Does anyone else not really like Hoo/Toa?[general]

Maybe it’s just because I love the original series, but Hoo and Toa felt more soulless to me. I like how in pjo you get to hear the story from Percy, and the way he says and explains things are entertaining and funny.

But the third person perspective really messed up the book for me. The characters just feel so flat and boring. Even the ones we already knew.

And Toa made me feel like Rick was just trying to drag out the Greek thing. The characters were bland, the plot was mediocre.

Also, where did Grover go??? He barely shows up after TLO. It makes me sad that he basically got deleted from existence.

Obviously, I love Rick, and his books are still great,(mostly) but there was some decisions I hated.