Book Review- The House of Hades

                                               Oct. 5, 2013

After dreading Tartarus for so long, our ship has been in danger for a year, what's to keep booknerds from over running the bookstores?

Spoilers! (as always) Read at your own expense.

Book Review: The House of Hades
Author: Rick Riordan

Percy and Annabeth stuck in the pits of the Underworld, Tartarus to be specific, made everyone squirmish. I have did a blog article on HoH before it came out on October 8th earlier this year.

Summary: At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy’s instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea’s forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?
They have no choice. If the demigods don’t succeed, Gaea’s armies will never die. They have no time. In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus.

This summary must be the one with the most spoilers in it ever. I get it, Percy Jackson and the Olympians are full of prophecies, but this is just too much.

Well as guessed, the Doors of Death are closed. That part right there- Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?- just practically screams out READ TO FIND OUT MORE! This is all I am going to say; I'm not "hating on" the series or anything of the sort.

While reading this book, there are certainly many reactions. I think that HoH would be my favorite book in the series because this books packs in even more character development than you would have thought.

SPOILERS!!!!



Frank changes physically and mentally. He just became praetor, what?!?! I get it, he's the son of Mars and he can call all of the dead soldiers to attention, but I think I liked it. Hazel does too after she realizes Frank is still the same one that she knew. (Wait for the picture.... I had to go back to Riordan's Jan 6 twitter post to find this!!! )

Leo finally isn't just the seventh wheel. He's thinking more about himself and Calypso which I really loved this plot twist. (For a while after I finished the Ogygia arc, I was a major Caleo shipper. I even went as far as to name my "volcanic island" topography map in Science class, "Calypso Ogygia Island". I'm a freak- I know it.)

Percy and Annabeth go through hell. Sorry, pun not intended. :P They had so many things and Greek monsters in their way, it wasn't a surprise when Tartarus himself came up to one of our OTPs just trying to stop them from leaving. Percy grows a lot mentally. Annabeth was relying on him a bit more which is kind of cute. RIPTIDE CAN WRITE IN INK!!! CELESTIAL BRONZE INK!!! YAY! :D

Nico turning into a corn plant was so unexpected, who would've seen it coming.

You know what I still remeber Nico saying? He was "young and impressionable". Little Nico was so cute and those little homophobes out there can just keep their mouths shut. Nico being gay really doesn't affect who he is and how important he is. If he wasn't in the lotus hotel for so many years and admitted it out loud to anyone, public humiliation would have ruined everything that mattered to him. I mean, Nico was one of my favorite characters and still is.

Piper is very charming. She thinks that she's completely useless, and she isn't when they need her. Stop feeling bad about everything (even though it should be JEYNA for life!) and just be strong.

Jason is a monotone brick. Hazel agrees with me. I believe that I have said enough there.

Overall: 9.8/10

Signed,
Ivy