Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Books 1-5)

(Instead of reviewing each book individually, I've decided to rate them all together). Each and every Percy Jackson book was AMAZING! With every single page, Rick Riodrain, using his magic touch, adds humor, romance, and just plain adventure! I highly recommend each and every Percy Jackson story!

First, the characters were just all so unique! You literally have thousands of unique characters, each of them well-developed and realistic.
        I loved the idea of the demigods (a decedent of a Greek god or goddess and a human). Each demigod has unique traits that correspond to the realm of control their parent has over the world (i.e. Percy, who is the son of Poesiden, the god of the sea can manipulate water, etc). This was a show more fresh, creative idea!


I also loved the plots of each and every story! No story was even close to being similar; they each had individuality and fresh, new ideas on Riordan's part. Each story was filled with LOTS of action, romance, and TONS of humor. Riordan really knows how to "spice it up!" I also LOVED the narration by Percy! :-) He has such a great sense of humor!

This really helped my insight on Greek mythology in such a creative way it felt like I didn't even know I was learning! :-) I imagine this technique will be useful to young readers who, like me, will definitely fall under the influence of Riodran's master skills as storyteller.

All in all, I loved the whole series! These books are definitely recommended to fans of fantasy (specifically Harry Potter) and fans of Greek mythology. (However, let me confess, the movies highly disappointed me!) Happy reading...may the gods be ever in your favor! :-) show less

The Heroes of Olympus series, written by Rick Riordan, is very captivating. I start reading and get so involved in the stories that I have to keep reading page after page. The hours go by like minutes when I read about the stories of Greek gods having children with mortals in the present day. These children are called demi-gods and become responsible for quests to fight monsters who threaten the lives of demigods, and occasionally a mortal. The author makes mythology seem very real in a modern way with his descriptive, humorous and exciting adventures, which are also sometimes strange and scary. Most of the books have the same main characters, Grover, Percy, Annabeth, and sometimes Nico and Clarisse. There are also many minor characters show more who get involved in the adventures as well as hundreds of thousands of monsters and creatures to fight again and again. Percy Jackson, the main character of all the books in the series, reminds me of myself sometimes because of his quirky sense of humor. His clever statements make the reader want to read the sentence over and over again. Each book in the series is exciting because the reader does not know how the story all fits together. But at the end, it all comes together for a thrilling finish. Rick Riordan uses cliffhangers, which make the reader continue to go to the library to get the next book in the series.

Book Review by Claire W. (5th) show less

This books introduced me to Greek mythology and awakened my love for it. Rick Riordan wrote an amazing story with some of my favorite characters ever. I have read those books multiple times and they always manage to win me all over again. They are an absolute must read and even though they are kids’ books I still recommend them to everyone!

In this best-selling, award-winning series from Rick Riordan, we follow Percy Jackson, a son of a mortal and the Greek god Poseiden. Percy begins as a 12-year-old, unaware of his powers, the fact that monsters are constantly hunting him, that his best friend is not necessarily human and that, since his birth, he has been watched over by mythological creatures. As we progress through the series, Percy evolves into mature 16-year-old hero who may or may not be destined to save the world from the evil Titan king Kronos. The development of Percy as a character is fantastic, he starts out as a somewhat annoying kid, who tends to be a little whiny and makes inappropriate fart jokes , but this is realistic for 12-year-old boys. He also deals show more with his first love, death, saving the world on a yearly basis, deciding who you are, humility, making and keeping friendships, and choosing between good and evil, to become a young man who is ready to lead an army. Riordan does a great job of intertwining the life lessons, humor, action, adventure and Greek literature into the story, igniting the readers interest in mythology. Readers 12 and over will enjoy this book and would be ready for the serious undertones of the story. Also, once they are done with this series, they should continue with Riordan's new series "Heroes of Olympus", revisit the Harry Potter series, or check out Cirque Du Freak. show less

[Percy Jackson and the Olympians] by [[Rick Riordan]] illustrated by Rick Riordan. This is a older fiction story book , That a boy named Percy Jackson goes on adventures to save or rescue someone in different places and he doesn't tell stories from the past I't happens in present. When he goes on adventures I like when he fights and when I read the book It makes me feel like i'm alive in the story.
I think this book is a good book to read because If you like adventurous stories well here is the book.
It is a big book and it is interesting, you can read this book in 1 week.
If I was you I would definitely read this book. (stars) 4.27.

My Response

(Instead of reviewing each book individually, I've decided to rate them all together). Each and show more every Percy Jackson book was AMAZING! With every single page, Rick Riodrain, using his magic touch, adds humor, romance, and just plain adventure! I highly recommend each and every Percy Jackson story!

First, the characters were just all so unique! You literally have thousands of unique characters, each of them well-developed and realistic.
I loved the idea of the demigods (a decedent of a Greek god or goddess and a human). Each demigod has unique traits that correspond to the realm of control their parent has over the world (i.e. Percy, who is the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea can manipulate water, etc). This was a fresh, creative idea!

I also loved the plots of each and every story! No story was even close to being similar; they each had individuality and fresh, new ideas on Riordan's part. Each story was filled with LOTS of action, romance, and TONS of humor. Riordan really knows how to "spice it up!" I also LOVED the narration by Percy! :-) He has such a great sense of humor!

This really helped my insight on Greek mythology in such a creative way it felt like I didn't even know I was learning! :-) I imagine this technique will be useful to young readers who, like me, will definitely fall under the influence of Riodran's master skills as storyteller.

All in all, I loved the whole series! These books are definitely recommended to fans of fantasy (specifically Harry Potter) and fans of Greek mythology. (However, let me confess, the movies highly disappointed me!) Happy reading...may the gods be ever in your favor! :-) ( )

(Other persons response) show less

I loved this series! It included action, adventure, and monsters of all kinds. Through this series, you will follow Percy Jackson, a seemingly normal 7th grader who starts being chased by monsters and realizes his life is anything but average. He comes to learn more about his powers and his family history in this incredible series based on Greek mythology.

This series is SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!

I have been into Greek Mythology for about two years before I read these. Now, it's all I talk about!

If you are into books with action, humor and no sparkling weird things like that, this is your go-to book!
I was jumping for joy when I read the second series. Longer than this one, maybe less enjoyable when you get to Blood of Olympus........but still, REALLY REALLY GOOD!!
For all you fans, Rick Riordan is writing a WHOLE NEW SERIES of Greek Myths, and Apollo is the star! This means that the chapter titles are........very bad haikus!!!!
(Not sure if Riordan wants us to die laughing- or die because the haikus became evil minions of Apollo!)