User blog comment:Hermione Chase/"The Blood of Olympus" Expectations/@comment-7492541-20131112120826/@comment-24062146-20131113133240

Nico has always been brooding…at least since his sister died. That doesn't make him weak, that's just who he is. He is able to set it aside when necessary.

Many things other than romance have been discussed here. People reacted to the characters of Night and Tataurus (and how ridiculous they seemed). Bob has had many comments. Character development/increasing power of the the seven has been discussed. What will happen with the two camps, and how horrible Octavian is. Love plays a role because it gives the characters something to fight for,live for, die for. In the situation these characters face it is natural for emotions to run high…. fear, anger, sadness. And in these times it is normal for other emotions -such as love- to feel stronger as well. Everything is heightened. So we discuss it. And perhaps it does seem more prevalent than other topics, but it is not the only one.