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The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
It's the last book in the series. Gaea has been tormenting everyone. The 7 demigods successfully closed the doors of death, but they didn't stop Gaea's plans, and they still have to face all of the monsters she brought back to life. Plus they have to recruit help from the Gods, in order to defeat Gaea's Giants. The story will end, but will everyone survive?

Category
YA Fiction

Why I chose this book
Last in series

My personal opinion (the review)
I love this series. I've learned more about mythology from these books than I ever learned in school. Percy and the others are good, and they actively work to spread good through the world. Kudos to the author.

Warnings
Language: None
Violence: Heroes battle monsters
"Adult" situations: None
Death: Just monsters

Movie rating equivalent
PG

Protagonist description
Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Piper, Jason. Too many to describe

Point of view of story
Third, jumping perspective

Book length
Medium

Story flow
Excellent- cut straight to the action

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
None

For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Mostly integral. The author includes quite a bit of back story reference, but it's vague

Series review as a whole
See review section above

If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Start from the beginning

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