#the lightning thief

[couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name]

also I love that Grover gets separated from the kids and immediately starts playing mind games with a god. he's like finally I don't have to be a good role model for a second. let's talk brutality.

[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

Athena, goddess of wisdom, and all-powerful, being the only person that Annabeth could call on for help; being so cruel that she would be complicit in her daughter's death just out of spite.

Percy, age 12, weak and dying, having told Annabeth they could never be friends; not only sacrifices himself to save Annabeth's life without a minute's thought, but does it without her having to ask for help.

[g0thnico]

the lineup if anyone wants that

[poppitron360]

I honestly think that “the gods are real, and they have kids, and those kids have ISSUES” is still the best description of the Riordanverse I’ve heard to-date.

[moonlit-typewriter]

Whoever cast Echidna as a PTA mom was so right for that

Mother of all monsters? Yeah, I’ll bet her kid is the absolute worst

and she knows it

It’s giving “how dare you accuse my child of such a thing. We do so much for this school and this is what we get?”

[murasaki-cha]

I'm rereading TLT because I have horrible impulse control and i will never get over the stark contrast of the Lotus Casino scenes of both the movie and book

Because movie Percy's like:

Percy: *high on lotus flowers having the time of his life* This is amazing~

Poseidon: *godly whispera in his brain* Percy you're in trouble get out of there

Percy: Oh sh*t he's right! We gotta go

Meanwhile the absolute perfection book Percy goes:

Percy: *while playing games* Oh man I having a great time! I feel warm and happy and relaxed and safe and enjoying life! I have not felt this amazing in years!

Percy:.....

Percy: something's horribly wrong

[milo-igidk]

put your clothes back on were going to talk about how musicals are the best media to adapt books in cause its the only one that allows the characters to express their feelings and internal monologue as they do on page

[skullsandcorals]

"I'm dyslexic. I'm not stupid."

[villainofthepiece]

the lines “this has always been a family story” and “this is the kind of family they are” are SICKENING in the context of a series that starts with “the campers here, they're mostly good people. after all, we're extended family, right? we take care of each other” and ends with “family, luke. you promised”

[hyacjnthus]

outward displays of queerness in the chb chronicles as narrated by me (up to what i’ve read)

the lightning thief: not much gay rep here tbh

sea of monsters: same for here

the titan’s curse: bianca di angelo and zoe nightshade, artemis is aroace, all hunters are aroace

the battle of the labyrinth: something but idk what

the last olympian: silena beauregard and clarisse la rue being literal lesbians and parallels to achilles and patroclus

the lost hero: whatever tf leo valdez and jason grace had going on

the son of neptune: nico di angelo being in the closet

the mark of athena: whatever tf leo valdez and jason grace had going on

the house of hades: we all know what happened in this book

the blood of olympus: nico di angelo and will solace at the end

the hidden oracle: nico di angelo and will solace at the beginning, narrated by a bisexual

the dark prophecy: leo valdez being himself, those two lesbians who gave up being hunters of artemis to be together, narrated by a bisexual

the burning maze: jason grace being himself, narrated by a bisexual

the tyrant’s tomb: literal lesbians, reyna avila ramirez-arellano being asexual, aroace minerva and hunters, whatever tf reyna and thalia grace had going on, narrated by a bisexual

the tower of nero: nico di angelo and will solace through the whole book, piper and shel being girlfriends, narrated by a bisexual

the sun and the star: nico di angelo and will solace

[imafuckinstar]

i could never be a demigod because quests are literally only for morning people. like why do i have to wake up at the ass crack of dawn just to head to my imminent death with a side of eternal damnation. waking up that early is already punishment enough for paying the debt of my half-godly existence.

[percyjackson-post]

I feel like we don’t talk about how ICONIC the scene of Percy getting claimed is. Like Annabeth being the first one to put the puzzle together and force him into the creek? All the campers watching in astonishment and horror as his wounds stitch themselves together before their eyes!? THE ENTIRE CAMP KNEELING BEFORE THIS CONFUSED 12 YEAR OLD!? Not to mention the “Earthshaker, Stormbringer, Father of Horses. Hail, Perseus Jackson, Son of the Sea God.” quote!!! Absolutely ICONIC scene, and I need more people to talk about the raw power that scene holds because I’ve been chasing the high of reading that for years now.

[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

"the dumb kids" otherwise known as

gatekeep girlboss gaslight

malewife mansplain manipulate

[sirgawainofgalifrey]

You know, now that Athena has gotten pissed off and tried to kill Annabeth, and we know that later Hera is gunning for her as well, they should keep it going

Like by the end of the series we could have Percy "picking a knife fight with every single god" Jackson paralleled by all the gods fistfighting over who gets to personally murder Annabeth.

[justsmth2]

kids! :3

[ilovepjo]

they are so important to me