They're very strong, deep characters with a ton of history, unending loyalty, and incredible selflessness. Having gone through the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series with them already, I have a strong bond with them, which I'm sure all Rick Riordan Readers feel. But my affections are still mostly for Annabeth and Percy.
With this collection of characters - not to mention the side characters such as Coach Hedge and Festus - it's no surprise that they're all amazing. But she, too, experiences a moment of character growth as she gains confidence in her abilities and tries to better herself with the sword.
I can sympathize with Piper's feelings of being the most useless of the group, as her only power is charmspeak and she isn't very good at swordplay. Frank probably has the most character development, as he grows more confident in his abilities and steps into the role of leader and a true son of Ares/Mars. I love Leo's ingenuity and the comic relief he brings to the whole story, and his own character change was equally amazing to read about, as he goes from his belief that he's the seventh wheel of the group, to realizing that he's just as valuable as everyone else. I love Hazel's understanding nature and selflessness, and I enjoyed her continued character growth and struggle with accepting herself as Pluto/Hades' daughter. I love Jason's confidence and how he's struggling with feeling more loyal to the Greeks than the Romans (switching sides, essentially). They're all so different and bring so much to the story it wouldn't be the same if you cut any of them out.
So I ought to have been better prepared for what a ride The House of Hades was.Ĭharacters: I love every character in The Heroes of Olympus series more or less equally. It captures the entire feel of the book so amazingly well. This particular cover is dark and moody and haunting. Yeah, there's character impersonators, but I've never minded them too much on Rick Riordan's books because you can never fully see their faces. Even though love can be the riskiest choice of all.Ĭover Blurb: Yes or No? I love, love, love the cover art. Not just for themselves, but for everyone they love. Despite the terrible odds, Hazel, Annabeth, Percy, and the other demigods of the prophecy know that there is only one choice: to attempt the impossible. Annabeth and Percy can't exactly launch a frontal assault. Even if they did, a legion of Gaea's strongest monsters guards the Doors on the Tartarus side. They haven o way of locating the Doors of Death. How will the two of them make it through Tartarus? Starving, thirsty, and in pain, they are barely able to stumble on in the dark and poisonous landscape that holds new horrors at every turn. Gaea, the bloodthirsty Earth Mother, has set the date of August 1 for her rise to power.Īnnabeth and Percy are overwhelmed. Whichever road they decide to take, they have to hurry, because time is running out. Or they could continue their quest to find the House of Hades, where they might be able to open the Doors of Death, rescue their friends Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus, and prevent monsters from being reincarnated in the mortal world. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war.
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