I'm not even coherent about Nico right now. THE ONLY THING I WANTED FROM THIS BOOK WAS NICO POV AND YET IT DIDN'T HAPPEN /AND YET THERE IS SO MUCH FUCKING NICO IN THIS BOOK/ i can't
CORRUPTED is the right word. Jesus, I was unprepared for the amount of love flowing through my heart for Leo/Calypso. I don't think I'd have liked it as much if she was the passive pretty healer girl that she was in BotL. She's totally shallow, haha, and then Leo pulls a Holes on her and I am 1000 percent done.
I adore your reviews every time, but the line "you know when Percy finds out about Nico's crush, he is going to try so hard to be that ally and take him to pride parades and Nico will be fuck off with those rainbows I hate you" had me laughing so hysterically and is so damned accurate that I've still not recovered. I also agree with you to the heavens and back about the OT3 - but I want to know where Annabeth got the idea that Nico had a crush on her...or if that's Riordan's way of saying "it was both of them." Or if it was his way of mentioning that everyone assumes straight, and that avoiding Percy-and-Annabeth meant Nico liked Annabeth and was jealous of Percy to everyone instead of what was true. AHH! I just really liked the points you touched on in this review and I'm so excited for The Blood of Olympus.
Well, there's that scene in BotL where he tells her he'll go back to camp just for her and either that was his way of being like, "NO, I DON'T LIKE YOU PERCY," in a sort of childish way or a more affectionate for her sort of thing? In the first series, I think you can Nico's scenes as him going for either one of them - I don't think the OT3 would've cropped up as much in fandom if you couldn't interpret it both ways.
I don't know if RR's trying to go back and adjust canon with Nico disliking Annabeth so much in this book or if Nico's just so upset about Percy being in Tartarus that he's blaming Annabeth for dragging him down there and he's projecting bad feelings toward her. I can get his jealousy, but at the same time, he's never been a butthead about Annabeth before. Him being bisexual could also explain even more of his self-hate since he just doesn't understand why it has to be both of them he likes.
Oooh you're right! OT3 is literally my favorite thing about the fandom and, at this point, it seems like the only one who WOULDN'T be down is Annabeth, because she's canonically been like "too young and too nope sorry."
But now that I think about it, it does make sense that he'd be projecting bad feelings again Annabeth because she's the reason he fell.
One of my biggest struggles, though, with all of this, is the exact terminology Nico uses: had a crush. I want to know what that means, especially since my deepest desire for Leo/Nico seems to be shot to the ground. Except I don't really mind as much as I thought I would because OH MY GOD Leo/Calypso I love it.
I think he's just in denial with the "had a crush" thing. He very clearly still has feelings for Percy, probably exasperated by his experiences in Tartarus and then Percy falling in there as well.
All of my ~big feelings~ on everything and everyone because UGH. I totally would have missed everything with Nico's feelings (well--maybe not everything, but I would have just figured I was reading into things) up until he was forced to confront his feelings. BUT this means so much to me, as a queer kid who started figuring out what she was feeling in middle school. I remember isolating myself the way Nico did, the fear and the pain and the self-hatred. UGH I just wanted to hug him and thank Rick Riordan profusely at the same time. Thank God for Jason, and I hope that every queer kid who's realizing that they're queer in middle school reads this book and feels better.
BUT. Leo/Calypso! I didn't think it would happen but then it did and it was wonderful. I loved Calypso so much and it was so nice to see her again
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yes all of this exactly ty for putting my thoughts into words with your own words whatever you know what I mean
I got the same vibe with Nico and Reyna and it scares me? Especially because my PJO-related vibes are often correct and cause heartache. I'm comforting myself with the fact that considering the huge amazing fucking milestone development RR's given Nico he won't kill him off because jfc really man but I fear for Reyna...
