Singing the Praises of Rick Riordan!

      So here’s the long and short of it: I loved The Hidden Oracle. I felt that with this book, Rick really got his groove back, because to me, The Sword of Summer was good, but it wasn’t really up to par. And to be honest, I felt the same about some of the Heroes of Olympus books. With Percy Jackson, Uncle Rick set a standard for himself.

            1. Must be sarcastic, with a good balance of seriousness
                      2. Must have consistent character development
                      3. Must not go back on said character development

            4. Must include diverse characters with different personalities

     And he did so incredibly well with those in Percy Jackson. 

In Heroes of Olympus he was mildly inconsistent, but he did balance 9 main characters. How? HOW, MAN? That is an absolutely incredible feat because it’s usually hard for author’s to balance 3. And then with Kane Chronicles he did pretty well.

     Now I say all this but keep in mind that every. Single. Book. Made it to the #1 New York Bestsellers spot. That’s incredible. In fact, all of the finished series are still there.

     As The New York Times says: “The “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” and “Heroes of Olympus” series, to give their official names, certainly earned all their successes. Riordan, a teacher before he was a writer, taught a generation of American children not just the names but also much of the substance, the emotional architecture, of Greek mythology.” To me, this perfectly gives a perfect description of what Rick has done with his books. He’s taught a new generation about the classics. And interested them. Really, truly interested them. Which is hard enough. And about long dead people? Go, Rick! I want to be in one of your classes!