Reviews

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan

emeszee's review against another edition

4.0

[4.5/5]
The impact of Percy/Annabeth in Tartarus....

bri_cm's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

beththrolson's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

wimu's review against another edition

adventurous funny

5.0

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Honestly, this book gets a 5/5 rating primarily because it doesn’t feel like anything less does it justice. Rick Riordan’s writing, storytelling, and characterization comes through once again in a fantastic fourth addition to the Heroes of Olympus series. The character dynamics and development are incredible and Rick Riordan smoothly handles switching between different storylines, locations, and even overall tone. These seven teenage demigods have my heart and I love every single one of them (and Nico, of course!!). Percabeth fans will likely be caught between crying tears of agony and tears of joy at the determination and strength demonstrated by Percy and Annabeth as they journey through Tartarus. There’s plenty of adorable moments between other couples as well, in addition to fantastic platonic relationships among the characters. With an unbeatable cast of diverse and lovable characters, a compelling story, and great writing, The House of Hades deserves nothing less than five stars.

sarah_meyr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

opimenta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

gracearmstrong22's review

5.0

MWAH

elinhenstock's review against another edition

5.0

oh my goodness

blubbn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75