Bloggin 'Bout Books Blog

The Last Olympian is the fifth and final book of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. I found it to be a pretty fitting conclusion to the Percy Jackson series. As some of you who've been following me know, I'm not a super fan of the Percy Jackson series. However, this book really did amp up the action level. The whole book basically takes place over a week and a bunch of stuff happens. My problem with this series is still that I just can't get into the characters. My two favorite characters are background characters who hardly get any time. For me, I care less about the action part of books and way way more about the people part of books. So, overall I thought this was a well-rounded conclusion to the series. It leaves it open for the next installment to take off, but it ties up the major loose ends. Prequel / Sequel Challenge Points: 74 +2 = 76 + 10 = 86 points

Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson & the Olympians #004) by Rick Riordan is a pretty solid continuation of the Percy Jackson series.  I'm going to be honest (and I might have mentioned this in my review of The Titan's Curse), but I just feel like I'm missing something with this series. Like the story lines are fine--they have a pretty good adventure, and they're basically plots you can map out from the get-go, but that's not always a bad thing. The characters are alright: I tend to be a little underwhelmed by them. I find Percy kind of annoying, but I really rather enjoyed Nico over this book and what little part he had in Titan's Curse. The writing isn't bad, but it doesn't give me shivers. I have yet to mark a page number down to say "this quote!! omg this is soooo goood." I just feel steady about this series, I guess. Battle of the Labyrinth was no exception. The story starts with Percy's high school Freshman orientatio...

The Titan's Curse (the 3rd installment in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series) by Rick Riordan is a fun-filled adventure.  I will admit that I had to struggle to remember bits of the second book (It's been over two years since I read The Sea of Monsters!), but Riordan does a good job of reminding readers of the important plot points. I read this book in an evening, and I really enjoyed it. I'm excited to read the final two novels in the series! I feel pretty solid about this series. I don't love it, and I don't feel like I immediately have to pick up the next two (although I will since I'm borrowing them from a friend), but it's enjoyable. I can see how younger readers would really empathize with the characters and feel the deep connection that I'm missing. Prequel / Sequel Challenge Points : 60 pts + 2 = 62 points!