refrejarator's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
I'm so glad I went back to read this. As an AuDHD adult, this is exactly the kind of story I wish I had access to as a kid. A super fun read and action packed, and also gave me the representation I always wanted!
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse
madisonbell_'s review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty
lacrimaeignis's review against another edition
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!
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!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and War
redphonebooth3's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I read this series years and years ago in Dutch, but I finally got myself the English versions last year and I was just in the mood to reread them. Plus the series is coming out next year, so I thought I would already start preparing. So, that's on my reading agenda for July.
Need I really give a review though? It's Percy Jackson, it's great, it's amazing, it's engaging and funny and fast paced without feeling rushed and all the characters are well done.
I'm remembering all of the feelings I had from when I first read these. Especially the way I secretly hoped I was a demigod too (as I'm sure we all did when reading the PJ series, don't lie).
But it's also fun discovering all the new things I'm noticing, like the fact that Percy has MAJOR bi vibes. His crush on Luke is almost as big as Annabeth's.
This is such a nostalgia trip for me and a nice break from the dense nonfiction book I'm also reading at the moment.
If you haven't read the Percy Jackson series, my dude, get on this RIGHT NOW.
Content Warnings
Minor: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Violence
brittanylee0302's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This is the first time I'm reading this series.
That being said, I thought this book was really good but the first 50% was super slow for me. I think part of that is I saw the movie & the first half is pretty similar to the movie so I'm blaming that for it. The second half of this book was so good. It was funny, it was well written & I absolutely loved the characters (Grover is my fave I won't even lie). I look forward to reading the second book!
That being said, I thought this book was really good but the first 50% was super slow for me. I think part of that is I saw the movie & the first half is pretty similar to the movie so I'm blaming that for it. The second half of this book was so good. It was funny, it was well written & I absolutely loved the characters (Grover is my fave I won't even lie). I look forward to reading the second book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty and War
eyescanbecruel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, War, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism
becca_w_'s review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Stalking, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Kidnapping and Blood
mollymoo1234's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
5.0
So this is my first time reading the Percy Jackson books and I had heard amazing things about them and one of my best friends also recommended them so being the book nerd I am I obviously bought the whole series before even reading the first book ( like one does :D) at first it took me a while to get into it but once I got in I was hooked I just love the way this book is written so much from Percy’s weird thoughts to the chapter names like “ we take a zebra to Vegas “ I also love how much character development there is in this book and really enjoyed it , hope this helps
Enjoy xx
Enjoy xx
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Car accident, War, Bullying, Death, and Child death
rinku's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? It's complicated
3.0
This is actually my first time reading the Percy Jackson series and I was so excited because of it. The first book, The Lighting Thief, was fun to read but I just noticed that I’m just not the target audience and that it’s definitely MG and not YA.
In this novel, we’re introduced into the world of the Camp Half Blood Chronicles. Percy Jackson is a normal boy until he’s attacked by a fury and learns that he’s a demigod who has to learn to use his abilities at Camp Half Blood. There, he’s accused of stealing Zeus’ master bolt and only has a limited amount of time to find it and the real culprit. On this mission, he gets help from his new friends Grover and Annabeth.
The story is told in a quite fast pace which I enjoyed; there are barely any moments where it slows down which is also the effect of the (kinda artificial) time pressure. Additionally, the action scenes are great, especially the final fight, even though I’m not the biggest fan of monster fights. Of course, the story has some clichés, like Percy being the only child of Poseidon in camp or .
Spoiler
his mother not actually being deadI’m still not sure what to think about the integration of Greek mythology into modern books. I don’t like how violent and disturbing it can get, but those parts are mostly left out in The Lighting Thief. In contrast, I always enjoy seeing mythological people and creatures in modern settings. The idea with the summer camp is also so nice and just something different from a boarding school, even though I always love those. What I additionally liked as well was the American setting. The humour obviously is a bit more childish and sometimes feels a bit out of time, e.g. making fun of overweight people, but some moments were even funny to me.
The strength of this series are definitely its characters who are all so amazing, lovable, and honestly quite diverse considering the fact that this book was released in 2005. Percy, Grover, and Annabeth are all such great characters and I liked them quite a lot. It was especially cute to see how their friendship started to bloom. Another character I really liked was Luke but . What annoyed me a bit though were some of the cliché characters used, like the terrible and mean stepfather or the mean girls like Clarisse, but this luckily changes in the later novels. I also had the feeling that Percy’s feelings weren’t always portrayed so well; for example, when , he barely had any emotional reaction to it.
Spoiler
he sadly has to be the bad guy, oh wellSpoiler
his mother apparently diedI’m pretty sure I would’ve loved The Lighting Thief as a child but the original German cover scared me back then for some reasons lmao. Now being an adult, I had fun reading this novel but there was not much more to it. Still, I can’t wait to find out how the series will continue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Car accident
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Violence
Minor: War and Torture
nytephoenyx's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I always wish Percy Jackson came out five years earlier and I caught it in middle or high school.
The books require a lot of suspension of disbelief, sure, but it’s all great fun. I enjoyed tucking in to read the book because there’s so much hope and grit in the characters. I adore Annabeth in particular - as a middle schooler, I would’ve wanted to be her.
This is a reread, so I already knew I would like it. It messes with me a little because I was introduced to the movie first and while I know fans don’t like the movie… it’s my first introduction and I always compare everything to it. I found myself surprised by all the stops along the journey, because I didn’t remember them (they weren’t in the movie). There’s so much lore - even the references are delightful.
I enjoyed my reread and already know I’ll read it again someday.
The books require a lot of suspension of disbelief, sure, but it’s all great fun. I enjoyed tucking in to read the book because there’s so much hope and grit in the characters. I adore Annabeth in particular - as a middle schooler, I would’ve wanted to be her.
This is a reread, so I already knew I would like it. It messes with me a little because I was introduced to the movie first and while I know fans don’t like the movie… it’s my first introduction and I always compare everything to it. I found myself surprised by all the stops along the journey, because I didn’t remember them (they weren’t in the movie). There’s so much lore - even the references are delightful.
I enjoyed my reread and already know I’ll read it again someday.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and War
Several characters in this book have diagnoses of (or belief of having) ADHD and dyslexia. This is explained away by their demigod status.