Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35304678-20180415140951/@comment-25512094-20180528200819

Delariona wrote: That police scene was took my soul too, along with other preachings.

By the way, is it just me, I do not know but; I found MG characters so similar to PJO/HoO characters. Not just Magnus was similar to Percy, I think Samirah was like Annabeth too. Gunilla was like a Clarisse and a little bit Thalia, ect. I know, maybe you're going to say that creating new characters is hard and difficult. But...I read so many books and series that there were different characters who are fresh and creative in it. So, I do not see why Riordan couldn't write new and fresh characters. I'm sorry, but It's lazy writing. Same with the using the old, formulaic plots again and again. Philosophernoct said that the plots and story were formulaic and predictable, and I agree. I also think that characters are formulaic too, they weren't written as characters who come into prominence, and they were just so... plain. They felt like bunch of copies rather than actual individual characters who are interesting and fresh. I liked Blitzen and Hearthstone, and I think If Riordan did actually try to develop their characters, they could've been much more interesting characters than the Magnus, Samirah and Alex.

So, the only good thing about this series is the diversity. But, unfortunately, it wasn't written well too....

I don’t disagree with that, if anything Rick really should have went out of his way to show these characters as their own rather than just Norse!Percy or Norse!Clarisse because there isn’t much of an excuse to have when creating a new series set in the same universe.

One franchise I’m particularly invested in spans across eight different parts, and focuses on a particular bloodline but the creator went to lengths to make each MC and their party feel different from one another to the point where very few characters can be called “The X version of Y”unlike the MCGA series which feels considerably rehashed.

If Rick does another series after taking a break, here’s to him keeping the writing and exploring the world first with politics second.