Throne of Fire

 

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy, adventure

Series: Kane Chronicles

Number in series: 2^nd

 

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 446

Time period: Fantasy, present

My overall opinion: Still don’t like the Egyptian gods as much as I enjoyed the Greek ones. And I don’t like how much God’s name is used in vain. SO I didn’t enjoy this book as much, but it was okay.

Mark of Athena

 

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy, adventure

Series: Heroes of Olympus

Number in series: 3^rd

 

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.5

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 586

Time period: Fantasy

My overall opinion: Enjoyable and good – I would recommend it! I’m excited and ready for House of Hades, book four.

The Red Pyramid

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy, adventure

Series: The Kane Chronicles

Number in series: 1^st

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 516

Time period: Present

My overall opinion: This is the first Rick Riordan that I haven’t enjoyed as much! I like the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series better. This one involved Egyptian gods and simply didn’t interest me as much. Also, I was bothered by semi-frequent use of God’s name as a swear word…in PJO, it’s always “gods” which doesn’t bother me as much. Here, it was a frequent annoyance. I’ll probably read the next book, but I’m not enjoying this series as much.

Son of Neptune

 

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy, adventure

Series: Heroes of Olympus

Number in series: 2^nd

 

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.5 (a high 8.5)

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 321

Time period: Present 

My overall opinion: This book, like every other I’ve read by Rick Riordan, was fascinating and very well-written. As I’ve said before, he’s a brilliant author. I would give this book a 9 just for the writing. However, I still am not happy with the Greek/Roman-god-mythology. It doesn’t bother me a ton, I just hugely disagree with it, and can’t enjoy this as much as fantasy like Lord of the Rings or Narnia. I think that’s because (maybe…I’m conjecturing here) people really believe some of this. So. I think Riordan could use his skills better. However, I would recommend this!

The Lost Hero

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Heroes of Olympus

Number in series: 1st

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 557

Time period: Fantasy

My overall opinion: Well! This is a follow-up series to the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” one that I just finished. I didn’t enjoy this book as much, though it’s got the same rating. It was fun, it was exciting, etc. J These books are still totally centered around demi-gods – the children of Greek gods and humans. So naturally, I completely disagree with that whole theology. But the books are enjoyable.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Demigod Files

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy, companion

Series: It’s a companion to the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.5

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: About 100

Passage from book: No excerpt, but the book includes maps, short stories, interviews with the most important characters, a crossword puzzle, etc!

My overall opinion: I enjoyed it. Wish all my favorite books had a handbook like this!

Battle of the Labyrinth

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Number in series: 4th

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.5

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 361

Time period: Fantasy/present day

My overall opinion: Again, see my reviews of the earlier books in this series. I liked this one a tad more than some of them – labyrinths have always intrigued me. Though I’d really hate to be in one, stories set in one are most interesting.

Sea of Monsters

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Number in series: 2nd

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Type: Fiction

Time period: Fantasy/ present day

My overall opinion: I don’t think that these books were as dark as the first one seemed to be. I’ve read thru #4 at present, and I don’t think it’s there as much. However, the Greek gods are still there in all their force! The whole series is centered around them, so. Again, Rick Riordan is a wonderful author. And it’s a series that’s hard to stay away from when (for example) you’re supposed to be doing school. :P

The Titan’s Curse

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Number in series: 3rd

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 304

Time period: Fantasy/present day

My overall opinion: See my review of Sea of Monsters. I thought essentially the same stuff.

The Lightning Thief

Author: Rick Riordan

Genre: Fantasy (definitely)

Series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Number in series: 1st

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8 (actually…about 8.24)

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 377

Time period: Present

My overall opinion: Wow. I’ve been mulling over this review for days trying to decide what to say (and whether or not I’m going to finish the series). Let’s see here. I’ll do numbers…no particular order. 1. I didn’t like all the gods. Obviously, I know that there is only one true God. I think I could safely say that the Greek gods (Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, etc) are a gigantic part of this story. I don’t want to completely give it away, but that was an aspect that bothered me. And since it’s major in the story… hmmm. 2. Rick Riordan was a wonderful author. The book was interesting, and yeah, he’s a great writer. 3. It was a little dark. Maybe a bit more than a little. That bothered me too. 4. Will I finish the series? We’ll see. If so, you’ll hear about it. J 5. Thoughts, anyone? Have you read it? What did you think? What DO you think? Should I finish it? Decisions… lol, by the time you read this review, it’ll be well over a month since I read the book, so the “should I finish it” question will be a little outdated.

For those of you who are overwhelmingly curious...yes, I read the rest. :)