I'm so salty (get it? cause #seagod? salty? ha?) that neither Percy /or/ Annabeth gets a POV in this book that I'm tempted to give this book fewer stars. I mean, come on, Rick! We've stuck with Percy and Annabeth for this long! Why don't we get to see them to the end?

Despite being very bitter about this (though not too bitter to use the same pun twice), I am glad we got a POV with Nico. That boi. I love him so much. He has my whole heart, always and forever. I loved getting to see inside that moody little dude's noggin after following his story from afar for so long. And getting a POV from Reyna was also really cool! Though I would rather have gotten a POV with Percy. But I do acknowledge that I am biased.

I didn't like this book much when I first read it. I think I was just really torn up about not getting to read more first-hand-Percy. And I never liked Piper and Jason much, so it was hard for me to get into the book. Rereading it, though, I came to a new understanding and appreciation for Jason. He's still not my favorite, but I love how he sees other people. Percy can be a bit oblivious sometimes, but I think that's just because he's so caught up in everything he has going on. He expects people to step up and say something if they have a problem or need to talk. Jason seeks people out and tries to get them to open up. He takes the first step, and I respect him for that. I loved the mission he adopted by the end. It really made me respect him.

Piper, a bit less so. She just felt so shallow through the whole series? She had her moments, sure, and I love how she uses her charmspeak for truth. But I felt like she became shallow when Riordan wasn't focusing on her. And maybe she just felt shallow to me cause I was tired of her constantly focusing on Jason (I get she's the daughter of the love god, but everyone needs more personality traits than in-love-teen). Plus, you know. The whole way Riordan treats her heritage. (See my Mark of Athena review.)

Aside from this, though, it was a good conclusion to the series. Nico made up for a lot of the characters that we didn't see as much of. The epic battles were also pretty epic, and it felt like a believable end to the saga. I'll miss the Argo II crew, but it was a wild ride while it lasted!