The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Cute and entertaining, but meandering like the other Percy Jackson books. They just go from adventure to adventure without any kind of bigger point. I started reading these to fill the Harry Potter-size hole in my heart, but I just don't love these like I love the Harry Potter series. I should probably quit them.

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The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan

The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a cute very readable mystery book, and the kids get to learn a lot about Benjamin Franklin though it's sometimes difficult for kids to suss out the fictional parts.

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The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pretty fun one. Not sure how to say anything that isn't a spoiler but this one develops The plot a bit further. Everyone is in a major role now, more or less.

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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Now that we have the characters back story, the characters go on a second hero's quest, while dealing with the bigger underlying problem. Cute, fun, and more about family and religion.

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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Cute children's book. I like that it references the actual stories of Greek and Roman mythology.

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The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The first fourth and third fourth went slowly for me, but I appreciated the resolution and the world that had been created mostly by that resolution.

Jason is a bit less developed than Percy, probably because he has memory loss. Piper is pretty well developed and Leo a little bit less so. I read this a long time after I read the first three Percy books and I was struggling to remember everyone at camp, though it wasn't strictly necessary. I also enjoyed the survey of mythological people as the heroes traveled from city to city in the US.

I'll probably read the next one in this series, though I'm not in a huge hurry to do so.

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