The Lost Hero

The book I'm reading is called The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. Rick Riordan has also written Percy Jackson series and many Greek mythology books that all connect in someway and they are just one huge sequel of Greek mythology heroes and how they are connected. So meaning by they are all connected The Lost Hero is somehow connected to Percy Jackson in some way so if you read it you'll see many connections that you never knew about.

The Lost Hero is about a boy named Jason and he woke up on a bus with Piper and Leo but apparently Piper is his “girlfriend” and Leo is his “best friend”. The main characters are Jason, Leo, and Piper. Jason doesn't remember who he is and who these two people are but when they all wake up they realized that they are going on a field trip. They talk about the last thing they remember and they seem to only remember small pieces of their past life. When they arrive at the museum they face their first monster a wind beast but then Annabeth and Argus come and save them and bring them to Camp-Half-Blood. Camp-Half-Blood is a safe camp were half bloods aka demigods go so they can train and remain safe from the monsters on the outside world. Jason and Piper and Leo get there and Annabeth introduces them all and the kids ask who are their parents meaning who is their godly parent. Leo gets claimed as son of Hephaestus god of blacksmiths and fire and Piper is daughter of Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty. Then Rachel the oracle tells everyone a line from the prophecy about how demigods must unite and face a certain enemy. The camp sends Jason and his friends on a dangerous quest to restore the world and the gods and if Jason takes the risk his mind well be restored. The main idea of this book revolves the past of Greeks and Romans and the Athena Parthenos a stature said to bring justice for both sides but no Athena child has ever brought it back.

I like the book because there is so much action and you on every page you learn about your main characters more and more. Another point is you learn about the main characters flaws and their life stories and how in someway they are totally different or connected. There are also many different parts in the story and it might be complicated but if you keep reading it'll all make sense. This book would be good for people who like action and like mysteries and greek mythology. This book would be good for people who are just starting to read about Greek mythology because this book also gives good info about Greek mythology. So please give this book a chance and read it trust me it's worth your time to read this book. It also isn't that hard to read and it has decent amount of pages so you won't be bored of the book for being too long.

Book Review by Lawrence Y.

The Lost Hero

The book I read was The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. Rick Riordan has written multiple series for example the Percy Jackson series and the Heroes of Olympus series both very successful. The theme of this book is Fantasy/Adventure with lots of action. This book compared to the other books Riordan written is different because this book has multiple protagonists making the book very unique to his other titles.

What happened in the book was there is a boy named Jason who appears out of nowhere on the bus and has no memory of who he was. On the bus he meets Leo Valdez and Piper Mclean two Greek demigods (Half Human Half God). Also he meets coach hedge the demigod’s protector undercover as the gym teacher on the school field trip to the Grand Canyon. When storm spirits come and attack the demigods at the canyon. The storm spirits are able to kidnap coach hedge to prison. After hedge is captured a mysterious girl named Annabeth is there to take them to a demigod camp where there are assigned a mission to rescue the goddess Hera from a prison. They ride cross country on a metal dragon. On the flight they run into many obstacles that could kill them. Overtime they manage to free the goddess from her prison and bring peace to the gods.

I would recommend this book to people of all ages because I believe it has something for everybody to love. Also if you are into action/adventure/fantasy this is your type of book. If you do not like this book than there is other books in the series you will enjoy.

Book Review by Abdul S.

The Lost Hero

I read "The Lost Hero" by Rick Riordan. He has also written "The Son of Neptune" which both are in the Percy Jackson series. The theme of the story is that everything in life comes with a consequence. A boy and his friends go on a quest to save a godess. When they save the godess she reveals the truth about the boy.

               

Jason wakes up on a bus holding hands with this girl he doesnt know, Piper, not knowing where he is only that he shouldn't be there. Later that day Jason goes to Camp Half-blood, a camp for half human half god, demi gods. His friend named Leo got claimed by Hephestus, the god of fire and blacksmith. Piper got claimed by Aphrodite the godess of love and beauty. At the campfire its annoucnced that Jason, Piper, and Leo were going to have to go on a quest, to save Hera godess of marriage. Leo finds a bronze dragon and names it Fetus they use the dragon to go on their quest. Piper got turned into gold by King Midas, and turned back human in the river.  Leo's dragon got ruined going over the fence, and met up with the Hunters of Artemis, one of the hunters is his long lost sister, Thailia. "It is you, same scar above your lip and everything." That was the first thing that Thailia said to Jason. Leo has a crush on Thailia, his best friends sister, only to find that Thalia can't date him because Hunter's of Artemis have to swear off dating.

               

I think that people should read this book because it has a great hook and keeps your attention the entire time. It teaches a good lesson, it has a great mix of drama and action. If you like Greek or Roman Mythology then you will enjoy this series. 

Book Review by Dallys B.

The Lost Hero

The Lost Hero was written by Rick Riordan, following the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series as its own recurring series known as “Heroes of Olympus”, following the same story line only now with new characters added into the theme.

This book revolves around a boy named Jason Grace, waking up on a bus, not knowing who he is or where he was. He was holding hands with a girl he’s never met, and talking to a boy he’s never met. As he tells the strangers of how he randomly ended up on the bus, Piper, his so called girlfriend, asks if he’s joking or not. Leo, his supposed best friend, says he’s playing around. But he knows for sure something’s not right. The school chaperone, coach Hedge also knows Jason isn’t supposed to be there.

As the story progresses, Jason finds out that he was attending a school called the Wilderness School somewhere in Nevada. They were on the bus for a school field trip to the Grand Canyon, making their way to the museum that lies above. Once they arrive, Piper is swept away by her partner, a narcissistic jerk named Dylan. Leo and Jason pair up and go to the skywalk above the canyon to fill out a paper for class. Soon after, wind starts building up and thunder roars overhead. Student evacuate as the skywalk begins to shake, sending kids screaming and Leo almost over the edge. Piper is knocked out by Dylan, who becomes a storm spirit.

Later, Piper is sent flying over the skywalk, and Jason going after her. Jason flies down and catches her, unknowingly bringing both him and Piper back up. Dylan ends up taking coach Hedge (also known as the protector of Leo and Piper, not knowing Jason was a part of it) into an unknown void in Leo’s stead. A blonde girl with stormy grey eyes comes along, and says she’s looking for her missing boyfriend, found out to be Percy Jackson.

The descriptive, action packed adventure book is filled with the three demigods on a quest to free Hera from the Wolf House, also helping Piper save her father, famous actor Tristan McLean. Filled with fighting, clever humor, action, despair, betrayal, and many other quirks that really makes this a Riordan novel. The theme fits incredibly with the Percy Jackson books, and makes it such an enjoyable read. It’s really an incredible book. The characters are marvelous, and the descriptiveness is magnificent. Definitely a series I’d recommend starting if you’ve read the Percy Jackson novels.

As the book series is ongoing, it gives readers an insight on the starting plot and theme of the newfound series adding itself to the previous. All in all, it’s a wonderful read and I recommend 10/10 no doubt. (Trust me, I’ve read it like, 10 times. No lie.) 

Book Review by Laura D.