The Heroes of Olympus

Have you looked at something you’d never done before …

… and wished someone would just tell you the best part to do?

Just so you didn’t have to experience the other parts of that thing you needed to do? If you’re nodding your head right now, then this blog series is for you.

It’s probably safe to assume that you like to read books, or you know someone that likes to read books, and let’s face it, no one likes to read books they won’t like. We at Just Middle Grade feel your pain, so we went through the pain of reading these book series for you, so you can skip to the good parts.

This week, we’re going to go over the Heroes of Olympus series, by Rick Riordan.

In case you didn’t get a chance to read his first series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, or his second series, the Kane Chronicles, or his fourth series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, or his fifth series, The Trials of Apollo, then you’re in good company. That’s a lot of books–a lot of really good books. But his second series, the Heroes of Olympus that really stands out.

If you don’t know anything about the Percy Jackson world, here’s a quick summary. It’s a bunch of book about modern-day demi-gods that go around trying to save the world from monsters, rogue Roman, Greek, Egyptian, or Norse Gods, and they have a whole lot of fun doing it.

But, since you’re strapped for time, and you could only read one book, this is the book you need to read:

The Son of Neptune.

Actually, this is my favorite Middle Grade book of ALL TIME, and that’s saying something, because I’ve read thousands of them.

This book has everything. It has probably the best opening scene of every single book Rick Riordan has ever written. It has an epic quest to find an ancient piece of Roman paraphernalia. It has Percy Jackson. And you won’t be able to stop laughing the entire story.

Sure, most of Rick Riordan’s books have most of these qualities, except for book 2 in the Kane Chronicles, but the Son of Neptune takes things to a completely new level.

So, there you have it. If you can’t read more than one of the Heroes of Olympus books, you MUST READ the Son of Neptune.