DAY 12- THE LOST HERO

OH MY GOD BLOOD OF OLYMPUS COMES OUT IN 8 DAYS I HAVE 8 DAYS TO READ THESE FOUR GIANT ASS BOOKS SHIIIIIIITTTTTTT


So, anyway, The Lost Hero. The saving grace that got me through ninth grade (Trust me, that was one of the worst years of my life.). Introduced to a whole new plot and three new awesome characters. Piper, who manages to be every teenage girl ever without being obnoxious about it. Leo, probably the most important child to ever come into existence. And Jason, the eternal bae.

Let's get started.

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- "Even before he got electrocuted, Jason was having a rotten day." Babe <3

- GLEESON HEDGE IS A NATIONAL TREASURE RICK BETTER NOT KILL HIM OKAY I KNOW HE'S A HIGH RISK CHARACTER UGH

-"He unclipped the megaphone from his belt and continued giving directions, but his voice came out like Darth Vader's. The kids cracked up. The coach tried again, but this time the megaphone blared: "The cow says moo!"
The kids howled, and the coach slammed down the megaphone. "Valdez!"
Piper stifled a laugh. "My god, Leo. How did you do that?"
Leo slipped a tiny Phillips head screwdriver from his sleeve. "I'm a special boy."

LEO VALDEZ EXCUSE ME BUT NO I NEED A BETTER EXPLANATION HERE SWEETHEART

-"The new guy had dark hair cut superman style, a deep tan, and teeth so white they should've come with their own warning label: DO NOT STARE DIRECTLY AT TEETH. PERMANENT BLINDNESS MAY OCCUR. He wore a Dallas Cowboys jersey, Western jeans and boots, and he smiled like he was God's gift to juvenile delinquent girls everywhere. Jason hated him instantly.
"Go away, Dylan." Piper grumbled.

Wait no but loose the football jock getup and dress him as Hipster Trash and Rick just described my friend Dylan mayday mayday why is Dylan in this book.

- Bless Riordan for not pretending that 15 year olds aren't racist as fuck

- "Her boyfriend. This guy called Percy Jackson."
 That moment when everyone squealed loudly only to have their hearts drop within the same second...

- LEO IS LITERALLY JUST THE MOST IMPORTANT CHILD TO EXIST UGH

-"This may be the last time I can speak with you." Hera you contact him like 12 more times in this book smh

- I think I really, truly belong in the Hypnos cabin guys

-"Your mind wasn't wiped, and your memories weren't buried. They've been stolen."
 I'm so sorry but every time I read that I just immediately think of is the first scene in the Lightning Thief movie where Zeus looks at Poseidon dramatically and goes in his weird British accent "It's been stolen"  http://youtu.be/xko1Mx5w4tg  (go to the 1:20 mark on the video yo) BUT ANYWAY I ALWAYS THINK OF THAT AND IT WORKS SO WELL BECAUSE JASON IS HIS SON OKAY BYE

-"I mean, these days, Zeus likes tailored suits, reality television, and that Chinese food place on East Twenty-eighth Street, right?"
Is there actually a Chinese place on East Twenty-eighth Street?
Can someone find it?
Can someone find it and just do something ridiculous there?
I don't even know or care what; Someone just do this please.

- Remember when Jason spent the longest 30 seconds of his life praying that turning into a tree isn't a normal puberty-like occurrence for children of Zeus?

- *whispers* There's a strong part of me that wants to ship Piper's half brother Mitchell with Nico for no actual apparent reason.... *Fades into the shadows*

- I would ABSOLUTELY ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon!

- Oh my God just the way that Leo's tone has completely changed from Lost Hero to House of Hades, he just grew up so much MY BABY'S GOTTEN SO BIG NOW OHMYGOD THIS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT I CAN'T

- Damn right Piper's gonna flirt her way to Boreas. Werk it gurl.