Series: Heroes of Olympus Book #2
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Rating: 4 Stars
How I Got It: Gift
I may have waited too long to write this review, but I’ll
try. This book is a lot like the first one. It’s laying down the groundwork for
the series with three different characters-Percy, Frank, and Hazel. And this
one takes place in the Roman world instead of Greek.
Personally, I enjoyed to the Roman Camp and reading about
how they function. It’s a different look at demigod life and continues to
expand the world.
Percy is still Percy, but he’s getting more mature which
makes sense and I like seeing it. Frank and Hazel were also fun characters. I
wanted to get to know them and quickly became invested in them. And Rick
Riordan is keeping up with the diversity. Hazel is African-American and Frank
is Chinese-Canadian.
The plot was pretty traditional for a Rick Riordan book:
A small group of characters go on a time-sensitive quest and face several
monster struggles on the way. But like a good Power Rangers episode it’s not
bad just because it’s formulaic. I will say the tone seemed to be a little
darker and more serious then I’m used to. Again though, this isn’t a bad thing.
I am eager to read the next book and to finish the
series. And I want to see all of these characters interacting with each other.
However, I’m nervous that if seven characters come together the result will be
in some of the characters becoming background and not getting as much
development. I guess I’ll find out when I read them.
Thanks for reading!
~Holly
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