Imagine you have less than six days to save the world, rescue your half-brother, and retrieve a long-lost artifact. Fortunately, you have six other demigods on your team, ready to battle the forces of evil and to survive, or die with you. This is the situation Annabeth and the rest of the Argo II crew find themselves in. Riordan again weaves a masterful story filled with suspense, adventure and supernatural enemies. The demigods from two sides, Camp Half-Blood and the Roman camp must learn how to work together, despite starting off on the wrong foot due to Gaea's trickery. While the Romans and Greeks are preparing to battle, the seven must work together, journeying through the most dangerous waters in demigod history, battling ever more deadly monsters. They manage to combine forces despite their different aspirations and abilities, yet there is always catch. Will the demigods be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to save their friends?
Rating:
You can never really go wrong with Rick Riordan but I felt as if this book was missing just that little something, something that would make it exceptional rather than merely great. I believe that this is largely due to how all of the Percy Jackson books are remarkably similar and sometimes, the same thing gets stale after a while. Also, the humor was mostly intended for younger audiences.
Overall: I would recommend it but a bit less enthusiastically...
I cannot wait to read this book!
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