A lot of huge developments with Ryner in this one. Not so hot on Sion's parts, as Kagami's style is especially grating when he has to EMPHASIZE. But IA lot of huge developments with Ryner in this one. Not so hot on Sion's parts, as Kagami's style is especially grating when he has to EMPHASIZE. But I really liked seeing a more conversational Alpha and Ryner's talk with Vois about what it means to protect people. Not that much going on with the female characters in this book, which was disappointing. But the arrival of Pia suggests a very interesting and amazing female character having a role from here on out. I look forward to seeing more of her....more
This book had a strong opening, but I think the love triangle bogged it down a bit. The Goddess stuff with Lucile and Sion definitely improved things.This book had a strong opening, but I think the love triangle bogged it down a bit. The Goddess stuff with Lucile and Sion definitely improved things. Lucile, in general, is the star of this book, although it was also interesting to follow Ryner's changing perspective on war. Overall, I think the pacing was just very off in this, exacerbated by Kagami's penchant for over-writing. I think the next book will get things moving properly again....more
I think my biggest issue with Kagami is that he is entirely too wordy. That said, he does an excellent job at capturing character complexities and emoI think my biggest issue with Kagami is that he is entirely too wordy. That said, he does an excellent job at capturing character complexities and emotions. He is also great at political intrigue....more
I wasn't going to read this because it's not really my thing, written by Rowling or not. But having seen how people have treated this book entirely baI wasn't going to read this because it's not really my thing, written by Rowling or not. But having seen how people have treated this book entirely based on the author, I'm going to see what it exactly has to offer.
Rowling's name or not, I viewed this summary as any other book....more
I think this work really shows how far Riordan has come from his early Percy Jackson days. Your villains are no long unsympathetic and your charactersI think this work really shows how far Riordan has come from his early Percy Jackson days. Your villains are no long unsympathetic and your characters are intelligent and don't just luck into their victories (most of the time). I also really enjoyed both the American history (the Civil War) and the Roman/Greek history (the assimilation of Greece) that was weaved throughout this book. I really felt like I was learning some things, just as the characters were. Many of the characters also had amazing development in this book, that banked off previous books in this series and the entire Olympian saga. It was fascinating to see the gods having trouble balancing their Roman and Greek incarnations and how that affected them. In general, I really enjoy the way Riordan plays with this concept, which is something I have not seen in other Greek/Roman myth stories, actually showing how it wears on the gods. The villains were also just fun, which I think was missing from the first two books, where the villains were just evil. The action scenes were great, the puzzle scenes were great and the descriptions of Rome and ancient Rome were also amazing.
My greatest nitpick with this book is the intense attention paid to romance and how this resulted in an abundance of love triangles, to the point where characters at the center of these triangles ((view spoiler)[Hazel (hide spoiler)]) were not allowed to develop as characters. I also had issues with the way Reyna's character was reduced far too often to being the one who lost in love. I am indifferent to the Percy/Annabeth pairing and much of the way Riordan pushed their romance brought back too many flashbacks of J.K. Rowling's attempts with romance in The Half-Blood Prince. Too much at once. That said, things cooled down toward the end with all the respective romances. I also whine that neither Frank or Hazel had any chances to really shine in this book.
My hopes for the next book are POVs from Jason, Hazel, Frank and (view spoiler)[Nico (hide spoiler)], less focus on love triangles and more moments of awesome for the characters who got shafted in this book....more
I will not be reading this. The ridiculous lack of research and writing style that would make even some of the worst anime fanfiction writers raise a I will not be reading this. The ridiculous lack of research and writing style that would make even some of the worst anime fanfiction writers raise a brow causes major concern for me. Any of my interest in story potential has been shut down by the poor writing....more
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