Scott Hackney

Scott Hackney

The Mark Of Athena

Rick Riordan

Fantasy

Just Right

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1. I have just started this book so I am not that far into it. I am at the point were the Greeks from Camp Half Blood have just landed in their massive warship, the Argo II in the Roman camp called New Rome. After they landed the Romans didn't trust the Greeks so the two groups talked and agreed that they would let the Greeks in the Roman camp. While they were eating the two groups talked about the prophecy that would send seven demigods to the Underworld and stop Gaea from rising again and destroying the world. After they ate, Annabeth (the leader of the Greek group) and the leader of Roman group (Reyna) took a walk around New Rome discussing the prophecy and what they are going to do about it and who they are going to send to go to the Underworld. While they were discussing this something blew up in the city and they both go running back, which is were I left off.

2. I am really enjoying this book, even though I have only just started the book it is still really good. One of the things that make this book so good is the detail. The author makes it so that you are never bored. He does this by putting a lot of action into the book. Though he doesn't put too much in that it seems unreal. Another thing that the author does to make the book so good is how he makes it seem believable, even though it is a fantasy with mythical creatures in it. He does this by putting detail into the book to explain the surroundings. He also uses real life places so you can imagine where the book is taking place. Lastly the author makes the characters really interesting. If he didn't explain the characters as well as he does the book wouldn't be as good as it is.

3. I think a major theme in this book is Good vs. Evil. The whole book is based of the good guys trying to stop the bad guys. One example of this is the prophecy; it states that seven demigods will have to stop Gaea from rising and destroying the world. Another example that shows the theme of Good vs. Evil is the fact that the mythical creatures are trying to kill the demigods. The demigods are defending themselves from these mythical creatures. The only safe place for them is their camps, either Camp Half Blood or New Rome.

4. My favorite character in the book is Annabeth. She is always helping others and always knows what to do in any situation. She is also very smart, she can pretty much always figure out a problem. Many people know her for her ability to lead a group and solve any problem. During the beginning of the book she is the leader and everyone around her knows that she is more than capable to get the group out of any tricky situation. I also think because of her ability to lead others she is well respected. Another example of Annabeth being well respected is the fact that no one refuses to follow her orders no matter how bad the situation gets.   

5. I think my least favorite character is Octavian. He is introduced in the beginning when the Greeks were meeting the Romans. He is a hot head who thinks he should be the leader but no one else thinks he should be the leader. He is always trying to get others in trouble for doing things that he did. Also he doesn't trust the Greeks when he hasn't given them a chance to prove that they are not trying to hurt the Romans. Lastly he is trying to make himself the leader by making other people look bad.

6. I think that when Annabeth and Reyna get back to where they heard the explosion they will see the Greeks and the Romans fighting. One reason why I think that is, the Greeks and the Romans don't have a good relationship. Most of the time when they encounter each other it turns into a fight. In the book it says that the Civil War was fought between the Greeks and the Romans. Also When Annabeth and Reyna were running back they heard people shouting and it seemed that many people were angry.