Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-29729973-20170108025358/@comment-29068459-20170911032134

As of HoO, Percy, Jason, and Piper are my least favorites. Why? Because they had no character development. Percy completely stagnated after Last Olympian, and Jason and Piper stagnated Lost Hero. Jason and Piper were missed opportunities, especially since Riordan forced them down our throats. Instead of a Boy Scout and a love sick girl, have Jason be arrogant and pompous. He is the son of the most narcissic god and an equally narcissic TV actress. Have HoO be a heroes journey for him, where he learns that heroics is based on heart, not deeds. Have Piper be a girl who has had fame, but not love. Her father sees her as an inconvenience. Boys want her for her fame and looks. She starts of as distant, cold, and manipulative at the start, but thaws out. And have Leo be the one to redeem Jason and Piper. They initially look down on him, then befriend him, but only fully appreciate him when he dies. And don't have Leo resurrected and "get the girl." Explore the seventh wheel thing to the fullest, and have hun find confidence in himself, and willingly sacrifice himself (no cure). And Percy? He almost grew in HoH, when he reflected on people he did not appreciate (like Nico). But that went to waste in BoO. Either have him grow, or show the dark side of his fatal flaw and turn him into Gaea's service. Imagine what a plot twist that would be.