The Battle of the Labyrinth vs The Lost Hero: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Camps, Gods, Monsters, Greek Mythology, Young Adult, Fantasy fiction
The Battle of the Labyrinth
Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun, but when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears, pursued by demon cheerleaders, things quickly go from bad to worse. Time is running out for Percy. War…
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The Lost Hero
Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she’s his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they’re all students in the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Battle of the Labyrinth is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for The Lost Hero.
- The Lost Hero has the widest readership — 966027 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Battle of the Labyrinth | The Lost Hero | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (966027) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (1657) | 4.0 (1158) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (6) | 4.5 (24) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5287) | 4.5 (6894) |
Reception
| The Battle of the Labyrinth | The Lost Hero | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5287 | 966027 |
| Editions | 69 | 52 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 299667 |
| Reading it now | — | 33309 |
| Written reviews | — | 40909 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6075 | 4456 |
| Pages | 382 | 551 |