The target audience for this book would be readers 12 and up. Just like previous installments in this series this book would be suitable to be read as a family and can be used to model many day to day situations that foster and adoptive families encounter on a daily basis. Overcoming adversity, teamwork, dealing with defeat, loss and the feel of what’s next are significant themes that are addressed in this book and younger readers may not fully grasp the levity that is being conveyed by the author. If your reader is younger, I would strongly recommend reading this book as a family so any questions that come up can be discussed when the hard hitting topics are discussed.
This is the final book in the five book Olympians series featuring Percy Jackson and it is packed with action! If your reader has already read the first four novels in this series they will devour this book because it will answer so many sought after questions and give them a jumping off point to dive into different series involving the same characters in the author’s vast library of work. Think of this novel like you do Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. There is action, loss, periods of adversity, plenty of full circle moments and ends with a subtle cliffhanger that will lead your reader into a new five book series with these characters.
Before reading this book it is a great idea to look over the previous reviews for books 1 through 4 to get an idea of character development and also what characters are present throughout the series. It is important to see the change in Percy from book 1 to book 5. He goes from a troubled youth to a hero in a few short years. This change can be used to show our readers that with the right influences and attitude great changes can happen in a…
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