AN: Hold up! I would like to see if you guys would enjoy any of my other stories.(Skip to the bottom to learn more about me.) Bold are Complete.
Demigods React to Select Quotes That Will Blow Your Mind is my first one so it's the roughest around the edges but it's cool according to everyone but me. I don't hate it and really it's quite good, but the spelling, grammar, and punctuation is the most lacking in that one. I don't think it's that noticeable though. It's about the gods from the 70's I think trying to guess who said different quotes from throughout the books. The demigods get some fan art I liked at the time to react to and everyone gets a break to catch up on what they missed and just relax.
Back to the Past, Changing the Future, is a whole bunch of Greeks going back to the winter solstice Luke stole the mast bolt and tried to fix it. Then they tell the camp what went down in their world and scare them all to death. Kinda like this one really, just with demigods and more plot. It's really good.
My current pet project is Crazy by Default. It's every Luke-centered head cannon I've ever read about or come up with pared with all the pre-Percy camp life I am always looking for.
Luke wasn't the hero, villain, or bystander but was dead anyway. He had a secret though. A secret that came out while his body burned, and this secret, well, it changed everything. Inspired by Bebe Rexha's I'll Show You Crazy. Since his mother took on the oracle or tried in the least, the soul of the zombie decided to escape. This was her chance for revenge. She was this close to the Hero of the stupid prophecy that locked her in her own body and since the gods took her down, why not take their savior down with her? Or better yet: Olympus.
Rain in Connecticut. A TV-styled one about Luke's mom being freed from her curse once the prophecy has come to fruition. I'm pretty proud of that one it's pretty funny once you get past chapter two.
Demigod Questioning needs some work but if you want to read through it and give me ideas it would be much appreciated.
Demigods Learn What the Gods are Up to, is the demigods having a sleepover before wondering what the gods are doing and Hestia wanting to try out a prank. It's a great humor one and gives a different spin on how the gods act when the mortals are away.
To Rescue a Princess- Nico Di Angelo This one I really don't want to spoil to much of so...... Nico gets assigned a quest by Zues to go rescue the pirate goddess Calypso's daughter and Reyna, Will and some others go after him by order of Hades who is threatening war if Nico dies. Don't forget about the snobby princess who scrambled this whole mess. This one is the opposite and quite dark but all the best ones are right? It's still friendly and whatnot as I don't plan on making Mature stories. Every chapter is 2800 words. Not very long compared to some I have written (this thing even is 5330 words)but for a consecutive pace it's a lot. I'll shut up now.
Then I don't know whether any of you are into Star Wars, Marvel, or Miraculous Ladybug but I have some one-shots on those that have some good plots. Better writing.
You can find them by clicking my name where ever it is and it should bring you to whatever deally has my stories on it. Thank you so much for all the comments and reviews. Now go read something cooler than a AN. Have fun Percy Jackson fans and good night.
-Incrediblygrassy
P.S. Just out of curiosity of the fandom and to get to know you all, I think it's fun to see people's perceptions of the books...
Who is your favorite/least favorite: ()'s are not my favorite or any of that. Did I organize it to have the most options so I don't have to pick a favorite? YES!
Narrator? Why? (Carter, Reyna, Piper, Magnus, ext.)
Series? Why? (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Kane Chronicles, ext.)
Book? Why? (Lost Hero, Battle of the Labyrinth, Hidden Oracle, ext.)
Main character? Why? (NARRATOR for more than one book: Percy, Piper, Sadie, Magnus, Lester, ext.)
Side character? Why? (Thalia, Nico, Hearthstone, Bast, Clarisse, Will, ext.)
Weapon? Why? (Jack, Riptide, Who-ever's-it-is's knife, Reyna's invincible cape, ext.)
Greek demigod? Why? (Katie, Drew, Annabeth, Leo, ext.)
Roman demigod? Why? (Jason, Reyna, Hazel, ext.)
Magician? Why? (Carter, Zia, Walt, ext.)
