User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The House of Hades Official Discussion/@comment-24062679-20131031014832

Hi, I'm new here. So, I read the House of Hades and I have to say, I didn't like it as much as I liked The Mark of Athena, which still remains as my favorite book from HoO. Sure, House of Hades was good, but I can't help but feeling a little disappointed.

For starters, there was TOO MUCH Percabeth for my taste. I mean, I love Percy and Annabeth, but was it really necessary to have an Annabeth's or Percy's POV every other chapter? I thought that the Tartarus scenes were repetitive and dragged a bit because of it.

Also, this is the first book in both series in which I didn't have a favorite scene or moment. Like, aside from Nico's revelation, nothing that happened in HoH made a strong impression on me. I just didn't think that any scene was truly remarkable (aside from Nico's confrontation with Cupid).

I guess this is because it's the fourth book in HoO and I still find it hard to connect with the new characters. I'm just not attached to them. Yes, they're all really nice and powerful and had tragic backstories blah blah blah, but am I emotional invested in them as I was with ALL the characters in PJO? No.

I did like Jason's development though. It's great to see he has a personality.

And of course, I love Nico, so I'm glad he played a big role and that we've got to know more about him.

I loved Bob and Damasen too. And that's about it.