User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The House of Hades Official Discussion/@comment-3146930-20131011044335/@comment-3146930-20131011050914

It is hard to say, as I'm not sure exactly how I felt about it. So they get their own section:

Calypso and Leo

So I've heard in a lot of places that curses work both ways. You curse someone, and you are cursed yourself. I think this can be applied to the nature of Calypso's curse, so I'll start with her.

Think about Calypso in The Battle of the Labyrinth, how she was all nice and sweet. She healed Percy and the two got along, exchanged stories, and overall fit well together. Calypso appeared as this girl that Percy wanted to protect in a way.

Now look at her in The House of Hades when Leo arrived on her island. She is obviously mad at the gods for forgetting her and tries to bite Leo's head off when he first gets there. What did Leo say about his type of girl...someone who could beat him up and was out of his league. Now think about if Leo had landed on her island first, instead of Percy. Would Leo fall for the sweet girl that seemed somewhat helpless? Maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't.

Based on this, it seems like Calypso's curse is even worse. Not only is Calypso forced to face heartbreak, but so do the people that leave. Not only that, but whatever mood Calypso is in when the latest person leaves, the next person that arrives will be attracted to that mood. Leo liked her for her angry side and assertive side, which is a result of Percy leaving her and the gods not keeping their promise. Not to mention that the magic raft only appears after Calypso falls in love, which guarantees that her heart will always break.

As far as her and Leo together, I find it funny that Leo has the same dream that Sammy had. Both wanted to open a machine ship with the girl they loved. Also the build up was hilarious, especially because Leo is a unreliable narrator. During his chapters, he would mention how pretty she looked or how kind she was or how skilled, then instantly end the sentence with "That was completely irrelevant" or something like that. Even at the end Calypso denied it, which was funny. That promise however is going to be hard to fulfill and I wonder if Calypso will make a return in BoO.

PS

Calypso standing up to Gaea was awesome!