Reviews

The Heroes of Olympus (The Lost Hero / The Sun of Neptun / The Mark of Athena) by Rick Riordan

kberry513's review against another edition

4.0

I loved the Percy Jackson books so much that I was worried I wasn't going to like these, since they didn't focus on Percy any more. BUT he was really only missing in the first one (when he is literally missing).

It was actually really nice to see other characters get to take more page-time - I think one of my favorite characters is Leo. I also thought the introduction of the Roman aspects of the gods to be an awesome touch. Especially because, as is made evident by the direction the story takes, the Romans adopted the Greek gods, but their personalities were slightly different, as the Romans emphasized different values than the Greeks did.

I loved the way those differences were woven into the two camps and the values the two camps had. I was also glad that everyone was separated for only the first two installments. I hate when the separation drags on just to cause issues.

I read these really fast because I needed to know what happened next, so I'm thinking this is going to require a reread soon.

vstewart76's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

vernip's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'll be the first to admit that facial expressions are hard to draw.
To capture the nuance of every kinda which way a face can move for any kinda emotion is no easy feat.
That said, GOOD GODS SOME OF THOSE EXPRESSIONS ARE INSANE!
- Gritted teeth & meanness
- bug eyed wonderment
- flirty faces
- haggard teenagers looking inexplicably like old men
What's even funnier is that sometimes, the situation doesn't even call for it; artist just had a heyday with plopping them into whatever part of the story.

That said, it's still a pretty good adaptation of the story that finally combines our two groups of superpowered teens of divine descent. Of course they cut out some wackiness in the middle, relegating the stories of the dolphin-pirates and beating Hercules with a infinite food cannon (cornucopia) to a couple of panels, but that's the fickle nature of adapting such a hefty novel.
Same cliffhanger tho so I am anxious to see how those kids get out of superHell! 

__anna___'s review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

fragoline's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

chevreads's review against another edition

5.0

[Another review based on a different edition I have read]
Amazing series that is action-packed, fell in love with the series when I started it (hence the re-read).
5/5 Chev's picks
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co2lreads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

These teenagers keep getting into all sorts of scrapes. Somebody let them rest! Seriously though, Rick Riordan's books are fun for people of all ages. 

twpkchia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

fulminis's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jlarinda's review

5.0

I'd quite enjoyed PJO even if I found it a little bland overall, with Thalia, Nico and Tyson being the most enjoyable bits for me... and then this sequel happened.

I was instantly drawn in and fell in love hardcore with Leo, and found myself enjoying Piper, Hazel, Frank and the other new characters so much more than the "eternally fixated with each other" Percy and Annabeth. It was also wonderful to read about Thalia again (any moment the Hunters show up is a highlight for me), or the much greater insight into Nico's character.

I think the lowest parts of it were the bits by the Tartarus. It was eternal misery that became a drag to read about, only to end up with zero resolution to them - you'd think Percy and Annabeth would've been kissing the ground once they got back to the normal Earth, but they seemed both fine within five minutes.

OTOH, the bits of Leo and Calypso were my absolute favorite pages in all of RiRi's books and their little love story the best of all the romantic shenanigans in the books. It was such great development for Leo and they're such a perfect match.

Other highlights being Festus's everything, Hazel's backstory (& her & Sammy & Leo!), again the Hunters, the added diversity to the main characters, and, well, the resolution to the whole story.

I overall enjoyed it so much I read the entire thing in about ten days. The things I do for Leo.