Reviews with content warning for Alcohol - Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

LITERALLY SO SLAY! ROMANCE, BETRAYAL, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, ACTION, ADVENTURE, HILARIOUS, AND SO FRICKING COOL!!! u reading this, yes u, read this book rn, at first it’s amazing, but let me tell u by the 3rd book and on IT GETS SO ICONIC!!!!

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adventurous dark funny inspiring lighthearted tense 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

5.0

If you want a quick read that is fun and mythological inspired then please pick up this series if you haven't yet!!! It's got action and adventure and sass and healthy friendships and makes some very good points about real world issues. I definitely recommend this series to anyone who enjoys mythology or wants to start learning about Greek mythology regardless of age. Yes, it is a middle grade read but adults can enjoy this series just as well as kids.

Percy Jackson has always been a much beloved series for me. I first read the books when I was about 16 years old. I remember being absolutely obsessed from the beginning and read the first 3 books in two days on a two week camping trip and then reread the first book on the way home because I could not find the 4th book in stores on our trip.

Now at 29, I decided to do a reread and I still absolutely loved it! This time, I decided to annotate the book and boy was that fun. I was very nervous to do a reread because I studied Classics in college and being a huge mythology nerd I was afraid I would end up hating the book. Luckily, that wasn't the case. Yes, certain things about myths mentioned had to be changed to fit the narrative or be edited to be age appropriate but overall the myths are still quite accurate. There were also so many moments I had to keep reminding myself of Percy's age in the novel. Also, as an adult, I found myself relating way more to the Chthonic gods mentioned over any other character. I'm very excited to continue my re-read and I can't wait to delve into Percy's latest adventure later this year!

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adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book is well done; it checked all the boxes and was enjoyable even the second time around. I think I connected with it more when I reread it. The first time I read it I felt like something was missing. Maybe I was disconnected from it most of the time, or the characters weren't there for me, or the plot was just a little too long. But the second time reading it I was all for it.

Things I liked when rereading:

Annabeth's and Percy's banter. They make a great duo, and their conversations were chef's kiss. And I'm so excited to see their relationship grow in the next book.
Grover left to go find Pan, so it's just going to be them to save him and I'm very excited
Percy's relationship with his mom. His mom is so sweet and kind and is the greatest mom for Percy. Hopefully, she gets more page time in the upcoming books, but from the first couple of pages of the second book she might not, I haven't picked up the second book in a while now, so I wouldn't know (It is on my January TBR, so I am excited to read it).
Annabeth. She is so cool and kickbutt. I wish she had more page time fighting monsters instead of just helping Percy with plans.

Things I didn't exactly like when rereading:

I know they did help Percy a lot, and they are secondary characters, but I feel like Grover and Annabeth were always at the background, and really didn't do a lot. I wish they were able to do a little bit more and not leave everything to Percy.
Gabe. Everyone dislikes him. I don't really have to say anything else about him

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