( Third Book of Heroes of Olympus )

This review doesn't have any spoilers. I had purchased the book from amazon. The book is suitable for people from the age of thirteen.it is packed with almost all the genres. It is thrilling and also has humor at the same time.

I enjoyed this book and the humor of percy jackson in this book. I also loved that we get to see a much more vulnerable side of Annabeth, since in most of the books, she’s tough, brave and never stops. She’s strong, and I absolutely love it when strong characters lose their strength and have to rely on people.

I will also say that the big plot didn’t hit as hard as I thought it would. I kind of expected this book to be sad – a lot of people said it might, but other than a little twinge of “oh my god this is happening” I didn’t really react to the books that much. Probably because I expected it to happen and the next two books were already out.

But, having Annabeth go through something so traumatic, to face her fears and use her powers to go on this solo quest – was kind of shocking. I did hate that she and Percy were apart…again…but their reunion is sweet…or bittersweet, I guess. Like, I get it now, everyone’s obsession with these characters.

I also really loved the drive to find Nico. Since I have now finished the series he’s probably my favorite character next to Percy. His whole character is wonderful and yes painful. But his growth by the end of the last book…Nico deserves happiness. The whole plot to find Nico and save him was this great uniting factor for the team.

I loved the little side quests and how the group split up into different groups, and not actually with their friends – it was who was right for the job. Also, can we talk about how kind of useless Jason is in this book – he’s knocked out constantly. I love him, but damn.

Gaea is starting to get more active and the monsters keep coming – though a lot of them seemed weirdly easy to beat. Like, especially the twin giants – those two were just kind of dumb and silly. Though, if you make me face the giant ass spider – Arachne – and I would have jumped out of there so fast the Athena Parthenos would have been left in the dust. Sorry, the world can burn. Annabeth is stronger than me. I can’t do spiders.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and I’m so glad that I finally read it. I get the hype surrounding these books and these characters. Rick’s take on Greek and Roman history and mythology is so interesting and creative and he knows how to tell an engaging story.