emma's Reviews > The Lightning Thief

A list of reasons I love this book, brought to you by Nostalgia™:

- clickbait chapter titles
- middle grade book that doesn’t write down to its audience
- percy jackson was my first book boyfriend and remains the most iconic of my middle school crushes
- I kind of like him better than harry potter???
- he mails the severed head of a monster to the fucking gods bc they weren't being appreciative enough of him
- basically, the son of the sea god is literally and figuratively salty
- annabeth is only 12 yet so fucking smart and badass??? I want to adopt her
- grover is a sweet, smol vegetarian who will forever have a special place in my heart
- also he talks about food in his sleep
- features a main character with ADHD and dyslexia
- mythology is incorporated into the modern world in absolutely flawless and endlessly clever ways
- it’s just so much fun?????

This was the first book series I think I truly loved as a child after Harry Potter, and I honestly don’t know why I waited so long to reread this. It’s fun and smart and also kind of emotional but maybe that’s just me bc I have an unhealthy attachment to these characters.

If you’ve already read this, you should reread it, and if you haven’t, please do!!!!!! My br partner hadn’t read this before and she loved it anyway, so I stand by my belief that the nostalgia factor isn’t necessary to enjoy this book as an adult! 💙

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rereading this with matthew gray gubler's #1 fangirl bc we need something fun to get us out of our slump :)))