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Harry Potter is for an older and more mature audience, so I can't really compare it to the various Percy Jackson series.

To compare the two is a travesty for Fandoms everywhere!

Declan wrote: "Harry Potter is for an older and more mature audience, so I can't really compare it to the various Percy Jackson series."

I think they are for about the same level of audience.

Siri (loves to read) wrote: "Declan wrote: "Harry Potter is for an older and more mature audience, so I can't really compare it to the various Percy Jackson series."

I think they are for about the same level of audience."

But they aren't. Harry Potter's ATOS level puts its readability at about the age of 15, Percy's puts it at about the age of 8. Percy Jackson is marketed to kids, The Wizarding World brand depicts teen or adult characters and is marketed at teens and adults.
Harry Potter is much longer, much darker, thematically heavy and adult, and more maturely written. They don't remotely read like they're of the same tone, genre, or audience.

In terms of reading level, I think, in a way, IRIS has a point. At the start of Sorcerer's Stone, and The Lightning Thief, both Percy and Harry are 11 years old. By the end of their respective series, Harry is 17, Percy is 16. Along the way, they both experience the deaths of people they love and care about, and they both go through harsh experiences. In the case of Percy, that only continues once you enter the Heroes of Olympus series. There are more adult characters in Harry Potter, but, in my opinion, that is simply the nature of the mythology within the books. Harry's story revolves around, in part, adults who are there to help, guide and support him. Percy's mythology focus on the children, and as they grow, young adults solving problems with only their piers. The first five Percy Jackson books are relatively short, however each book in the Heroes of Olympus series is at least 500 pages, so it has length as well. Just my thoughts.

RumBelle wrote: "In terms of reading level, I think, in a way, IRIS has a point. At the start of Sorcerer's Stone, and The Lightning Thief, both Percy and Harry are 11 years old. By the end of their respective seri..."

No, the Harry Potter series has a higher measured reading level. It's also much longer, far more narratively complex, far darker and far more violent, far sadder, was written by a woman figuritavizing her experiences with death, depression, and poverty, and discusses a vast array of social, moral, and political themes that PJ would not come close to.

You're seriously trying to argue a giant 7 book series with a spinoff franchise focused on, uh, adults, with epigraphs from Aeschylus, that has a denouement in which the main character walks to his death, is for the same or a younger audience than Percy Jackson? It's not. It's for a much older one.

The rest of your argument holds no water. The Heroes of Olympus books still barely contain as dark a tone as the Harry Potter series does.

Adults help Harry just as much as they do Percy, and they definitely attack Harry in far more lethal and personal ways then they do Percy. We get numerous instances of murder, torture, and maiming of important characters, including Harry. Harry tortures a man in the last book. And I could list questionable content that the Potter series contains forever. Because its aimed at an older audience than Percy Jackson.

I'm sorry, but it's just the truth. Rowling has built an entire entertainment brand around a world that is marketed to and mainly appeals to tween through adult audiences all across the globe. Percy Jackson's appeal is really limited to little kids through to tweens.

When your book series has chapter titles like "I scoop poop", you cannot claim to be more mature than Harry Potter in ANY respect.

And much of this also comes from the fact that Harry Potter is a drama. Unlike the Heroes of Olympus, which is unquestionably a comedy.

Heros of Olympus in all honesty...the characters are way more interesting and complex, the plots are unique, and theres way more diversity. again just my opinion though and I love HP as well...

I can't compare the two!

I am well over the 'recommended reading age' for both series...
I love Potter.... but PJ will always be my series - I was raised on mythology which, lets face it, is hardly child-suitable going by todays over-parenting standards...

