On those winter holidays, I decided to reread the main PCJ series and found out there are about 15 more books to read, like "Heroes of Olympus" and "The Sun and the Star" among others. Is it thirst for money?
This got me so disappointed. I mean, why can't Rick get over Percy and write an independent series? It may be in the same universe, but why should he be included in the narrative at every opportunity? Just for money?
Spin-offs are cool only when they are prequels focused on side characters like "Fantastic Beasts" and "Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes", but PCJ is another case. If you have a new original idea, like a camp with children of Roman gods, you should exploit Greek gods' characters to make a new series popular. Just let them rest. Or if you really want to tell a story about what happened to Percy after the main series, just WRITE A DIRECT SEQUEL OMG...
Why should I buy your new books just to investigate what happened to the main characters of your previous "independent" series? Sounds like "the greed race with no self-respect" to me.
P.S. I love the series so much, both now and as a child. But I feel like I can’t continue anymore. I need a finished story with clear morals and conclusions. By the way, the new adaptation is great! Love all the actors and characters so much (Clarisse actress’s outstanding, love her a little more, sorry, can’t do anything about it).
P.P.S. After a few (actually half a year after I posted it) months of deep processing within my soul I came to the conclusion I was TERRIBLY WRONG. I actually read some of the new books - they are great!!! And as long as they are, Rick should continue. Sorry for being a little whiny girl !!