anindistinctaccountant's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
amy_inthecatacombs's review against another edition
5.0
Athena is the goddess of wisdom but doesn’t always feel wise. One day at lunch, Artemis and her friends, Aphrodite, Persephone, and Artemis, see a new mortal at their school. Mortals normally don’t come to Mount Olympus Academy. Heracles is very strong for a mortal and is often wearing lion’s skin and carrying a club.
Athena decides to introducer herself but is interrupted when she gets called to go to the principal’s office, Zeus, who happens to be her father. Zeus tells Athena that he needs her to look out for Heracles. Athena’s not sure how she’s going to help him. Luckily, she has Revengeology class with him. She finds out he has to complete 12 labors and tells him that she will help him.
As she helps him with his labors, she finds herself liking him. She’s iffy about her feelings because of how everything worked out with Artemis and Orion. Heracles seems to like her. He never asks other godboys to help him with his labors and always turns them down if they ask to help.
I have loved all of the books in this series so far. The further along this series goes the longer the books are, which is a major plus. I hope that they will be a lot more in this series.
hayley_cummings's review against another edition
4.0
Another Hercules story? Yes please! I know this book doesn’t follow anywhere close to the Disney movie, my reason for living, because this one follows the ACTUAL mythology, but still…Hercules! (or, Heracles, the true Greek form, as this book uses). Anyway, this book was just as cute as the rest of them and I enjoyed it a lot! I enjoyed the 12 labors plot and Heracles and Athena’s relationship. Athena isn’t my favorite main character, but I still like her a lot and I’d highly recommend this to Greek mythology-enthusiasts who don’t mind a young, simple read!
athenasbibliotheca's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a cute story for younger readers. I thought the Athena and Heracles friendship/relationship was adorable. It was a bit young for me though
kaypat23's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining and cute. I suppose I might have been a bit of a grouch in my first review but I am glad that this book is slightly more acceptable! The characters have depth in them and Athena actually reveals more vulnerability than in the first novel so I'm proud of her. A fun read to pass the time.
bitterseason's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
thebookishgoddess's review against another edition
5.0
*ships Athena and Heracles like friggin' crazy*
andye_reads's review against another edition
5.0
This review is by Reagan from Reading Tween and is dictated from her Video Review, which can be found here on her blog if you'd rather watch it ;-)
I haven't read all of the books yet (but am planning to!). In this book Athena is in the cafeteria and she sees a new person whose name is Hercules. When her dad, Principle Zeus, calls her into the principle's office, he says she has to help Hercules, even though she's never met him, to keep his temper and everything. Her dad wants her to help him in these things called Twelve Labors because Zeus spoke spoke through the Oracle. At first she didn't know she was helping Hercules fit in by inviting him to places with her and her friends. Her friends were Aphrodite, Persephone, and Artemis. Also, Medusa goes to the academy which they call MOA (Mount Olympus Academy).
My favorite character is Athena because she's daring and brave. She's daring and awesome in a way because she helps Hercules with his twelve labors no matter what. And I think she would have helped him even if Zeus hadn't asked her, if Hercules would have asked.
I did NOT like Eurystheus. He's a WIMP, so he always hides in his favorite jar.
I liked the book a lot because there's a lot of adventures in this and it's funny toward the end. I want to read the rest in the series, especially Aphrodite the Diva, even though it's not out yet. It's really easy to read because the words are space out a lot, and I got through it very quickly. I would definitely recommend this book. You should probably start with number one, Athena the Brain. You can read them out of order, it would still make sense, but there's a few characters that you won't know where they came from.
You should read this if you're a tween or younger. Thank you for sending this book! I like it! Bye!
I haven't read all of the books yet (but am planning to!). In this book Athena is in the cafeteria and she sees a new person whose name is Hercules. When her dad, Principle Zeus, calls her into the principle's office, he says she has to help Hercules, even though she's never met him, to keep his temper and everything. Her dad wants her to help him in these things called Twelve Labors because Zeus spoke spoke through the Oracle. At first she didn't know she was helping Hercules fit in by inviting him to places with her and her friends. Her friends were Aphrodite, Persephone, and Artemis. Also, Medusa goes to the academy which they call MOA (Mount Olympus Academy).
My favorite character is Athena because she's daring and brave. She's daring and awesome in a way because she helps Hercules with his twelve labors no matter what. And I think she would have helped him even if Zeus hadn't asked her, if Hercules would have asked.
I did NOT like Eurystheus. He's a WIMP, so he always hides in his favorite jar.
I liked the book a lot because there's a lot of adventures in this and it's funny toward the end. I want to read the rest in the series, especially Aphrodite the Diva, even though it's not out yet. It's really easy to read because the words are space out a lot, and I got through it very quickly. I would definitely recommend this book. You should probably start with number one, Athena the Brain. You can read them out of order, it would still make sense, but there's a few characters that you won't know where they came from.
You should read this if you're a tween or younger. Thank you for sending this book! I like it! Bye!