Einherjar? Why? (Alix, Malory, Halfborn, ext.)
Magic creature from each sieries? Why? (Juniper, Grover, Hearthstone, Blitz, Tyson, Ella, Mrs. Oleary, Small Bob, Freak, ext.)
Mortal? Why? (Rachel, Sally, Sumeria, ext)
Villain? Why? (Luke, Kronos, Niro, Geia, ext.)
Dead person? Why? (Bianca, Zoe, Salina, Jason, Bes, ext.)
Monster? Why? (Kelly, Medusa, any of Percy's siblings, ext. {NO GODS, TITANS, FRIENDLY MONSTERS[Mrs. Oleary, Chiron, Small Bob, ext.] OR GIANTS})
Greek/Roman Olympian god? Why? (Ares/Mars, Zues/Jupiter, Apollo/Apollo/Lester, ext.)
Greek/Roman minor god? Why? (Balona, Hades, Hestia, Nike, Bob, ext.)
Egyptian god? Why? (Anubis, Bast, Bes, Happy, ext.)
Norse god? Why? (Frey, Freya, Tyr, ext.)
Pantheon? Why? (Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse)
My Answers:
My favorite narrator was Carter because he kept his head the best, had the brains, and was still funny. I love Percy, Leo, and Magnus because they were so freaking funny and surprisingly complex at times but I just really like how Carter puts stuff down. Same with Apollo; I loved the depth in character but he was just a little too whiny in the bigining to go up to favorite.
My least favorite narrator is Frank. He just seemed a little flat. I don't think his character was brought out very well in the chapters he was given. I remember getting to know parts of his personality better from the point of view of Annabeth and Leo than I did when it was his turn to shine. I love what he brings to the story, like the Mars/Ares battle, but he is just the least influential to me.
I loved the Kane Chronicles so much. I have always been obsessed with Egyptian mythology and just Egypt in general so when I read this it just stuck a little more than the others. I feel that Rick did a really good job having it go side by side with his other books. You can really believe that there is a world of magic and mist out there, all living together trying to keep the gods and monsters from destroying the human race. I really liked Carter and Sadie too. The sibling dynamics was a nice break from the romance of the Percy Jackson series that I read before. I read them in the order they were written.
My favorite book on the other hand, is The Last Olympian. The power and the messages just really blew me away when reading about the Battle of Manhattan. The deaths really shook me, and the lessons jammed in and implied just left me in awe. I loved how it wrapped up the series and took the whole thing to a new level. You can't get much better than Annabeth Chase calling Percy Jackson a coward.
The best main character in my opinion is Leo. He has the humor to bring around any situation and the determination of a hero. His backstory was sad but fueled his every move. It brought his hatred and sense of 'I have to do this' to life for Geia. I thought he was well-written and loved how he was super smart, up there with Annabeth and Percy/Frank, but still so insecure. He was a beautifully written teenager, that coming from a current 8th grader.
The worst main character for me was Annabeth. I loved her and what she stood for in the PJO series but in HOO it all just kind of fell apart. It seemed like her whole character was reduced to finding Percy, finding that Statue, and being the voice of reason. She always knew what to do and no one ever questioned her. She is the boss and shouldn't be questioned, but there were too many people on that boat that I wish she would have had to prove herself to.
The best side character is Clarisse La Rue. That little punk was so funny when I read it the first time. I just loved the depth of her character for how little we see her. I think she plays a key role throughout the first series. I think the points she brings up to Percy are just as important as the ones that Luke does. All these different people had to bring these points to his attention, put it in his head for him to be able to do something about it when he did. I think that the front-line warrior with too much pride is an amazingly built character.
Worst side character is Walt. I would like to know what super influential part of the story he played. Yes he allowed Anubis and Sadie to be together but like, what else? He just didn't add that much to the story. He seems a little undeveloped. Maybe if I had seen more of him I would have a better opinion of him.
