This is the second book in "The Heroes of Olympus" series which continues to follow Percy Jackson and introduce new demigods to save the world from Gaea. I must admit I was slightly disappointed with the feel of this book. Yes, we are introduced to two new demigods, Frank and Hazel. Frank's life is dependent on a piece of wood and Hazel is brought back to life by Nico for a second chance at life as a daughter of Pluto (Hades). So Percy shares the light with these two and I felt like his character just did not fit him like in "The Olympians" series. He seems a little too grown up now and less of a main character. I still enjoyed the book and can see that this book sets up for all seven characters to meet again in the third book. I am hoping the third book will bring some good humor and interesting stories since we have Greeks and Romans being forced to work together and even better, we have the two heros of each camp finally meeting, Percy and Jason.
One thing I would like to mention is that I like having the Greek and Roman terms and way of life being compared side by side. If you are like me, you tend to mix up the Roman and Greek gods, not realizing they are the same person, just a different time period. You see the good of each time period as well as their weaknesses. The Greeks tend to embrace technology while the Romans keep the old ways of life, but they also have a safe civilization for older demigods to live, while the Greeks do not have this or at least we have not been introduced to it yet.
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