Name: Vanessa Shelton's review of The Staff of Serapis by Rick Riordan
Item: The Staff of Serapis
Rating: 5
Author: Vanessa Shelton

Rick Riordan

The Staff of Serapis is a high-octane new story from Rick Riordan, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of Percy Jackson. Annabeth Chase is about to encounter more than she expects in the New York subway: a vicious two-headed monster and a young, blonde girl with mysterious powers - Sadie Kane! Together, magician and demigod must face Serapis, a terrifying god who draws his power from both Greek and Egyptian mythology and is bent on global conquest... Includes an exclusive audio recording by Rick Riordan and a sneak peek at the first chapter of The Blood of Olympus - the final book in the Heroes of Olympus series!

The Staff of Serapis

Hazel

In this adventure, Annabeth encounters more oddities in the subway than usual, including a two-headed monster and a younger blond girl who reminds her a little of herself. This is the story fans have asked for, in which Annabeth Chase teams up with Sadie Kane. The demigod daughter of Athena and the young magician from Brooklyn House take on a larger-than-life foe from the ancient world. Perhaps even more disturbing than the power-hungry god they encounter is the revelation that he is being controlled by someone—someone all too familiar to Sadie. As a special bonus, the first chapter of THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS, the final book in the Heroes of Olympus series, is included.

Vanessa Shelton

When I found out Sadie and Annabeth were going to meet:


  


While reading:


  


At the end, where I discovered there was a preview of Blood of Olympus:


  


I just... I need a moment. Because I am seriously overwhelmed by how much love and hatred I have for Rick Riordan. 

This book was great. It was fantastic. It was foregoing lunch for. Seriously; I didn't eat lunch so I'd have money to buy the book.

Staff of Serapis was told from Annabeth's POV. That kind of disappointed me, because I'm not crazy about Annabeth. But it was great, they were great! Annabeth used her smarty-ness and Sadie used her spunky, adorable British sassiness, and they both saved the day; but it doesn't seem like that's going to last for long. It seems that Riordan has used his crazy book magic to make sure that there could be another spin-off series if he wanted to write one by letting Setne run wild with the book of Thoth. 

Honestly, I think Staff of Serapis is possibly the beginning of a brand new series; and why couldn't it be? I mean, he's already mixed Romans and Greeks, why not Egyptians and Greeks? Seriously, Riordan just needs Riordan just needs to put the Norse mythology serious aside and write a full -length Egyptian-Greek crossover. Not that I don't want to read his new Norse mythology series. That series is going to be wild!

Well, in the meantime, I think I'll be re-reading the ONE CHAPTER of BoO he deigned to provide his loyal fans and fangirls in the long, boring, sad months until October 7th.

laura

loved this one so much. so excited to see the last one in this mini series. loved seeing sadie again as well/

Nia C

I have new found love for Sadie Kane. I also miss Anubis. Sexy God of Funerals. *_*
Annabeth, perfect Mary Sue again. 

Must read next and final installment in this cross-over series. 
3 STARS and a C to this one.

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The Staff of Serapis by Rick Riordan

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