Percy Jackson and they Olympians and Heroes of Olympus

Any more this is an obligatory thread. Discuss what you love and what Riordan did to drive you crazy in the books. Who are your favorite characters? Have a favorite moment? You can share your feelings about the movies here good or bad, but please keep it respectful. Everyone has a different opinion and their opinions are no less valid then the next.

There will likely be discussion of Son of Neptune here, so if you haven't read it yet, there may be spoilers here. People who want to discuss SoN, please do something to warn for spoilers so those who don't want to be spoiled can scroll on by - it's common courtesy.

Love the books, my favourite character being Annabeth (Who is blonde. Just syain'...) - although Luke was pretty amazing too when I think about it.

Loved Son of Neptune, but don't want to spoil anything for anyone...

I love Riordan's books! I've read Percy Jackson and The Lost Hero and can't wait to read Son of Neptune! I also enjoyed the first Kane Chronicles book, but disliked the second.

As for the PJ movie... don't even get me started... >.

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Percy Jackson is to me what Harry Potter is to thousands of people across the English speaking world. It got me into reading and writing. I'm currently re-reading it before November for inspiration and the like. I have The Titan's Curse out in front of me right now and my brain is begging me to pick it up again. I have not read the Last Olympian or any of the other series that take place in Riordan's universe, but I checked them out from the library and am going to change that.

I've never seen the movie, mostly because I didn't agree with the aging of Percy and the fact that Annabeth was brunette. One of her main attributes that comes up quite frequently is her hair color! Alright, enough ranting.

I love this series.

He should have ended it with Book five.

That is all.

Book five disappointed me. It was okay, but I feel as if a lot of its potential was untapped.

I disagree about him ending it with book five. I think the "Heroes of Olympus" series is an even better series than the Percy series.

I really liked "The Red Pyramid" (haven't gotten to "Throne of Fire" yet), probably more than I liked the Percy books in fact, except for that stupid gimmick where they pause in the middle to make it clear to everybody that they're talking into a recorder.

That's not funny, it's stupid, gimmicky, and annoying. Not really sure what's he's trying to accomplish there. It's just a novel, it's obvious that nobody remembers anything in the painstaking detail that the characters profess to in the"Kane Chronicles". Just write it like a freaking story and stop with this "Hey! look at me! Remember, I'm actually talking into a recorder right now!" nonsense.

I actually enjoy Heroes of Olympus more than PJatO, if only because I like that we're seeing the story through more than one character's eyes. I also love that we have Roman heroes as well as Greek heroes in this series. Plus I love that (if Son of Neptune is any indication of the other two books) he's trolling us like no one's business.

My only complaint with The Lost HeroSon of Neptune, or his editor had words with him.

I love these books. They were my life for about a year. I'm fond of the last few books of the first series, not the second series so much. They're great, though. What I don't like about his later books is that be becomes a lying little troll with his cliffhangers. Honestly. He could have written four more damn pages and I would have been happy. *curls up into a ball and sobs*

I didn't know so many people got angry at cliffhangers. I didn't know that was actually possible. I mean, the man is writing a series. He has to keep us hooked for the next adventure our valiant heroes will have. We are devoted fans nonetheless and would pick up most books that have to do with Mr. Jackson. I like the cliffhangers though. It gives me something to look forward to.

I finished Son of Neptune a couple of days ago and I think it's his best one yet.

I read Percy Jackson and the Olympians all earlier this year (after people were telling me it would be a good series to read) and I loved them. I also read the first two books in the Kane Chronicles and I like them, but I don't love them. And then there was The Heroes of Olympus. I thought it couldn't get better after PJO but I was wrong - HoO is epic and I love the series so much more than PJO. I cannot wait for The Mark of Athena to come out! I don't think the cliffhanger was that bad, I think the one in MoA will be much worse xD (but I have to admit that I *needed* to read more when I finished SoN - and I was out of unread RR books)

The movie was no way near the awesomeness of PJO - although I liked Grover. Wasn't a fan at all of Annabeth's casting. The focus in the movie was all wrong. Ugh.