The best Weapon is obviously Jack. Talking, singing, super helpful sword who ditches you for dates with other motionless weapons? Yes! This humor-generating masterpiece deserves that epic. This sword brought that whole series to another level of awesome, and it started out pretty high.
My favorite Greek demigod is the one and only - Thalia Grace. The punk rock, lieutenant of Artemis just puts a level of 'oh yeah, this'll be good' in the air. Her backstory was creative and the character continues to develop in almost every series. I think the things we learn from different people's perspectives bring this character to life. From Luke to Reyna she has all these different impressions she leaves on people to get an all-around sense of who she is, what she believes in, and what she stands for.
My least favorite Greek is Will Solace. I love what he has done for Nico but I just don't like the lack of character we get from him. Now I have only read up to the first book of the Trials of Apollo but I just can't really ship two people with this little past interaction. He's just mentioned everywhere and you don't really see a lot of him to really understand what would run through his head if blank happened. With this talk of a Solangalo book coming out maybe I will get the backstory and chemistry I need to enjoy this character a little more. I have high hopes for four books and a maybe to fix my stand here.
My favorite Roman is Reyna. I love how she brings a scene I had literally forgotten from books past and shoves it in Percy's face. I love her independence, her sense of family, and leadership skills. I just love how she keeps her head, stays diplomatic, and still gets things done in the aftermath of rejection, loss, and trauma. I adore how she takes Nico under her wing and makes him feel like someone cares. It wasn't Jason who got him to stick around, it was this queen.
My least favorite Roman is Michael Kahale. I just really don't like how he stands by while Octavian rips apart the very foundation of Rome. He seems to not like it yet doesn't do anything. In my opinion, if you believe in something, especially if it's something you think is wrong, you have to stand up for it, fight back. I just don't like enablers.
My favorite magician from the House of Life is Carter Kane. I just feel he was a lot more relatable compared to Sadie. Sadie seems just a little overrated. I think that Carter's life story is cool. I love the fact that he's the smart one saving everybody's butt, yet still names his griffon Freak. Or gets his secret name taken by his sister. You know you have it bad when your adviser is your slightly spoiled, boy-crazy, sarcastic, violent sister, and you have to listen to her because you are basically her slave. She loves you, but that's always a last resort. I really love that he has the "I know everything about Egypt and it's finally coming in handy; maybe I won't die today" vibe. I don't know, I just know he's my favorite from the Kane Chronicles.
My least favorite magician is Walt, but since I have already bashed him I will say Zia. I loved Zia when she was first introduced, but then she died. That caused some issues. I just feel like she was such a don't mess with me character, had a lot of cool traits, and brought a lot to the story, but she just didn't have that level that a lot of the characters had. I feel that she needed to reject Carter a little longer. Like maybe ask him out on a date after he saves her in the battle against snake dude. If he saved her at all during that, I don't know it's been forever since I read that one.
My favorite dead Norse demigod is Mallory. She just picks up on things, brings a laugh to the story, is another really aggressive female character that brings a little humor to the laugh-your-butt-off series. I think how much we got of her in the Ship of the Dead was amazing. It really allowed us to get to know her a lot better. I definitely would not be saying this if we hadn't gotten that from her in the last book. I think having her mom be the peace, queen lady was a nice twist. I think her complex relationship with Halfborn is really interesting. I really like her teasing Magnus and the depth that this side character was given. Really makes you realize how amazing Rick is to give all these side characters so much detail.
I don't have a least favorite floor 19 resident.
My favorite magic dude from the PJO is Grover du. I loved Grover, always have. I hated Luke so hard when I first read through because it seemed that he couldn't just keep his mouth shut when it came to bashing the goat man. I just love his determination to find Pan, creativeness in situations, and his loyalty to Percy. I want a best friend like Grover people.
From KC it would have to be the ax man or if Zia's clay fake counts then that. I loved the ax man, his betrayal was just awesome. You saw it coming but it was still hilarious. I loved Zia when she was a clay lady. Then she went off and died.
