Sunday, 2 November 2014

Heroes of Olympus- The ultimate Greek mythology series (introduction)

(Cue the smoke. Cue the lights. And action!)
Yang! Curse your ADHD! You've got to learn how to control it! We are bloggers! We write. No, we will not have doves on the next one! What's with you and a flashy entrance? Stop fidgeting around now!

Fine day Sunday, isn't it? Hello there viewers. Sorry for the interruption, Yang is a bit ADHD, it's not much. So let's start again shall we? This is Yin and Yang back in action. For the coming five weeks, Yang and I are going to take you to the land of the gods, where adventure, quests and monsters thrive. We're planning to dedicate each post to each part. I'm here to kick-start our tour with an introductory post, giving you an insight to what you're going to get for the next few weeks. Five books and each one better than the other, this series is a keeper. So let's get straight into it!

THE LOST HERO-
Our protagonist for this part, Jason Grace, has an amnesia problem and tries to cope up. He's sent on a quest to save Hera. Accompanied by Leo and Piper, he sets out to find Hera hoping that she would have answers about his past. (God fact incoming. Hera is one possesive, short tempered wife who gets jealous of all the girls her husband (Zeus) "hangs out" with. What? No Yang it does not ring a bell. Yeah I'm sure. That's it! I'm half eating your chocolates! I don't care about your sacred beverage! And NO! I'll not save the small ones for you! Humph! Short-tempered and me? You will pay for this Son of Poseidon!)



THE SON OF NEPTUNE-
Getting back to our review, we have another case of amnesia, but this time with our Greek hero, Percy Jackson! The only thing he remembers is Annabeth. He sneaks past gorgons and finds his way to a camp. Soon a prophecy comes his way and he teams up with Hazel and Frank to find a trapped God and release him. But this quest is in a land away from the realm of the Gods, so the added danger and hence more chances of dying in battle. But that's the same old usual for a demigod right? From this part we get to know how dangerous sons of Neptune/Poseidon are. That's right Yang, I'm looking at you!


THE MARK OF ATHENA-
With each part, the adventure and magic just keeps getting better. Our seven heroes Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel and Frank, get together on a ship, Argo II on Roman soil! (Romans and Greeks are like snake and mongoose. Okay Yang, help me out here. What should we call it? Stupidity or guts? Yeah, less informed is much better.) So they go on a quest to stop Gaia (the mother earth and their great grandmom) from waking up. No matter how despicable the gods are, you don't want Queen Dirt face to rule the world. As you are a demigod you get a "trouble attracting" magnet and a deadly hamper of monsters free so more complimentary hampers are bound to come. Yay! And yet we all thought Mother Earth was good, frolicking with bunnies with a rainbow as background and making cute little tiaras with leaves. This tells us a lot folks.

Okay Yang, don't you think it is getting too much? I don't think so but still too much magic, monsters and adventure may make our heads implode and also we don't want to obsess about it too much. So we'll meet you next week. Yang will get back to you on the remaining two parts. Until then, this is Yin and Yang signing out!


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