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A review by theglossreview
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
3.0
I was very let-down. This is meant to be the grand finale of the Heroes of Olympus series. The first two volumes were good. The third and fourth ones were FANTASTIC. But this fifth instalment is a huge disappointment. The chapters by themselves are fine, some are even great, but this is not meant to be a collection of stand-alone stories and POV’s, this should be the finale of the series.
The first issue becomes clear as soon as you see the table of contents. NO PERCABETH? Seriously, nothing from Annabeth’s or Percy’s POV. That can’t be right.
Half of this book is the Reyna and Nico show. I used to skip their chapters to read about the actual quest of the seven chosen Heroes of Olympus (wink wink). Now, years later, I gave them a try and realised Nico’s is actually the best POV in this book. Most of the first two-third is unfortunately very forgettable. The big battle scenes didn’t feel quite right. The best part were really the relationships between all the characters and the last few chapters.
Mixed feelings about this as some of the content is really good, but it doesn’t deliver value as the finale of the series.
The first issue becomes clear as soon as you see the table of contents. NO PERCABETH? Seriously, nothing from Annabeth’s or Percy’s POV. That can’t be right.
Half of this book is the Reyna and Nico show. I used to skip their chapters to read about the actual quest of the seven chosen Heroes of Olympus (wink wink). Now, years later, I gave them a try and realised Nico’s is actually the best POV in this book. Most of the first two-third is unfortunately very forgettable. The big battle scenes didn’t feel quite right. The best part were really the relationships between all the characters and the last few chapters.
Mixed feelings about this as some of the content is really good, but it doesn’t deliver value as the finale of the series.