The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus Series #1)
Rick Riordan,Hardcover,Series: Heroes of Olympus Series 1, English-language edition,Pub by Hyperion Books for Children on 10-12-2010
Rick Riordan,Hardcover,Series: Heroes of Olympus Series 1, English-language edition,Pub by Hyperion Books for Children on 10-12-2010
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Format: ebook
ASIN: 9781423113393
Publish date: 12-10-2010
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Edition language: English
4 stars
October 2012: Had the inescapable urge to re-read this series as an alternative to reading the new book because WAH IT IS TAKING SO LONG TO GET IT FROM MY LIBRARY. Liked it as much, if not more, as the first time. March 2011: Not as immediately engaging as The Lightning Thief, but loads better tha...
I had this book lying around, and I've only read the first Percy Jackson book. But I decided to read this anyway. It wasn't had to follow and I loved it. A bit long in my opinion, though. 553 pages is excessive, but it was entertaining, so I endured. Will read the rest of the series.
This volume begins a second demigod arc that follows on the Percy Jackson set. Being a person of a certain age who spent a great deal of time reading ancient mythology and religion as a child, I figured out the book's big reveal early on, but I enjoyed watching Riordan's dodges and half-statements u...
Really liked this one...I just wish I'd waited to read it until closer to time for the second book in the series to come out. I wasn't sure how much I'd like the switching of perspective between the three lead characters, but it actually worked for me. I also like how the author is handling the wh...