Halloween

I have a question that has been bothering me for, well, the past 15 minutes. The question is:
On Halloween, what do Demigods dress up as?

I was thinking this because we were looking at Halloween costumes. I think the obvious choice would be to go as an ancient Greek warrior cause they could just wear their armor and carry their swords.

But what about the Mist?

I would think that since all the mortals are in costumes, you would be able to see the swords and stuff. The Mist would be pointless since the mortals would just think it's part of a costume. If I were Percy, or Annabeth, or Jason, or any of the other demigods, I would wear my armor and weapons as a "costume."

And the good news is if any monsters attacked, you could stay in character and kill it, and the mortals would just think it's some elaborate Halloween trick.

My Birthday

It's finally back!! Every kids 2nd favorite day of the year (behind Christmas), my birthday is here!!!! On this day, I am officially 14 years old. Is it just me, or do you feel like you wait longer than a year for your birthday to come around again?This year, I spent my birthday watching my favorite sport (football), spending time with my family and hanging with friends.

It's a tradition in my family that on your birthday, you get to pick what the entire family has for dinner. This year, I chose Mac' n Cheese (the good kind), roasted bell peppers and homemade meatballs. It was really good. Too bad I had to share it with my family.

For my birthday, I received:
        Just Dance 3
        Big Time Rush: 24/7
        A Football Jersey
        The first 6 books in the H.I.V.E. Series
        Titan's Curse Book-on-Tape
        Battle of the Labyrinth Book-on-Tape
        Teen Beach Movie
        An Emotion-a-Day Calendar

That was my birthday.

BTW, it was yesterday. Not today.


       

HoH Tour Dates

In case you don't follow Rick Riordan's blog, Myth and Mystery (and I don't know why you wouldn't), here are the book tour dates for the upcoming book, House of Hades.

Launch day- Tuesday October 8th
Barnes & Noble in Burlington, MA

Wednesday October 9th
Symphony Space in New York, New York (coincidence? I think not)

Thursday October 10th
Barnes & Noble in Fairless, PA

Friday October 11th
Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Saturday October 12th
St. Louis Public Library in St. Louis, MO

Sunday October 13th
Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, TN

Monday October 14th
Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston, TX

THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT!
Final Day- Tuesday October 15th
Minnesota Public Radio’s Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, MN

I'm sooo excited for this!!! He's only going to be an HOUR away from me!!!! I'm going and I can't wait!!
Hope this was helpful :) For full information, check out his latest blog post.


Psst! Hey you. Yeah, you.
I got one other thing might you want to know. On his blog, you can also read the sneak peak of HoH. Now I give you permission to leave.

Sea of Monsters Movie

WARNING!!!!! MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!!!!

I saw the Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Sea of Monsters movie yesterday. Here are some things you should know before you go see it. I'm also going to compare the movie to the book.

1. You have to walk into the movie with an open mind. If you go in there expecting it to be exactly like the book, not only are you going to be disappointed, but you are going to miss out on a decent movie.
2. If you've seen the trailer for the movie, you know Leven Rambin (who also plays Glimmer in the Hunger Games) is Clarisse. I'm here to say although I was skeptical at first of her being picked for this role, she was amazing as Clarisse.
3. If you haven't seen the first movie, don't bother going to see this one. But if you just have to see this movie, see the Lightning Thief first. Buy it, rent it, borrow it from a friend.
4. This movie is extremely funny. We laughed during almost every scene. This movie represents the humor from the books. It's nothing drastic, but the little lines they put in the script make this really funny.
5. It wasn't very smooth. What I mean is, one second it's all dark and gloomy and Percy is handing the Fleece to Clarisse at CirceLand and the next second Chiron is handing it to her at Camp, and it's all cheery and bright.
6. They took out the part with Circe turning Percy into a guinea pig. So if all you want is to see that part, don't go to the movie.
7. At the beginning of the movie it shows Luke, Annabeth, Grover and Thalia running towards Camp. This is kinda minor, but it's important to me. Annabeth is the same age as Thalia and Luke.
8. Percy is told the Great Prophecy in this movie. And they changed it. It is now:
         A child of the Eldest Gods
         Shall reach twenty against all odds.
         And see the world in endless sleep.
         The evil soul, cursed blade shall reap.
         A single choice shall end his days.
         Olympus, to preserve or raze.
See the difference?
9. In this movie, they mention Chris and Ethan, though Ethan doesn't have an eye patch. Also mentioned is Silena Beauregard, though what really bugged me is she is mentioned with Chris and Ethan on Luke's ship. Even though she was the spy, she WASN'T part of Luke's rebel gang of demigods.
10. Luke's ship the Andromeda, not the Princess Andromeda like in the book, is a yacht not a cruise ship, therefor it is much, much, MUCH smaller than the Princess Andromeda.
11. The book is still better than the movie, but it was a good movie. I'm going to see it again in theatres, then be one of the first to buy it.

