As usual, I'm in love with the next installment in the Percy Jackson universe. There were so many twists and turns, I found myself not wanting to put the book down.

Something I forgot how much I enjoyed was Lester/Apollo's quips about himself. Apollo is really starting to understand what it means to be human and how he can relate to them now. Zeus was doing this as a punishment for the war with Gaea, but I feel like Zeus also had the motive of making Apollo more humble. Could be stretching there, but with the events of the past three books, Apollo is understanding what it means to appreciate life.

There were moments where I thought I was going to start crying again, but I held it together because who knows? Maybe things will turn for the better. The Twelfth Legion was full of surprises as well and reading about them was refreshing. Lavinia is probably one of my new favorite characters, but it's a little grudgingly that I like her. I wasn't a fan of her in the beginning, but she grew on me. To also see Reyna in action as a legionnaire and not just a praetor was welcomed. She has usually been portrayed as someone in the background, making an appearance here and there, but there is more focus on her in this book. The way she grows as a character was interesting, even more so because Lester was the one to help her grow.

Overall, the book was a knockout and I'm eagerly awaiting the fifth book, "The Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero" next fall.