Harry Potter all the way! :)

I liked the harry potter book a little but rick riordan MADE me like to read a lot more i was suggested to read percy jackson by my parents. I think that rumble and iris are right if not the percy jackson and heros of olympus were harder . But overall rick is a better author

Overall, I'd say the Heroes of Olympus. A lot of people are saying the HP series is more mature and a lot darker, but, really ? HoO focuses on a lot of problems teens have such as a fear if not belonging and a fear of being unwanted. When it comes down to it, a lot of the HoO characters have far sadder pasts than HP ones (thinking Nico, Leo and Hazel) and where as Harry was treated as hero for surviving Voldermort's attack Leo was blamed and called an arsonist and a child of the devil for his Mom's death that he didn't cause ! I'm not saying Harry or his friends had it easy but Nico had it way, way, worse. And then there are the characters ... I mean, yeah, there are diverse characters in HP but really all the characters from different backgrounds are minor. There no confirmed LGBT+ characters and well, yeah. In HoO however, Piper is half-Cherokee, Frank is half-Chinese, Hazel is Afro-American, Leo is Latino, Nico is Italian, Reyna is Caribbean and I could keep going ... ! Also, Nico, Will, Magnus and Alex are all LGBT+, so it just shows how much more diverse the story is. Also, back to the maturity again sorry, I know HP is nature but it never brought up the issues all teens feel the way HoO did. I was moved to tears by the scene with Cupid and the way Jason supported Nico was what a true friend should be like. So, well, all that to say I could relate to Percy and his friends the way I never could with Harry and his.

IRIS wrote: "Declan wrote: "Harry Potter is for an older and more mature audience, so I can't really compare it to the various Percy Jackson series."

I think they are for about the same level of audience."

Yes, I agree.
Learning about various Greek myths is hard.😄🙂

Sam wrote: "Heros of Olympus in all honesty...the characters are way more interesting and complex, the plots are unique, and theres way more diversity. again just my opinion though and I love HP as well..."
True. The characters are different and for pretty mature readers.
Like Nico Di Angelo for instance

ThatRandomNinja wrote: "Overall, I'd say the Heroes of Olympus. A lot of people are saying the HP series is more mature and a lot darker, but, really ? HoO focuses on a lot of problems teens have such as a fear if not bel..."

Yes Nico is my fav.. He has gone through so much..
Also Alex Fierro is gender fluid.

Declan wrote: "RumBelle wrote: "In terms of reading level, I think, in a way, IRIS has a point. At the start of Sorcerer's Stone, and The Lightning Thief, both Percy and Harry are 11 years old. By the end of thei..."

PJO series might be for younger readers but HOO is mature. The characters are so interesting and diverse. Nico Di Angelo, for instance.🙂

ThatRandomNinja wrote: "Overall, I'd say the Heroes of Olympus. A lot of people are saying the HP series is more mature and a lot darker, but, really ? HoO focuses on a lot of problems teens have such as a fear if not bel..."
couldn't explain it better

I mean the books themselves are a different story altogether, but if we're talking about the authors themselves... well, then...

Rick Riordan > J.K. Rowling

Kenzie wrote: "I mean the books themselves are a different story altogether, but if we're talking about the authors themselves... well, then...

Rick Riordan > J.K. Rowling"

Thank You!

Rick made me WANT to read, for goodness sakes I sat in my basement and read the "Battle of the Labyrinth" for 4 hours. No other author's have been able to do that. (except for maybe Christopher Polini).

I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it. I finished the first series and had no desire to continue, largely because I didn't care about any of these characters, because I'd seen them all so many times before.

Enter wrote: "I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it. I finished the first series and had no desire to continue,..."

What are you talking about, Ricks stuff went into depth a lot more than the harry potter series. And anyways the series and characters are completely different

Cameron wrote: "Enter wrote: "I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it. I finished the first series and had no desir..."

Cameron wrote: "Enter wrote: "I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it. I finished the first series and had no desir..."

They’re really not.

