The Last Olympian: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5

Each book I have read from Rick Riordan has always brought me into the worlds he creates. I’m excited for the next book. Especially for the smaller stories in between.

A good ending to a good series. No spoilers, if you've read the first four you know what's going to happen. If you haven't.... I know the books are considered stand alone, but I wouldn't start with book 5.

i love percy and annabeth and it only took them 5 BOOKS TO GET TOGETHER but i love them anyways

MY RATING SYSTEM5 stars--WOW4 stars--would read again3 stars--was good, won't read again2 stars--read it, but didn't enjoy it1 star--didn't finish, it was so awfulDo I need to read books before this one: yesCliffhanger: noSUMMARYPercy and Rachel have been spending a lot of time together over the summer. She invites him to vacation with her family in the Caribbean because she needs to talk to him about something. But Beckendorf shows up, It's time. Rachel kisses him for luck. Percy and Beckendorf fly to the Princess Andromeda on a mission to blow it up before it reaches New York Harbor tomorrow. Beckendorf looks at a picture of his girlfriend, Silena, daughter of Aphrodite. They sneak to the engine room and start setting explosives of Greek fire. They hear people coming. Percy will distract them so Beckendorf can keep working. He fights monsters and demigods. Luke/Kronos meets him, and within seconds Percy is surrounded. They'd known he was coming for weeks; Luke shows him the bracelet with the Titan's symbol as a charm. They duel. It's apparent Kronos hasn't fully taken over Luke. Nakamura brings Beckendorf out; he still wears the watch (detonator). There's no delay on it. Beckendorf brings his hand to the watch and Percy dives off the ship.EVALUATIONFor me, this book was like Endgame: you know the good guys are gonna win; it's a matter of how and with what losses. It didn't go like I thought it would. We meet even more gods and heroes and monsters. It is much more satisfying than I'd hoped.RECOMMENDATIONThose who've read the first 4 booksFAVORITE QUOTESMy head felt like it had been microwaved in aluminum foil.“You want a bonbon? My dad sent them. He thought—he thought they might cheer me up.” “Are they any good?” She shook her head. “They taste like cardboard.” I didn’t have anything against cardboard, so I tried one.The other two were driven by harpies, who are basically demonic human/chicken hybrids with bad attitudes. We used the harpies mostly for cleaning the camp, but they did pretty well in midtown traffic too.“He looks like a magician. I hate magicians. They usually have rabbits.” I stared at him. “You’re scared of bunnies?” “Blah-hah-hah! They’re big bullies. Always stealing celery from defenseless satyrs!”Hope does not leave without being given permission.“You’re just as much of an outcast as I am! Stop being angry about it and do something helpful for once. That’s the only way they’ll respect you!”Hope survives best at the hearth.POSSIBLE TRIGGERS (SPOILERS)Sex: kissesLanguage: 0 F words, 8 Lord's name in vain, 0 S wordsViolence: war, human deaths, no gore

It is an amazingly written book with such a fun personality! I am in love with this series of books!

After the usual cliffhanger of a book that precedes the finale, I was very eager to read The Last Olympian (Book 5). What I read was above and beyond any book in the series and an absolute fantastic way to finish it out. As Battle of the Labyrinth set up previously, the final showdown between the Olympians and Kronos draws dangerously close to being a reality. This is what Percy and all the other demigods in camp have been training for their entire lives, but will it be enough or in time to stop the Titan army? As the book opens, we learn Kronos is back and getting stronger than ever in the body of Luke and with each traitor that crosses over, helps him gain a stronger foothold in the mortal world again.As The Last Olympian opens, preparations from Camp Half-Blood against the Titan Lord and his army are underway. However, Percy and company have a bit more to worry about than just Kronos himself. They must also figure out a way to help the Gods of Olympus defeat the literal "Father of all monsters" in Typhon, who was accidentally released when Percy nearly destroyed Mount St. Helens the previous summer. As Typhon walks again, he sets his sights on now rampaging in a path of destruction towards New York City where there will be no stopping him if he reaches The Summit of Olympus.The search for the upper hand takes Percy on a very interesting journey, of which includes a very interesting visit to the mother of Luke in order to find anything that would explain just why Luke became who he became and why Luke would ever serve someone like Kronos. What will Percy learn from this meeting? What could the mother of Luke have to offer Percy that would help when it matters the most? Riordan crafts the answers to these questions very nicely and does an excellent job of not giving them away until the very end. With that said, The Last Olympian is certainly not without its fair share of surprises and "ah ha!" moments. Percy's story is complimented very well by the lovable characters of Grover and Annabeth but equally as well by characters like Nico where you're never sure what side they're on. Readers up to this point will be very intrigued after they see what Rachel's role is towards the end as well. It ends up making perfect sense for her, but you don't quite realize what her true potential is until the last few pages.I wasn't ready to give any book in the series 5 stars so far, but this one truly won me over. I don't like to give a lot of books 5 stars unless they really earn them and this book definitely did that. Everything seemed to work just right with The Last Olympian. From the pacing to the action scenes to the character development, it all just fit nicely. Even though it's a series primarily aimed at young adults, the humor and knowledge you gain of mythology throughout this book and this series is truly refreshing to see for any age. Whether you're looking for a good summer read or a good summer read that teaches you something in the process, don't make the mistake of missing out on this series!-Travis S.

Mesmerizing finale...this was the perfect ending for a wonderful book saga!!! I hope to read more of Rick Riordan's books!?!?!?

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Perfecto ha llegado rápido y muy bien, el libro ha cumplido nuestras expectativas, muy satisfechos con él, muchas gracias para Amzazon

The book was great, like all other books in the series. I loved the part when annabeth and percy get together! Anyways, i would say that this book was the most 'happening' and interesting in the series.Thanks!

What an amazing way to end this series! This book was absolutely jam packed full of action! I figured we'd get more of a build up but it went straight into the battle pretty early on and it didn't stop from there.One thing I find odd about me liking this book so much is that there is a lot of flashback scenes (Percys dreams & the Gods showing him stuff) and it didn't bother me one bit. I normally really, really hate flashbacks but it is a testament to Riordan's writing that I really loved this book anyway. Every scene felt it had a purpose.I was so glad that so many great characters played a part in the final battle. Clarisse has never truly been a likeable character but in this book she was downright HBIC.There were also so many twists. A lot of them I really did not see coming. Even though we had a lot of clues they were cryptic and open to a lot of interpretation. I did manage to guess a few but in the end it didn't really matter because the ending was so well tied together that it felt like no matter how hard you tried, you could of never thought of it yourself so perfectly.If I was less fangirly about this entire series I could have two complaints about this book. It felt like it tried too hard to be funny at the start (but it soon evened out). There where so many random one liners, that fair enough to Rick Riordan made me laugh out loud, but they weren't really needed.Secondly, everyone turned out to be redeemed or forgiven in some way and not everyone deserved that. In a way it made sense, after all these are just kids. But some of them where just downright evil and others complete brats that didn't deserve to be redeemed or forgiven at all.The ending was sweet and left a lot open so Riordan could write a lot more!And can we please appreciate how awesome Nico is. I had to stop myself at certain points because no way should a person my age be thinking that Riordan's description of Nico was attractive!My two favourite quotes:"If you're heading downtown from Central Park, my advice is to take the subway. Flying pigs are faster, but way more dangerous."&"I kept climbing - past another telkhine who was so startled he dropped his Li'l Demons lunchbox. I left him alive - partly because his lunchbox was cool, partly so he could raise the alarm and hopefully get his friends to follow me rather than head towards the engine "