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I adored the Blood of Olympus. I think it really promoted character development of the characters that were really lacking and a major part of defeating Gaea- Piper (who lacks confidence in self), Jason (his struggle of pleasing others vs. doing what he wants and finding where he belongs in the future), and Leo (who felt unloved and not important). Also, Reyna (who struggled with the ghosts of her past and those who've not wanted her) and Nico (felt alone and not welcomed). There's other problems they faced, but I really enjoyed how they grew. They weren't happy from just being shipped with someone, no, they went through the pain but survived with the encouragement of others. Even if they're not completely better yet, there's still hope. That's what Rick wanted to portray. And I think it's both beautiful and moving.

For how I'm gonna get over the book, well, maybe some solangelo fanfiction? Probably not-unless I find a long eloquent one. I mean, the minor characters really didn't get any kind of ending, like Lou Ellen, the Stolls, Will, etc. I kind of want them to be in Magnus Chase, but the probability of anyone besides Percy and Annabeth to appear in the book is very slim.

Can't wait to meet Magnus-- reminds me of Percy/Leo mixup from the synopsis, with the whole trouble kid theme and running away. But I hope his personality is different, since Percy and Leo are their own characters. Maybe a kid who actually enjoys trouble? I don't know, but I'll wait for Rick to impress me (if he does, since I'll one year wiser by then). I don't know how I feel about him being a demigod-- I kind of am done with that concept, but it might be interesting to see how differently he treats his godly parent. Anyways, last weird thought-- does anyone else think Magnus will be ginger? Rick has never given a male red hair before. Well, I'm done. Have nothing else to add really. I wonder what everyone else thinks!