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The Lost Hero
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A VERY good read! Written by my favourite author, Rick Riordan! Lots of mythology, suspense and action! L…more

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Maria Itliong
Jan 25, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: re-read-books
Spin-off of Percy Jackson and the Olympian. Great new characters and more half-bloods to join the camp... This is going to be an interesting story and it's a great way to introduce the roman gods which are the counterpart of the Greek gods.... ...more
L.S. Popovich
Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero is an engrossing start that improves upon what came before. Though I liked the Percy Jackson series, it feels like an early work in comparison to this.
Everything that made the first series fun remains. The mix of mythology and the everyday world is still entertaining and done in a creative way. The stakes feel dire and appropriately grand. The characters’ interactions are believable and make them feel vulnerable, even if they are demi-gods. But this series has al
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jocelyn
Absolutely loved this book. I've read all of Riordan's other mythology series and his writing has definitely improved since the first PERCY JACKSON book. Anyway, I loved the introduction of Jason and Leo (Piper's OK) and I was so glad we got to see Anabeth even if it was for a bit. Very exciting first book. I can't wait for more Roman/Greek stories! ...more
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Jul 05, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Caroline
Jul 21, 2012 marked it as owned-to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, mythology, owned
Kme_17
Feb 27, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Caridad
May 13, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Beth
Jan 25, 2014 marked it as to-read
Beth
Apr 10, 2014 marked it as retelling-mythology  ·  review of another edition
Alena
Jan 05, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
K.M.
Jan 01, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: resume-later
Jessi
Oct 07, 2022 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition