Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4531192-20141008075409/@comment-4515675-20141010182714

We all sound so bored because the ending was taken straight out of the fanfiction of a 12 year old, which apparently is not something that seems to bother you.

Leo wanted to get accepted, how is getting a girlfriend not being the 7th wheel anymore? Calypso was just thrown in to be Leo's prize for sacrificing himself, it's so ridiculous it makes me scream.

I'm just going to point out that what you described as everyone having a 'happy ending' is pretty much just the romantic ships, which actually shows what's so wrong with HoO in general and especially the ending. RR just emphasizes so much on happiness = being in a romantic relationship that you're actually starting to feel sorry for the characters that are single, which is incredibly silly.

Leo did not need a relationship, he had so many friends that loved him, he could have just freed Calypso and the two of them could have been buddies. Instead nooo we get a pairing formed in two chapters whit the most classic misogynistic ending in literature. Guy sacrifices himself and gets the girl? I thought RR would be better than this.

It pains me that a lot of young readers don't see anything wrong with him pairing off all his main characters and having Calypso be a prize for Leo (as it was always about him having his fantasy come true rather than her finding happiness). I would have traded the sappy rooftop moment with Jason&Piper and the horrible Caleo ending with a reunion of Sally and Percy any day. Or Annabeth talking to her step-mom/siblings. Or Reyna reuniting with Hylla. Or Jason FINALLY having a talk with Reyna and setting things straight between the two of them and trying to rebuild their friendship.

The ending was a huge disappointment and while I am aware that RR can's please everyone, I don't think he tried very hard either. His books are for 9-12 year olds, but this is the first time they actually felt written for that age group.

Which brings me back as to why I fear the Magnus Chase series won't be too appealing. The description of the first book already looks like TLT 2.0.