And, Annabeth continued, it reminds me how long we’ve known each other. We were , Percy. Can you believe that?No, he admitted. So…you knew you liked me from that moment?She smirked. I hated you at fir...
But family connections are weird. Even if your relatives aren't good to you, they're still your blood. You can't lose that connection completely. And believe me, I've got a few relatives on my dad's s...
Poison!" Grover yelped. "Don't let those things touch you or...""Or we'll die?" I guessed."Well...after you shrivel slowly to dust, yes.""Let's avoid the swords," I decided.
Your mom is a rainbow goddess?You got a problem with that?No, no. Rainbows. Very macho.
You know what would help this boy? Demeter mused. Farming.Persephone rolled her eyes. Mother-Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building.
Now, leave. All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. Percy! Annabeth grabbed him.
Nico's voice was like broken glass. I- I wasn't in love with Annabeth.You were jealous of her, Jason said. That's why you didn't want to be around her. Especially why you don't want to be around... hi...
Look, some people prefer , Alex said. They’re non-binary or mid-spectrum or whatever. If they want you to use , then that’s what you should do. But for me, personally, I don’t want to use the same pro...
I'd had years of practise looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn't know. It's a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don't see the need. It's ea...
He carried so much sadness and loneliness, so much heartache. Yet he put his mission first. He persevered. Reyna respected that. She understood that. She'd never been a touchy-feely person, but she ha...
Dakota's head was stuck in his toga. He staggered around olike a Kool-Aid-stained ghost.Um, Percy said, should I wear my bed sheets?
Yeah, okay. But, Nico, you choose how to live your life. You want to trust somebody? Maybe take a risk that I'm really your friend and I'll accept you. It's better than hiding.
Scrawny? Baby, I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot.
If anyone asks you if you’re taken, I said, the answer is yes.I think I can live with that, he promised.Good, I said. Because you don’t want to see me be cross.Too late.Shut up and dance, Walt.Shut up...
I'm scared, Nico mumbled. He was fiddling with something—a little metal toy soldier of some kind.Stop talking! Dr. Thorn said. Face me!
Nothing is unfixable
Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other.
You're a stalker with hooves.I am not! I followed her to the Big House and hid in a bush and watched the whole thing.
When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.Mussolini? Leo frowned. Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?
Oh, yeah? Leo growled. Well, maybe you got the smoke, buddy, but I've got the fire.