What do you guys think of the fact that Rick finally confirmed there will be a series based on Norse mythology? It won't come out until like 2015, but I'm very excited!

I just got Son of Neptune and the Roman camp makes Camp Half-Blood look so unorganized! But I still love Camp Half-Blood, they're so much cooler. Piper, Leo, and Jason were really good but I'll have to see about Hazel and Frank. I was glad that he finally gave some depth to Aphrodite's kids, and Jason was just so awesome, and Leo was a pretty cool guy. I'll probably come back later once I'm done with SoN. :)

I'm currently reading Heroes of Olympus, but WOW. It blew away all my complaints about Book 5 (tacky, bad writing, etc..). It's really awesome, and I can't wait to get Son Of Neptune - soon, and as soon as I finish this one! ^__^

Norse Mythology? O.O That would be cool. Especially if he DID weave everything together!

Still waiting for a copy of SoN to come at my library... *impatience*

@Lady: I disliked The Last Olympian the first time I read it as well, but after my second reading I liked it better.

Wow. Son of Neptune = SoN. xD

And I might read it again waaaaaaaaaay in the future. :/

I have gotten through 96 pages of Son of Neptune sitting for an hour in Barnes and Noble. Didn't have the money with me at the time to buy a copy (but I WILL).

My thoughts so far: Very interesting. So far (although I haven't gotten to "war games" yet, which I'm very curious about) I think the Roman Camp is really fascinating (interesting how there seems to be more people at the Roman Camp than the Greek Camp), but I would prefer to live at Camp Half Blood. That said, because I don't know as much about it the Roman Camp is far more interesting to read ABOUT.

I'm also really curious to see what's up with the prophecy. like why the Romans have had it for thousands of years whereas the Greeks just learned about it. (It seems as if the Greek method is better; at least when they receive prophecies they have an approximate timetable for when it'll come true, and by "approximate" I mean "really soon").

Thoughts on the book itself: So far it seems much darker than any other Riordan book I've read (which is odd since somebody DIED pretty early on in The Last Olympian). I think it's because there isn't as much humor. There are humorous bits and lines (Riordan is really funny), but not as much as in any of his previous books (including "The Lost Hero", the Percy Jackson Series, and the Kane Chronicles).

This darker and serious tone is not necessarily a bad thing, but it does distinguish this book from the other Riordan books I've read; it ratchets up the suspense a bit, and that's saying something because Riordan is a MASTER at suspense; he does a great job with making the reader really curious to turn the page.

Verdict so far: I REALLY want to buy a copy because I REALLY want to know what happens next. The whole thing is just very...intriguing.

WE GOT A COPY OF SON OF NEPTUNE. *spazzes* But two of my sisters are reading it first. D:

My current addiction, I think, this series. I love the way Rick keeps leaving us with the cliff-hangers. It's driving me crazy, but I love it. And he sure can write a nice, thick, interesting book, with good pacing and lots of character-viewpoint-switching. That's his strength, I think. I liked the original series, but this one is even better--he just keeps improving!

Also, I'm thrilled that Percy is back. He's matured into being just like the old Percy we know and love--only MORE so. :D Main characters aren't always the characters I like best, but Percy definitely is.

I can't wait for more about Leo Valdez, either. He is awesome.

I just started reading The Lightning Thief.
I'm excited to get into the series!

I really love these books. I like the Heroes of Olympus and Kane Chronicles a bit better than Percy Jackson, but they're all great reads. My favorite parts of the books are how he manages to incorporate really obscure mythology WHILE masterfully side-stepping all the less-than-family-friendly bits. I think my favorite example of this was in the Kane Chronicles.

"Hey, in some myths it says Isis and Osiris were brother and sister, and in some it says they were husband and wife? What gives?"
"Well, you see, the myths repeat throughout history, so sometimes they were siblings, and other times they were married!"

Way to neatly sidestep the problem of godly incest, Rick Riordan. A+

My other favorite part is how he manages to incorporate all the modern things into the world. I just about died laughing when I heard about the Amazons running Amazon.com! :D