together, and that leaves something to look forward to. The reader almost felt like they were in the same boat as Percy by the fact that he’s lost months of his memory, the reader was trying to put together the story. It wasn’t until the end that the reader realized how this relates to the first novel in this series. The fact that the chapters were so short left the reader speeding through the novel and wanting more. This novel was full of adventure and fantasy and the plot was very well put together. The three of them form an alliance in finding out what their role in the Prophecy of Seven is. The Son of Neptune by: Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson has lost his memory, the past eight months are completely gone Hazel has been brought back to life, only 70 years into the future, and Frank has been told he’s a descendant from the heroes, which he finds hard to believe. These were really great books filled with Greek God history mixed with a little bit of humour and whole lot of adventure. The way it ended was also really sweet the deke out ending was not expected, but at the same time it felt like Riordan didn’t want it all to end too perfectly so it worked out. The plot was definitely engaging, as the world could pretty much end at any moment. What was done really well was the fact that Riordan brought all of his characters back, even if for one last time, it was good to get closure for them all. This novel was fairly good with its ups and its downs the reader wasn’t sure what to expect. The prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson on his sixteenth birthday starts to reveal itself as Percy knows he must lead his army of half-bloods into the waging war. The Last Olympian by: Rick Riordan: It’s all come down to this final battle, half-bloods verse the Titans and the outcome doesn’t look so good for the half-bloods. Hello! Happy Monday! I hope everyone is having a good Monday □ Today I’m going to be reviewing Rick Riordan’s The Heroes of Olympus series.
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