User blog comment:Yoshimonk99/ANNABETH SHOULD HAVE BLONDE HAIR/@comment-76.17.139.106-20100210165452

IT WAS CHANGED from BRUNETTE to BLONDE because Riordan didn't like it that way and wanted to individualize the character! It is just a hair color, but to all fans of the character who actually enjoyed seeing a 'smart' blonde in a novel it appears as a slap in the face and the robbery of an idol!