The Harvest of Sorrow by Robert Conquest

If you haven't read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series yet, do so - because they are incredible. I breezed through this book in a few short days and now have to wait in agony for the third book, The Mark of Athena, which will be released in Fall 2012. The action left me rushing through the pages and I continue to be in awe of how well all the littlest details end up connecting.

Riordan does an amazing job of crafting his story. With them, we have the seven half-bloods of the prophecy: Hazel, Frank, Jason, Leo, Piper, Annabeth, and Percy Jackson.

Just like Piper, Leo and Jason in the first book, I learned to love these new two characters for their strengths as well as their vulnerabilities. We are introduced to two more demigods who are part of the Prophecy of Seven - Hazel and Frank. I anxiously awaited the second book in The Heros of Olympus series, and it did not disappoint! While one of the great things about The Lost Hero was seeing Camp Half Blood through other eyes besides Percy's, one of the strengths of The Son of Neptune was seeing a whole different camp. I loved The Lost Hero, the first book in Rick Riordan's new series about demigods - children with one mortal parent and one Olympian godly parent. Can I marry him? I know he is only 16 years old and also a fictional son of an Olympian god, but that kind of stuff has never stopped me from having crushes before. With an ever-expanding cast of brave-hearted heroes and formidable foes, this second book in The Heroes of Olympus series offers all of the action, pathos, and humor that Rick Riordan fans crave.' (from Rick Riordan's website, where you can read Chapter 1 for free.) Who are the other four mentioned in the prophesy? The answer may lie in another camp miles away, where a new camper has shown up and appears to be the son of Neptune, god of the sea.

The Harvest of Sorrow by Robert Conquest