The Lost Hero

We are major Rick Riordan fans in our house.   We have been eagerly anticipating this next series, The Heroes of Olympus.  This series still includes our favorite characters (Percy, Annabeth, Chiron, and more) but with a new twist. 
The Lost Hero did not fail to entertain.  I adore the new characters.  Leo, son of Hephaestus, is a fun and quirky addition to Camp Half-Blood.  Like his dad he can fix anything.  He makes toys and robots out of things he finds on lying around.  Who can't love that?
His buddy Piper (daughter of Aphrodite) is wonderful.   A nice girl who doesn't dwell on her looks (despite her mom) and can still kick some monster-booty. 
Jason, another friend, is a super-hero who has lost his memory.  The three demi-gods have to search for Hera who has been abducted. 
I love how Riordan can make learning fun.  This series not only includes Greek mythology but now Roman lore as well. 
Why the "Lost Hero" title?  Well my friends, it seems that our old pal Percy Jackson has disappeared! 
Jason learns his role in the whole shebang to come.  A great start to a new series.  Can't wait for the next book!

The Last Olympian? (I hope not!)

This can't be the end!  

I zoomed through The Last Olympian, the last in the Percy Jackson series (so far.)  My daughter was mad because I got it at the library and started in on it before she could!  (She's deep in it at the moment, hasn't moved since she started reading it this afternoon...)  I did really like it.  Our favorite characters are back in the battle- this time to save Olympus (which of course is on top of the Empire State Building in NYC.)  I don't want to give too much away, but let's say it does have a fairly happy ending and it leaves you wanting more of Camp Half Blood's adventures!
By the way...
Out of all the books in the series my daughter and I agree that we liked The Sea of Monsters the best.