User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The House of Hades Official Discussion/@comment-7742465-20131013195246

Just read HoH. It was awesome. Here are some of my thoughts on the book:

- I really liked how Nico was gay. Most authors don't like to touch on that particular subject, but Rick did, and I think it worked. While a Nico/Percy relationship likely won't happen, knowing more about Nico helps lots of people in the world relate to him. Nico seems like a very real person now, not just a character in a book.

- Every scene with Leo and Calypso was awesome. I know some people were hoping for Leyna to happen, but I'm quite glad it didn't. I don't know what the official ship name for Leo and Calypso is, but I'm going to call it Cleo.

- Jason was much more likeable in this book. In TLH, he seemed like a copy/paste version of Percy. In HoH, it seemed more like he was his own person, not just the Roman equivalent of Percy.

- Piper was... Better. Better than she was in the other books, but I still don't like her much.

All in all, this book was amazing in terms of character development and story, however I don't know yet if it's better than MoA. Still a great book, and I can't wait for The Blood of Olympus.