The House of Hades Review

    

      

• Title: The Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades
• Author: Rick Riordan
• Genre: mythology (Greek and Roman), young adult, fantasy
• Date Released: August 27, 2013
• Pages: 355 pages
• Series: The Heroes of Olympus

"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."

The Heroes of Olympus is the fourth book of the Heroes of Olympus series. It talks about a group of demigods (half-gods) who are on a quest to fight the goddess Gaea who aims on conquering the world. Fans have been dying to read this one after that very awful cliffhanger from the last book, The Mark of Athena. Seriously, who writes a book with a happy couple being the main characters and having them plunge into Tartarus on the last few pages!? That's how the last book ended and believe me, I was flipping disappointed I wanted to strangle Rick (no offense, Rick). But now, I can say that House of Hades will surely make up for that feeling.

The book itself is less "traumatizing" than the previous book. Many good things happened, but to balance everything, of course, there has to be a sadness factor. So along with the happy happenings came (SPOILER ALERT!) the deaths of a couple of characters although it was not clearly stated and shown so they might still be alive. 

(MORE SPOILERS!)

What really caught my attention throughout my reading is the controversial Nico status. I won't say much so as not to spoil those who haven't read the book yet, but I'll give a hint on what I'm trying to say. Nico has a crush on someone from the Argo II, and it isn't Hazel, Piper, and even Annabeth! ;) 

I'll make this post short and sweet (unlike the Fall of Five review haha) so I only have a few things to say: The House of Hades is surely worth the read, and to me it's surely better than The Mark of Athena. It's a pleasant read, the emotions are well balanced, and you'll finish without any heavy negative feelings. 

That's it for this book review! 'Til then, stay safe and always keep reading! :)

May the gods not smite thee,