Showing posts with label the blood of olympus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the blood of olympus. Show all posts

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Review: "The Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


Book 10/50 
☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Myth-Retelling-thing
Series or standalone? Last book in the series
Pages: 500
I read the: UK paperback
Began: April 8th 2015 
Finished: April 21st 2015
Where can I buy this? Here! (via thebookdepository)
Goodreads: Right here!
First Sentence: "Jason hated being old."
Favourite quote: Okay, I have to admit this was a tough one, because as we all know Rick Riordan has an amazing sense of humour. And there were some really good ones that I marked (47 to be precise), like "Leo, didn't really think of the ukulele as a sad instrument. (Pathetic, sure. But not sad.) Yet, the tune Apollo strummed was so melancholic it broke Leo's feels." and "'What if we promoted, like, Adidas shoes?'  Percy wondered. 'Would that make Nike (the goddess) mad enough to show up?'". But, rather stupidly, my favourite was "'My people were the original Athenians - the gemini.' 'Like your zodiac sign?' Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.' 'No, stupid,' Leo said. 'I'm a Leo. You're a Percy.'" Yeah.

*MILDLY SPOILERY* Synopsis: Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them—and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake.