Review by melplays9000 - The Lightning Thief

melplays9000 's review for:

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book surpassed my expectations and I enjoyed it very much for what it was. I didn’t really expect great things from this despite it being so hyped, I just didn’t think it would really be my thing. And although I admit I’m no longer really the target audience for this book, I still enjoyed the world and characters and story that Rick Riordan has created. I loved how expansive this world was, it is very heavily based on greek myth but despite not knowing a lot about the subject I still found I could enjoy the story, things were explained in a way that meant I wasn’t lost and yet it felt natural to the story. Have I talked about the world yet? It really made this book great for me. The way the greek myth was tied into the real world was just so seem less and the cast of characters fit both so perfectly that it’s hard to believe this isn’t just how it was originally.

The structure of the book however mean that this wasn’t a perfect book for me. Every chapter was its own separate event and it just felt as if I were reading a list of things that happened rather than a continuous story. We just didn’t get much down time with the characters which made it difficult to get the know them and build a connection, which made the ending less emotionally impactful for me.

Overall I very much enjoyed this book (especially the world) and will for sure be continuing with the rest of the series and maybe even watching the movie. 4 stars.

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