-Kid with black hair and green eyes discovers he has powers and goes to a school/camp for other magical kids
-They’re sorted into what are basically houses
-Wise old camp leader/mentor
-Grumpy teacher/counsellor with a chip on their shoulder
-Prophecy involving the main character
-Main kid has trouble making friends because he’s more powerful/famous than everyone else
-Token smart female friend (Annabeth is literally blonde Hermione. She isn’t original in a single way.)
-Token funny/awkward male friend who feels shadowed by the main kid
-Mostly normal mother/purely magical father
-One parent/no parents; stand-in for missing parent(s) are abusive

I haven’t read PJ in years, so I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting. But the whole time I was reading that series, I could not stop thinking about how terribly similar they were. While the storylines may diverge a bit in the end, the characters are nearly identical. Every PJ character has a really obvious HP counterpart. And it’s not just YA books following a formula, it’s PJ following the HP character formula almost to the letter.

And more in depth about what, exactly?

Cameron wrote: "Kenzie wrote: "I mean the books themselves are a different story altogether, but if we're talking about the authors themselves... well, then...

Rick Riordan > J.K. Rowling"

Thank You!"

Yes!! I vastly prefer HP as a book series but when it comes to the authors as people I don’t think there’s many folks left who still like Rowling as a person. I certainly can’t stand her.

Cameron wrote: "Enter wrote: "I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it. I finished the first series and had no desire..."

First of all, you've never even read the HoO series where the Romans and greeks combine and you get quite a bit more excitement.
Different from HP:
The quests have vastly different ideas in mind.
It's greek and roman mythology.
The characters have more (in my opinion) better and more in-depth back story's.
The main character is a kid who gets expelled everywhere he goes.
The characters in HoO have no resemblance with HP.

Although I can admit that Annabeth is a blonde Hermoine with a god for a mother.
You need to read the HoO series and then you can say if they are similar.

And Enter please give me a break I'm just an 11-year-old battling your 21-year-old knowledge.

Cameron wrote: "And Enter please give me a break I'm just an 11-year-old battling your 21-year-old knowledge."

Cameron wrote: "And Enter please give me a break I'm just an 11-year-old battling your 21-year-old knowledge."


“Give me a break”? Kiddo, you’re the one that replied to my comment asking me “What are you talking about?”. If you don’t want me to respond explaining what I’m talking about, then don’t ask that question. If you don’t want people on the internet to answer your questions, don’t ask them.
And yes, I was pretty obviously referring to only the first series. I pass no judgement on HoO because I haven’t read it. HoO has nothing to do with this discussion because it’s not what I was talking about. The original Percy Jackson series is what I was talking about it and it very much does follow the same character formulas as HP.

#Percy x Annabeth
Percy Jackson all the way

I will have to say, Percy Jackson.

1: Plot. Both have interesting plots, but this one goes to Rick. PJO grabs your attention and holds it, though to do so it sacrificed a lot of sophistication. HP, on the other hand, is better written but is not as exciting. I found the plots repetitive (end of summer, Harry goes to school, something bad happens, Harry investigates although told not to, has suspicions, suspicions were wrong, fights bad-guy, wins), along with the cycle of the trio liking/disliking each other and the whole Harry Potter popularity fluctuations, with a few exceptions. Percy Jackson, on the other hand, and especially if you include the second series, has far more variety and is less predictable.

2: Characters. Again to Percy Jackson. I think the main characters in Percy Jackson are better written and more believable, let alone likable. I think that too few people are in the same orphan-raised-by-abusive-uncle-and-aunt thing for Harry to be relatable. However, many small details let people relate to Percy, such as dyslexia, Being seen (unfairly) as a trouble-maker, and being bullied. If you expand to HoO, you have things such as Skin Color, Racial Profiling, being gay, having been born in the 1930s-40s but biologically a teenager (jk about that last one), etc. I also think that relationships develop more realistically in PJO. for instance, Percy is initially drawn towards Grover because he feels protective, and Annabeth initially thinks Percy is annoying but grows fond of him after they go through multiple problems together. On the other hand, while Harry and Ron start friends naturally, Hermione goes randomly from hating them to being their best friend despite their teasings. This is also a problem later when Ron and Hermione go straight from a huge argument to being bf and gf. However, I will give character development to JK because Percy does all of his changes in the first book.

