The Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: Lightning Thief

"A great start to a fun series!"

"classic"

"THATS MY SON"

"I didn't read this series until I was an adult and my God goes it slap. "

"Book 1 Percy Jackson- I love this series! I have always loved the Greek god myths and this brings you straight into that world. Percy is a brave kid and perfectly matched with wise girl Annabeth and their faithful guide and protector Grover. "

"3.5. Had I read this when I was 10 I definitely would have made it my whole personality. I would have been the kid on the playground saying *yea well my dad is Hades soo… 💅 * As an adult obviously I’m no longer in the target audience age group, but this was still a fun read. I think if you are reading this later in life you need to lower your expectations on how amazing a kids book will be in order to have a good time hah. I’ll probably finish the series. "

"so so so so good!! i 100% recommend "

"This book literally got me into reading highly recommend"

"I read this as a child and didn't like it. Reread it as an adult in anticipation of the show and it was actually pretty good!"

"When people say that movies don’t do the book justice, literally this book is 10x above and beyond the movie. I decided to read a childhood classic and it did not disappoint. Percy Jackson is once again being kicked out of school. But that’s not the worst thing. Recently, mythological creature and the Greek gods are no longer just a class he takes but is becoming his life. Of course with Percy’s luck, he has angered the gods. The lightning bolt of the god Zeus has been stolen and for some reason, they think Percy has it. Percy and his friends are now set on a quest to both find and return Zeus’s bolt and prevent war on Mount Olympus. In order for Percy to complete his quest he must find the actual thief, accept why his father abandoned him, figure out the Oracles riddle, and unravel the treachery in his new life. The book makes way more sense than the movies, the plot is well thought out. The storyline actually makes more sense. As you travel with them on this quest, they make more stops and meet more people that bring more into the overall storyline. Speaking directly from not comparing it to the movie, this book is definitely a more YA book by how the story is carried out. The fight scenes aren’t gruesome, there’s not huge character development, and the world building isn’t too wild either. The book was good for it being Greek mythology, which I love. I loved following them along their journey as they learn each other, meet mythological creatures and battle them with their understanding of this world as it relates to being like a 12 year old Demi-god with parent issues. For it to be a children’s/ YA story, I am excited to read the rest of the series, especially past the ones that aren’t made into movies. As much as I enjoyed this book, and I liked how it had added elements that the movie missed, I think it was also more simply executed. It was a nice break of a book for me. "