Percy is confused. When he awoke from his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight with the pen/sword in his pocket. Somehow Percy manages to make it to a camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he has to keep killing monsters along the way. But the camp doesn't ring any bells with him. The only thing he can recall from his past is another name: Annabeth.

Hazel is supposed to be dead. When she lived before, she didn't do a very good job of it. Sure, she was an obedient daughter, even when her mother was possessed by greed. But that was the problem—when the Voice took over her mother and commanded Hazel to use her "gift" for an evil purpose, Hazel couldn't say no. Now because of her mistake, the future of the world is at risk. Hazel wishes she could ride away from it all on the stallion that appears in her dreams.

Frank is a klutz. His grandmother says he is descended from heroes and can be anything he wants to be, but he doesn't see it. He doesn't even know who his father is. He keeps hoping Apollo will claim him because the only thing he is good at is archery—although not good enough to win camp war games. His bulky physique makes him feel like an ox, especially in front of Hazel, his closest friend at camp. He trusts her completely—enough to share the secret he holds close to his heart.

Beginning at the "other" camp for half-bloods and extending as far as the land beyond the gods, this breathtaking second installment of the Heroes of Olympus series introduces new demigods, revives fearsome monsters, and features other remarkable creatures, all destined to play a part in the Prophesy of Seven.
 Guys this is getting better and better and I am SO down for it! Right after reading The Lost Hero I knew I would love what comes next. This quaint, immensely interesting but complicated mix of Greek and Roman mythology brings Percy Jackson on a whole different level. I loved Percy’s adventures against the Titans, but Heroes of Olympus are having a different problem this time. I just can’t help but feel amazed by the concept of the two overlapping worlds – Greek and Roman.

As it is known Greeks were there before Romans and they had their gods. And, of course, they worshipped their gods and those gods would sometimes come mingling among mortals and cause wars and carnage, but that’s okay because we wouldn’t have demigods if they didn’t fall in love with mortals. So, when Rome gained power and became the cultural and political center of Europe, those gods transitioned themselves and with that adapted certain… changes. Unlike Greece where it was more about culture, music, and science, Rome was a military, disciplined empire formed to conquer. So naturally, aside from their names, Roman gods have different personas – they are more distant, more serious and disciplined. That’s how it works – in modern times gods can appear in both their Greek and Roman form and depends on which form they choose their child will be either Greek or Roman demigod. We already know Greek demigods go to the Camp Half-Blood, but what about children of Roman gods?

Percy has woken up without his memory. Well, almost all his memory except one name – Annabeth. With the help of Lupa, he finds his way to Camp Jupiter (a camp for Roman demigods) where he meets their praetor, Reyna. He is positioned in the Fifth Legion where he meets Frank and Hazel, who is to go on a quest with him. Ancient goddess Gaea is awakening her sons – the giants, and she won’t be asleep for long either. Hazel, Frank, and Percy have to go north, to the “lands beyond gods”, to stop the great Alcyoneus, son of Gaea.

Five reasons why I just loved this book:

1. Percy

2. Percabeth (although there wasn’t even one moment when they were together, the sole parts of Percy’s pov when he thinks about her are enough to fill my heart)

3. World building

4. Percy’s humor (okay, I love Percy and I love his humor)

5. They travel to the best place ever aka Alaska

This book provides a lot of action during the whole journey, but my favorite was definitely the last battle scene. The thing is, I never actually understood how powerful demigod Percy actually is until I read a book from other PoV… and that’s another one on the list of the reasons to love Percy Jackson.

Sorry, I just realized that, from my review, it sounds like this book is kind of all about Percy (I wish it was, damn), but it actually features two more characters: Frank and Hazel. The reason I did not mention them before is that I was completely and utterly unimpressed by them. Both of them were pretty boring and I couldn’t even feel bad for them, so most of the time I just wanted their chapters to be over :/ I hope they start growing on me soon because I really love these books and I don’t want them to be ruined for me by two boring-ish characters.