MoA Countdown Day THIRTY!

Through September I'll post all the things that I’m looking forward to in Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and sort of hoping/thinking that could happen. A post every day! If I can stay in schedule, it's surely a miracle. 

Of course I hope I'm amusing someone else besides myself and I’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree or if I missed something. Obviously not every thing is going to make the list, since I have exactly 32 things to post. The last one will go up on October 2nd. And if you're wondering, these are not in any special order.

30)No hate

This isn’t actually something that I'm hoping about the books, but about the fandom. 
I have no right to tell anyone how to behave, but what I’m hoping for is no hating between ships no matter what happens in Mark of Athena. 

I mean, almost anything could happen, right? You never know what Riordan’s gonna do next. So even if LeoxReyna doesn’t happen, I’m not gonna flip. I’ll just keep it as my own personal headcanon. 

MoA Countdown Day TwentyNine

Through September I'll post all the things that I’m looking forward to in Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and sort of hoping/thinking that could happen. A post every day! If I can stay in schedule, it's surely a miracle. 

Of course I hope I'm amusing someone else besides myself and I’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree or if I missed something. Obviously not every thing is going to make the list, since I have exactly 32 things to post. The last one will go up on October 2nd. And if you're wondering, these are not in any special order.

29)FRIENDS

I was going to make these separate, but since I made all the reunions separate... I might have stretched those too long already so this is just in one same post.
 I want all the friends being friends. You remember that moment in the Son of Neptune when the Percy, Hazel and Frank are flying to Alaska? Yes, that friendship moment. Or in the Lost Hero when Piper, Leo and Jason when they're re-clothed by Aphrodite! 

Some small moment between friends when things are momentarily quieter. Whether it’s between Jason, Piper and Leo or Percy, Hazel and Frank or Hannibal and Arion, it doesn’t matter. Just some quiet moment where they can all sit back and enjoy each others’ company. (And, well, enjoy being alive)

So...

Mark of Athena arrived today. I know, I was surprised, too! Nevermind why, Book Depository almost always releases my pre-orders a week before their actual release: and because it takes sometimes seven days for my local post to sort out the packages, it works fine for me. (Well, with Unspoken it took even longer and I'm still convinced one of the post-people must have read it before it got to me.) But dear BD released Mark of Athena on Monday and it was here on today, on Friday: one of the fastest ever! 

But now I'm faced with the problem that I'll just end up inhaling the book in one sitting and then... I won't have a book to read. Damn. 
And, and, my week has been horrible! I've struggled with a lot of paper work and actually very silly decisions that are going to decide my future. They still give me headaches and what I really need is one of Riordan's masterpieces to curl around! But. I. Must. Resist. The. Temptation. 

So instead I'm going to post a review of Bloodrose, the final installment in Andrea Cremer's mind-blowing trilogy -and it's going to be even more senseless than my review of Wolfsbane. And I'm going to post about Unspoken. It won't be a review, but I love Sarah Rees Brennans' writing too much to not fangirl about it and I need to put my love for Kami to words and shout them at the internet. 

After I've done that, I can start reading Mark of Athena. 

PS. No, I won't talk about Mark of Athena before it releases and probably not right after that either. I'm trying to think when to post about it, but I'll put huge spoiler warnings at the beginning. 

MoA Countdown Day TwentyEight

Through September I'll post all the things that I’m looking forward to in Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and sort of hoping/thinking that could happen. A post every day! If I can stay in schedule, it's surely a miracle. 

Of course I hope I'm amusing someone else besides myself and I’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree or if I missed something. Obviously not every thing is going to make the list, since I have exactly 32 things to post. The last one will go up on October 2nd. And if you're wondering, these are not in any special order.

28) Percy reuniting with his mom

C’mon, he’s been missing for eight months. Surely he’ll at least Iris-message her? He's done it before, so he could do it again? The last time was just voice message and now he’s on his way to another quest that he might die on, so now is the time! 

I won’t lie, I’d really like a Jackson family group hug to happen.

MoA Countdown Day TwentySeven

Through September I'll post all the things that I’m looking forward to in Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and sort of hoping/thinking that could happen. A post every day! If I can stay in schedule, it's surely a miracle. 

Of course I hope I'm amusing someone else besides myself and I’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree or if I missed something. Obviously not every thing is going to make the list, since I have exactly 32 things to post. The last one will go up on October 2nd. And if you're wondering, these are not in any special order.

27)Reyna being awesome

I felt like I had to add this after I saw some fans hating on Reyna. 

I think she’s awesome and though I’d like her to end up with Leo, I’m not hardcore shipping it and it’s not the main point for me. 

I want Reyna to be happy and to stay as praetor. I mean, how awesome is it that Camp Jupiter is basically led by a girl? She’s the camp’s leader!

While yes, romantic interest would be great because I think she’d like someone strong to stand by her side (as praetor or not) because she’s got a tough job and she’s a little lonely. But she’s too independent to let that stand in her happiness’ way. 

So I can’t wait for Reyna to be the awesome lady she is. 

MoA Countdown Day TwentySix

Through September I'll post all the things that I’m looking forward to in Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and sort of hoping/thinking that could happen. A post every day! If I can stay in schedule, it's surely a miracle. 

Of course I hope I'm amusing someone else besides myself and I’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree or if I missed something. Obviously not every thing is going to make the list, since I have exactly 32 things to post. The last one will go up on October 2nd. And if you're wondering, these are not in any special order.

So close now!

26) Jason and Percy meeting each other -at last! 

Imagine having to face these to in a battle! 

They’re so similar, yet so different! Jason’s shyer and he’s more let’s-stay-calm and follow-the-rules. But Percy’s sarcastic and he stood up to Mars when he’d lost his memory. And with Percy having Jason’s job now... Awkward... 

And you bet they'll disagree about how to handle some things. Percy might seem rash at first and Jason too cold. 

It's going to be interesting! The battle on the cover of Mark of Athena looks awesome but I just really want them to get along. 

MoA Countdown Day TwentyFive

Through September I'll post all the things that I’m looking forward to in Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and sort of hoping/thinking that could happen. A post every day! If I can stay in schedule, it's surely a miracle. 

Of course I hope I'm amusing someone else besides myself and I’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree or if I missed something. Obviously not every thing is going to make the list, since I have exactly 32 things to post. The last one will go up on October 2nd. And if you're wondering, these are not in any special order.

25)Finally finding out what Mark of Athena means

Why is it so bad? Why is there a prophecy about it? Why is it Annabeth’s duty? What does the Mark part of it mean? Is it a literal mark or just referring to something? And does it mean literally burning through Rome? Wait, which Rome? 

WHY IS IT SO BAD?

MoA Countdown TwentyFour

Through September I'll post all the things that I’m looking forward to in Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and sort of hoping/thinking that could happen. A post every day! If I can stay in schedule, it's surely a miracle. 

Of course I hope I'm amusing someone else besides myself and I’d love to hear what you think, if you agree or disagree or if I missed something. Obviously not every thing is going to make the list, since I have exactly 32 things to post. The last one will go up on October 2nd. And if you're wondering, these are not in any special order.

24) Tyson & Ella

Don’t tell me you don’t think they’re cute together. They so are! I'm not even necessarily talking about these two romantically (because that's a little weird to think about) but I like them as a team. Tyson's strong enough to protect Ella and Ella can point where to hit! Their scene at the end of SoN, at the battle was so... well, cute. 

And who the better to protect Ella than Tyson? You know Octavian’s going to want to get his hands on Ella’s brain. And Tyson won’t let that happen!