Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Source: Library
Goodreads Summary:
Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper and a best friend named Leo. They’re all students at a boarding school for “bad kids.” What did Jason do to end up here? And where is here, exactly?
Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, ever since she had that terrifying nightmare. Piper doesn’t understand her dream, or why her boyfriend suddenly doesn’t recognize her. When a freak storm hits, unleashing strange creatures and whisking her, Jason, and Leo away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood, she has a feeling she’s going to find out.
Leo has a way with tools. When he sees his cabin at Camp Half-Blood, filled with power tools and machine parts, he feels right at home. But there’s weird stuff, too—like the curse everyone keeps talking about. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist that each of them—including Leo—is related to a god.
Thoughts:
I liked this book. Considering how much everyone has told that this series would be perfect for me, I am sort of surprised to say I didn't love it. The plot is very interesting and despite having figured out what the big secret that was revealed at the end was about half way through the book, it kept me entertained and wanting to keep reading to see what happened next.
However, the characters seemed a little one-dimensional to me. And for me, when reading, characters have always been a much bigger part of me falling in love with a book than the plot. There are books that I have loved where the plot made no sense just because the characters were that good.
So there is nothing wrong with this book. The plot makes sense, the story-telling is excellent. I enjoyed reading it. But I didn't rush out to look for the sequel when I was finished and to me, that's an indication that something was missing.
Rating: 3.5/5
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