House of Hades by Rick Riordan is the fourth book in The Heroes of Olympus series. It picks up right after the end of Mark of Athena, so if you haven't read the rest of the series and plan to, do NOT read this review, there will be spoilers.
At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underwold. 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 throught the Gaea's forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors on both sides and preven 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 Breakdown:
1. Like that Riordan is still able to reveal different sides of his characters even after they have been in several books, including Percy and Annabeth
2. Like that even though Nico is not a character who gets his own chapters, that we still got to learn more about him and his attitude toward Percy since he has been quite the mysterious character.
3. Like that some of the characters introduced in books from Percy Jackson and the Olympian series got a follow up in this book.
4. Like how much work Riordan puts into researching his myths and gods for the stories. Showing how different the Roman and Greek aspects can be in the gods, and telling the reader old stories from mythology with his characters.
5. Dislike how Riordan tends to drag the story out at times, and it gets a little stale in the middle.
To Read or Not to Read
Read, in fact just go ahead and read all the Percy Jackson and the Olympian books along with the The Heroes of Olympus books if you haven't already.
Currently Reading:
Shadow Kiss
by Richelle Mead
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