House of Hades
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
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Rick Riordan
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 Gaea's forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors from 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.This paperback edition will include a never-before-seen short story, The Crown of Ptolemy, in which Percy and Annabeth fight alongside Carter and Sadie Kane, and more bonus content!
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Author
Rick Riordan
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Publisher
Turtleback
Published Date
2015
ISBN
1663628416 9781663628411
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"This book was especially exciting because of the POVS from each hero."
Aniyah
"This one is hovering between a 3.75 and solid 4 for me so I’ve rounded the rating up.<br/><br/>Please note that this book is not for everyone. It deals with a lot of explicit sexual content of a darker nature that is not to everyone’s comfort level. Proceed with caution!<br/><br/>Pros:<br/><br/>I am a sucker for retellings and love when a previously perfect example of feminine delicacy becomes a force in her own right. The author did amazingly well with that here without changing Persephone so much that she didn’t embody all things fresh, lively and springlike.<br/><br/>I appreciate the care taken to show the dom/sub relationship as something more than abusive and to show that switches are a real thing and sometimes more fascinating than either of the extremes.<br/><br/>Cons:<br/><br/>Unless I somehow missed it Hades real reason for interest in Persephone was not mentioned until almost 60% of the book was done. Then it became a non-issue when something else he did was seen as worse. This seems like a missed plot point that should have either been removed or expanded upon. Doing it this way just felt like filler and a mistake.<br/><br/>Edited to add: I did go back after a comment that it was mentioned before in chapter two. They are correct that the deal was mentioned but it is a single sentence and does not tell us what the deal was. Without that information earlier I stick with my critique that it was a missed plot point."
Rene Burrows
