The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)

by Rick Riordan

You can steer the boat, and if you’re really good I’ll give you a little paper captain’s hat to wear.”

hehehehehehe

She said she doubted you could do it. But I know she’s wrong.”

percy jackson for boyfriend of the year all in favor? the yeas have it motion passed

“Alcyoneus was a special case,” Frank said.

so glad we made that distinction bc i was confused personally

“I’ll come back to you.” He kissed her on the cheek. “Promise.”

stoppppp

She’d seen the three of them drowning in that dark well.

yeah what the hell btw

Let’s see whose friend gets here first.”

oh not the pissing contest. get a grippppp the world is ending

it’s a wonder I haven’t already turned you into a dolphin.” “It was discussed,” Percy assured him.

dude i'm having such a good time rn

“One will die,” Percy said, but the voice wasn’t his.

oh shit it's getting real

“Boys,” Annabeth interrupted, “I’m sure you both would’ve been wonderful at killing each other.

so good

“Oh…You are in so much trouble.”

lmfao classic

Leo couldn’t stop grinning and muttering, “Classic. Classic.”

wait am i the leo in my life? be real w me

“Nobody’s saying that.” He glared at Leo. “Nobody had better be saying that.”

this book is so juicy

“It’s just a figure of speech, man,” Percy said.

frank has the tism

“So the Romans fought on the Confederate side? As a girl whose grandmother was a slave, can I just say…not cool?”

tell em girl

“You dropped this,” he said, totally poker-faced.

so badass

Later, at Camp Half-Blood, she learned that all children of Athena feared spiders.

the thousands of spiders crawling toward you thing wasn't fun for me in harry potter and it is not fun now

Soon, my dear. You will meet the weaver soon.

hell no fuck that

The spiders became excited, swarming over the walls,

if this happened to me i think i'd sincerely have to kms. there is no coming back from that. my personal hell

Surrender to me. I’ll bring you back to New Rome for trial. It won’t be fair. You’ll be painfully executed.

oh well in that case

“We were in a hurry,” Annabeth said. “Trying to save you.” “And saving me is a very noble cause,” Leo agreed.

i have yearned for this found family vibe since crescent city i fear

No doubt Frank would’ve cursed some more—busting out the golly gees and the gosh darns—but

like?? come on

If it’s got to do with spiders—?”

ive always liked the arachne myth but i have a feeling i am not going to like this

Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!”

can't bullshit the bullshitter it seems

“But she might know about the ordeals!” another cried. “The ordeals!” Annabeth said. “I know about them!” Another round of incredulous gasping.

the ordeals!

Cobwebs trembled and danced as the first of the spiders appeared:

THATS ENOUGH

“Now I will feast on you, my sweet,” Arachne said. “But do not fear. I will make a beautiful tapestry depicting your death.”

this cliffhanger is so fucked up

Thinking about that made Leo wonder how she was doing on her Mark of Athena expedition.

same leo

“Open this gate or I will kill you!” “A fair and generous offer!”

lol???

Nico di Angelo was curled in a ball, no longer moving, all the pomegranate seeds eaten.

FUCK OH MY GOD

“I feel like there should be water here—lots of water. But there isn’t any.

hey by the way. fuck no. stop it right now

Pan would not allow nature to become tainted. I can’t wait to see him, in fact.”

yikes.....

He had absolutely no desire to find out what was making that sound, so he figured that must be the way to go.

you know what hell yeah