From HOO it would have to be Small Bob or Ella. Those two are awesome. I'm a cat hoarder myself so I'm biased on saber tooth kittens but Ella is awesome. And with Ella there's Tyson who is giant baby man who loves his brother to a fault. Love him too.
And this is the point in which you remember that thing that was nagging you while you write the last paragraph: COUCH HEDGE! Yo this violent, protective, karate-watching, father is what you want your chaperone to be. How does Hedge manage to bring so much problems and fix so many at the same time? Who knows? Love the guy.
From MCGA we got the Hearthstone. It's really hard to pick between statue, fashionista, PASSWORD, duck-chucking, dwarf and his "Nobody touches my elf!" (Or something) I love Hearth's monologue while Thor interprets every thing super wrong. His backstory needed to be just a step darker. Considering how dark it is already I shouldn't say that, but I was expecting his father to be some sadistic, psycho, abusive, rapist who took advantage of the kid who can't ask for help. That's about the backstory I had going before my dark bubble was popped, thankfully really. I loved Hearth though. He had his, "My time to shine, honey" moments that were great, and the "The world is crashing down around me. Why is Magnus signing 'love' at that giant? I am missing something here." Moments that really brought this to life.
TOA I have read one book of but of that book I loved the evil apple baby. I think that he's going to be epic in future books. There's just not that many creatures in that book.
Mortals. I really love Rachel. I harbor no ill feelings for her; I think she's awesome. Sally is the ideal mother, but you want a mortal who takes them both out of the running? Look at Samaria. That valkery is just amazing. I really like rude characters (Reyna, Clarisse, Percy, Nico) so she is amazing. She owned that fist book and was a laughing stock in the second but she is still awesome and empowering. She gets the whole enchilada in my book.
Everyone hates the villains, right? They are usually stupid, but I like the villains who have great motives and backstories. My favorite is Luke. Probably because he was the one with the most character and the least stupid.( Who attacks a summer camp in summer????) I didn't like him when I first read the books, but when I read it to my brother I picked up on stuff I didn't the first time. I really liked to think about how some scenes coming from the point of view of the jealous boyfriend could change things. Like Luke's death and leading up to it make it seem like Luke likes Annabeth, but if you look at it from an unbiased outside opinion and try to think about how some things could be perceived wrong, it makes things really interesting. I think he's a fun character to write as well, because you can go so many ways with him, like: psycho, insane, guilt-ridden, metaphor-speaking genius, hot-headed, volatile, bipolar, hell-bent on revenge, tortured, remorseful, or any combination. It's fun when a character could be acting more than what everyone thinks. He fooled everyone for over a year. Over a year of fake smiles, laughing along, and lying through every glance. How well do our characters really know him? How well do we? It's fun to explore.
My least favorite: Geia. I think that she could have been way cooler. I like how she was written but she could have had just the extra edge. She is the primordial earth mother for gods's sake. I think that Nico's capture should have ended worse. Not with him dead, but, like, maybe she ordered someone to make sure he couldn't speak. Torture per say, or just cut out his tongue. I feel that she shouldn't have been stupid enough to leave that huge aid out in the open like that. She should have known that these demigods can beat your children by this point. I feel that she, being the oldest and seeing everyone fail, should have had a better run than what happened. She just seemed a little stupid to me.
I feel like even without reading into Trials of Apollo I like Jason the best. I have been spoiled that he's dead as it's not really that well hidden. I had the Lost Hero sitting on my music stand and someone in my orchestra just went out and said he died. When I first read Heroes of Olympus I was just waiting for Jason to die because he seemed so boring! But after I got into the fandom side of things and saw how everyone painted him and rereading it I saw how cool Jason really was. Just because he may not be as funny as Leo or as educated as Annabeth, he is still a great leader, sophisticated negotiator, and experienced part of the crew. I feel the fandom makes him either stupid or mean, and I think both are just too far from the truth. He is very intelligent. Just like Leo isn't all jokes, Jason isn't all muscle bros and gals. Both these characters are very smart and sophisticated. Jason just on the more calm and collected side of the fence.
