A review by scostner
Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan

3.0

This collection of essays about Percy Jackson and the Olympians is very entertaining. Each of the contributing authors chooses an aspect of the series that appeals to him/her and then discusses it. The topics cover everything from how the concept of heroes has changed over time to assigning grades to the parents in the books. Since the authors are already writers for young adults, they know how to make their essays appealing and fun. This is not a glamorized collection of book reports written by adults, but instead it is more of a conversation with friends about things in the series that caught your attention. For those whose interest in Greek mythology has been awakened by reading about Percy and his friends, this is a good introduction to how the old myths relate to the newest version of mythological characters described by Riordan.

I would recommend this book to tweens, teens, and adults. More mature elementary students might enjoy it, but their parents might not approve of words like badass, or descriptions of gods seducing mortals (even though there are no graphic details given).

I read an e-book version provided by the publisher through NetGalley.