Jason Wilson
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Honestly, I went into this book expecting exactly what I got: A rehash of every single plotline he's done. Except now, he getting into the political arena, and honestly, the book wasn't that great. People worship Riordan, because of the huge hits that PJO , the Heroes of Olympus, and The Kane Chronicles were. This book left a lot to be wanted. Making the gods, especially Thor, jokes, seemed to me to be a cheap plot device, and made me long for the days of Are, and the battle on the beach. The characters were not even slightly interesting, and completely unrelatable. Come on, at least the Argo 2 group actually fought. This series seems to be just running around doing random things, and the fights are way off from his usual work. But, everyone treats Riordan like another Stephanie Meyers.
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Anwen Harris
I think its going to be an awesome book, but I was hoping it would be continued from The Heroes of Olympus series. (Spoiler alert if you haven't finished The Blood of Olympus) It was kind of not ended. How did Leo get back? We know he found Calypso and rode away, but he never actually reunited with his friends. (You can look back now) But I am still excited for when it comes out.
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Conrad Kieras
This book is full of cliches and full of really predictable plot twists. The author uses a lot of concepts and schemes from prior books yet makes little attempt to hide him ripping himself off. Not to mention he makes the grave error of trying to be hip and even worse he makes the old mistake of making references that are supposed to be jokes just because they reference something that exists in real life. If you really like Riodens other books and want more of the same thing go ahead.
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