The Son of Neptune

Up next in Rick Riordan's series The Heroes of Olympus is The Son of Neptune, taking place the summer after The Lost Hero.

Neptune is Poseidon's Roman name, so guess who we see in this book? Percy! And guess where he is? The Roman version of Camp Half-Blood: Camp Jupiter!

So, everything we learned in the last book, we really don't need to remember for this book. It all comes together for the cliffhanger ending in this book, but it's really not necessary for understanding the overall plotline.

In this book, we once again get Percy's perspective on things - along with two new characters that I absolutely love. To reiterate, we have, like the last book, three protagonists we see the story from.

First up, I already mentioned Percy. Anyone who's read Percy Jackson and the Olympians and is still reading this new series probably doesn't need any confirmation that he's super awesome. So let's move on.

Frank, unclaimed demigod in the beginning of the book. He's super strong, super clumsy, and has a super adorable baby face. The only thing he seems to be good at is archery and entertaining the ghost that walks around bragging about the day a chicken stole his underwear. Frank also has a huge secret that makes him extremely vulnerable. But circumstances are about to force Frank to reveal a kind of strength that even he never knew he had before.

Hazel, daughter of Pluto, Roman version of Hades. She also carries a heavy secret, one that drives her conviction to do some little bit of good and then take whatever repercussions come her way, regardless of Frank's just-as-strong conviction to never let anyone hurt her. Hazel prefers to stay in the background, probably a result of the events sealed within her secret, but she's proven she can certainly step up and save the day when necessary, and she definitely always tries to stand up for what's right. Her ideals are also probably connected to her secret.

Okay, so now you know the characters. Sort of. Percy's the only one who's an open book at the very start. But anyways. Plot next time.