The Son of Neptune

I recently read The Son of Neptune, written by Rick Riordan. So far in the book, Percy, Hazel, and Frank embark on a quest to Alaska, adhering to a prophecy communicated to them by Mars himself. Personally, I don't really like the book for several reasons. First, in the prequel to this book, The Lost Hero, the action scenes were long and vivid. I feel like in this book, the actions scenes zoom by in an instant. For example, when Hazel, Percy, and Frank were freeing Thanatos from his chains while simultaneously scuffling with Alcyoneus, the action went by extremely fast. When Frank freed Thanatos, the whole time they were blabbing to each other, but there was no action transpiring. When Hazel was brawling Alcyoneus, she basically fell once or twice, and was about to die, and then Frank swooped in, utilizing his power to transform into animals, and pummeled Alcyoneus. It whizzed by in a flash, and it dissatisfied me because Percy Jackson books usually brim over with action. Second, it felt like Rick Riordan's writing concentrated to much on each action that materialized during the fight. Like when Frank cut Thanatos's last chain, there was a whole paragraph to describe that, but he could have just said, "Frank cut the chain." Third, the book tormented you with secrets. In many chapters at the beginning, the characters would undergo flashbacks, and a dark secret would be dredged up, but the chapter would end before that secret would be specified. It was torture! And then several hundred pages later you would learn the secret. Overall, I think this book is good for patient people who like mystery and don't care about action. However, if you do care about action- if you crave action books- this probably isn't the right book for you.