Review: #785
Title: Camp Half-Blood Confidential
Series: Percy Jackson & the Olympians - companion book
Author: Rick Riordan
Comments: Companion books are always a hit and miss affair, and since the Percy Jackson series (along with its sequel series Heroes of Olympus) already had a few companion books before, this one rehashes a few things. It’s theme is that it is an introductory handbook for new Demigods arriving at Camp Half-Blood and goes through a few of the amenities (which tries to be funny but ends up feeling forced and lazy), some extremely short stories (again, hit and miss) and other bits and pieces such as illustrations and interviews. You can feel the author burning out even more as the jokes feel tired and worn. Unfortunately, a lot of the content feels like needless padding and does not add much to the world.
Rating: 5/10