"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Hi. I know you’re just a dead fictional character, and I was devastated when you died. What you did is completely heroic. Even though, you worked for the bad guys, you helped the good ones in the end. It’s kind of sad that you sacrficed yourself, but I know that you’re happy with Charles Beckendorf right now.

If I were you, Silena, I wouldn’t have the guts to sacrifice myself to save my friends. I know, I’m selfish. I’d rather save myself first before others. Some people think that I’m putting my friends first before myself, but to be honest, it’s the opposite. But you, Silena, even though your friends turned their back at you because you’re a traitor, you saved them. I wouldn’t do that to my friends who already turned their backs at me. But you, you’re the real hero in the story. You and the other demigods that sacrificed themselves and died at the battle.

You’re characteristics are really unexpected. Who knew a daughter of Aphrodite will be a great hero? Not that I don’t like the daughters of Aphrodite. It’s just that whenever I imagine a daughter of Aphrodite, I’d imagine a very beautiful girl that only cares about herself. I’d describe myself as one of those people, the ones who only cares about themselves. I really don’t care about my family and friends, but when I read the time you sacrificed yourself, it’s an eye opening. It opened my eyes that not everything’s about you, the world doesn’t really revolve around you. That I’m just like any other human beings. Selfish and only cares about themselves. But if I did something good to other people, they’ll remember me as the good guy, not the one who was a traitor or the one who only cares about herself. That’s why I’m thanking you, Silena for being heroic. It really helped me, I started helping other people by giving food to the people who’s jobless and homeless. You really inspired me, Silena, I hope that you can inspire a lot of other people that already read your story.