Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-29729973-20170108025358/@comment-7728766-20170913031414

Zandris Hugal wrote: And that's part of my problem with Jason and Piper. Riordan forced not just Percy and Annabeth (who at least had the previous series), but Frank and Hazel (who had awesome storylines) to the background. I could literally feel Riordan's influence, whereas in a good book, it would have naturally flowed and shifted according to the characters. And Riordan sadly seems to think that more power now counts as character development. That's why I wish Jason and Piper were characterized as I put them above, and their character's journey was almost like an inverse Zeus and Hera. That would have caught our attentions, and made us want them to succeed. They would have, just like Percy, shown us the better side of their parents, but in a new way.

And Leo, Leo. I feel Riordan let us down. Part of the appeal of books is when there is some realism put there. Not everyone gets the girl. BoO, (since it was about the TLO trio) should have been a solid conclusion for Leo. But nope, we got a fairy tale ending for him. Since when does that happen in Greek Mythology. Riordan just cast aside Greek tragedy, which he used so well in PJO...

I am almost tempted to make a fanfiction of a new HoO. So true. That's a major criticism I had when reading the HoO series.

Thankfully, Rick has learned from his mistakes and ToA is getting better with each new book and doesn't have to rely on the constant romance the HoO suffered.