3. Morals.In what it teaches those who read the books, Again Percy Jackson. Percy has a very strong moral compass and has good relationships with those in command of him. Harry, on the other hand, is constantly disobeying Dumbledorewith things like going out at nights and entering forbidden premises. What's worse, he almost never feels repercussions for his actions, and when he does, the person dealing out the punishment is written as an evil and despicable character (eg Snape, Umbridge). There also seems to be a HUGE ends-justify-the-means thing going on. For example, one thing that really shocked me while re-reading was that after 6 books talking about how evil, horrible and blatantly wrong the unforgivable curses are, Harry goes on to use, or attempt to use, all three. Although this shocked me, it was written off fine because it was against evil people. Harry also attacks and mutilates Draco Malfoy. While Harry admittedly did not know what Sectum Semprus did, he meant it to harm Draco nonetheless. Also, he tried to use it again on the spell's maker, Snape. Basically, I think that Percy Jackson would teach a kid to be a better person far more than Harry Potter.

Enter wrote: "Cameron wrote: "And Enter please give me a break I'm just an 11-year-old battling your 21-year-old knowledge."

Cameron wrote: "And Enter please give me a break I'm just an 11-year-old battling you..."

If you think the stories are similar, it’s because they both follow the Hero’s Journey Archetype, commonly used in fantasy and mythical writing. Percy has sea-green eyes and black hair because his father is Poseidon, who was thought to be a middle-aged man with black hair. As you said earlier, ‘Annabeth is just a blonde Hermione’, which might be true, but considering Annabeth is a child of the goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom, she can’t really help being smart, she just wanted to be noticed by her mother so she could get her quest. Annabeth starts off disliking Percy and using him to get her chance at a quest, but there relationship morphs after awhile. Hermione is, simply put, a stuck-up know-it-all, who’s friendship with Ron and Harry makes almost no sense. They dislike each other until Hermione gets attacked by a troll and then they are automatic-best friends. The poll was asking about BOTH HoO and PJO, which deteriorates your argument. I completely understand that you have not read the Heroes of Olympus, but it is an extremely well-written set of books and deals with mature themes. You claim that you had ‘made it pretty obvious that you were referring to the first series’, but as I was reading your posts, I really couldn’t tell you were. You seemed to just be talking about the first book. Another thing you said was “it very much does follow the same character formulas as HP.” And that is where you are wrong. You are basically basing that statement on the fact that Hermione and Annabeth are both highly intelligent and that Percy and Harry are both courageous, while Ron and Grover have almost nothing in common. Percy Jackson was designed to be a light-hearted and fun series for all ages to enjoy. Sure, the Harry Potter books do have more obvious darkness to them, but they are not they only series that deals with darkness.

I read HP, but I don't really like Harry b/c he gets all the good stuff while the others in HP don't. That's why I like PJ better.

I think neither should be an option.
I have read Harry potter and I do not like it, and I haven't read Percy Jackson and I don't want to.

As a fan of both series, and has read all the books in both series (and movies), I have to say, both series have their strengths and weaknesses. Harry Potter is aimed at all ages, whereas Percy Jackson is for middle schoolers. Another thing is that Harry Potter has existed for longer, and therefore has a bigger fanbase. The HP movies helped with this a lot, as they launched the series into stardom. Percy Jackson, sadly, does not have a good movie series at all. If it had one, I'm confident that it could've been just as popular. (I'm just stating the facts here). In terms of characters, Rowling has Riordan beat. They have plenty of development in the books and easily make you love them. Percy Jackson also has a lot of character development, but it tends to go down in Heroes of Olympus, and it's not as good as Harry Potter's.

