Review #12: House of Hades

Title: House of Hades
Author: Rick Riordan
Series: Heroes of Olympus
Released Date: October 8, 2013
Type: Romance, Adventure, Mythology, Young Adult, Fantasy

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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.

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Hmm, after waiting for this book for over a year, keeping calm, reading and rereading  Lost Hero, Son of Neptune and Mark of Athena....Do I think that it was worth the wait?? HELL YES!!

I bought it on the first day of its release, had to wait for a couple of hours for my classes to finish before really immersing myself in House of Hades. The whole reading process was stop over stop over when I could've finished it by 2-3 days. I blame a lot of things for this. By the time I finished, it felt like I was suffering from a major hangover.

Anyway, on to the review.

First, really cool on the challenges, new gods and goddess that some even never heard from, bringing out the big guns in the bad guy reputation, bringing some of the old characters from the previous series and all that. Hate some of the gods and goddess, a few mortals that I'd like to strangle and shoved into Tartarus's ass(*cough*Octavian*cough*), few former baddies I'd like to cheer(and ultimately feel really sad about) and a lot of funny stuff mostly coming from Leo.

I think that some of the parts in this whole adventure, some may really learn something from it because (though not applicable with us normal mortals) those lessons may have some people relate to them. And as the characters go through each of their own challenges, they grew stronger, more confident and continually find their true selves.

Its kind of cool how Riordan keeps us on our toes in this one, with numerous twists that you wouldn't expect after reading Mark of Athena. He messed with my head with a few parts, made me think really deep on revelations and like be with the crew as they grew and matured to be real A-class demigod heroes. Ooh! I especially like how the seventh wheel finally, finally, found someone; though stupid circumstances kept them apart. For now. Fingers crossed he'll keep his promise(with a final breath >o* ). Just wishing happy endings for everyone, especially a certain lonely child of Hades. Hang in there, man. You'll get your own beloved, soon. Really hope Riordan would NOT keep them apart for long, or I would not be responsible if I suddenly pull an empousai on unsuspecting mortals.

 

Sigh. Now the grueling, agonizing, depressingly, LONG wait for Blood of Olympus. For the time being, KEEP CALM and JUST KEEP FANGIRLING!!! >o<

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Rate: 5/5