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All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows.
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods ... More >>
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I did not really like this book because it was a bit to turbulent. I like things that are a bit more serene, not a book whose every page, someone is wageing a war. I loved all the Percy Jackson books excepting this one. In my opion the author was a bit lackadaisical to show off his writing skills. The part where Hades tricked Nico was clever, but the awe quickly wore off.
By Margaret Brown
Rating: 1 / 5
While I liked the first book in this series, it has become progressively more and more an obvious ripoff of Harry P., so much so that this installment was almost painful to read. Our hero, a genetically superior teen with the power to see the magical world all around us hidden from the rest of us Muggles, lives with other similar teens in a special, separate environment where they are being trained how to best use their magical powers by, among other creatures, a centaur. Our hero uses magical creatures as well as shadows to transport himself around the world and leads the fight against the power of evil that is intent on destroying civilization. Our hero also just happens to be the ostensible subject of an ancient prophecy. The teens have to all join forces to try to deal with the forces of evil but there is a traitor among them. Yada yada yada. We’ve heard all this before, except that this book has none of the characterization, humor, or camaraderie of the Rowling series.
Rating: 2 / 5
A very entertaining read, but not all it should be.
The Percy Jackson series has been great and with such a delay from book 4 I was really looking for something special. While I enjoyed reading it I was also let down. This was probably the second weakest book of series.
It’s just not inspired; not as good as it could (and as the final installment) should have been.
Rating: 3 / 5
This being the 5th and last book in the series, Riordan has to tie up a lot of loose ends, but does an excellent job of it. There are some new tricks that Percy and his crew pick up, which make the elements of magic throughout the book seem to come alive in ways that the previous books don’t exhibit. Percy is stronger, smarter and faster, but his weaknesses remain largely the same, keeping him human. The blossoming love relationships that show up in this book also give it a few more layers of conflict that the predecessors. Ultimately, this series was fun to read, and I recommend any of the books to readers 9+.
-Lindsey Miller, lindseyslibrary
Rating: 3 / 5
All of the books pretty much suffer from the same things: too many characters and too much action. The major characters tend to get lost in the shuffle, but I enjoyed this finale to a cute series. It’s no Harry Potter, but it’s worth a read.
Rating: 4 / 5