But here's where Percy Jackson has Harry Potter beat: the diversity. Rick Riordan has put so many poc, LGBTQ+, and disabled characters in his stories. Nico di Angelo in PJO, HoO, and ToA is a gay son of Hades from the 1940s who is struggling with the death of his sister along with many others. He's often put at the forefront of the series instead of in the background, and soon gains a boyfriend by the name of Will Solace in ToA. Lavinia Asimov is a Jewish lesbian and was introduced in the fourth ToA book, Hearthstone, a deaf elf in Magnus Chase (another one of Riordan's series in the PJ universe), and Alex Fierro, a gender-fluid child of Loki are all important characters in the series. I could name countless others that are LGBTQ+, a person of color, and more in Rick's series, while JK Rowling has some... certain views toward trans people. While she has stated multiple times that Dumbledore is gay, there is no indication of this in the books or movies, and very few Jewish, Black, or Asian people exist in the series. The characters are pretty much all white. In terms of diversity, Percy Jackson beats Harry Potter.

Honestly, I feel like Harry Potter has a more engaging story than Percy Jackson. Everything is carefully planned from the beginning, which as you can easily see, since everything soon comes full circle. Riordan, however, isn't entirely like that. It's not like he makes everything up as he goes along, but you get the feeling that some things weren't planned well. (Blackjack was actually female in the third book, but he appears to be male later on in the series. Rick says that he didn't notice it at first but went along with it later on.) What I do like about Percy Jackson is that the stories are never overdone. He manages to spin the original myths in such a way that they feel like his own. He is so creative when it comes to this. I am so glad that Percy, while the object of a prophecy, isn't always "The Chosen One", a trope that can become so overdone and boring if not done well. Take The Great Prophecy from the PJ books: “A Half-Blood of the eldest gods, Shall reach sixteen against all odds/And see the world in endless sleep/The Hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap/A single choice shall end his days/Olympus to preserve or raze.” At first, it looks like it's talking about Percy. He's the son of Poseidon, and there aren't any other Big Three kids, so it must be him. But then Thalia, daughter of Zeus, gets resurrected in the second book, and Nico and Bianca di Angelo, the children of Hades, appear in the third book. All of these seem to be contenders, until Thalia becomes a Huntress before she turns 16 and Bianca dies, leaving it to be Nico or Percy. In the end, it ends up being Percy (of course), but there's more to it than that. The "cursed blade" is not Riptide, but instead Annabeth's dagger, which originally belonged to Luke, the antagonist of the series. And in fact, Luke is the hero in the prophecy. He made the choice to defy Kronos and kill himself (Kronos was in his body, so Luke had to kill himself in order to get rid of him) with the dagger, therefore saving Olympus. ("Olympus to preserve or raze.") That is where Riordan's skill is used. He is so clever with these prophecies, at first making it out to be Percy, then spinning it up so that Luke ends up being a hero and Percy having little to do with it.

Umm... this is getting long. It depends on what you prefer, honestly, and both book series are amazing. I hope this helps. (Honestly, though, the romance in Percy Jackson is far better.)

Cameron wrote: "Rick made me WANT to read, for goodness sakes I sat in my basement and read the "Battle of the Labyrinth" for 4 hours. No other author's have been able to do that. (except for maybe Christopher Pol..."
FINALLY someone who likes the Inheritance Cycle!

First off, I'll say this. I'm team Percy Jackson all the way, no matter what.

Declan wrote: "RumBelle wrote: "In terms of reading level, I think, in a way, IRIS has a point. At the start of Sorcerer's Stone, and The Lightning Thief, both Percy and Harry are 11 years old. By the end of thei..."

I am responding to your post and adding some of my opinions. Honestly, @Declan, I have to disagree with you. Harry Potter has mature content, yes. But Percy Jackson does too. Have you read the HoA series? No offense, but I think you wrote that review when you didn't read it. Yes, Harry has been "tortured". Yes, he has been attacked and went through many hardships. But read The House of Hades. Read The Son of Neptune. Read the Mark of Athena. In all of those books Percy will have Harry beat. Percy went through more mental torture than anything else. He would try to hide it, but you know and I know that he went through it all. First it was Luke. Then Nico. Then the whole fiasco in the book The Last Olympian. And don't even mention the HoA series. Percy went through far more than you think, especially about the betrayal. Don't underestimate him. I got more chills reading the PJ series than any of the HP books.
Also think about the characters. In HP, it's all Harry based. You hardly get to know anyone else except Hermione and Ron. But in PJ, you know every character like they're your own sister and brother, so that's a plus.

