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The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
5.0
bro wtf wtf. THAT ENDING?????
okay i have recovered enough to write something cohesive.
loved this so much, definitely my favorite book so far. i was so looking forward to the whole gang together and interacting. i was a little bummed about the weird tension between all the boys, but it makes a lot of sense, especially given the leo and frank fire/sammy situation. speaking of, that flashback scene with hazel and leo was so beautiful and heartwarming. so interesting that their lives are intertwined like that. also it hopefully means that hazel and leo WONT date because that would be weird right? right??? i mean i wouldn’t date my ex boyfriend great grandson so. leo was also amazing this book. loved how much he cared about festus and argo ii. the bit about him always being the seventh wheel made me so sad, especially considering his issues with loneliness. i have high hopes that this will change next book. also hope the frank and leo situation is resolved, because they could be such an unstoppable team.
this book definitely cemented jason as my least favorite of the seven. he just… didn’t do anything? except get knocked out and claim to be the leader. i just think he’s a lil boring. love his relationship with piper, who’s THE BEST!!! she’s just so wonderful. i loved her fight with hercules and refusing to let him win. also the way that she made friends with those mermaids (that was my fav bit of the whole book love some bonding). she really grew so much and her taking charge at the end and saving percy and jason’s ass was so so good.
was sad about not seeing much hazel and frank. especially hazel, i wanted to see her perspective, especially given the nico thing. but i’m sure we’re gonna see a lot of them next book (but i’m also scared that means we won’t see leo as much and i can’t have that). oh the bit with frank asking annabeth how to solve the chinese finger trap was soooooo sweet i loved it. also loved how it came in the end and saved annabeth.
now on to percy and annabeth my loves. they were such a highlight in a kinda depressing book. they are soulmates man they love each other so much it’s incredible. and of course that means they have to go to tartarus together. i’m still just so mad/sad about that. i mean nico, a son of hades, barely survived tartarus, how tf are they gonna? i’m hoping them having each other will help keep them sane. ugh.
excited to see more nico in the next one. hopefully it means he willl finally talk about his feelings/traumatic experiences instead of just being emo the whole time.
i know exactly one thing that happens in the next one, so super super excited !!!
okay i have recovered enough to write something cohesive.
loved this so much, definitely my favorite book so far. i was so looking forward to the whole gang together and interacting. i was a little bummed about the weird tension between all the boys, but it makes a lot of sense, especially given the leo and frank fire/sammy situation. speaking of, that flashback scene with hazel and leo was so beautiful and heartwarming. so interesting that their lives are intertwined like that. also it hopefully means that hazel and leo WONT date because that would be weird right? right??? i mean i wouldn’t date my ex boyfriend great grandson so. leo was also amazing this book. loved how much he cared about festus and argo ii. the bit about him always being the seventh wheel made me so sad, especially considering his issues with loneliness. i have high hopes that this will change next book. also hope the frank and leo situation is resolved, because they could be such an unstoppable team.
this book definitely cemented jason as my least favorite of the seven. he just… didn’t do anything? except get knocked out and claim to be the leader. i just think he’s a lil boring. love his relationship with piper, who’s THE BEST!!! she’s just so wonderful. i loved her fight with hercules and refusing to let him win. also the way that she made friends with those mermaids (that was my fav bit of the whole book love some bonding). she really grew so much and her taking charge at the end and saving percy and jason’s ass was so so good.
was sad about not seeing much hazel and frank. especially hazel, i wanted to see her perspective, especially given the nico thing. but i’m sure we’re gonna see a lot of them next book (but i’m also scared that means we won’t see leo as much and i can’t have that). oh the bit with frank asking annabeth how to solve the chinese finger trap was soooooo sweet i loved it. also loved how it came in the end and saved annabeth.
now on to percy and annabeth my loves. they were such a highlight in a kinda depressing book. they are soulmates man they love each other so much it’s incredible. and of course that means they have to go to tartarus together. i’m still just so mad/sad about that. i mean nico, a son of hades, barely survived tartarus, how tf are they gonna? i’m hoping them having each other will help keep them sane. ugh.
excited to see more nico in the next one. hopefully it means he willl finally talk about his feelings/traumatic experiences instead of just being emo the whole time.
i know exactly one thing that happens in the next one, so super super excited !!!
Memento Mori by Muriel Spark
5.0
I read this book for a class that I'm taking about the Twentieth century. I was not expecting much, as most of the time, I dislike books that are read in school settings. This was also written in the '50s, so I excepted a very dry and difficult-to-read book. But, that is not what I got. I absolutely loved this book. From the first page, I was encapsulated by this book. The premise is that a group of elderly friends and family are getting phone calls from an anonymous man saying "Remember you must die." This immediately interested me. Each character has an extremely distinct personality that makes you either love them or hate them. I was really drawn to the characters of Charmian, Jean Taylor, and Alec Warner. There aren't many books written about old people, and Sparks writes them very well. This book is very funny, even when it is talking about dark subjects like death. I found myself chuckling out loud, which isn't something I often do. The serious moments are also very well done. After some scenes, I had to put down the book and really think about what just happened and how it relates to my life. The themes of mortality are very prominent in this book. But, it is never overly-morbid. It leaves you thinking about death (in old age) in an almost positive way. The hints of postmodernism were also very interesting to me. This book left me thinking about life in a different way than I had before. I think this will stick with me forever. I highly recommend this book.