User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The House of Hades Official Discussion/@comment-24056263-20131016161640

Hello all. New member, first time poster. *SPOILER ALERT PER ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS* though this has already been addressed. I for one am glad RR addressed a gay theme by introducing Nico's "crush" on Percy. It took me completely by surprise and was out-of-the-blue, but not totally out of character. I'm actually a 40 year old mom of two boys whom I wonder about one of them (they;re both under 18). And unlike some rabid parents, I am going to be proud to read this book to them when we get that far in the series. I hope RR resolves this issue with Nico and Percy in Blood of Olympus and doesn't leave a plot thread hanging. I was overall impressed. Frank made me very comfortable with his role in what will be be final book and I was very pleased especially with Hazel's character development. I was disappointed to see such a small scene with one of my faves, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, but hopefully she may return in the fifth book. Anyway, that's my brief take on the book with small spoiler.