The Son of Neptune

The Son of Neptune
Heroes of Olympus
Book 2

Rick Riordan

Synopsis:
Percy Jackson cannot remember anything ab0ut his past. Knowing only his identity, Percy finds himself racing toward Camp Jupiter, a haven for Roman demigods. Though most of the campers are suspicious of the strange new arrival, misfits Frank and Hazel quickly befriend Percy. Quickly after arriving at the camp, Percy and his two new friends are sent on a mission to rescue Thanatos, god of death, from Gaea. To make matters worse, the difficult quest is made even harder since monsters won't die!

My Thoughts:
This is one of the best Percy Jackson books yet. I was a little disappointed in the first book (which somehow didn't get a review...I'll have to work on that...) of this new series that Percy didn't make an appearance, but this definitely made up for it. The introduction of new characters with the whole Roman camp is a welcome addition to the book, and this series is lining up to possibly be better than the first. As always, Riordan includes lots of humor in this book, making it (for the most part) a lighthearted read. However, I do miss the entertaining chapter names that came with the original Percy Jackson story, but the way that Riordan narrates from different characters' points of view is another way the new books stand out. All in all, this was a great book that I would definitely recommend!

Questions for Thought:
1. How would you react if all of your memories strangely disappeared?

2. How would you react to Percy showing up at Camp Jupiter were you already a camper there?

3. Were you Percy, would you have accepted Reyna's offer to be a praetor?

4. Would you capture Ella for Phineas?


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The Titan's Curse

The Titan's Curse

Rick Riordan

Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia are trying to save two demigods from a military school, and the whole thing goes horribly wrong. Percy gets separated from his friends, and is almost captured by a monster with the two demigods. When there looked like no escape, Thalia, Annabeth, Grover, and Artemis and the Huntresses came, but Annabeth fell off of a cliff! Percy and Thalia go back to camp with the Huntresses, and try to get a quest. The Oracle is non-responsive until the Capture the Flag game where Zoe, Artemis' deputy, gets a Prophecy, and Percy, Thalia, Grover, and two of the Huntresses head west to find Artemis and Annabeth and save them from the Titan's Curse...

This was (once again) my favorite book of the series. I have read it twice (like the others) and it continuesto be a suspenceful series and I am very excited for the next book. I like that Annabeth's father came to help fight the monsters in the end. It made you feel good for Annabeth that her father really cares for her.

Would you believe that your best friend had died if he/she had fallen off a cliff like Annabeth?

Who did you think was the General?

Would you vote to kill the Ophiotaurus? Why or why not?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan

Percy is having strange dreams about his satyr friend, Grover. He is being chased by a Cyclopes, and was taken to the Cyclope's lair. At camp, Thalia's tree is slowly dying, and Monsters are begining to invade the camp! On his last day of school, Percy is attacked by Laistrygonian Giants, and is saved by Annabeth and a cyclopes named Tyson. After Percy gets to camp, he has another dream of Grover and he tells Percy that he knows where the Golden Flece is, the only thing that will save the camp. When Percy, Annabeth, and Percy's Cyclopes brother ask for a quest, the new activities director, Tantalus, makes Clarice go instead, so Percy has to sneak out of camp and do it himself...

This book was even better than the last. I liked the new characters as well as the old, and was ready for more. The plot was once again was filled with adventure and humor, just the kind of book for me, and many others.

How would you feel if you had a brother/sister that was a monster?

What do you think your fatal flaw is?

What ship/plane would you have chosen to get off of CC's island?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
Mark Twain Award Nominee 2007/08

Percy Jackson is a demigod. He has a normal, mortal mother, but his dad is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. He goes to Camp Half-Blood, the only safe place in the world for a Demigod. Soon, Percy finds out that a war between the Gods will happen, and be blamed on him. With the help of his friends Annabeth, daughter of Athena, and the satyr Grover, Percy must journey to the Underworld to find the cause of the war, Zeus' master bolt...

This book was one that I picked up because i just needed something to occupy some time, and I found out I had just picked up one of my favorite books of all time. I love all of the action and humor in the books, and that you get attached to the characters. I have read it twice now, and loved it even more the second time. The book is amazing to those who don't know a thing about Greek Mythology, and especially those who do.

What god would you want to be a child of? Why?

Would you want to be an all year camper or a summer camper? Why?

What is your favorite Greek Myth?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.