Looking back, I guess it wasn't that huge a Spoiler Alert after all. I wanted there to be plenty of surprises. Overall, this was a great movie that I would love to see again and one day own. So, demigods, what are you waiting for? Go and see this movie.

Great News!!

Hey, y'all!

I have the most amazing news ever since the creation of Gaea.
(Drum roll Please!)

Okay, here's the news:

Percy Jackson survives Tartarus. I'm not sure about Annabeth, but Percy would not leave that place without her.

How do I know this?
Well in SoS (Son of Sobek), Carter says
             He looked a little older than me— maybe seventeen—with tousled black hair and sea-green eyes. What really caught my attention was his sword— a straight double-edged blade glowing with faint bronze light.
"Maybe seventeen"? At the end of MoA, he was only 16!

If that's not good enough for you, there's also the fact that the SoS takes place one year after SS (Serpent's Shadow).
Now, if we assume that the Heroes of Olympus and Kane Chronicles series are on the same timeline, (for example: Lost Hero and Red Pyramid both happened around the same Christmas holiday) we know that Percy has to survive.
            I remembered El Paso, the winter before last, when my sister and I had been attacked by the crocodile god Sobek.

And in the sneak peak of HoH that came with the Kindle version of SoS (which is worth getting a Kindle just to read it) Hazel, who narrates first says:
           Hazel took a deep breath. Percy and Annabeth were still alive. She knew that in her heart.
Hazel's smart and a child of Hades. So if she says Percabeth are alive, well,
THEY'RE ALIVE!!!!!!!!!:) :) :)

And even if all of my research is invalid (which it's not),

PERCY JACKSON STILL HAS TO SURVIVE!!!!!! NOT AN OPTION!!!

Ships

Now, there are a lot of PJO and HoO relationship names out there. I got a list of some and here you go. If you have a better version of any of these names, tell me in the comments and I'll add it. Or if you have one I forgot, put in the comments and I'll think about it. But please don't put your name, for example: Alice + Jason Grace = Jalice.


Percy Jackson + Annabeth Chase = Percabeth (everyone's OTP!!)

Jason Grace + Piper McLean = Jasper

Frank Zhang + Hazel Levesque = Frazel

Leo Valdez + Reyna = Leyna. Most people don't get this ship, but it's the pairing I want for Leo.

Nico di Angelo + Thalia Grace = Thalico. I absolutely HATE this ship, not just because I'm in love with Nico, but because Thaila's a huntress. She couldn't date Nico even if she wanted to.

Luke Castellan + Annabeth Chase = Lukabeth

Percy Jackson + Rachel Elizabeth Dare = Perachel

Grover Underwood + Juniper = Juniver

Dakota + Hylla = Dakylla. I don't get this one. They have barely meet, for Pete's sake!

Travis Stoll + Katie Gardner = Tratie

Tyson + Ella = Tella

Charles Beckendorf + Silena Beauregard = Beckilena

Clarisse La Rue + Chris Rodriguez = I don't have one! Their names are almost impossible to combine!

Nico

Now, I know there are a lot of girls out there, who claim they love Nico di Angelo.

But I just want to set the record straight and say, I love him more!!!! I've been in love with him since he asked Percy if he was good at surfing. And I was really devastated when I found out he was trapped in a jar, dying a little bit each day and BARELY surviving.