I read @John's post, and I agree with you all the way! Percy Jackson isn't predictable. Do you know what makes a good series? The plots being repetitive and all of the books being good, with none failing in the middle. HP, sadly, had a couple of books that just left me disappointed. The Chamber of Secrets was one. Also kind of The Half Blood Prince. But in PJ, all the books were good until the end. The whole universe was good, for goodness sake. Mr. Riordan, you really pulled it off. I agree with you @John all the way (except for the character development part going to J.K. Rowling, although I kind of agree with you).

What's next? Oh yes, the thing about the Chosen One. Honestly, the character Percy Jackson is so much better then the character Harry Potter. First, Percy is more humble. He went through so much, and not a lot of people notice that, but he doesn't care. All he needs is his friends and his family (both godly and mortal). That's literally all he needs. But Harry... I think he was actually starting to enjoy the popularity. The more I read, the more I felt that deep in my heart. That's one of the big reason why I like Percy better.
Next off, the character in general. Harry is kind of neglecting to his friends. That's what made the "Golden Trio" have up and down relationships, and why he made so many enemies. Harry's personality in general can't be compared to Percy. He's, in a way, stuck up, annoying, boring, and more. But Percy? He'll die for his friends. He'll protect them with his life. He'll take the knife, sword, arrow, whatever. That's why he fell into Tartarus with Annabeth. Which, by the way, almost made me cry. Percy is a better person.
(Also the big thing: Percy earned everything. Harry was just famous in the beginning. Percy, you rock.)

Also: here. Percy Jackson being a comedy? HP being more mature? The reading level being really low? Not being able to find a dark side in PJ? Seriously? HAVE YOU READ PERCY JACKSON??? Honestly, go reread the story. Think about it. Feel it. And then let's talk. PM me your gmail, whoever agrees or disagrees. Send me friend requests. Let's debate about this.

#TEAM PERCY JACKSON

Rick Riordan > J.K. Rowling
You have to admit it. Rick Riordan is the far better author.

Shaaliz wrote: "As a fan of both series, and has read all the books in both series (and movies), I have to say, both series have their strengths and weaknesses. Harry Potter is aimed at all ages, whereas Percy Jac..."
OMG, you wrote everything I wanted to say. I agree with it all. Those were my exact thoughts!

Although Harry Potter is written betters Percy Jackson is more diverse and has a more intriguing story line

Cameron wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Enter wrote: "I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it. I finished the first series ..."
You said that “ Annabeth is just a blonde Hermione”. I honestly couldn’t agree less.

1. Hermione is muggle born which means in the first book she’s new to the wizarding world whereas Annabeth isn’t new to the mythological world .

2. Hermione spends all her time in the Library. They are both smart Annabeth arguably smarter as her mother is the Goddess Wisdom ( so she can’t really help being smart). Hermione is more of a bookworm, I mean she spends all her time in a library doing homework and spouting out facts and correcting people. But Annabeth is more strategically smart and better at planning things out as well as the fact she’s dyslexic.

3. Hermione is a teachers pet. Hermione is always seeking approval from her mentors. But the only person Annabeth seeks approval from her mother.

4. Annabeth has terrible parents. Hermione has loving parents , they may be muggles but they love her and except her as a wizard. Annabeth father doesn’t really care or except her as a demigod at least in the first few books and her stepmother doesn’t like her . Her stepmother also thinks she’s a danger to her half brothers.

5. Annabeth is physically much stronger . Annabeth would easily beat Hermione in a physical fight . Whereas Hermione isn’t physically inclined.

6. Annabeth has been through so much more. Hermione may have been tortured by bellatrix. But compared to Annabeth that is nothing I mean she’a been through Tartarus, which is basically hell.

