I really liked this one. As with all Riordan's stories it was first person narrative but I found that Apollo was a different type of narrator (due to his previous god-like state) so while it was hard to like him at some points it was also hard to outright hate him. He was endearing in a little boy way since everything was new to him 9as it has been awhile since he had been a human. I hadn't finished reading the second series that was before this yet so there were some spoilers but it was nice to revisit the characters I did remember. Of course there was a twist and betrayal as there is inevitably is in these but it was still a great read. Can't wait for the next one in this series as well as the Magnus.

I read this on the tail end of re-reading "And Then There Were None" (book club pick) to get a comparison and of course it goes without saying Christie is superior. Not that the book wasn't suspenseful but it was but in a sense it was like reading a horror movie. Meaning none of the characters, even the main one were particularly sympathetic so you didn't get a connection to any of them really. And it doesn't end like the Christie one does I guess because that may be considered too "dark" for teenager standards but the murders themselves were pretty gruesome.

I kind of guessed the killer but the reason why was a surprise if somewhat clichéd. Overall it's a quick enjoyable read but not necessarily something I would re-read again. Although if I do end up becoming a teacher something I may have in my classroom library for kids to read since if nothing else it may encourage them to read. ^_^