by Rick Riordan
Series: Heroes of Olympus #3
Pages: 574
Release Date: October 2, 2012
by Disney Hyperion
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Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited
with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp
Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo
fly in on the Argo II, she can’t blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship
is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon masthead, Leo's fantastical
creation doesn't appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their
praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood
are coming in peace.
And that's only one of her worries. In her pocket Annabeth
carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving demand: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth
already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a
quest to find—and close—the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?
Annabeth's biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have
changed. What if he's now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old
friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she
was born to be a leader, but never again does she want to be without Seaweed
Brain by her side.
Narrated by four different demigods, The Mark of Athena is
an unforgettable journey across land and sea to Rome, where important discoveries, surprising
sacrifices, and unspeakable horrors await. Climb aboard the Argo II, if you
dare...
If someone was to ask me to recommend them an author with
fast-paced, thrilling, addictive, funny books, the first name that would come
out of my mouth is “Rick Riordan”. He is
my go-to guy if I want an adventure. In
my opinion, he’s hasn’t been able to top his Percy Jackson series, but this
series is the closest he’s come. This
book was simply amazing. I loved how he
got right into the action from page one, which is what he tends to do every
book. I really love his writing style,
and the staging and story line were absolutely perfect. I will admit that some of the life-or-death
situations had really easy solutions, and I was kind of annoyed by that, but
only because he has done so many great solutions in his other books. He’s kind of set the bar really high for
himself. But the majority of his
solutions were totally thrilling and absolutely ingenious. Another thing that I didn’t really like (in
the beginning) was all the romance.
Usually Riordan is all action and humor, but he threw in a bit of romance
at the beginning of the book, and it just doesn’t seem like his style to write
kissing scenes. But he eventually dialed
it down and made it a cool part of the book, so in the end I enjoyed it. And OH MY GOD THAT ENDING! Really Riordan, really? You had to do that cliffhanger? You had to put me through that?
One thing that I love about Riordan’s books is his humor,
his outrageousness, and his characters.
In this book you will find killer manatees, deadly Wonder Bread, and a
Cornucopia which is used as a weapon because it can spray food everywhere. How great is that? But his characters are the best. The spin he puts on what we already know is
so entertaining to read. Did you guys
know that Archimedes was actually the son of Hephaestus? And that Dionysus loves Diet Coke?
I absolutely loved all of Riordan’s main characters, and
there were quit a lot of them. Percy
Jackson and Annabeth we all know very well, but the new kids are Hazel, Leo,
Jason, Frank, and Piper. This is a group
full of personality, kick-ass-ness, and humor.
Each person has their own special power, and each person really
completes the other. The personalities
that really stood out to me were Leo’s, Percy’s, and Annabeth’s. For me, those were kind of the main
characters, and Riordan focused mostly on them.
But I did enjoy the other four characters a lot.
Riordan will never cease to amaze me with his ideas,
imagination, characters, and writing. He
is like the god of the mythology genre, and I really can’t wait to read the next
book in this series.
5 pink flowers
Favorite Quotes :
No spoilers!
Narcissus was nocking an arrow, but it was so old and
brittle, it broke into splinters.
“Ow!” he yelled very attractively. “My manicure!”
~Page 96
“Oh, what a mighty weapon!”
“Indeed,” Bacchus (*who
is the Roman Dionysus*) agreed. “I’m
glad someone in your group is
smart. The pinecone is a fearsome tool
of destruction!
…”I fought side by side with the gods and some other
demigod…Harry Cleese, I think.”
“Heracles?” Piper suggested politely.
“Whatever,” Bacchus said. “Anyway, I killed the giant
Ephialtes and his brother Otis. Horrible
boors, those two. Pinecone in the face
for both of them!”
~Page 126
“So I have a better plan.
You’re not leaving. You’re VIPs –
Very Important Prisoners!”
~Page 199
Leo was holding on to the eagle’s feet, and even from the
ship, Annabeth could hear him screaming and cursing.
~Page 243
“The ordeals!” Annabeth said. “I know about them!”
Another round of incredulous gasping.
“Fire or dagger,” Annabeth guessed.
Even the pater
looked stunned. Apparently he hadn’t
remembered there were victims of past punishments lying on the floor.
~Page 414
Percy swung behind a column, grabbed a garbage bag full of
Wonder bread, and threw it at the monster.
~Page 517
“I will destroy you!” Arachne promised. “I mean…no, I’ll be
very nice to you if you let me out.”
~Page 557
Series:
The Lost Hero (#1)
The Son of Neptune (#2)
The Mark of Athena (#3)
The House of Hades (#4)
Awesome review Emily, my niece will love this series and she actually likes cliffhangers..they excite her..LOL
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Great job as always Riordan! And wish me good luck waiting for The House Of Hades!
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