The Heroes of Olympus, Book Five: The Blood of Olympus (Unabridged)
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4.5 • 477 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen-all of them-and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood-the blood of Olympus-in order to wake.
The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it might be able to stop a war between the two camps.
The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.
Customer Reviews
I really love this book would recommend for anyone🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️😀
Hi, I am 13 years old I really love this book, especially Raina and Nico perspectives, wish we could have more Percy and Annabeth would’ve love more Frank and Hazel. That’s probably just me I don’t really like. Jason Piper, or Leo, that much other than that I thought it was a really amazing book I really like Raina even though she’s not a very popular character really good backstory. I had to emotionally prepare myself for Nicos chapters. and also some of Raina’s it was a good ending for the series I have probably listen to the book around 20 times not all the way through I enjoyed the reading this book I understood new details on my second read would recommend re-reading the book I thought the narrator was OK could be better but not as bad as some people say that might just be me, I have listen to a lot of audiobooks this book was awesome🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️😀
Amazing
I love the way it progresses through the book with different points of view. I love it!
Possibly Rick’s WORST book
I finished Percy Jackson and the Olympians in January and was so excited to start reading it’s sister series, Hero’s of Olympus. I was even more excited when I held The Lost Hero in my hands. Long story short I didn’t finish it as fast as I could’ve because the story bored me. The insufferable characters (*cough* Piper *cough*), the unfamiliar, boring writing style, and just the plot wasn’t what I expected. I had similar feelings about the rest of them.
Nonetheless I was thrilled to read The Blood of Olympus. First of all, I very much enjoyed Reyna and Nico’s POVs. Very well written in my opinion. But oh boy… the rest of this book. Piper’s chapters were as insufferable as ever and the whole Physician’s Cure thing? Yeah.. no.
I was still excited when I got to the final battle. I even stayed up late to finish it. I was left confused and betrayed. Disappointed and frustrated. Fear not! I’m not going to spoil the ending but be warned it’s horribly anticlimactic. The final battle with Gaea lasted a few pages. The main antagonist, the MOST POWERFUL DEITY IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY DEFEATED SO QUICKLY?
Also what about the rule of no more than three on a quest? There were seven demigods. Seven questers. And yes the prophecy DID call for seven demigods. What other prophecy called for more then three demigods? That’s right, the prophecy in The Titan’s Curse. Two of the five died. Leaving THREE survivors. My oh my Rick. Breaking/forgetting about a rule YOU MADE UP.
I wouldn’t recommend purchasing this book, rather I’d suggest seeing if you can borrow it from a friend or local library. Or I’d suggest downloading the app Libby. All you do is sign in with ur library card and BAM all the e-books and audiobooks ur library has available! Definitely would recommend.
In conclusion The Blood of Olympus was a disappointing and anticlimactic book. Definitely not one that deserves a place on my shelf or even a reread.
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