Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26468287-20150614010051/@comment-24067344-20150724180531

8th Hero of Olympus wrote: I, for one, absolutely adore Piper (she's my 2nd favorite female demigodess, after Reyna), and have never really understood all of this popular hatred for her. She might not quite have Annabeth's impressive intellect, yet Piper is still more intelligent than her siblings (a fact acknowledged by her mother), her personality is much more pleasant than Annabeth's (who is such a pain in the neck to deal with if you think about it objectively!), her possessiveness of Jason is much less selfish and severe than Annabeth's possessiveness of Percy (in the first series), she completely destroyes the shallow and conceited Aphrodite demigod stereotype, and she's impressively perceptive of others' feelings, more so than any of the other Seven Heroes. Piper might have been a brat initially (in order to garner her dad's attention), but ever since she's begun understanding him better, Piper seems to have grown out of her bratty tendencies and matured as a character. Also, many, apparently, fail to appreciate what a prodigiously skilled swordswoman Piper is, considering just how much her skills improved in the last book after some training from Hazel, to the point of Piper being able to single-handedly defeat an entire flock of harpies! It saddens me, just how underrated Piper's badassery is! :(((

While I'm glad that you love Piper,( I loved her in The Lost Hero and The House of Hades; But in the Mark of Athena and The Blood of Olympus she was OK;But doesn't mean she was good in those two books.) I know that everyone has different opinions, but I disagree with you about Annabeth. Piper's obsession is much greater than's Annabeth's. And, no, Annabeth's personality is more appealing and pleasant than Annabeth's. Now, if Piper personality is more pleasant that Annabeth's, then Why Do more people hate Piper more than Annabeth? It's because Annabeth is more likable than Piper. While I really like Piper, I like Annabeth a lot more. But Yes, I do agree that people underestimate Piper too much. She should get more credit for what she has done. Piper has done some amazing things, so she should get more credit, especially considering that She is a daughter of Aphrodite, and you know they aren't so strong.