A review by juan_adhd_reading
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny 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

3.5

It was pretty dang fun! The only reason it’s getting a 3.5 is because I liked the first book more. It took a little getting used to the Roman camp after spending so much time with Camp Half Blood. Percy is still Percy, and he’s more powerful than we’ve ever seen him before! Hazel and Frank were really good characters too: a ghost pulled from her own time trying to make it up for the mistakes of the past, and a kid descending from three different cultures trying to find his own inner power and purpose. I’m really not sure about their relationship, though; Hazel being only 13 and Frank being 16 seems very odd to me. Also, I think we really should’ve had more of a learning curve with Frank and his shapeshifter powers, having him learn to use them more slowly and gradually until the final battle where he gets to really shine. Instead we saw him get a hang of it immediately but only when it was more convenient for the story. My final complaint is how relatively easy they seemed to have

killed not one, but TWO giants in a single day. And how were they even able to kill the first one without the help of a god?

Idk, I think I’ll have to see at the end of the series how the final battle plays out.

To end a review with a positive note, here are some of the others things I really enjoyed: saving Ella the Harpy; the Amazon Warriors’ headquarters being also the online shopping center in Seattle; a potty mouthed horse; a big pile of Schist; just everything with Iris; and finally, every single time Percy thinks of Annabeth 💙💙💙.