I have so many more points on why they are completely different. This may seem like Hermione slander but regardless I love Hermione.

I’d have to say pj, even though I haven’t read all of Hp, i’m still a fan, but... I feel the pj books, are just more engaging, once I read them, I had to read all 15 books, and size isn’t strength but pj is longer and even though it’s (in my opinion) less scary, it’s still very good, and is my favorite!

harry potter is way better! and this is coming from a Percy Jackson fan.

Both series are good but i like Percy Jackson Better

Percy Jackson rules! It is waaaay better and I am saying this after being a crazy hp fan, buying all the merchandise and reading the bookset 5 times.... and then i read percy jackson, and then heroes of olympus, and I had to bin all of my hp stuff and replace it with pj and HOO merchandise coz' its amazing! Rick is AMAZING! the humor, romance, violence, survival, plot twists, prophecies, i could go on for years! t all just beats harry potter and makes it seem tiny compared to Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus. Harry potter is trash, and i have read it my myself. compared to HOO and PJ, it is tiny and boring.

Shaaliz wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Rick made me WANT to read, for goodness sakes I sat in my basement and read the "Battle of the Labyrinth" for 4 hours. No other author's have been able to do that. (except for maybe..."
I agree so much with you. Percy jackson and HOO is so deep and engaging. They are amazing! Rick is a much better autor than JK Rowling- she didnt even continue the hp series, whereas rick used his brains and expanded on pj including HOO using roman gods. He also writes about egyptian mythology, and viking gods. He's amazing!

Declan wrote: "RumBelle wrote: "In terms of reading level, I think, in a way, IRIS has a point. At the start of Sorcerer's Stone, and The Lightning Thief, both Percy and Harry are 11 years old. By the end of thei..."

In HP, the Golden Trio age far more quickly but, in PJ, the growth of the characters is slow. That may be why you are saying this. Harry and Percy are both different personalities. So, they look at situations differently, and recover differently too. Percy and the rest of the Seven have a lot of good friends who help them through and through, making it easier for them to get over their losses, but Harry's traumatic childhood makes it hard for him to open up, so it takes him a long time to heal his wounds. Also, Harry is 13 years older than Percy, so Percy's world is 13 years more mature and accepting than Harry's. If you listed everything, Harry and Percy did then you will find them evenly balanced as though Percy fought more monsters, therefore has more wounds, than harry, Harry's wounds are more in depth, not number. And as the audience, on Reddit there are scores of PJO fans who are adults. But in the end, I guess, it depends upon the reader hoe they will reflect on it.

Anushka wrote: "ThatRandomNinja wrote: "Overall, I'd say the Heroes of Olympus. A lot of people are saying the HP series is more mature and a lot darker, but, really ? HoO focuses on a lot of problems teens have s..."

And Magnus Chase is Bi and Piper Lesbian

Cameron wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Enter wrote: "I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it. I finished the first series ..."

Exactly

I have to disagree it’s so different the only similarity is that Percy and Harry both have green eyes and dark hair and the “Chosen one trope” but even that was completely different from Harry Potter.

Ellen wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Enter wrote: "I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it. I finished t..."

I have to disagree it’s so different the only similarity is that Percy and Harry both have green eyes and dark hair and the “Chosen one trope” but even that was completely different from Harry Potter.

This isn't just about Percy Jackson. It's the heroes of Olympus series aswell. I've read both booksets, Harry potter and HOO, and HOO is by faaarrrrr the best bookset over them. It gets really dark and intresting and it's just so much more enticing as we can focus on all the characters wheras Harry potter is just mainly focusing on what Harry is going through.

Caoimhe wrote: "Ellen wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Cameron wrote: "Enter wrote: "I always felt like the first series of Percy Jackson was such a straight rip-off of Harry Potter in so many ways that I couldn't enjoy it..."

I was agreeing with you, not Cameron. I think the 2 series are vastly different