The Sword Of Summer - Sneak Peak And Review

Wow! Look a new Rick Riordan book appeared! Hmm... Let's see...

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he's never met—a man his mother claimed was dangerous. His uncle tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .

Hmm... wait. What was that last part again?

When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . .

Um, repeat?

 Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .

*slow clap*

Great message there, Rick!  Because death is obviously a reset button. Right? Yea.

So... Yea um lets just go to the review part. 

I think we pretty much know at this point that Annabeth Chase has to be related to Magnus Chase, cousin or brother? I have no idea.  But... hm... lets look at the clues.  Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid,  I smell a demigod...  Maybe he'll meet with Percy Jackson! But wait- this seems vaguely familiar...

It's on the tip of my tongue... What was it called again? Hmmm...

I'll probably remember it later...

 

But in all seriousness, I feel like The Sword of Summer will be turned into a crossover, maybe the Latin/Greek/Egyptian/Norse Demigods will all come together and like- I don't know, inspire countless Fanfictions, maybe?  Honestly, to end this my last statement is this: This was a really good choice on Rick's part.  With this he will be able to even make a whole new series with all of the different demigods coming together to defeat a common enemy.  Like The Heroes Of Olympus series, the Latin and Greek demigods came together to fight a common enemy, and I can't wait for the book Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer to come out, and I hope you can't wait either...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait- 10/06/15 ?!!?1?

 

 

-M (Btw, comment if you want less/more/no gifs, I added them in to see what you guys thought.).

 

Suggested Books

Here are some books that's I've read after the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series that I enjoyed, so hopefully you all will too! If you have any suggestions to add to the list, comment below and I'll check them out!

• The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan

This is another very great Rick Riordan book.  This book is for you if you want to expand from just Greek/Roman mythology.  It's basically about two siblings, Carter and Sadie, and they're discovery of Ancient Egyptian mythology.  There are currently three books in the series: The Red Pyramid, The Throne Of Fire, and finally, The Serpents Shadow.  There also crossovers with the Percy Jackson series, if you still want a little Percy Jackson in there.  There is the Percy Jackson/Carter Kane crossover in The Son Of Sobek, which comes with a sneak peek of The House of Hades, the forth installment in The Heroes Of Olympus series.  And there is also the newest crossover with Annabeth Chase/Sadie Kane, The Staff Of Serapis, which includes a sneak peak of the fifth and final book of The Heroes Of Olympus series, The Blood Of Olympus.  Both the original series and the crossovers alike are very exciting and action-filled as Percy Jackson, so if you liked The Percy Jackson and The Olympians series, I would highly recommend this series/crossover(s).

Google Book Previews:
The Red Pyramid
The Throne Of Fire
The Serpent's Shadow
The Son Of Sobek
The Staff Of Serapis

• Fangirl By Rainbow Rowell

This book is pretty amazing.  It's all about Cath, a girl going into college who LOVES writing Fanfiction. She writes about her favorite two book characters, Simon Snow and Baz.  You go along with Cath as she goes through her hard life in college.  Did I mention she has a twin sister named Wren?  This may not be your type of book, but I would say to at least try it. 

Google Book Preview:
Fangirl

• Seal Of Destiny by Jason Strong

This is actually just a really good Fanfiction on Fanfiction.com by an author that goes by the name of Jason Strong.  It may not count as a 'book', but this Fanfiction is still really good.  Its all about before the Titan War, back when Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus agreed to no more kids and why they made their decisions.  This is personally my favorite Percy Jackson Fanfiction.  I suggest you go check it out below.

Fanfiction.com Full Free Book:
Seal Of Destiny

• Matched by Ally Condie

This trilogy by Ally Condie really surprised me every single page I turned in this best-selling book trilogy.  The books in this include Matched, Crossed, and finally, Reached.  This trilogy is all about a girl named Cassia Reyes and her life in the dystopian future, where the government decides who you love, where you work, and when you die.  When she turns 17 and is going to her Choosing Ceremony, where she finds out who she will marry, she sees her best friend Xander appear on the screen for her Choosing Ceremony, and she is sure everything is right where it should be... that is until another face flickered on the screen at the last moment, because then everything goes wrong.  I would highly suggest this book if you read the Hunger Games/ Divergent trilogies.

Google Books Previews:
Matched
Crossed
Reached

• And lastly, The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Thomas is brought up without any memory of who is, even where he is from.  He has no memory of his past or anyone from it.  He is brought up in a box to the Glade, a place filled with about 50 boys of all ages, and they work together to get out of the Glade.  Soon Thomas gets used to living in the Glade with the boys and the Maze that surrounds they're Glade, that is until a girl appears one day with a ominous message "WICKED Is Good"...  This is probably one of my favorite book series ever (next to Percy Jackson, of course...), and it includes The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure, the prequel, The Kill Order, and finally the sequel to the prequel, The Fever Code which is scheduled to be released sometime in 2016.  I would HIGHLY recommend this book to all the Percy Jackson fans who need a little break from mythology.

