Blood of Olympus

Yesterday, I finished reading Blood of Olympus. It wasn't as epic as Riordan's previous books featuring the demi-gods, but he delivered big time with one story line of characters (which I will try not to reveal because of my stance on spoiler free posts). Whatever my expectations, the adventure was worth it. Through out the journey of reading the same book, my sister and I will divulge our thoughts to each other. We are mindful of each others progress. Unfortunately, this may lead to name calling and hurt feelings. But this post does not dwell on such awful moments! 

Last year, when House of Hades was released, I was in Tucson, AZ with my sister and her family. Upon finishing the book, I wrote a post in which I created a playlist for HoH. This time, I have decided to post a few nuggets of texts, dialogue, and conversation between me and my sister.

October 7, 2014

Blood of Olympus is
$13.99 at Target -C

I'm picking it up after

lab!! -X

 Oh Styx...

[see Evolution in Action]

October 8, 2014

What page or chapter are you on? -C

Nico Chapter 16, page

159. You? -X

I've only had an hour to 

read but i'm on page 89, 

Leo, Chapter 9

Okay. If I ever have children, 

I will name them Nico, 

Leo, and Percy. In that order.

Seth is my little Coach Hedge.

[Because he was throwing foam shapes at 

my sisters head. Words cannot describe how much

I love that little boy.]

October 9, 2014

GRRRR, I CANT READ FAST ENOUGH! 
[Text the girl who covered 445 pages in a few hours]

What page are you on?

I finished the book.
[Less than one hour after sending the above text]

I have also finished the book.

[8:09 PM or ~4 hours later... I was doing my
cancer research gig]

BAM! I predicted [spoiler]. 

I thought you said this
morning that you read
 about [spoiler] somewhere.

Psh, I said predict, not I read.

No. I think you've been trolling
 Rick Riordan sites and he hinted
 at [blank] and [blank].

I don't troll, your disbelief in my
reading skills is upsetting.

The next morning...

Ready to talk about the book?

Phone conversation

"Reyna is my favorite Roman

and I'll forever be mad at the gods

...especially Zeus."

...

"I don't like the demi-gods who
are in relationships" (e.g. Piper and Jason,
Percy and Annabeth, Frank and Hazel) 

"I don't mind them. I like their stories."

"I don't like them because of this

 this and this reason..."

"Blimey! Will this be like Harry Potter 

and the Order of the Phoenix all over again!

How many times will I need to come to the

defense of these demi-gods and wizards?!" 

Of course the text and dialogue above are spoiler-free snippets of lengthier conversations. There are many more in which my sister threatened to not even read this particular book because she wanted everyone (which is basically me and her husband) to feel her torment when The Mark of Athena came out two years ago. At the time, I was writing my dissertation and did not find the time to squeeze it into my schedule until 7-8 months after its release. She had nobody to talk to about the prophecies contained in the book for nearly an entire year ... Poor girl, it really set her on edge. It's probably one more reason why she loves Nico so much. They have a shared experience.