Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Book of the Week - Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Some books continue to enthrall kids through their teens and into early adulthood, AND as new ‘crops’ of readers come up they gravitate to some of the same exciting stories. One such adventure is Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series.

So we are thrilled to have Dani, our student helper, write this delightful review.

Happy Reading!

‘I came to the Percy Jackson fandom late but like many Percy Jackson fans, I was excited when they announced they would be making a new adaptation, a show. So, when the episodes started coming out I decided to reread the first book.

Percy Jackson is your average 12-year-old boy. Yeah, he’s what you’d call a troubled kid and he has ADHD and dyslexia. But still just a kid, right? Well, not really.

When things go south with his math teacher, Mrs. Dodds, things take a drastic turn. Suddenly his life is flipped upside down and he has to come to terms with the fact that he is a half-blood. Another word for demigod, a person who is half human and half god. That’s right. The Greek gods are real and one of them is his dad.

Not only that, he also has to deal with being accused of stealing the most powerful weapon in existence—Zeus’ masterbolt.

I loved this book the first time I read it a couple of years ago and I still love it. It is a middle-grade book but it was still more than enjoyable for me to read. I’m 21.

There are deeper topics which an older reader can really appreciate and the humor really shines through. There were moments when I actually laughed out loud.

When it comes to my rating I’ve decided to give it four out of five stars simply because there were a few changes in the show that I actually preferred over what happened in the book. Otherwise, I really love this book and will gladly reread it many more times.’

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