May 27th Blog Post: Book Review

The Lightning Thief is a book about Percy Jackson, a boy who leaves home without a choice. Percy is being forced to go to Camp Half-Blood, otherwise he's in grave danger from monsters, demons, and other evil creatures. On his way to Camp Half-Blood, Percy and his mom encounter a vigorous minotaur. After a rough fight, Percy looses his mom but defeats the minotaur. At Camp Half-Blood, Percy discovers that his scrawny, disabled best friend, Grover, is actually a satyr that was sent to protect Percy. Percy also meets a courageous girl named Annabeth who he sticks with in fights. Percy then realizes that he needs to save his mother because of all the things that she has done for him. This doesn't seem too hard, however, a turn of events will leave Percy clueless regarding the people he loves and he will also have to complete the most rough and dangerous tasks imaginable. This leads us to the question, will Percy be able to save his mother and stop the wars between the gods?

This book is aimed towards young adults or teenagers who could be interested in Greek mythology or just any book that has adventure. The Lightning Thief would score a 5 star because of the way Rick Riordan gave each character their own original personality. The writing style was very casual. It was written in the first person perspective of Percy, and easily shows the personalities of every character, from Percy to even the minor characters who don't play big roles. Each character had their own way of expressing themselves, and their attitudes were clear in every sentence. The Lightning Thief was greatly written and didn't get repetitive or confusing anywhere. The plot line also stayed on track and didn't get difficult to follow anywhere.