donifaber's review
4.0
I was surprised by how much I liked this book, especially because it figures Poseidon heavily and up until this book, he was my least favorite character in the series. But Amphitrite is such a nice character that she changes Poseidon for the positive. Great surprise, late in the game.
simsbrarian's review
3.0
Cute but not my favorite. Although Amphitrite's portions are delightful; once Poseidon starts to have POV chapters it begins to drag; mostly because his only driving ambition is to Win a Temple from the Games Zeus is holding and he doesn't mind being a bit of a jerk to do so. Amphitrite has a lovely few scenes in her undersea world before becoming a legged land-version of a mermaid for the entire rest of the story. There's a contest to see which of 7 groups of 5 students (some from MOA and others chosen by the team captains from across the globe; mortal and non) can win a series of challenges and win their own temple! Poseidon chooses Amphitrite's sister but in a last-minute swap Amphitrite willingly takes her sister's place and the Games are Afoot. There are cute moments and a bit of danger when a rowdy group of Giants join the crowd but this one was sadly not the best overall; it lacked the charm of some earlier stories (mostly because Poseidon is a self-centered character and difficult to enjoy reading as a POV character) and I was bummed that the challenge ended up skipping what could have been a fun bit in Egypt to rush off to the finale in Greece.
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