Percy Jackson is back - but he has no idea who he is or why he is being chased by monsters that will just not die. All he knows for sure is that he is trying to get back to "Annabeth" but he can't remember who that is. He finds a camp of people like him, and things there feel familiar to Percy, but just not quite "right."
Hazel and Frank are kids Percy meets at Camp Jupiter, a camp for descendants of the Roman gods. Together, the three make a great team, which is lucky because they are sent on a quest to a land beyond the influence of the gods where they must rescue Death and defeat a giant and get back to camp before the Feast of Fortuna or the world as they know it will be destroyed.
Review
Great continuation of the Heroes of Olympus story started in The Lost Hero. The story is full of action. Riordan does a great job holding back information from his three main characters in a way that keeps you turning pages but not getting annoyed. The differences between the
Roman and Greek systems are more pronounced in Neptune since Percy is plunged into the Roman "world." There's a great section about the Amazons and their headquarters that I thought was fantastically clever.
4.5 out of 5 stars
This book has not been leveled yet by AR
Recommended for: fans of Percy Jackson and/or the Heroes of Olympus series, students looking for an adventure story
Cautions: none
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