Trials of Apollo

                                    

                                          
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!
                          
OK, if the War against Gaea ended in August, and in January, Sally Jackson-Blofis was 7 months pregnant, that means that when Percy got home, he got the lovely surprise of his mother being 2 or 3 months pregnant. OK, my mind is spinning really hard. Like, seriously, what were his thoughts, his reactions? Where's Rick, I need to have a word with him. 
                          
Can we also talk about how awkward it must have been for Sally? I mean, Apollo is over 4,000 years old, yet when he sees Sally pregnant, he asks if something had cursed her. I mean, come on, Apollo!!! Then, Sally makes her seven layer bean dip, and Apollo's just like, "Seven is my lucky number..... You will be immortally famous for this.....yada yada yada." Like good grief! This is a pregnant woman who just took in a fallen god and a demigod, only one of which Percy even knows!!! Lay off the woman, Apollo!!!!! Gods help ALL of them. 
                          
Percy Quote 1: 
Percy's expression turned grim. He faced us. "You hear that, guys? A batch of cookies is depending on me. If you get me killed on the way to camp, I am going to be ticked off."
                          
Percy Quote 2: 
"Because Poseidon?" Meg asked... 
"Yep." Percy agreed. "That pretty much describes my entire life: because Poseidon." 
                          
Then there's this whole Blofis thing. Why in Hades would Apollo think that Blofis is a word you can speak like a curse. I'm banging my head on this bus window because Apollo is being so slow!!!!
                          
Percy Quote 3: 
"You know, I keep thinking, I have now killed every single thing in Greek mythology. But the list never seems to end." Percy says. 
"You haven't killed me, yet." I noted. 
"Don't tempt me." 
*a/n THE SASS!!!!!!* 
                          
Then there's this whole little weirs, slightly gruesome scene with the karpos (a grain spirit) where he's like, "Oh dear... I hope you weren't eating dinner as you read that." Like what the crap, Apollo?!?!! Well, more like what the crap Rick, but you get what I mean. Like, was that weird description really so important as to be in there? Ugh!!!!
                          
Percy Quote 4 & 5: 
".... A peach a day keeps the plague spirits away!" [Apollo] 
Percy sneezed. "I thought it was apples and doctors." 
The karpos hissed. 
"Or peaches," Percy said. "Peaches work too " 
"Peaches." Agreed the karpos. 
Percy wiped his nose. "Not criticizing, but why is he grooting?" 
Meg frowned. "Grooting?" 
"Yeah, like that character in the movie... Only saying one thing over and over." 
                          
A little guardians of the galaxy for you..... I really want to see that whole movie. I've only ever seen bits and pieces. But... I do know who Groot is.
And can I just say that Rick must be in other fandoms. I mean, you've got Aquaman quotes, Guardians of the Galaxy, and there are several in the HoO series! Plus, doesn't he give a shout out Cassandra Clare in like the Magnus Chase books? 
                          
MAJOR SPOILER FOR ALL!!!! 
Leo..... 
LEO!!!!! 
I look in the back of the book, trying to look something up in the glossary, and I catch that Leo and Calypso (YES!!! CALEO ALL THE WAY!!!) are having a conversation with Apollo!!!! AHHHHH ASDFGHJKL ASDFGHJKL!!!!!!!!
                          
Oh my gods!!!! Can we talk about how Will heals his own dad!!! Awkward..... But you know.... Eeeekk! 
                          
And then, the first thing that Apollo confides his son with is the fact that he has several mortal physical flaws. And Will's just like, "Really dad?" Its awesome. 
                          
And then there's this whole Solangelo deal... While I am a major Reynico shipper, I will say, to Solangelo shippers, you will love this book. Solangelo is a kind of big deal. I said this cause, Solangelo makes a lot of y'all happy, so I'm chill with whatever. 
                          
Did I mention that I got a freakin bumper sticker in my book?!?!?! It says, "I'd rather be driving my sun chariot." I'm totally putting it on my car... When I get one and am old enough to drive. 
                          
OK.... Is anyone else mad that Rick made Miranda Gardiner dissapear?!?!? Just why?! Why would you do that? I don't know much about her, but I do know that she is important and Rick is being very stupid, if she doesn't appear towards the end pthe book, serious stuff is going down!!!!
(BTW, I am writing this as i read the book.) 
                          
Also, does anyone think that the inspiration for the maze in the Maze Runner Series was made based off of the Labyrinth, like the one Daedalus built? 
                          
Oh, and who can forget that Connor asked Chiron and the Ares cabin if the Ares cabin was going to stick Apollos head on a freaking toilet. Connor Stoll thought that the Ares cabin was so stupid that they would stick a god's head in a toilet. May I add, one of the 12 main gods! I mean, just wow, they're smart enough to plan pranks, but dumb enough to think that the Ares cabin would stick Apollos head in a toilet. Just.....wow. OK. Just wow. 
                          
And why is everyone so surprised that Megs mom is Demeter? I knew is really fast! Like to me, it was obvious. 
                          
OK, and this whole thing where Apollo has never had bacon! Like, oh my gods, guys, I cannot imagine a life without Bacon, OK. But yes, I love bacon, but why the heck would you write an ode to bacon? I just, cannot handle this god, right now. Zeus may think its amusing, but I'm thinking it's annoying. 
                          
Then Rick gives a daughter of Demeter allergies. What the crap? What other daughter of Demeter has allergies?!? Ugh, Rick is weird. 
                          
Then there's this thing that the chapter title is another one of Apollo's terrible haiku's. That is 39 terrible haiku's!!!!! 
                          
And why, WHY does Rick think that it is okay to sent kids into the Labyrinth. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover barely made it out, and they were slightly scarred. Don't even get me started on Chris!!!! It makes me so mad that Rick sent him down there, and he came back all disoriented, and crazy, now he has the nerve to send THE ENTIRE FREAKING CAMP down there! This guy needs to sort out his priories!
                          
I'm not even done with the book yet, but I've given you enough spoilers. For now...