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The Heroes Of Olympus

The Sun Of Neptune Book 2: Son Of Neptune

Percy wakes up not knowing anything but two things: his name and another person named Annabeth. He finds a camp with Roman demigods. It sparks a memory but doesn’t seem familiar. He quickly makes some friends and then the god mars comes and orders a quest for Percy and his friends Frank and Hazel. They will have to go to land beyond the gods to unleash the god of death and face down a big monster ready to eat them.

I like this book because it introduces you to the Roman gods and the roman legions. One of my favorite parts was when they were with the rainbow goddess and Frank had to defeat 3 fire breathing snakes… you should only read this if you have read the first book because it ties to it in the series. This is the second book of the five book series.

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Kane Chronicles

 Book 1: The Red Pyramid

Carter visits his sister Sadie. They only get to see each other once a The Kane Chronicles - The Red Pyramidyear. So their dad takes them to the Britain Museum, but it does not go as planned. Their dad wants to let out one of the Egyptian gods, the god of death so he can bring back his wife. He gets the god out but he also gets all of his brothers too, and one brother named Set wants to rule the world. So he takes Carter and Sadies dad and starts building a pyramid. Sadie and Carter will have to learn magic, avoid angry gods, and destroy Set so he can’t use the pyramid to wipe out earth. I like how in this book there headqaurters is in Brooklyn and Percy lives in Manhattan. One of my favorite parts is when Khufu destroyed Carter at basketball. I think this is one of my top picks for books. This is the first book out in the series and I think it’s one of the best.

 

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Trials of Apollo

Trails of Apollo - The Hidden OracleBook 1: The Hidden Oracle

Zeus makes Apollo fall from the sky into a garbage can. Apollo is now mortal, and he doesn’t have his godly powers anymore. Now he has to find help. But these two people come to take him away, he has to have help from a girl, which now (according to Zeus) he has to serve. They find Percy Jackson who takes them to Camp Half Blood. At the camp there have been weird voices in the woods and campers have gone missing. Apollo has to find out what’s going on.

This series is definitely one you should read and it also ties to the Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus series. This book is funny because Apollo is always scared and there is humor throughout the book. One of my favorite parts is when Apollo is in the woods and comes across a mymerick ( which is a giant ant). They had an epic battle but it didn’t  go as planned…

This book is the first in the series. I think Rick Riordan did great on this one.

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Percy Jackson

Book 2: The Sea Of Monsters

Percy Jackson Sea of MonstersPercy’s friend, Grover, goes on a mission to find the wild god Pan. But he gets a message from him that he is trapped on an island with a cyclops who has a golden fleece and needs help. Percy asks for a quest to go find him and get a golden fleece from the island.

The other thing that happened is the tree that keeps the magical border sealed was poisoned. The gods all thought that this was Chiron’s fault. So, the gods took him away. This other person is now filling in for him, but he is not the most friendly. When Percy asks for a quest, he puts Clarisse on it. Percy now has to sneak out of the camp to save his friend and get the golden fleece, but Luke is under a spell of Kronos and is trying to stop Percy from succeeding. Can Percy do it and come back alive?

I thought this was an action packed book and had a lot of duels that made reading it thrilling. My favorite part was when Percy was trying to kill the Hydra. He, Annabeth, and Tyson have to defeat it with fire. Another good part was when they were on Circe’s island, Percy got turned into a hamster. It was really funny! I really like this book and thought it was one of my favorites. This book is the second of a five book series.

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Magnus Chase

Book 1:The Sword Of Summer

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard - Book 1 - The Sword of SummerAt first, Magnus thinks he’s just another teenage boy living under the streets of Boston. But soon, his uncle comes in a car and says “we need hurry, they’re coming”. They go to a river and Magnus finds that he’s pulling a sword out of the river. Then, Surt (an evil god) wants the sword. Magnus has an epic duel and ends up falling off a bridge and dieing. Lucky for him, he died in combat and a Valkyrie takes him to a place called Hotel Valhalla, which is a place where you train for doomsday. But Magnus needs his sword before Surt can get it. He needs help from a Valkyrie and some of his homeless friends. Can he do it?

If you like the Percy Jackson series, then you will like the Magnus chase series. What I liked about this book is that there are 9 worlds, including Asgard, Vanaheim, Alfheim, Midgard, Jotunheim, Nidavellir, Niflheim, Muspelheim, and Helheim. My favorite part is when Magnus, Samirah, and Floor Nineteen are fighting Surt and his giants. This is the first book of three and it’s got me excited to read the rest of the series.

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Heroes Of Olympus

Book 1: The Lost Hero

The Heroes of Olympus The Lost HeroJason wakes up on the back of a school bus with people he doesn’t know. A girl sitting next to him thinks he’s her boyfriend. Piper, Jason, and Leo soon have to fight these storm spirits, and right after they get picked up by two people who bring them to a place called Camp Half Blood. Right after they get there, they start seeing things, and they soon figure out that the god Hera has stolen Jason’s memory. They have to go on a quest to get Jason’s memory back.

I think this book has lots of humor, great fiery metal dragons, and good battles that have lots of action. My favorite character is Leo because he is really funny, likes to build stuff, and plays with fire. When they were fighting the cyclops, it had a lot of action because Jason and Piper got caught. Leo has to save them…

This is definitely the book to read after the Percy Jackson series. This is the first book out of a five book series.

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Percy Jackson And The Olympians

Book 1: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson And The OlympiansIn the first book of the series, Percy Jackson figures out he’s not a normal kid, he’s a demigod. Now he has to go on a quest with Annabeth and Grover to get Zeus’ lightning bolt back. Will he make it back alive?

Percy, Anabeth, and Grover set out together to get the lightning bolt but Zeus thinks Percy has stolen it. Percy has only 10 days to get it back but there is lots to overcome, such as hideous monsters, angry gods, and finding out who his father is.

I thought the book had lots of action with fierce battles that Percy faced against monsters. One of my favourite battles was when Percy was fighting Ares. This is a real test for Percy because Ares is the God of War and best fighter there is and this made the battle really tense. Percy is really funny and there’s lots of jokes throughout the book, making the book very entertaining.

I think this is one of my personal favourites and one of Rick Riordan’s best books. This is book one of a five book series and it got me into to reading more books by Rick Riordan and other authours.