The Mark of Athena is book 3 in Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series. It follows the plot at the end of Son of Neptune where Percy, Hazel, and Frank get back to Camp Jupiter and are awaiting the Greeks arrival. This series unlike Riordan’s first Olympian series switches points of view with all 7 demi-gods in the prophecy of 7. In this certain book it goes from Annabeth Chase, Leo Valdez, Piper McLean, and Percy Jackson. When switching his point of view it gives you other ways of experiencing the story and other linchpin’s so to speak with the crew in the Argo 2.Rick Riordan started his Percy Jackson books with Percy Jackson and The Olympians for his sons as little kids. When he was told they were good enough for publishing he began to write them down with the help of his sons for descriptive assistance. His series became a sensation and are still beloved now almost 10 years later since he brought Percy Jackson and his world to life. From the spin where Percy had a Cyclops brother named Tyson to when he and his Camp Half-Blood friends defeated Kronos in New York, his readers wanted more. A year after The Last Olympian came out Riordan came with another spin- Romans. The Lost Hero brings to light a new protagonist Jason Grace and another Great Prophecy. Now the fans are three books in and even now they are as ferocious and loyal as ever. In this certain book it begins with Annabeth and the hard truth that for some reason her mother Athena has disbanded her as a child of Athena. Reunited again Percy and Annabeth believe everything will go well but the Romans threaten war against Camp Half-Blood after a miss-fire from the Argo 2. The crew of the Argo 2 are now running from the Romans, Gea, and the giants as the travel to ancient lands for the prophecy of 7. Everything seems as well as they can get but when the Mark of Athena separates Annabeth from the crew she is forced to fight her own battle- and worst fear as her friends fight together. Will the crew be untied once more of will they be even more spread apart. This book along with its fellow series’ make my heart throb, ache, and yearn for the Greek and Roman Mythological world to be real so that I may also be able to fight the monsters of that culture. Riordan has a way of writing his world so that is flies off the pages, quite literally-as if Percy Jackson is flying off the book on Blackjack to save Annabeth. His theories, and Greek/Roman Mythology have a way of pulling you in so that the only way you can make it to afternoon tea is if you are attacked by fellow friends of that fandom (though they should know better than to interrupt), family or certain breed of monsters that just hate demi-gods so much they won’t even let you finish the last chapter.   This book and its series are a fantastic, riveting read that I have indulged in a matter of months. Though books can sometimes be expensive and there prices ward people off more effectively then a horrid cover, and or terrible cover summary these books were worth the spend. Even is that did mean I had to visit my public library to read most of them. Riordan is a fantastic writer and I cannot wait to read everything else he has, and will write.

You make me want to go read the book now!  :)