3.5 stars, rounded up for the ending.

I don’t know if it’s just that I haven’t read these books in too long or if Apollo/Lester is just particularly annoying, but this book didn’t quite have that Riordan magic. The characters are still awesome, the Waystation and its inhabitants are particularly lovable, and I love that we’re venturing into more obscure mythology, but something just seemed to be missing from the package.