User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Mark of Athena Official Discussion/@comment-4515675-20121003171805

Long review as short as possible?

Annabeth? Awesome. Simply awesome, no other words needed.

Percy? A bit different from his usual self but still awesome. His concern for Annabeth melted me on the inside. As did the ending.

Leo? We definitely see another side of Leo and the relationship between him, Hazel and Frank was done superb. Really I might even start shipping Lazel even if I know Frazel is end game.

Reyna? My poor baby. How could RR be so unfair to her? He butchered her in MoA. I mean no matter how heartbroken and upset she was she pulled herself together and pushed her feelings aside in order to do the right thing and what does she get? Nothing. She's left behind to deal with a war without any kind of help or support from anyone. It killed me, really it was just too sad.

Jason? I felt he was a coward in MoA and a bit of a brat, I liked some of his interactions with Percy and I loved how he started to get along with Annabeth but all his moments with Piper made me want to punch something. They were incredibly shallow, I mean especially when you have Percabeth in the same book. Heck the moments between Leo/Hazel/Frank were done at least ten times better. I just wonder why RR isn't trying to at least make Jasper just a tiny bit more likable.

Piper? Does she do anything other than complaining? Honestly what does she have left to be jealous of? I was really upset how nervous Jason was for even mentioning Reyna's name or his home. She wants Jason to cut all ties with his old life and be with her forever. No one is better than Jason, no one looks better or is more powerful. Yet she doubts him constantly. Also, I was really upset how okay she was that Aphrodite favored her and she didn't want the later to stop. How jealous she was that the goddess was giving attention to Annabeth and Hazel and stated how she wanted Aphrodite all for herself even if every other time all she does is complain about her mother and puts her down. I'm also bothered how she knows Aphrodite manipulated Reyna and she didn't tell Jason even if the later should have been told since he said Reyna was disturbed after her meeting with Aphrodite and that she started to act differently around him. Honestly I know it's gonna end up being Jasper and I can't find myself to care. They do deserve each other and not in the good way.

Nico? Gods I hope he's okay cause Percy made it sound like he wasn't sure Nico would ever be the same.

The next book? I already fear that we're only going to see the five remaining demigods and Nico on the Argo II and that might be getting boring. I already miss Camp Half-Blood so much and without Annabeth and Percy in the next book? Wow I don't know what I'll do.