I thought the series was over, but I was wrong. When I first found out about this book, part of me was upset because I’m getting too old to be reading books from this series. The other
part of me could not wait to get my hands on this book.
Basically Jason wakes up in a bus full of kids on a field trip but he can’t seem to remember anything. Apparently his girlfriend is named Piper and his best friend is named Leo. A storm hits, monsters attack, and they are rescued by demigods and brought to camp half blood. The adventure begins…
With this book, Rick Riordan brings the readers back to the amazing world he has created. Stylistically it is nearly identical to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but I found The Lost Hero to be unnecessarily long making it feel quite boring. Also the “big surprises” were way too obvious; I was able to predict practically all of them. There is really not much suspense if you already know what’s going to happen. On top of that Riordan relies too heavily on direct characterization which made the novel seem a bit shallow.
I realize that most of the problems I have with this book stems from the fact that I’m a few years older than the target audience. The series did not grow with its audience, it stayed at the same age level but its original audience have gotten much older.
Bottom Line: The Lost Hero has the same great writing style of previous Rick Riordan novels, and it brought readers back to the world where Greek mythology coexists with modern society. Unfortunately the book felt too long, and at times immature. For someone in their later teens, this book is a 7/10. But for a reader in the target audience of 10-14 this book will probably not seem immature. 8.5/10.