Book Review #2: The Mark of Athena

The third book on Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus series, I thought while waiting for its release that this book will be the last on the whole Percy Jackson franchise but I was wrong. Apparently, Rick Riordan has a different thing in mind and thus I have to endure another agonizing year - as I have waited a full year for this one since the release of The Son of Neptune here in the Philippines - of waiting for The House of Hades - which I fervently hope to end my affliction over waiting.

Actually, i have finished this book a couple of weeks ago but was very lazy to do a book review - as I have said I have mastered every angle of procrastination since the start of my vacation. And here I am, obviously oblivious to what I would write about this spectacular book.

As always, Rick Riordan's books were never really heavy for me as I have finished it in two days' time since I was also busy with school works that time, and found it really refreshing for a change since all I was reading were heavy psychological books prior to my purchase of this little buddy.

To start off, the book is narrated by four, namely: Annabeth, Percy, Piper and Leo - which kind of good since I was waiting for an Annabeth narration - and it centered on the upcoming rise of Gaea as she constantly follows the seven heroes to do her bidding as she ultimately will destroy the earth - that is if she wakes up.

In the course of the novel, you will see a different light on Percy, how he has changed throughout the entire series since Percy Jackson & the Olympians with him being a teenager and experiencing young love. Also, you can never miss how majestically Riordan orchestrates reality in sync with myth. When I was in high school, we had a world literature subject that included Greek myth, what made it easy to understand is because I was a Percy Jackson & the Olympians avid reader, so it was easier for me to memorize names, occurrences and to follow what our teacher was talking about.

In a nutshell, it's a good read but I recommend you start from the beginning - and I mean from Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - to thoroughly understand the plot, and on the plus side it's a light read, not much of a time-consumer. So I'm giving it a 4 out of 5 stars - giving room for improvement as I believe there is more to improve. xx