Title: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Author: Rick Riordan
Genre: YA; Mythology
Pages: 377
Time to complete: 2 days
Book Summary: Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe.
She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.
Review: Okay so first off: I'm so sorry that I took forever on this post. College has been super crazy and the current weather is not helping. But I have finally gotten around to doing my first book review so I hope you can forgive me everyone.
So my first read is Percy Jackson's The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Now, I know how popular this book is, and for good reason, so I had it on my list to read. It is not my first time reading it, however since I have a profound love for this series I will review it anyways.
Percy Jackson is the sassiest character I have ever come across. With his wit and the plot line moving fast, The Lightning Thief is the book to read. Forget about the movie, the movie does not hold a candle to the book. The plot line follows Percy and his two new friends Annabeth, daughter of Athena, and Grover, a saytr. Their wild adventure across the U.S. starts in Medusa's lair and ends with them, well I won't spoil it for everyone who hasn't read it yet. But I do encourage anyone interested in adventure, comedy, and especially mythology to read this series.
Well that's all for now! Join me for my next blog post on Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick. For this one it will be a review plus something extra.
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