The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) in The Nerd Herd

Sep 11, 2019 Rusty's Ghost Engine (also known as.......... Jinky Spring) rated it really liked it

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Another fantastic mythological adventure by Rick Riordan! I can also see that this book has the highest general rating in all this series on Goodreads which is something I’m not sure I get entirely as I enjoyed the previous book just as much as I enjoyed this one as there are plenty of epic action filled scenes in all these books as well as good humour and fun characters.

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Another fantastic mythological adventure by Rick Riordan! I can also see that this book has the highest general rating in all this series on Goodreads which is something I’m not sure I get entirely as I enjoyed the previous book just as much as I enjoyed this one as there are plenty of epic action filled scenes in all these books as well as good humour and fun characters.

If I had to choose my favourite characters from this series they would have to be Percy (of course) and Leo as both of them know how to make light of any situation even when the odds are stacked against them. The relationships between all the characters are also well done as the author manages to catch all the feelings and emotions they go through on their journeys although the reason I’m not giving this five stars has a little to do with this also.

In this book towards the middle, I found it a bit repetitive and a little far fetched (well their whole adventure is far fetched) that the characters faced mortal danger and then they took it lightly all the time that they could be killed horribly at any moment and then they overcame each obstacle. I can see other reviewers have written about this in reviews of the previous book where the characters face obstacles and then they all overcome them and are on their way again like nothing happened almost.

Despite these aspects making it a little harder to connect with everything, I will still say that Riordan is a damned good writer and he continues to be able to surprise me with more mythological wonders and brilliant action scenes. I mean, I will also add that in these books it is obvious they are intended for a slightly younger audience because while there are fights, the stories’ and outcomes are not gruesome which does work well in most senses as the author is really talented at writing in this fashion, but sometimes I feel that with everything these characters are facing there should be more heartbreak and despair and darker themes. Mind you, the last book is probably going to be an epic explosion of awesome action as I have seen a few reviews on it and lots were blown away by how things ended. Oh exciting!

I will continue to say that this is an exciting series with many well developed mythological aspects and good characters. Despite me sometimes wanting more darker themes, I must also admit that this author has a way of writing that makes the story and everything appeal to all ages! So while these books have their flaws, they are still much recommended reads for anyone who loves a good adventure 🙂 ...more

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