Google Book Previews:
The Maze Runner
The Scorch Trials
The Death Cure
The Kill Order (Prequel)
The Fever Code (Wikia)


Thanks for reading this, and I hope you enjoyed!  Please don't copy anything I wrote, this took a few hours to type out entirely (I wrote the descriptions too, ya' know.)  so please don't copy, thanks!

-M

Blood Of Olympus - Quick Book Review

Recently on 10/7/14, The Blood Of Olympus was released.  Today as my official second post as the owner of this blog, I decided I would write my personal review on the most recent and final Percy Jackson book, The Blood Of Olympus.



Please be aware that there might be spoilers so if you haven't read it yet, be careful of what you read.

Anyway, First off, I personally was disappointed to hear that there would be no Percy/Annabeth POV's.  This made me feel just wrong while reading the book.  We've never gone without a Percy Jackson And The Olympian's book or a Hero's Of Olympus book without a Percy/Annabeth POV.  I feel as though Riordan got to caught up with writing the Nico and Reyna chapters that he forgot about Percy and Annabeth.  I kind of even forgot that they were still there sometimes.  They felt like side characters, and with this I was very disappointed.

Second, I believe that the ending of The Blood Of Olympus was very close to my imagination of perfect.  Of course it would have been better with a Percabeth ending, but a certain favorite author of mine forgot a certain POV... but yeah.  I don't want to spoil anything if you haven't read it yet, but the ending was very cute, it almost seemed poetic.

Unfortunately, that's all for now.  I'm going to update this post a little more in the future, but I'm really tired for tonight.  I've spent most of the day trying to fix some of the problems you guys have been saying in the comments, so just be aware that I'm always aware of every comment.

Thanks guys, see you next time.  Bye!

-M

The New Owner, M!

Hello everyone! As You've probably heard, the old owner, James Junkers, has decided to give away his blog.  My name is M (it's a nickname) and I now own the Percy Jackson Fans Unite blog, and I just wanted to introduce myself to all of you.  I hope to continue running the blog for as long as I can, and I hope to post pretty often.  As you may know, I have to change a few tiny little things in the layout such as putting my email so you all can contact me if you want to.  Because of this, don't be alarmed to see the layout of the blog change a little.  But other then that I will not be changing much, so no worries.  That's all for now.  <3

-M

My Official Last Post!

If you have not heard, please go here (http://percyjacksonforlife.blogspot.com/2014/09/sad-news.html#comment-form) to read about how you can own my blog. I have received a few responses, but am still open for more. Comment on that post if you are interested (include your email address!).

As for me, the journey is over. 7 years of my life have been invested into Percy Jackson. And it's all over. I finished The Blood of Olympus last night, and just couldn't stop myself from being upset. It's done. No more. Yeah, we may get a crossover book here or there, but Rick is going to move on to bigger and better things.

But, I will make one last prediction (no spoiler included). Somewhere in The Blood of Olympus, it talks about Annabeth's family, and she mentions she has an uncle in Boston. I remember reading that Magnus Chase will take place in Boston, so I assume this was a little cameo put in by Riordan. I believe that Magnus will be Annabeth's cousin. (you heard it here first folks!)

To my readers, my friends: Thank you for the journey. Waiting for these books would have been impossible without you guys. I wish you good luck on your endeavors, and hope you all continue to read my blog after I give it away. And if you are a devote reader, please consider entering for a chance to win. You can do it! I need someone great!

-James

Crossover Book 3!

Rick Riordan just made a blog post (http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-news-round-up-from-athena-house.html) that details a lot of dates, new projects, etc.

The most important of which appears towards the end, where Rick announces he is in the works to make a third Percy Jackson - Kane Chronicles Crossover, which shall be released in the future. It will include Percy, Annabeth, Sadie, and Carter!

Also, when The Blood of Olympus comes out, the end will give some insight to the new Norse Mythology Series! We will get the title and a brief synopsis! Also on that date, The Lost Hero graphic novel will be released.

Finally, I am (like last year) going away for the summer. This may be my last post for a while (as in until the end of August). So, have a great summer everyone.

And don't forget, on August 19, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods comes out!

The Blood of Olympus Chapter 1!

As you all know, The Staff of Serapis e-book/audio-book was released today, and with it, the first chapter of The Blood of Olympus.

Last year, I posted The House of Hades preview! (http://percyjacksonforlife.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-house-of-hades-chapter-1.html)

And this year, here is The Blood of Olympus preview! (click on the first page, and then you can scroll through)

UPDATE (5/21, 3:40 pm EST): PAGE IS NO LONGER MISSING