Great Book 2010-03-01

Reviewer: Joshua Hennessey

purchased this one after reading the 1st in the series, very good book, it is fairly easy with it being for kids/teens. I actually bought the entire series and finished all 5 in less then a week. If you read the Harry Potter series you will love this series just as much.

Fantabulous 2010-02-23

Reviewer: J. Harrington

This is the kind of story that I will read to my kids, and fall in love with the characters all over again.

This was the perfect ending to the series, and I was happy to see the closure.

Satisfying conclusion to a fun series 2010-02-21

Reviewer: E. Ries

After having read some reviews I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this last book in the series, because many were saying that it is basically just one huge battle all the way through - which sounded really boring to me. Thankfully this is not true, instead there's a great story with excellent pacing, interesting backstory and character development, beautiful symbolism - and a lot of heart.

The ending is very satisfying and wraps up all the loose ends. And especially readers who felt frustrated with the way our heroes were often used like puppets by the gods in the beginning will be happy to see how they actually get to change the world for the better this time around.

And the writing style is still just as funny as it was in the first book, a very dry wit that never becomes cynical and didn't prevent me from emotionally connecting with the characters at all.

I would definitely recommend this series to teenagers and adults alike!

Great Book 2010-02-20

Reviewer: S. Martin

This book is an amazing end to an amazing series. Combining wit with Greek mythology could have easily ruined any book, but Riordan did it with an A+ grade, and a few more +s besides! It's great that he made the characters and poeple with actual Greek weapons(not counting the part when Annabeth's dad saves the day). This series just wouldn't be the same if all the characters ran around with guns and all that modern day stuff. The Party Ponies were another exception, but they were crazy enough to make up for it. This book also does great at using modern statues, buildings, and symbols that supported its story of the gods affecting life in America. (For example, Daedalus had the statues of New York rigged up to obey his commands, or at least the commands of anyone who knew how to activate them. All in all, this is one of the best books I have ever read and I encourage everyone to read it.

Fun! 2010-02-19

Reviewer: R. DeSoi

Such and interesting and fun story to share with my 7 year old son. He loves watching Hercules with us and we really enjoyed reading this together!