I want to think Nico and Reyna will be safe because the damn statue has to get to camp somehow, and I don't think he's THAT much of an asshole to kill everyone off in the series. If Reyna dies, it'll be at the battle between camps for sure and nooo I don't want that to happen. SOMEONE'S going to have die in this series, but I don't want it to be any of the characters. :(
I HAVE LOTS OF THINGS TO SAY AND I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE EMOTIONAL CAPACITY TO WRITE THEM ALL OUT COHERENTLY RIGHT NOW? I will eventually write a reaction post of my own but for now YES TO EVERYTHING
I liked seeing some of the little tidbits about Jason trying to change tradition at New Rome and not everyone going for it. I still want to know what New Rome and Camp Jupiter was like during the Titan War. WRITE A SHORT STORY ABOUT THAT, RICK, C'MON.
THE MONEY I WOULD PAY FOR A FULL-LENGTH PREQUEL SERIES ABOUT JASON AND REYNA WORKING OUT THEIR OWN PART IN THE TITAN WAR AND HOW TO DEFEAT KRIOS I WANT IT I WANT IT SO BADLY
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I'm not even coherent about Nico right now. THE ONLY THING I WANTED FROM THIS BOOK WAS NICO POV AND YET IT DIDN'T HAPPEN /AND YET THERE IS SO MUCH FUCKING NICO IN THIS BOOK/ i can't
And I already talked about Percy on Tumblr so
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And your tumblr response was exactly what I was looking for when I was musing about it yesterday. Way to grow as a person, Percy.
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ALSO Leo/Calypso: new OTP of OTPs I was prepared to dislike that but then IT CORRUPTED ME
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AHH! I just really liked the points you touched on in this review and I'm so excited for The Blood of Olympus.
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I don't know if RR's trying to go back and adjust canon with Nico disliking Annabeth so much in this book or if Nico's just so upset about Percy being in Tartarus that he's blaming Annabeth for dragging him down there and he's projecting bad feelings toward her. I can get his jealousy, but at the same time, he's never been a butthead about Annabeth before. Him being bisexual could also explain even more of his self-hate since he just doesn't understand why it has to be both of them he likes.
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But now that I think about it, it does make sense that he'd be projecting bad feelings again Annabeth because she's the reason he fell.
One of my biggest struggles, though, with all of this, is the exact terminology Nico uses: had a crush. I want to know what that means, especially since my deepest desire for Leo/Nico seems to be shot to the ground. Except I don't really mind as much as I thought I would because OH MY GOD Leo/Calypso I love it.
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All of my ~big feelings~ on everything and everyone because UGH. I totally would have missed everything with Nico's feelings (well--maybe not everything, but I would have just figured I was reading into things) up until he was forced to confront his feelings. BUT this means so much to me, as a queer kid who started figuring out what she was feeling in middle school. I remember isolating myself the way Nico did, the fear and the pain and the self-hatred. UGH I just wanted to hug him and thank Rick Riordan profusely at the same time. Thank God for Jason, and I hope that every queer kid who's realizing that they're queer in middle school reads this book and feels better.
BUT. Leo/Calypso! I didn't think it would happen but then it did and it was wonderful. I loved Calypso so much and it was so nice to see her again ( ... )
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I got the same vibe with Nico and Reyna and it scares me? Especially because my PJO-related vibes are often correct and cause heartache. I'm comforting myself with the fact that considering the huge amazing fucking milestone development RR's given Nico he won't kill him off because jfc really man but I fear for Reyna...
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I liked seeing some of the little tidbits about Jason trying to change tradition at New Rome and not everyone going for it. I still want to know what New Rome and Camp Jupiter was like during the Titan War. WRITE A SHORT STORY ABOUT THAT, RICK, C'MON.
THE MONEY I WOULD PAY FOR A FULL-LENGTH PREQUEL SERIES ABOUT JASON AND REYNA WORKING OUT THEIR OWN PART IN THE TITAN WAR AND HOW TO DEFEAT KRIOS
I WANT IT
I WANT IT SO BADLY
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UGH, NOW I JUST NEED THIS IN MY LIFE. LIKE NOW.
(sorry I just have lots of feelings about Luke and Thalia, and now Jason too it seems)
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