A review by buffyreads
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

3.0

Ra's Mini Review!~

Characters:
Percy is my son forreal. I loved his anger and bravery. I loved that he felt like a kid with flaws and impulsivity. Grover is such a great balance to Percy and Annabelle. My sweet little empath. He too has a goal and ambition but his shyness and cation balances Percy's impulsivity and Annabelle's warrior mindset very well. He too is my son. Annabelle is so smart and determined. I liked that she has her own desires and goals for going on the quest and has a lot to prove to herself.

Plot:
The story is very straightforward and I liked the world building. The pacing was great especially when the trio begins the quest. I do feel like it was tiny different bits over and over but that's what a quest is. They aren't slogged down with long bouts of exposition. I wish there was much more emotional weight to the story but that will probably happen later.

Secret Sauce:
I loved randomly recognizing easter eggs from greek mythology before they are reveled.

Rating: I give this book a 3/5