I really enjoyed this book, but it felt much slower than the others. Percy's pov was the only thing that kept me going through this book. Well, that and wanting to be done with it.

What made me lower the star rating was
1. The sexism. The Amazons were driving me crazy "we don't hate men, we just want them to know their place" The men are literally slaves. Also, why does Rick give the witty retorts to the guys (mostly) in all of the books? And why are the girls always jealous of other females?? Like Frank says a harpy is smart and Hazel glares at him. They aren't a couple or anything, but her crush dared say a harpy was smart and so she's mad at him. Also, why is kissing someone on the cheek such a thing for Rick?? Like he uses it to show progression in a relationship, but there are so many other ways. Anyway, yeah the treatment of girls bothered me.

2. This book was so slow. I was so tired of it. Like, it's so much time, especially with no percabeth content. what is this.

3. All the characters felt so bland.

4. Because it isn't set with Camp Half Blood and the Greek gods as a base and Percy has no memory, there is so much set up and world building and it's exhausting.

There was so other stuff that bothered me, but I'm not spending any more time on this book. ( )

It's good to have Percy back, but I'm even more excited that the next book seems like its going to focus on Annabeth! ( )

I love that 2/3 of the main characters are POC. I love Percy. I love Ella. I love Tyson. I love Mrs. O'Leary. I LOVE THIS BOOK.

I was a bit disappointed in the first installment of The Heroes of Olympus series. I found Jason too serious. I'm definitely Team Percy. Uncle Rick's talent to make you laugh while also being terrified that a well loved character is about to die really shines through with Percy's sassiness. ( )

I listened to this as an audiobook. I haven't listened to/read the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series. This can be read as a stand-alone but you might understand the early part more if you've read book 1.

It seems this series is somewhat an attempt to introduce young adults to mythology or at least mythological concepts in a new way.

Percy (a Greek) ends up in a Roman camp (Camp Jupiter) where he meets Hazel and Frank (Romans). All three are demi-gods. They get sent on a quest, during which time they make friends with a harpy named Ella and contact the Amazons to help Camp Jupiter. Eventually they leave Ella behind and Percy sends Tyson to fetch her and keep her safe--thus starting one of the strangest infatuations of the book.

The book ends with the Greek Argo II arriving at Camp Jupiter and Percy convinced that a group of 7 has a further quest to complete (apparently in the next book of the series). ( )

I have to admit I had a romping good time with this novel. I felt like I was chomping at the bit a little to see the culmination of moves ending book one of this trilogy, except it was just as necessary to get the second camp and Percy up to speed. I loved the new characters again, and I'm deeply intrigued about the ending reveals about some of them, how they line up.

And I can't wait to see how the Greeks and Roman's come together the way this whole series has been leading. Definitely waiting impatiently/patiently/gleefully for the next piece in this saga. ( )