The Son of Neptune, Heroes of Olympus Book 2, Rick Riodan / 521 pages

This is the second book in the Heroes of Olympus series and once again we have the inimitable Percy Jackson as our main protagonist.  Percy has lost his memory but luckily not his skills.  He has some intermittent flashes of memory but the only thing he remembers for sure is the name Annabeth.  Percy has arrived at a camp for half-bloods on the West Coast, Camp Jupiter.  This camp harbors Roman progeny. (Camp Half-Blood was Greek.)  Percy undertakes a quest with two misfits from the camp, Hazel and Frank.  The quest is an unbeatable adventure featuring amazing characters, descriptions, edgy word plays, riptide - the pen that turns into a sword, and goddesses throwing Ding Dongs.  (I really liked that part.)  This book is a must read/must have.