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Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (book 1) Review

Hi ForeverBookers, 

Earlier I finished the first Percy Jackson novel by Rick Riordan. It really surprised me by how good it was. When I heard that it was a middle-grade read I was quite apprehensive to start it as I thought it would just be for children. After hearing good reviews of it though I thought why not give it a go? I'm really glad I did give it a go. 

It basically tells the story of Percy Jackson, who doesn't know who his father is at the beginning of the book. He's grown up with his mother, whom he loves and a step father, whom he hates. When strange things start happening on a school trip, Percy starts to question what's going on. Then we see the character of Percy develop throughout the rest of the book from a young teenager to something more...

A great story with lots of laugh out loud moments, betrayal, friendship and those are just some of the themes of this book. It's great for children and adults (I'm in my 20's) alike. 

I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars. The only thing this book was lacking for me was a romantic plotline, but I have hopes that this will develop in the other books. Like I said this is a middle grade novel so don't expect anything too thought provoking. It was a lot of fun to read though. I couldn't put it down. 

I look forward to reading Percy Jackson and the Sea Of Monsters next so stay tuned for that review...





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