The Mark of Athena is the middle novel in Rick Riordan’s five-book series, The Heroes of Olympus. Now that the Roman and Greek camps know about each other, everything should be fine, right? Unfortunately, an accident leads to the newly formed group—Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, and Leo—racing off on the quest to Rome …
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Book Review | The Son of Neptune
In Rick Riordan’s second installment in the Heroes of Olympus series, The Son of Neptune, Percy has no memories—except a single name, Annabeth. He finds himself at a camp, but he is sure this isn’t the right place. Still, when told he must go on a quest to help the Roman demigods, he cannot bring …
Book Review | The Lost Hero
In The Lost Hero, the first installment in Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series, Jason wakes up with no memory of who he is. Then, when a strange creature attacks, he along with friends Leo and Piper discover they are much more than just troubled kids—they are demigods. Jason’s amnesia is tied inextricably to this …
Book Review | Big Red Tequila
I thought I’d read a book by Rick Riordan for a change. (LOL) Rick Riordan’s debut novel, Big Red Tequila, tells the story of Jackson “Tres” Navarre, who has just returned to San Antonio from San Francisco. He spent ten years there, following the murder of his father, Jackson Navarre the Second. Now, he intends …
Book Review | The Last Olympian
The final book of the Percy Jackson series, The Last Olympian, strangely reminds me of an Avengers movie—a major battle, most of the important characters in one place, lots of danger and a fast-paced plot. But instead of superheroes, purple aliens with gold gloves, and so-called figures from Norse mythology, we have the ever-sarcastic Percy …
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