Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan
I admit, I haven’t been paying that much attention to how long this series is intended to be so I thought this might be the conclusion given that the novel was about an upcoming attack on the Roman camp but halfway through Riordan mentioned a few other foes that hadn’t been entirely defeated yet, so there is more to come after this one. As much as I like Riordan, I am also kind of ready for this one to wrap up but let’s be honest, […]
The Tyrant's Tomb (The Trials of Apollo, #4) by Rick Riordan
And we’re back down to being pretty mediocre. It was much, much better in the second half, but I just really think this entire premise is both tired and flawed. In fact, that’s mostly what I want to talk about in this review, the overall series premise and style, but I do want to talk a little about this actual installment first. So, this is the fourth and penultimate book in this series. Apollo and Meg have arrived at the Roman camp, and it turns […]
The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
The Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
The Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
The Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
The Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan
The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan:
The Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan
Hoo, boy am I behind in reviews. Here’s to a rapid catch up before year-end! The Heroes of Olympus series is a follow-up to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson books. Book 1, The Lost Hero, introduces three new characters in to the world of modern-day demigods. The twist is that the main character, Jason Grace, doesn’t seem quite Greek. He has no memory before he wakes up on a school bus for a field trip the Grand Canyon, but fleeting snatches of memory come to him […]
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan
This is for the Youth Bingo Square. Rick Riordan is a pretty big deal in my house. My younger child (aged 11) has been reading through all of his books in a continuous, never-ending, are-you-really-doing-this-again loop for the last three years. Of the series written by Riordan, the Magnus Chase books are probably my second favorite. The Sword of Summer introduces Magnus, a homeless teenager living in Boston. He has been homeless for two years, since the death of his mother to glowing blue wolves. […]
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
I wish I liked this more. The basic premise is interesting, and the twist that isn’t that shocking actually makes for good future suspense. 11 or 12 year old Aru is trying to impress some kids from school and lights the cursed lamp her mom told her never to touch, and it turns out she releases the Sleeper a demon (I think that’s what he is, given the info on his origins revealed part way through, it’s a little unclear) who wants to gather an […]
This is my favorite thing Riordan has written in years. I think partially I liked it so much because I had such trouble with the first two books in this series, enough that I was almost 100% sure I would stop reading his books after this series was through. I think I’m going to reevaluate that decision based on how much I enjoyed reading The Burning Maze. We’ll see. But aside from liking it simply because it was better than the first two is not […]
