User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Mark of Athena Official Discussion/@comment-4902593-20121103133107

I really like MoA and the cliffhanger is epic. But this book has rather gone against some of my expectations. I personally felt Percy and Leo would actually get along. The more I read Piper's POVs, the more I felt like getting into the book and strangling her (No offence, Piper's fans). Also I wanted to find out who would win in a Percy vs Jason duel. Naturally, no clear decision. Percy is as awesome as always, though I was surprised that he was not much into action as usual (In some parts of the book, Percy is so not like his actual personality).

It was really cool to finally find out what actually goes in Annabeth's mind. She is not actually fiercely independent as she portrays and is somewhat dependent on Percy. I like Percy and Annabeth and they are better as a couple than Jason and Piper. Leo and NIco make it to my list of Top 5 favourite characters. Anyways, sorry for the long comment.