My least favorite dead person is Octavian. I don't particularly like a lot of other dead people, (*cough* Zoe*cough* Bianca*cough*) but Octavian is by far the worst. HE KILLS TEDDY BEARS. That is inexcusable. I don't care if killing live animals isn't ethical anymore, neither should killing children's hopes and dreams. He is a power-hungry, tyrannical, diplomatic, psychopath. The things he does to the legion are horrible even before Reyna leaves. He bribed/threatened people to get votes, he stepped out of line at every turn to manipulate the crowds, and he trash-talked other legionaries. Did I forget something? Hmm something really big? Does it happen to involve a Centurion Shishkebab? Yeah he sucks.
My favorite monster is Mrs. Dodds. I love the math teacher. I think she's funny and is a really good monster. She's smart and calculated. She's very respectable compared to a lot of the others. She answers to Hades and doesn't seem to want demigods dead unless she is instructed to kill one. She adds a funny alibi to a, otherwise quite gruesome, demon. She has respect for Percy, and enough restraint to back off and leave him alone on multiple occasions. She's just a lot better, nice wise and productive.
My least is the same as Annabeth's: Kelly. She just seems like the definition of a psychopathic prison runner. I feel like just the way she touches Nico in that one scene, plus her and Luke's relationship not being even remotely healthy. I don't think she's capable of anything good. She's fairly smart and extremely powerful, but her character is just the half-baked evil villain.
OOH, for the gods it's tough. I really like Hermes. I really really do. He's probably who I'm gonna have to go with as he has some amazing ways of looking at things and is by far one of the best parents you can have. He cares the most about his kids I think, oh but he did do a LOT of bad things, but I think that he would have learned his lesson with Luke and Chris. I believe that even if all the others brushed it off and said whatever, Hermes seems like the type of person to learn from it and try to be better this time. I really like how he feels the impact of what Luke and Chris are doing. His quote of, "You can't give up on family, no matter how hard they make it." Is one of my favorites. I feel like he has done the least harm in a lot of demigods' lives, and will continue to fix what harm he did and make sure to not repeat it.
My least favorite is Ares, hands down. Your own daughter should not flinch when you raise your hand. You do not hit a girl period, but definitely not your own daughter for trivial things. He screwed things up with Kronos too. He listened and got twisted(If Kronos could twist god's minds how were mortals supposed to deny him?) and nearly caused the end of the world. He constantly held grudges and sent kids to their deaths in multiple books. I like his Roman form a tiny bit better, but it's tiny. He also threatened people who were on a quest to save his half-sister? Who does that? Ares.
My favorite minor god is Hades. He has some serious issues but I feel that's because a lot of bad things have happened to him. He was literally ousted and isolated for nothing. That doesn't excuse telling your son you wish he was dead and not his sister, but it does explain a lot of the other things. I loved his speech when the gang first meet him. I feel he is the most understandable and relatable of the gods. I really liked how he was written as the half bad/half good person. He's a good person with a problem with holding grudges and going about things really wrong. But he fixes it with a heart-to-heart death conversation and a zombie chofer so everything's just great. He's really a well-written character though.
My least is Cupid, not for how he's written but again for what he does. I feel that there is a difference between facing life and having it thrown in your face. It's like being scared of heights and being pushed off an airplane to fix it. You don't conquer anything that way. I also think that that conversation could have been less violent and in private and it would have gotten the message through better. You don't violently out someone to a guy he doesn't know very well, nor trust at all, after being traumatized to start with, and having no idea how this Roman is going to react. Hell, he probably thought Jason was going to beat him or something. That would have been appropriate in that time that he would have programmed in his brain, so why did Cupid do it? To be a butt, that's why I hate him.
