As it is another Rick Riordan book, this book is bound to be interesting! But first, before I enthuse about how amazing this book is, let's do a little character introduction for people who are not familiar with the 'Heroes of Olympus' series!
Piper McLean is the daughter of Aphrodite and the famous movie star Tristan McLean. She has a few secrets- things she wouldn't bother to share. As her father is a movie star, it doesn't help that she feels awkward around posters of him in her cabin. Nor does it help that the leader/tyrant of the Aphrodite cabin is Drew- possibly the meanest girl there. She's nasty, and she can charmspeak. How terrible. But Piper has a few talents up her sleeve as well. Can she manage to rein them enough to maneuver her way with the quest and not get her comrades killed?
Jason Grace is the long-lost brother of Thalia Grace, son of the almighty Zeus, and has a lot of mixed feelings. Not to mention the fact that he has a lot on his mind, and how to save the world by the solstice. Due to the fact that Hera has taken Jason's memory away and I do not want to spoil the story for you, there cannot be much said about Jason's past and the hard path that he has walked. But some things are going to make this journey better for him. Like his friends and him abilities, and maybe, even his differences!
Leo Valdez is an orphan. Or so he thought. Having lost his mother in a fire, Leo has been on the run for ages. Until he came to Camp Halfblood. Until he found out that he was the son of Hephaestus. Until his life changes. Forever. Leo is he clown in the group, but is harboring some guilt inside. Yet he manages to mask it all with a grin and a cover of happiness.
Coach Hedge was their Physical Education teacher from a few years before and also turned out to be their protector. He is a stayr and slightly violent and crazy.
There are, of course, many other gods, goddesses, humans, and half-bloods, but let's leave them for the actual story. As Piper, Jason, and Leo go off to save the world in three days, you are about to enjoy another breathtakingly good novel by Rick Riordan. As they fall of dragons, ride giants, slay monsters, and hear that they are going to die over and over again, it has to be a great journey for them. And as the day comes closer and closer, it seems that they get in a tighter fix of Death. Really- it's a lovely situation to be in. Is it really the end of the three heroes? Or will they manage to pull through? No matter what, this quest doesn't seem like something they are going to come out of unscathed!
I find that Rick Riordan writes a lot of adventures where there the world is ending and heroes have to save it. He brings out some good adventure books. And I love his stories. However, sometimes it makes me think: 'Are we really that dumb to not realize that our world is coming so close to death every few decades?' If this was all true, wow. We almost died a lot of times!
I love Rick Riordan's novels, and I think that he is an amazing writer!
***** I give this book a 9.99988888899999 out of ten. Spectacular!******
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