Author: Rick Riordan

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Books

Summary:

Everything was back in business. The Greeks found Percy and the Romans found Jason. The bigger problem hadnt been solved though. The bigger problem being Gaea, Mother Earth. She’s the Kronos of Heroes of Olympus, the main problem, the root cause. And like every good villain, she had only one plan. Take over the world. 

Review:

Prayers have been answered. The ultimate Annabeth spotlight is here, after what seemed like forever. I needed this girl to get her own solo quest ever since The Battle of Labyrinth came out. And well, that's what happens.

So, continuing from what happened at the end of Son of Neptune, the Argo II arrives at Camp Jupiter. The moment everyone seemed to be waiting for because who wouldn't want to know what happened when two rival/enemy parties finally met in peace. 

Well, it was peaceful but not for long. A conclusion was made between Annabeth and Reyna: in order to unite the Greeks and Romans Annabeth would have to find the Athena Parthenos, a statue of Athena stolen by the Romans a long time back. And before there could be any more discussions, Camp Jupiter is attacked. By Leo. 

Sounds crazy but its more or less true. I’m going to leave you people on a cliffhanger right now but he had his reason for firing. 

Just as the Great Prophecy of Seven said, there were 7 demigods aboard the Argo II (with Coach Hedge as their “adult chaperone”) They landed near Great Salt Lake, where Leo met Nemesis, the goddess of revenge. He gets a fortune cookie from her, and that one cookie plays a huge role. 

Fast forward a little, the septet uncovered a lot. Like the fact that Nico di Angelo was trapped by the giants. Almost halfway through Annabeth ends up going on her own solo quest, to find the Athena Parthenos, where is faced with her worst enemy. 

I would give a major spoiler to you people: The book ends on an insane cliffhanger. Quite literally. Crazy what a fortune cookie could do.

Wisdom’s daughter walks alone

The Mark of Athena burns through Rome

Twins snuff out the angel’s breath

Who holds the key to endless breath

Giants’ bane stands gold and pale

Won through pain from a woven jail

~Avani Endait

Author: Rick Riordan

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Books

Summary:

If you thought that Jason had a bad start, you are wrong. While Jason woke up in a pretty decent situation, Percy was in California running from some monsters which didn't die and he couldn't remember anything. So yeah, the situations were not so similar but Percy did end up at camp. Camp Jupiter, a demigod training camp for Romans. He manages to make some friends , Hazel and Frank and later ends up
going on a quest with them. And everything falls into place once he is done with his quest.

Review:

Percy’s side of the story that everyone seemed to be waiting for. “Ok, but where’s Percy?” was that one question almost everyone reading The Lost Hero had. And we finally know his whereabouts in this book. Hera played it pretty smart, giving amnesia to Percy and Jason, the two most popular people from Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter respectively, and then sending them off to the other camp like some sort of peace agreement. 

Some people might argue, but whats a better way to solve a feud between two parties that has been going on for centuries?

Percy gets quite a unique entrance at Camp Jupiter with Hera, in her Roman form Juno, announces him as a son of Neptune (Poseidon’s Roman form). And pretty soon, he gets a quest. Interesting tidbit about prophecy for the quest. Unlike the Greeks who got the Oracle for prophecies, Romans have a Book of Prophecies, which was missing when Percy arrived. No official prophecy could be given so Mars (Roman form of Ares) who is also Frank’s dad, made up some random sentences and called it a prophecy. “Go to Alaska, find Thanatos and free him. Come back by sundown on June twenty-fourth or die”

So Percy, Frank (son of Mars) and Hazel (daughter of Pluto, roman form of Hades) go to Alaska to find Thanatos, the god of death. In case you are confused, Hades is the god of dead and Thanatos is the god of death. Thanatos is basically the guy who is solely responsible for death so if he ever takes a day off, nobody will die. And well, this guy was trapped so literally nobody was dying, not even monsters so they had to get him back. 

The trio discover that Thanatos was trapped by the giant Alcyoneus. During the quest, they not only freed Thanatos but also found something extremely valuable to Camp Jupiter, valuable to make them heroes of the camp and make the Fifth Cohort popular. But the problems didn't end there because when they returned to Camp Jupiter, a surprise was waiting for them. Camp Jupiter was under attack.

To the north, beyond the gods, lies the legion’s crown

Falling from ice, the sun of Neptune shall drown

~Avani Endait

Author: Rick Riordan 

Publisher: Disney- Hyperion Books

Summary:

Jason Grace, wakes up on a school bus with whatsoever no memory. And from there things just seem to go downhill. He has to battle a storm spirit and then is taken to a new place along with Piper, his apparent girlfriend and Leo, his apparent best friend. The place being Camp Half-Blood, a camp in Long Island made for training Greek demigods only. Not long after, Jason finds out he is the son of Zeus and he gets a quest. And by the end of the quest one thing is clear, Jason is NOT a Greek demigod.

REVIEW:

A follow-up to the Percy Jackson series, Rick Riordan begins another outstanding series: Heroes of Olympus, based on the prophecy by Rachel Elizabeth Dare in The Last Olympian. With new characters, new quests and new mythology, the entire series is magnificently written. But for now, we are going to focus on the first book, The Lost Hero.

The plot of this book revolves around Jason who wakes up on a school bus, going on a field trip, with no memory. The start itself screams trouble but when you are a demigod, getting into trouble is as normal as brushing your teeth. As if things couldn't get any worse, ten minutes into the field trip he is attacked and although he manages to survive along with all the other kids, their trip leader is captured. And then he is escorted to Camp Half-Blood along with Leo and Piper by Annabeth Chase (peep the PJO reference!) who is looking for Percy Jackson, who has been missing for 3 days.

Not long after, Piper is claimed by Aphrodite (much to her annoyance) Leo is claimed by Hephaestus and Jason is claimed by Zeus. Multiple failed attempts were made to bring back Jason’s memory before he got a quest to save Hera (his step-mother, when you think about it) With Piper and Leo as his companions Jason flies to Quebec, Canada on Festus, a mechanical bronze dragon found and rejuvenated by Leo. 

Although the quest was initially planned for saving Hera, the trio also end up saving others, saving the school field trip leader  Coach Hedge (a satyr) and Piper’s dad. Hera is saved but the major point of focus is the information the trio found. The first one being about Jason’s true identity, specifically his parentage; the second one being about the next big enemy; the third one being  about the existence of another camp — a camp having rivalry with Camp Half-Blood in the past — where Percy Jackson might be.

Child of lightning, beware the earth

The giants revenge, the seven shall birth

The forge and dove shall break the cage 

And death unleash through Hera’s rage

~Avani Endait