We’re on our way to the Underworld in this week’s podcast episode! As we wrap up our discussion on The Lightning Thief, we’ll yell about bad fathers, get defensive about antagonists, cry over character growth, and just generally have a lot of feelings. It’s still a good time though, so we hope you’ll join us on this visit to Camp Half-Blood!

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Jess Owens James Patterson Video: https://youtu.be/jSPoAwPXWwM

It’s time to dive into the first book of the Percy Jackson series! Our hero finds himself trapped in an argument between two very powerful gods, and the only way for him to succeed is by traveling to the Underworld. In our discussion of the first half of The Lightning Thief, we chat about life at Camp Half-Blood, rant about the American education system, and share our headcanons about a few favorite characters.

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Week 2 on the Percy Jackson Disney+ Set https://rickriordan.com/2022/06/week-two-on-set/

Rick Riordan Presents: https://rickriordan.com/rick-riordan-presents/

The podcast is back with a brand-new season on Percy Jackson & The Olympians! In this episode, Rachel and Maggie talk about how we were each introduced to the series, who our godly parent might be if we were demigods, and share our thoughts on the cast (so far) of the upcoming Disney+ adaptation.

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What we read during the hiatus: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NeM8AIRQPXtMHY4kopeF9kWL2JgcoyGlALdB3bVESog/edit?usp=sharing

Percy Jackson & The Olympians by Rick Riordan

The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan

The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase & The Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan

The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan

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The Hades Iliad Project: https://sites.google.com/view/iliad-project/home

“What Greek God Are You Descended From?” Quiz: https://www.readriordan.com/2017/10/12/what-god-are-you-descended-from/

Walker Scobell cast as Percy Jackson: https://rickriordan.com/2022/04/meet-percy-jackson/

Leah Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri casting announcement: https://rickriordan.com/2022/05/the-trio-is-complete/

Side character casting announcement: https://rickriordan.com/2022/06/pjotv-day-one/

We’ve reached the end of our first season! In this wrap-up episode, Rachel and Maggie rank all of the books we read together, discuss our overall impressions of these duologies, and share what we plan to do during our break between seasons.

Thank you so much to all of our listeners for following us on this journey! We’ll be back again soon to bring you Season 2: Percy Jackson & The Olympians.

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The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Legend series by Marie Lu

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

Reading Plan:

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H. G. Perry

Legendborn by Tracy Deone

Furyborn by Claire Legrand

Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Midnight Library by Matt Heig

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

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The Good Place

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Gravity Falls

Scooby-Doo

The Dragon Prince

The time has come: We’re wrapping up our discussion of The Faithless Hawk! Join us as we chat about the last two thirds of the book, and share our favorite moments from the duology. If you haven’t listen to Part 1 yet, make sure you do so before listening to this episode!

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Now that Fie has brought Tavin and Jasimir to Master General Draga, she can finally return to her roads and deliver mercy to the plague infected. Join Rachel, Maggie, and returning guest Leah again this week as we revisit our favorite character, meet some new faces, and cry. A lot.

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After things go south, Fie, Tavin, and Jasimir are left to make their way to safety alone. We continue our discussion of The Merciful Crow, where we talk relationships, admire scary sword ladies, and debate whether or not Jasimir needs to be slapped (spoiler: the verdict is yes).

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Maggie, Rachel, and special guest Leah dive headfirst into The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen. We talk about found family, girls who commit arson, and spoiled princes. We also declare our love of sword boys.

We talked so long we had to split this episode into two parts! Tune in next week for Part 2!

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Good news: Crime is gone! Bad news: it’s because of mind control. This week, Maggie and Rachel continue the Warcross duology with its sequel, Wildcard. Hideo’s algorithm now controls most of the world population, and Emika is determined to stop him. But with a bounty on her head, she’ll need to find new allies in unlikely places. We’ll talk about the scenes that surprised us the most, the morality of mind control, and what might be our favorite ship of the series (hint: it’s not who you think it is!)

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Grab your VR goggles, because it’s time for a brand new episode! This week, we’re reading Warcross by Marie Lu, set in a world where virtual reality is a part of everyday life. After accidentally hacking into the system, bounty hunter Emika Chen catches the eye of its creator, Hideo Tanaka - and he has an important job for her. Tune in to hear our thoughts, what position we’d play in a game of Warcross, and more!

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