Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-5896827-20160731081509/@comment-5896827-20160804220529

Oceanhalo12 wrote: VidiaPhoenix wrote:

To be honest, Riordan is grasping at straws at this point in trying to explain how gods genetics works. The excuse, 'They're gods, it doesn't matter' isn't really good enough. It makes Riordan look lazy and that he has put a lack of effort into his story. Yeah, its really annoying. That's what I loved so much about his sons story. It explained everything that occurred and why it occurred, as well as bringing in a major godess that would play an important roll in HoH. It was so detailed and logical and I really enjoyed it. And it's not just genetics. Any weird plot-holes or question that any fan has, even in Q&A seminars is rebuffed with either 'i simply forgot"(Like when he completely forgot Mr. McLean's assistant's name.) or that they're gods they do everything with magic. Quite the opposite, Greek Mythology was founded on trying to explain and put a twist on the oddities and mysteriousness that wen't on before sience was there to explain it.

So yeah, the "poof gods excuse" isn't gonna cut it. Exactly. I would've said that myself but I am trying to stay on topic.

Being gods does not give the author an excuse for plot holes and lack of logic in the story. All universes need some logic or else it falls flat. J. K. Rowling has it, Tolkien has it, etc. You can't build the lore of the world if there is no logic. Logic is the building blocks of a good fictional universe. As a fanfiction writer of the series, I sometimes find myself unsure of how to write something because A) Riordan didn't explain it well or B) there's information that directly contradicts what he said it two different stories (i.e. Selena's hair color).