I just finished reading The Lost Hero four days ago. yes, I know, I'm like 4 years late. and to be really really really honest, I think it was a little overrated.
I was the only one who rated it 3 out of 5 among my Goodreads friends. maybe it was my fault, maybe I read it the wrong way or anything but then I see a review by this Ana girl AND I THINK IT WAS VERY TRUE (fyi, she rated it 1 out of 5 stars).
tbh, while reading TLH, I can't help but keep comparing it to the PJO series. and it came out being very typical and predictable. even the writing style was not as good as if Rick Riordan was writing it first-person pov style. the pov changing also didn't help, I mean Piper and Jason's povs were sooo boring. I loved Leo, though (who doesn't?). but again, the other two were... drab. let's talk about them one by one.
Piper--ugh. I rant about her in my multifandomed whatsapp group as soon as i finished the book and got 90% defending replies lol. they said she's gonna be really helpful in the next book, excellent character development, etc. but let's just face it, without her rare ability to charmspeak, she would be just yet another pretty face from the Aphrodite Cabin. her memory + feelings was manipulated and so she felt she was connected somehow to Jason, and that's just how it goes.
even before I start with HoO, I knew Jason isn't as cool as Percy. I skipped 'Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford' in Demigod Diaries (30% to avoid spoilers 70% because I know nothing about the characters and what they do) so....never read anything about Jason before TLH. I DID GET SPOILERS FROM TUMBLR AND TWITTER THOUGH. everyone says Percy > Jason. they were all right. okay, I know this is still the first book and Jason got his memory stolen and no one knows where Percy is and Jason has blue eyes and perfect blonde hair and that cute little scar on his upper lip and that badass sword emanated from a strange coin and speak Latin and also he is Thalia's long lost brother. okay. even if he was the praetor--whatever that is--I still love that sassy dude Jackson more. but of course Jason....is better than....his love interest. OH. don't forget the fact that he survived goddess-turning-into-a-supernova thing when anyone else should've died...
I'm not saying that I hate this series though. I love the mystery about the rivalry between the Greek and Roman demigods. RICK RIORDAN IS HELLA AWESOME. I mean it was only the first book. I want to read the next one... maybe it can change my perspective (but mostly because Percy). some of my friends said it wasn't much, but the third one is the best of the five books, well, of course i'm gonna need to read the second one first.
I haven't say anything about why didn't I read this series at the first place even though a lot of my friends have. I only have one reason. I loved the ending of PJO and I don't want to see the characters I love suffers... especially Percabeth. after all they've been through, after all they gave up to save Olympus... they deserve a happily ever after, which won't happen in a world created by Uncle Riordan, guaranteed.
so what do you guys think about the HoO series?
