The Blood of Olympus is the final installment to the Heroes of Olympus series, its tragic ending leaves the readers emotional, yet surprised for the fate of Camp Half-Blood, and all of the characters,
The Heroes of Olympus series is focused around Greek and Roman mythology, the main characters are the children of the ancient gods such as Zeus(Jupiter), Poseidon(Neptune), and Hades(Pluto). After the first series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Percy Jackson and his friends defeated Kronos, the Greek titan, and thought their world was safe, however at the end of The Last Olympian, it is revealed through another great prophecy that the world is still in peril. The whole second series is based off of the return of the giants and the Earth Mother Gaea, through the first four books of the series, the protagonists Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, and Leo unite the Greek and Roman camps for demigods, find the Athena Parthenos, and reach Athens to fight the giants.
The book reputably switches points of view between each character to gain personal insight and their thoughts on the situations that cross them. However one who enjoys a narration from one perspective might find the constant switches to be annoying and distracting from the events taking place in the story line. Even though it is written by one person, Rick Riordan, he successfully makes it feel as though you are hearing inputs of all different people.
Arguably one of the most popular characters of the series is Leo, who many feel sympathy towards due to his tragic back story. Maybe it was because of this fact that many were angered by the “killing off” of Leo. He “died” in a fiery explosion even though he is flame resistant, however he was really knocked unconscious and lived to find Ogygia where he found the titaness Calypso, his love interest. Even though he was reunited with her, not many readers enjoyed it because the rest of his friends presumed him to be dead.
This book’s main fan-base would be teenagers of earlier age and of either gender. The words used aren’t too complicated as if it was geared towards scholars, but is complicated enough that if you are in elementary school or your early years of middle schools the vocabulary may be a bit too complex. Also some of the themes would be inappropriate for incredibly young readers, so it would be best enjoyed by ages from 12-15.
Rick Riordan constantly writes books about mythology creating series such as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The Kane Chronicles, as well as crossovers, and mystery series such as the 39 Clues series, and the Tres Navarre series.
