Mom's view of The Lost Hero

Like Henry said, Rick Riordan came to Salt Lake City in October 2010.  We surprised Henry and met up with his best friend and went to the signing.  It was a wonderful experience, we were there early, got front row seats, Henry was able to ask Mr. Riordan a question in the large group and was the second kid to get his book signed.  Mr. Riordan was lovely, funny and very kind to the kids there.  We were grateful he was so fun.

Now for my review.  Henry and I read a lot of the same books; it gives us something to talk about.  We have both read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and enjoyed them, but I think this is one of his best books so far.  There are three main characters and the reader goes between each of their points of view.  This is great because you can see the whole story with different eyes, but it can get a little confusing in some spots.  I liked that it wasn't exactly like the Percy Jackson series, but the style was similar and the characters were familiar, which made it fun to revisit Camp Half blood.  As a mom I would recommend this for 9 year olds and up.  Some themes are just a little too much for younger children.