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13 pages, Audiobook
First published October 3, 2017
“Sometimes you lie to deceive people. Sometimes you lie because you need the lie to become the truth.”
“You’re a strange person.”
“I prefer the term fabulously weird.”
“The world will end. The big picture cannot be changed. But in the meantime, as Loki once said, we can choose to alter the details. That’s how we take control of our destiny.”
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"I figured something out. You can’t hold on to hate forever. It won’t do a thing to the person you hate, but it’ll poison you, sure enough."
"The world will end. The big picture cannot be changed. But in the meantime, as Loki once said, we can choose to alter the details. That’s how we take control of our destiny."
"You think the world is one way, then you find out it’s much bigger and stranger than you ever imagined. If you can’t expand your thinking, you’re not going to do well in the afterlife."
Eat chocolate first, destroy the world later.
“Sometimes you lie to deceive people. Sometimes you lie because you need the lie to become the truth.”
"You can't hold onto hate forever. It won't do a thing to the person you hate, but it'll poison you, sure enough.”
Sometimes you lie to deceive people. Sometimes you lie because you need the lie to become the truth.# 1 The Sword of Summer - 4.25 🌟
“I figured something out. You can't hold onto hate forever. It won't do a thing to the person you hate, but it'll poison you, sure enough.”The final part of the trilogy was *everything* I wanted ❤️
“I think the hardest thing we can ever do is see someone for who they really are. Our parents. Our friends. Ourselves.”Magnus is my favourite Rick Riordan character yet. He is funny, brave, sweet, loyal and there is so much goodness in him that I can't put into words. Several times in this book I wanted to reach out and give him a hug.
I'll be honest. A small part of my brain thought, Alex is male right now. I have just been kissed by a dude. How do I feel about that?
The rest of my brain answered: I have just been kissed by Alex Fierro. I am absolutely great with that.
“The world will end. The big picture cannot be changed. But in the meantime, as Loki once said, we can choose to alter the details. That’s how we take control of our destiny.”
“Where's the gold?" I demanded. "Don't make me unleash my sword's playlist.”
Annabeth frowned. "Percy's sword is a she?"
Jack laughed. "Well, duh."
Percy studied Riptide, though I could've told him from experience it was almost impossible to tell a sword's gender by looking at it.
"I don't know," he said. "Are you sure -?"
"Percy," said Alex. "Respect the gender."
"Okay, fine," he said. "It's just kinda strange that I never knew."
"On the other hand," Annabeth said, "you didn't know the pen could write until last year."
"That's low, Wise Girl.”
“In case you're wondering, Old York looks absolutely nothing like New York.
It looks older.
Magnus Chase, master of description. You're welcome.”
“That awkward moment when you jump out a window because your friend jumped out a window, then you remember that your other friend can fly.”
“I think the hardest thing we can ever do is see someone for who they really are. Our parents. Our friends. Ourselves.”
Malory sheathed her knives and signed to me, I have the walnut.
That would have made a great code phrase if we were talking about a nuclear weapon or something. Unfortunately, she just meant she had the walnut
“Back when I was a regular mortal kid, I didn't know much about combat.
I had some murky ideas that armies would line up, blow trumpets, and then march forward to kill one another in an orderly fashion. If I thought about Viking combat at all, I would envision some dude yelling, SHIELD WALL! and a bunch of hairy blond guys calmly forming ranks and merging their shields into some cool geometric pattern like a polyhedron or a Power Ranger Megazord.”
“Wow," said Samirah as we approached the dock. "You're right, Alex. That ship is really yellow."
I sighed. "Not you, too."
Alex grinned. "I vote we name it the Big Banana. All in favour?"
"Don't you dare," I said.
"I love it," Mallory said, throwing Alex a mooring line.
Keen and Gunderson had emerged from belowdecks in an apparent truce, though both sported fresh black eyes.
"It's decided, then!" bellowed Halfborn. "The good ship Mikillgulr!"
T.J. scratched his head. "There's an Old Norse term for big banana?"
"Well, not exactly," Halfborn admitted. "The Vikings never sailed far enough south to discover bananas. But Mikillgulr means big yellow. That's close enough!"
I looked skyward with a silent prayer: Frey, god of summer, Dad, thanks for the boat. But could I suggest that forest green is also a great summery colour, and please stop embarrassing me in front of my friends? Amen.