This post is about how I feel about the Percy Jackson and The Olympian Series and The Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan. The Blood of Olympus just came out and I was so anxious and afraid, at the same time, to read it and that was when I realized something. I preferred waiting for the sequel for an extremely long year over not waiting at all.
I will admit that I did not start reading these books when the first one came out in 2005. I started later on, thinking that it would be an enjoyable series. I did not know then that I would become hooked. I wanted to go on dangerous quests even after hearing prophecies beforehand that were scary enough to make a person run far away. I wanted to play Capture the Flag and after a tiring day, sit by the big bornfire and sing random songs off tune. I wanted sword fighting lessons from Chiron. I wanted Mr D to call me by some other name. I wanted to study with the Athena kids, fight with the Ares kids, Have fun with Hermes' brigade and flirt with the Aphrodite kids. I wanted to listen to Apollo's haikus. Well , on second thoughts, NO. I want to go to the 600th floor of The Empire State Building. I wanted to ride on Festus. I wanted to Coach Hedge to chaperone me. I wanted to fly as well as sail on the Argo II. I was even okay with falling into Tartarus as long as I had Percy and Annabeth with me. I wanted to shadow travel. I wanted to fight the giants along with some pretty useless gods. And I wanted a bead for my necklace for every book that I finished.
Just read all the 13 books. And the best part : Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes will release soon. I guess I will just hang on to anything now that makes me interact with any of these heroes even for a little while.
Rick Riordan has done an amazing job with fusing mythology with modernity, good with evil, humor with morals and adventures with dangers. The world that he created is so clear and believable (despite the mist!). The characters that he created are so dam lovable. Ever paragraph was a laugh riot. Even the scariest of the monsters was potrayed in such I way that I did not know what to do. Slash them with Riptide (It's a pen!) or give them fashion advice. And the story :') MASTERPIECE.
Perseus 'Percy' Jackson (Son of Poseidon)
He is my hero and will definitely be my FAVORITE BOOK GUY EVER. He is the kind of person who will always be loyal to his friends and family, will always have good intentions, will be soooooo clumsy and kind of a dumbo and a funny man. Wherever he will go, he will find trouble and get thrown out of school (s) but he will surprise everyone, including himself with his strength, humor, positive attitude, perseverance, cluelessness and love. I have seen him grow in every book and not just age wise. He is the most kick ass demigod ever with sea weed in his brain :")
Sadly, he did not get a POV in BOO. (WHY???????????????) but like Nico said and i quote "He is the bravest demigod I ave ever known, no offence to you guys'. His relationship with Annabeth and bromance with Leo and Jason (in BOO) is heartwarming.
Annabeth Chase (Daughter of Athena)
I will admit that I did not start reading these books when the first one came out in 2005. I started later on, thinking that it would be an enjoyable series. I did not know then that I would become hooked. I wanted to go on dangerous quests even after hearing prophecies beforehand that were scary enough to make a person run far away. I wanted to play Capture the Flag and after a tiring day, sit by the big bornfire and sing random songs off tune. I wanted sword fighting lessons from Chiron. I wanted Mr D to call me by some other name. I wanted to study with the Athena kids, fight with the Ares kids, Have fun with Hermes' brigade and flirt with the Aphrodite kids. I wanted to listen to Apollo's haikus. Well , on second thoughts, NO. I want to go to the 600th floor of The Empire State Building. I wanted to ride on Festus. I wanted to Coach Hedge to chaperone me. I wanted to fly as well as sail on the Argo II. I was even okay with falling into Tartarus as long as I had Percy and Annabeth with me. I wanted to shadow travel. I wanted to fight the giants along with some pretty useless gods. And I wanted a bead for my necklace for every book that I finished.
Just read all the 13 books. And the best part : Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes will release soon. I guess I will just hang on to anything now that makes me interact with any of these heroes even for a little while.
Rick Riordan has done an amazing job with fusing mythology with modernity, good with evil, humor with morals and adventures with dangers. The world that he created is so clear and believable (despite the mist!). The characters that he created are so dam lovable. Ever paragraph was a laugh riot. Even the scariest of the monsters was potrayed in such I way that I did not know what to do. Slash them with Riptide (It's a pen!) or give them fashion advice. And the story :') MASTERPIECE.
Perseus 'Percy' Jackson (Son of Poseidon)
Annabeth Chase (Daughter of Athena)
Precisely. She is smart, very smart, Wise Girl as Percy would say and she is my FAVORITE BOOK GIRL EVER. She is the one who always has a plan and is typically the leader of the quest whom everyone looks up to. She is older for her age and very brave, except when it comes to spiders.
Naah! Not even then.
She is a fighter who lacks a tiny bit in the emotional department but hello? That's exactly why we like Annabeth.
But don't worry. She normally does not judo flip people;) but she might just tell you to say hi to a poodle:p
Leo Valdez (Son of Hermes)
Yes he is a repair boy, if repair boys these days can make a dragon (mechanical) out of well, read the book. He has magic in his fingers. He can make anything, all he needs are machinery parts, nuts and bolts. And he is immune to fire! He can probably make changes in Iron Man's suit and Jarvis to make it even more cooler and better. He is hot stuff, bad boy supreme, Mc Shizzle man and everything he calls himself and much more. But most importantly, he is a true hero who hid his pain in his humour and truly fixed things and I am not talking about machines here. When Rick Riordan came out with the Heroes of Olympus series and introduced new characters, Leo was hands down my favourite one. Team Leo!!
Jason Grace (Son of Jupiter)
He was the lost hero. He started and ended the Heroes of Olympus series and I really liked him in the first and the last book. In the middle, well, he was just knocked out most of the times (exaggeration!). But the first and the last book really made up for everything. The battles he had to go through made me feel for him. So respect!
He is that guy who will work up his way to success even though his father is like the King of the World. His strength will never shake and he always keep a strong demeanour even though his life is tough. Everyone looks up to him even tough he tried to eat a stapler once. Ouch. He also won't open up to everyone but you know he is the dependable and sincere one.
Piper McLean (Daughter of Aphrodite)
She is a very pretty and she can charmspeak. Charmspeak meaning she will flutter her lashes and in a very melodious voice tell you to gamble all your education money and you will do that singing "Who let the dogs out?" (Hangover :")) Yet she was the underdog of the group. True story! She is one character who truly grows throughout the books and proves her worth many times. She is beautiful inside out and you will love her for sure.
Hazel Levesque (Daughter of Pluto)
This girl will make every person value life, I feel. Pluto/ Hades kids get really creepy yet awesome powers and Hazel is no exception. She is a magician not witch who plays with reality and delusions. And she can force all precious jewels to come on Earth's surface!! I will always remember her for shouting this at Nike (the Victory Goddess) and I quote " Ahhhhh! Popcorn, our fatal weakness."
Frank Zhang (Son of Mars)
He teaches you how to value life too !! No wonder he and Hazel are a couple. He overcomes his fear of under confidence in the course of the adventure and becomes a true leader. And he is an anima-ish shape shifter. He became a dragon, a weasel, a gold fish, a crazy dolphin, basically the entire zoo. He is a cutie pie/ shy guy who will value the greater good over his own self.
Apart from this I love Nico for getting the happy ending and high five that he deserved. I hope Reyna finds love. That woman is what legends are made up off. And I haven't forgotten Luke, Grover, Rachel, Thalia, Tyson, Calypso, even Octavian and all the other half bloods for giving me and I am sure millions of others a good time, a good world and dam good memories :P
Yours in demigodishness and all that. Peace out. <3
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