Have I mentioned I'm a cat lover? I loved Bast. Her character was amazing; she was super strong and protective. She is a cat with a great personality and a laid-back but still able to kick your butt if you mess with her babies kind of character. I love how she just adopts Sadie and Carter. Her friendship with Bes is cool too. I think her beating up crocodile dude to protect the siblings is a heartfelt scene. Didn't she have to go back to fighting Chaos Snake so he doesn't take over again? I feel like I would have started crying if that happened. I love that cat lady.
My least favorite was Isis. I feel she was the manipulative one. I don't like manipulative people. I feel like she was the one who told Sadie to forget her brother or something and go do something. Or was that Nekabet? I don't know. I need to reread this series obviously. It's the next one I read to my brother so this part might change when I realize how dumb a lot of this is.
My favorite Norse god was Thor because he was so stupid. He was arrogant and an idiot. He was so fun to read about. I wanted to read more chapters with him just because he was annoying. His inability to listen to advice or logic makes him hilarious, especially with his epic goats. I love those goats.
I didn't care for his wife much. She seemed a little bla. She seemed girly-girl and high-strung. I just remember not liking her much, but she did give Hearth ruins so she's not too bad.
I think I've made it clear I would be in the Egyptian house of life, just to meet the Kane siblings. I feel that when chaos isn't trying to take over it is one of the safer ones, and you get cool magic that can be used to help people, or blow stuff up.
Magnus Chase is my second choice for a LOT of these. I love that character so much. He's so funny. The series is my CLOSE second and as a narrator, he is the bomb. He is just so interesting with his very non-violent personality. Favorite chapters are, "I start off small" and "I have a big finish."
Nico Di Angelo is another character I would like to talk about. He is not as immature and stupid as a lot of the fandom things make him seem. He's thoroughly traumatized and a very mature, serious character. He is the person you would want in a war room or as a spy collecting information. He is very sensible, thinks things through, and is protective of his few friends. His days of holding immature grudges and crushes are over, and he is beyond a lot of the other characters in maturity despite being one of the youngest. He is a different person around different people as well. He might be happy and laughing occasionally around Will but with anyone else besides maybe Jason, Reyna, or Hazel, he would still be your stony-faced guy in the corner not really wanting to be noticed. I just feel like a lot of things I read about him be it a meme or a full fan fiction, they get it wrong.
A lot of authors including myself screw up the characters from what they should be. I am trying really hard for any writing I do going forward to make the characters as closely resemble what they would in the books as I can. I have a few head cannons myself that differ a little but I am really trying to keep things book compliant. Nothing's worse than reading some futuristic fan fiction and realizing that Jason's a drunk despite swearing off alcohol.
If you have any questions for me feel free to ask. I love to talk Percy Jackson with people, all the people I used to have moved on to anime..... nothing against them but I got stuck in the Greek mythology boat. I am not even looking at a lot of the stuff I have written in the past as a lot of it is horrific in spelling, grammar, the whole 9 yards that I don't even try to edit it so please don't judge my writing off of anything you see in these. I think you have to read a few from a writer in order to get their style. I have a very over the top, exaggerated everything style that doesn't always make sense to other people. If anybody has any problems understanding what happens somewhere or would like more information on something all you have to do is comment and I will get back to you at some point even if it takes a little while. I am in the 8th grade and my writing is still maturing as I learn different things: punctuation, spelling rules, this that and the next thing. I do a lot of reading, books, fan fiction, and articles in general but it never really occurred to me how hard it is to make a good book or essay.
I would recommend writing fan fiction for anyone no matter how old you are. It has helped my writing improve greatly, and if you have the right audiences they can help you improve even as you work to improve yourself. It also is the funniest thing to read through your finished product. Even if it's your first, that sucks pretty bad in every aspect, just to know you made this and people actually enjoyed reading it is a feeling I would recommend to anyone. You can start off and suck, too shy to publish, and that's ok. The more you write the better you will get and the more confident you will become. You probably didn't want this but if I'm going to do a self reflection I'm going to go all the way through with it.
Thank you for reading. I love to read the comments you all have on different things. It really lights up my day to see people disagreeing with something and putting in their own funny replacements. Those are the best.
Thank You!