User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Blood of Olympus Official Discussion/@comment-3146930-20141013211630/@comment-4887996-20141014012941


 * "so giving Percy or Annabeth just 4 chapters each  or even together  wouldn't have been out of the question."

YESSS. Group  chapters would have been awesome. Like the battle against the Giants could have been rapid-fire POVs between the 7 as they team up with their parents and various gods and I think it would have all seemed a little more epic.

Then, a Percabeth chapter and Frazel chapter during the Gaea battle would have been epic too. Annabeth could channel the Athena Parthenos and almost transform into a version of her mom to secure Greek defenses against monsters strengthened by Gaea, while she has quick romantic banter with Percy and the POV shifts to him calling on a hurricane to hold back Gaea's wave of darkness for a few minutes. That's ultimate power right there and gives him an excuse to miss the end. The Frazel chapter could show Frank's leadership finally getting control of the disunited Romans, while Hazel is inspired and finally learns to control all of her powers. Then Apollo, Artemis, and minor gods lead the Hunters of Artemis and Amazons (no battle is complete without Thalia and reinforcements, lbr) to the scene and Hazel uses Arion to charge with the Amazons and take revenge (while the gods help fight Gaea)

Three additional chapters, plot holes filled. But I don't blame Rick for anything, this book was amazing as is :')