Jayson’s Reviews > The Blood of Olympus > Status Update

Notes:
(1) With this finished, I can finally move on to reading "The Trials of Apollo," which is the reason I started this re-read to begin with.
- It won't be immediately, though. For one thing, I need to find my box set, which is somewhere buried under my pile of books.
(2) "Granddad, the kids said, you are full of schist."
- I like the schist jokes not as much as the dam jokes, but much more than the muskeg jokes.

Notes:
(1) "'Way ahead of you, Aquaman,' Leo said.
'Okay, do not call me Aquaman. That’s even worse than water boy.'"
- Obviously, before Jason Mamoa made Aquaman a heartthrob.
(2) Piper: 'But... Annabeth is wiser. Hazel can move faster on Arion. Frank can turn into animals —'
Annabeth: 'But you’ve got heart.'
- Yes, heart. Just like the Brazilian kid from "Captain Planet."

Notes:
(1) Orion: "Jason Grace scorned you. Percy Jackson refused you. Haven't you been... what’s the word... dumped enough?"
Reyna: "I don’t define myself by the boys who may or may not like me."
- The words "boys" and "like" startled me a bit. With all the military talk (legions, weapons, etc.), it's easy to forget these are teenagers dealing with boy-girl issues.
- Another reason why Greeks fit the concept better.

Notes:
(1) The chapter POVs are interesting. Just looking at the table of contents, the only characters with POV chapters are Jason, Piper, Leo, Reyna and Nico. So, that's the original three from the first book, plus two heretofore non-regulars.
- Last book, each of the seven main characters had POV chapters.
(2) Nico's chapters are interesting; he talks about Percy a lot.
- Sort of like Annabeth in "Mark of Athena."