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The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

4.26 AVERAGE

adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a reread for me. My goodness. To think this book came out when I was actually 12 years old and now like almost 20 years later I'm reading it again. I actually came back to this because the Percy, Grover and Annabeth that were in the The Wrath of the Triple Goddess were similar but not this Percy, Grover and Annabeth. And honestly I liked this reiteration of them. Grover carried his own weight, contributed to the quest and wasn't just the comedic relief. Percy was smart in his own way, brave and compassionate to those around him. Annabeth was smart, wise, and likeable, but no way was she this perfect never making any mistakes teenager that every single person likes like in PJO #6 and #7. My opinion Rick Riordan cant get better then what he had with this original trilogy and should have to tried to add more books that essentially changed the characters for worse.
adventurous funny lighthearted

Nothing like the movies (I know they never are), but loved it all the same!

This. Book.
I'll write about my thoughts on it later because I'm in shock of how amazing this amazing book was!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Decided to re-read for the first time since high school to relate to all the kids who are still obsessed with this series, and it's just as delightful as I remember. I'm mostly excited to get to my favorite books. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly since it's been ten year I guess) there's a ton I completely forgot about.
dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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: No
adventurous funny inspiring tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I really enjoyed this and wanted to keep reading. I've never read the books but I'm excited to make my way through them! 
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous funny 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: Complicated