The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) in r/52in52

Jan 20, 2020 Anaikia Crosby rated it really liked it

Shelves: 10-and-up

I have really been slacking on writing reviews this year. Which is making it incredibly difficult to try and write them later. Whoops. Gotta make that another goal - write more reviews the day of finishing. Percy Jackson has been something that I have heard mentioned a LOT over the years. People always were telling me to read it because I loved Harry Potter and they said it was different, but that it would fill the hole in my heart left by the ending of HP. So, when I was on Libby looking for an ...more

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Nov 05, 2017 PJ rated it liked it

Shelves: 52in52-2017

I think this book has a really great premise. Anyone who has even a passing interest in Greek or Roman mythology will probably like the ideas in this book. Unfortunately, it is clearly made for a certain age of readers, and it ends up losing a lot of the substance of the characters and plot. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a middle grade book, but any older should probably look for something a bit more advanced.

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