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A review by juan_adhd_reading
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There must be something in the fourth book of every Rick Riordan series, because I could swear it’s always my favorite one!!! Last year when I read PJO, The Battle of the Labyrinth was also my favorite.
Percy and Annabeth’s journey through Tartarus was just done masterfully. This is mostly because the book acknowledges that there are perils that even these Demigods, who have beat several giants and titans and innumerable other monsters, can’t handle. So how do they survive Tartarus? With the help of one the titans they beat in the past! I’m gonna have to re read Sword of Hades to get over Bob 😭 He was such a great addition, and his redemption arc felt so real. I love how this and past books show that evil is not inherent in a monster, with such great and sweet characters like Tyson, Ella, Bob and Damasen (the peaceful giant).
Meanwhile the other group has to deal with absence of two of the most important demigods, while trying to get to the Doors of Death before Percy and Annabeth get consumed by Tartarus. Nico was definitely the star here, dealing with being the black sheep of the group but still essential if they have any hope of making it to the House of Hades. The scene with Cupid??? *chef’s kiss* Hazel and Frank also get major character development, with Hazel learning to control the Mist and Frank finally learning to accept his heritage as a son of Mars and use it to his advantage. I didn’t feel that the character development was as strong with Piper and Jason, though.
Now Leo…LEO AND CALYPSO!!!! *screams internally* The chapter with Percy on Ogygia was one of my favorites in BotL, and this one was almost as good. I felt like it was being written a little mean towards Leo, but that was just to reflect how he feels towards himself being another black sheep in the group. The fact that out of every demigod that has visited the island, he is probably the only one with the technical capacity to find it again and finally break the curse!!! I understand why people would ship him with Calypso after all that, though personally I feel like Leo is aro/ace.
I can’t wait to finally finish this fantastic series!
Percy and Annabeth’s journey through Tartarus was just done masterfully. This is mostly because the book acknowledges that there are perils that even these Demigods, who have beat several giants and titans and innumerable other monsters, can’t handle. So how do they survive Tartarus? With the help of one the titans they beat in the past! I’m gonna have to re read Sword of Hades to get over Bob 😭 He was such a great addition, and his redemption arc felt so real. I love how this and past books show that evil is not inherent in a monster, with such great and sweet characters like Tyson, Ella, Bob and Damasen (the peaceful giant).
Meanwhile the other group has to deal with absence of two of the most important demigods, while trying to get to the Doors of Death before Percy and Annabeth get consumed by Tartarus. Nico was definitely the star here, dealing with being the black sheep of the group but still essential if they have any hope of making it to the House of Hades. The scene with Cupid??? *chef’s kiss* Hazel and Frank also get major character development, with Hazel learning to control the Mist and Frank finally learning to accept his heritage as a son of Mars and use it to his advantage. I didn’t feel that the character development was as strong with Piper and Jason, though.
Now Leo…
I can’t wait to finally finish this fantastic series!