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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

309 reviews

hannah_steven's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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rokinjaguar's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very solid. A kids book with all the trappings done right. Nothing particularly spectacular but a great example of everything fun about a kids adventure book. Characters were brought to life well. Grover was written a little weird sometimes but I chalk that up to him being forced into the comic relief for 12 y/o boys role. I like him fine in general, it’s just sometimes he does stuff that feel more like the story/tone needed him to play a role rather than a natural thing his character would do. But that’s really my only complaint.

I really love that Percy and Annabeth are never romantic in this book. Nothing feels forced between them, just a nice arc between two kids with overlapping aspirations who grow to value and trust each other.

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emlo's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a fun, fast paced book which takes greek mythology and puts a modern spin on it. There is a lot of violence (mostly directed towards monsters). The book is like a loosley strung together collection of monster fights, there isn't much down time to get to know the characters better. Overall enjoyable though.

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em_davies7019's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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bleuennreads_'s review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The story itself is good, plus I love Greek mythology so what more could you ask for. But the writing style bothered me a bit (which makes sense since it's a more a middle-grade novel and I'm much older) and I admit that it kept me from completely hanging on to the book.

The characters are really endearing, even if Percy is a bit stupid (almost annoying sometimes), but he's funny and sassy so I forgive him :) I also love the dynamic between Percy and Annabeth, can't wait to see how it will evolve (even if I already know aproximately how it will end). And let's not forget Grover, I hope to see him again soon. I can't wait to see all three of them evolve and grow !

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