Rick Riordan’s work with Percy Jackson and friends has been a favorite of mine for years now. I’ve been reading them almost from the start. This book in no way lets me down. I admire how Riordan can seamlessly weave Greek and Roman mythology into the modern world. I love how he takes stories and characters from the myths and uses them as a basis for new and modern stories. Aside from the amazing use of mythology his new characters and plots are brilliant as well. Each character is distinct and likable (where they are meant to be) and realistic (aside from magic and monsters and Olympian blood obviously). The story never gets old and keeps driving forward, pulling me with it. This book is a bit darker than the others in the series, but that is to be expected as we draw nearer to evil rising. I am a great admirer of Riordan and his writing and plan to keep reading his works years into the future. Expect more reviews of his coming works in the future.