So, just so you all know what I'm talking about: You know how much Percabeth love each other? You know, so in love they are willing to fall into Tartarus for each other?

That's how much I love Nico.

So will everyone please STOP saying they love Nico, cause you all got NOTHING on how much I love him. Horrible profile picture and all.

Camp Half-Blood Profile Pictures

 

I was the amazing Rick Riordan's website, looking at the official pictures of some of my favorite Camp Half-Blood heroes, and I thought you might want to know what I think they should look like. Unfortunately, they don't have pictures of all the Percy Jackson characters (Beckendorf, Blackjack, Mr. D, Sally, Clarisse, etc.) but I got most of them. If I missed a character, and they have a profile picture, let me know in the comments.

 

 

 

My favorite hero and yours: Percy Jackson. I don't think there is anything I would change about his profile pic.

 

This Annabeth is waaayy better than her movie counterpart, but is she taking her invisibility hat on, or off? Cause she's not wearing it.

 

Isn't Grover's hat supposed to be green? Other than that, I think the artist did a fairly decent job. What do you think?

 

I always thought Luke's scar went from the outside part of his eye to just below the corner of his mouth. And that his hair is a little messier.

 

 

I thought Thalia had longer hair, like, shoulder length, at least. And I think the artist should have made her eyes a brighter blue.

This is a great picture of Leo's tool belt. But of what I can see of his face, it seems pretty accurate, though I can't really tell.

 

I wish they would have shown us Piper's face more, like in the PJO pictures, not a reflection on Katoptris.

 Of the three from LH, this is the best picture of their face. They have the eyes and hair good, but that's the color they should of used for Thalia's eyes.

 

Sure, Reyna's beautiful, and her dogs are super cool, but what's with the disgusted look on her face?

 

Nice photo, but, I don't know. I guess I always imagined Frank cuter. The bear shadow behind him was a good touch.

 

You really can't see Hazel's eyes, but they look brown, not her 14-karat gold eyes. Arion looks handsome as well.

 

In my mind, Nico has black/dark brown hair, with dark chocolate brown eyes and a smug, shy look on his face.

 

The big, cuddly Tyson the Cyclopes! He looks exactly like I imagine!

 

What's wrong, Octavian? Did your Teddy not invite you to his tea party? A decent picture of a not-so-decent guy.

 

Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Oracle Extraordinaire, I thought your eyes were a brighter green, especially now, since you're the Oracle. And your was hair longer.

 

Our harpy friend, Ella! I find the wing arms in the picture a little disturbing.

 

A fantastic picture of Chiron, but I imagine him more like that old teacher kinda thing. You know what I'm talking about, right?

 

Isn't his shirt a little, ummm, quiet? Aren't Hawaiian shirts much, much louder than this? And more obnoxious?

 

Oh sure, they get the gods correct, but not their kids? That ain't fair.

 

 The Queen of Olympus is looking very regal, intelligent and very intimidating.

 

Beautiful, but they better have gotten her grey eyes right. Why do they always mess up the eyes?

 

Fear for it's the god of war! I thought he would have more scars.

 

I know her appearance is supposed to change depending on who is looking at her, but come on! The hair thing is a little (okay, a lot) freaky.

 

Nemesis, aka Aunt Rosa. Is it just me, or does she look, well ummm, threatening?

 

Behold! The Angel of Death. Personally, not as hot as I though he'd be.

 

Now, I know I said they didn't have pictures of Dionysus, but this is Bacchus. Totally different ball park.

 

 

 The one and only, Coach Gleeson Hedge. The legs are a little disturbing, but it's pretty accurate.

 

And last, but not least, our faithful guard hellhound, Mrs. O' Leary! I wouldn't change her picture one bit.

 

 

There you go. I gave you the majority of the characters of Percy Jackson's world, and told you if I thought they were accurate. Let me know what you think in the comments.

 

Percy Jackson Pictures

 I wish I could take credit for at least one of the following pictures, but unfortunately, I can't.