(Just for the record: because this is a Cybils nominee, I’ve been asked to make sure y’all know this is my opinion only, and not that of the panel. Their comments? “It’s not his best book.”) Something more like what you gave me back in the beginning. But, you know: especially now that the Kane Chronicles are done, I hope for a better book. (I know you were worried.) I’m still invested in the series. The whole point of this one, was to get the group from point A to point B, and I felt slighted by that.ĭon’t fret, though: I am going to read The House of Hades, Rick. There’s not, though it is implied at points. That something Big was going to Happen, and that there was going to be a Grand Confrontation. You threw out another god, and my reaction was, “Really? Another god?” rather than “Woot! Another god!”Īlso: while I adore the cover (and know you have nothing to do with it), it gives the impression that you were going to address the rift between the two camps. I know: you’ve always thrown in a lot in your books, but for some reason this time around it just seemed cluttered.
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So, Rick, I ask you this: why did this book need to be 574 pages long? Yeah, I get it: you want to weave in other myths and minor gods, but meeting Nemisis, Narcissus, Bacchus, Hercules, Chrysaor, plus the giants who are helping Gaea out is just way too many. But, that’s all there really is to the plot. Sure, the group from Camp Half-Blood (Annabeth, Piper, Jason, and Leo from the first book) has to head to Camp Jupiter to pick up that group (Percy, Hazel, and Frank) and then end up in Rome in order to stop Gaea. It’s very much a middle-of-the-series book, as well. (As a brief aside, if you want to write a whole book about Leo Valdez, I will read it. Whatever the reason: this one, as much as I love Percy, Annabeth and the rest of the clan, is just not a great book. Or if my expectations are just way too high. The Heroes of Olympus, Book Three The Mark of Athena (new cover) (The Heroes of Olympus, 3) Rick Riordan 455 Paperback 99 offers from 1.87 Heroes of Olympus Complete Collection 5 Books Box Set -The Lost Hero/The Son of Neptune/The Mark of Athena/The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan () Rick Riordan 1,277 Paperback 23 offers from 25. Or if it’s because with all the demands of being a best-selling author, you’re churning out books too fast.
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I don’t know if it’s because you’ve been trying to write two series at once. I loved everything about it: the characters, the use of Greek mythology, the pacing: it was a great example of what middle grade fantasy can do.
Others in the series: The Lost Hero, The Son of Neptuneįirst: can I call you Rick? I mean, I’ve been a fan since I read the first Percy Jackson book (yeah, I know, I missed the Tres Navarre series until later, but that’s just because I’m not really a mystery sort of person) way back in 2005. Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there! First sentence: “Until she met the exploding statue, Annabeth thought she was prepared for anything.” Rick was just like everything is calm then BOOM cliffhanger and make everyone wait 1 year to find out what happens.
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