Blood of Olympus

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan, 516 pages

In this, the fifth and final book in the Heroes of Olympus series, Riordan wraps up the convoluted tale of seven teenage demigods sent on a quest to save the world from a vengeful and reawakening Gaea. Meanwhile, two other demigods and a testosterone-fueled satyr are tasked with dragging a 40-foot-tall marble statue halfway across the world to Long Island, in an attempt to mend fences between Greek and Roman factions.

Simply put, there is too much going on in this book. Riordan tries to pack too much action in, and from too many perspectives. As in the other books in this series, chapters are told from the points of view of different demigods, which allows us views into different storylines. However, it's not always easy to distinguish voices, especially when he switches between two characters involved in the same plot thread. This was an OK book, and definitely one to read if you've made it through the rest of this series. However, I'm getting a bit tired of the whole modern kids-meet-mythology thing, and I probably won't be picking up Riordan's books on Norse mythology, which are supposed to kick off in 2015.