Another ride from Rick Riordan!
The first book in the Heroes of Olympus series called "The Lost Hero" is simply an amazing piecing together of mythology and adventure. New characters surface; Jason, Piper and Leo. Jason awakes on a school bus but has no recollection of who or where he is. Piper, who appears to be his girlfriend, and Leo, his best friend, certainly seem to know him but it is only when strange, very strange happenings quickly begin that his teacher admits he never saw him till the moment before. Whisked off to Camp Half Blood Jason learns he is a demi-god and like Percy Jackson, who has recently disappeared, he has a very important quest to complete with the help of demi-god friends Leo and Piper.
It seems that Hera is imprisoned and the giants are awakening to take over Olympus. This is a quest that the gods have been preparing for since our heroes births but there are so many unanswered questions that no one will help them with and that they have to discover for themselves. And it does not help that one of our demi-gods might be a traitor!
I think I should have had a book of mythology beside me as I read as there were so many names and titles that they were sometimes a blur, especially as Roman and Greek gods are intertwined. Needless to say another adventure is on its way as Jason awaits the building of the Argo II to fly, yes fly, to Olympus.
What are you reading today?
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