i am so incredibly attached to these characters. i always will be. they are a part of me. yes, jason bugs the crap out of me and is my least favorite character in all of rick riordan’s work, but every other aspect of the story makes up for it. also, I LOVE LEO SO MUCH!!! he is so necessary and his story is one that needed to be told.

update 4/4/22: i have changed my rating of this book to 4.5 stars. it is probably the only time i will have any book from the percy jackson franchise as less than 5 stars, but i just HATE jason. he is entitled, stuck up, and acts like he is the hero even when piper and leo do all of his dirty work.