6. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

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.

The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it "might" be able to stop a war between the two camps.

The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.


As the fifth and final book in the series, author Rick Riordan did a great job tying everything up.  I was very disappointed that it had to come to an end.  The Heroes of Olympus series was a great follow-up of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and I loved reading more about my favorite Greek demigods, as well as meeting some new ones and some demigods of their Roman counterparts.  I have always been fascinated by Greek mythology so these books are right up my alley.  I have even started reading the Percy Jackson series with my oldest daughter and she is loving them, too!

Rating: 4/5

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