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I knew before starting The Blood of Olympus that I wasn’t ready for it, and boy was I right. Rick Riordan has an insane talent for twisting ancient myths and fitting them into the modern world in ways that just make sense.

In the Blood of Olympus, the crew of the Argo II, now reunited with Percy and Annabeth, are determined to make their way to Athens, where they hope to overthrow Gaia and the giants.

As they traipse across the Mediterranean, Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Piper, Jason, Hazel, and Frank encounter both monsters and mortals, and Riordan somehow manages to bend every instance of both to suit the story.

The true underlying theme in the Blood of Olympus is, undoubtedly, found family. It’s shown through Leo, who feels like a seventh wheel. Through Hazel, who sometimes feels like she’s stuck in the wrong time. Through Nico, who is stubbornly determined to not call either camp his home. Through Reyna, who fears she might be outcast by the Romans for breaking their most sacred law.

The best thing that could have come out of the Blood of Olympus, no matter the outcome of the war, is that at the end of the day, the little group of demigods, no matter Greek or Roman, are together.

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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I enjoyed this book. I had a good time. I adored the characters and their relationships. The plot was good, a little predictable at times.

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adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

I feel let down by this. I can't really put my finger on what I didn't enjoy, but this was the only book that felt forgettable to me. Most of this score is for Nico & Reyna's POVs (I NEED MORE) but otherwise the whole book was kinda meh.

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Alas, we have finally gotten to the point where I haven't read these before. Don't ask me why I got to book 4 in this series and never finished it. The only answer I have for you is I think I was in grad school when this book first came out. But I digress!

Despite their length, Riordan books are quick reads for me because of the way they are paced. I can see why kids of all kinds come into the library and say they've flown through these books because it is easy to do! Not only are all of the characters fun, but there's action and humor and it's just an all around good time, despite the impending doom.

Also, Nico! I can see why people say he's one of their favorite characters because I just want to wrap him in a big hug. I'm glad we finally get to see from his point of view. And his interaction with Percy at the end? Gold.

While this one doesn't end on a cliffhanger, you can kind of tell that Riordan is setting up for another series. It's an overall good conclusion to this story arc, but there's an opening there at the end for another series.

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adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I love Rick Riordan’s books. You’d think this being the last of the Olympians double series, I would love it the most. And I do for some of it.
But the way the chapters are arranged bothers me. I feel like a big part of why I couldn’t get 100% invested during the second half of the book is because the author uses “boomerang storytelling”: writing a few chapters from one character’s POV, then going back to the beginning of that timeframe and doing the same for another character that’s somewhere else. It might have been impossible to write otherwise, but that’s probably because by the time he sat to write this book, Riordan had way too many characters in way too many different places.

It’s a great ending

(even though I really couldn’t care less about Leo and Calypso)

nevertheless and I’m looking forward to finally read Trials of Apollo (the reason behind this massive reread I started 2 years ago).

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