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This series shaped my childhood. I can say with absolute certainty that had I never been introduced to the story of Percy Jackson and his friends, my life would have looked very different. No matter how many more series I will read, the adventures of Percy Jackson will always have a special place in my heart. Now, I'm not very fond of Trials of Apollo, and I do wish that it had never been written. The storyline was slightly redundant, Apollo was annoying, Meg was rude to Lester, and I just didn't care about Apollo. Yet this book was the perfect ending for Apollo. It was the perfect redemption for both him and Meg. It also perfectly tied in the stories of our characters from the original series.
All in all, it left me very satisfied.

Random thoughts: (Spoilers!)
~Estelle is the cutest thing ever. Also, would it be weird for Percy that his sister is 20 years younger than him?
~Will and Nico are the cutest thing ever!
~I didn't realize how hard Jason's death must have been on Nico. You know, due to the whole Cupid scene thing.
~Lu was a wonderful addition. I mean, she had her hands cut off, and she didn't even cry? Talk about resilience!
~One last appearance of the blue hairbrush!
~I got half a page each for the other characters?? Not fair. But then again, all the mini scenes were perfect, and I was satisfied.
~Bob could be alive??
~Piper being bi makes so much sense
~The Percy and Annabeth scene was perfection
~Reyna called Leo "mi hermano", which basically shattered my dream of a possibility of ever seeing them together.
~I started to like Apollo a lot more. He became less annoying and more human, which I guess was the point.

"He'd meant the best things about being human: standing up for a just cause, putting others first, having stubborn faith that you could make a difference, even if it meant you had to die to protect your friends and what you believed in."

"I muttered a curse that would not have been appropriate for the ears of a youngster like Meg, except that Meg had taught me this particular curse.

"Hatred is one of the most durable emotions, one of the last to fade into nonexistence."

"No story ever ends, does it? It just leads into others."

"You'll come back?"
"Always," I promised. "The sun always comes back."

"I am fresh out of unicorns. However, anytime you take aim and prepare to fire your best shot, anytime you seek to put your emotions into a song or poem, know that I am smiling on you. We are friends now."