The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1)

Title: The Lost Hero

Author: Rick Riordan

My Rating: 5 stars

Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire the world must fall.
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.

New prophecy. New characters. Same world.

Jason Grace, Piper Mclean and Leo Valdez are the new trio of demigods who are recruited to Camp Half-Blood and set off on a quest to free and release Hera from her bonds by the Winter Solstice which is in four days.

Jason is the son of Zeus, or Jupiter as Jason originally knows him. He has lost his memory and doesn’t remember any of his past. Piper is the daughter of Aphrodite and carries with her secrets and powers. Leo is the son of Hephaestus, an incredibly talented workman and a completely droll entertainer who provides comic relief throughout the book. They arrive at Camp Half-Blood with Coach Gleeson- a satyr, Butch- son of Iris (the goddess of the rainbow) and Annabeth Chase who is looking for her boyfriend, the legendary demigod, Percy Jackson, who has been missing for three days.

All too soon, the three teenage demigods are required to go on a quest to save Hera before the Winter Solstice which is in four days. They leave camp on a bronze dragon, pay a chilly visit to the Boreads, battle Cyclopes and giants and ultimately uncover the many mysteries surrounding the whereabouts of Percy; Jason’s missing memories and the still more dangerous task that awaits them.

I enjoyed all aspects of this book but really missed Percy and his perspective. My favourite character was easily Leo, and I liked Jason too, but found Piper to be slightly annoying, and I really can’t come to a conclusion as to why. The ending was quite intelligent and I look forward to the next book.