Book Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Just thinking about it makes me want to throw up my silverware.”

─ Rick Riordan

“Either the sky isn’t as tall as it used to be,” I muttered, “or he’s short.”

─ Rick Riordan

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Book Information

Title: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth

Author: Rick Riordan

Publisher: Disney Hyperion, New York

ISBN 978-142310149-9

Genre: YA Fiction, Fantasy

Ages: 9-12

361 pages

Book Summary:

Freshman orientation, not fun in general, add having it before summer break turns it into weird. Percy arrives to discover a mortal acquaintance from his past and demon cheerleaders changing the day from weird into the worse possible situation as he must reveal that monsters and gods really exist to a mortal.

The war between the Olympians and the Titan Kronos is drawing closer. The believed to be a safe haven of Camp Half-Blood is in question as a vulnerability is revealed that could allow Kronos’s army to invade the impenetrable borders. To save the camp and stop the invasion Percy and his friends journey into the Labyrinth in search of its’ creator, risking dangerous surprises around every turn.

Book Rating 3.5/5

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth is the fourth book in Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Riordan delves farther into Greek mythology. As the title suggests Percy and his friends must enter the dangerous and mysterious Labyrinth. Riordan brings more insight into the story of the Labyrinth, the creator Daedalus, and King Minos. Through revelations, Percy and his friends discover more about the people and the Labyrinth.

In the book, The Battle of the Labyrinth Riordan delves deeper into one of the myths linked to the hero Hercules. Hercules is the hero many of the half-bloods hold to as a standard of achievement. Percy like the hero Hercules killed the minotaur of the Labyrinth.

I like the way Riordan continues to show subtle ways that not everyone is completely good or evil including mortals, half-bloods, heroes, and even the gods themselves. Riordan gives flashbacks of what is supposed to be considered the worst god of all being kind and loving.

One particular thing I didn’t like in the previous book Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Titan’s Curse involved the introduction of a character that was mortal but was unaffected by the mist. Riordan mentioned the character in a way that it seemed she would have a much bigger role. Riordan did bring the character back again in The Battle of the Labyrinth. The character continues on to have a more important role and provides an example of how the mortals are affected by the hidden world of the gods.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth has not been made into a movie and there are no immediate plans to do so.

The Battle of the Labyrinth is book four in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series containing five books. The next book in the series is Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian which I will be reviewing next.

For those interested in the author and discovering other books he has written you can visit the following sites for more information:

https://www.readriordan.com/

www. http://rickriordan.com/

Riordan has written other series involving mythology, including the Greek, Norse, and Egyptian gods.