The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and humorous. It reminded me a little bit of Harry Potter, except it had Greek Mythology in there.

About a boy, Percy Jackson who is ADHD and dyslexic and can make things happen. His ADHD allows him to read ancient Greek. What he doesn't realize is that he is the son of a Greek God and a very powerful one at that. He goes to a camp after 6th grade for other "Half-Blood's". Children of other Greek Gods and Goddesses. He is sent on a quest to retrieve something very special that could cause a huge war amongst 3 of the most powerful Gods.

I thought it was fun to catch up on my greek mythology and how Riordan brings these mythical creatures to life with a 21st century twist. It was fun to read the description of the Underworld as well as Mount Olympus. I liked the description of the different Gods and how they looked as well as the description of getting to Mount Olympus from the real world. It was just a really fun book to read.

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