The Lightning Thief: Great Entertainment

Now I know that there is a movie based on this book already and in fact it was actually really good. But the book and movie are NOT the same and there are some BIG variations between them. If you have watched the movie already then read the book as it is still really good. If you have not seen the movie then DONT. Not until you have read the book first. It will ruin the books full effects.

The Lightning Thief is a tale about Percy Jackson who is a boy whose life is about to change forever. This is the first of five books which makes up the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. When I first found his book I was hesitant to read it as it is considered a child’s book. Good thing I decided to read it anyways as it was really exciting and just a breath of fresh air. Some of the language read is meant for children and the main character does talk in first person, but overall it is entertaining and even funny at times. The new ideas of Olympus and the Greek gods are really creative and make a whole new adventure the like I have never read before. There is also some mystery involved through prophecies of doom and I constantly found myself reading for long periods of time in order to find out what happens in the end. This book captured my attention so greatly that I read this book in two days! Ok so the book is not really that long compared to what I am used to reading but still, I was captivated and hungry for the next book.

For those of you who are interested in having a quick preview of the book then here it is. As stated the book is about Percy Jackson, a not so normal kid as he is soon to find out. Soon into the book Percy finds out the he is a Demi-God, which means that his Mother is human and his Father is a god. He eventually arrives at a camp for demy-gods or half bloods as they refer to themselves as they are half human and half god. Percy also finds out that he has been accused of stealing the lightning bolt of Zeus and has until the summer solstice to return it or there will be a war that will shake the world. The only problem, Percy really did not steal the bolt and has no idea where it is. On top of it all, his mother has been kidnapped as a bargaining chip to obtain the bolt which Percy does not have. This is the adventure to not only save Percy’s Mother, but the world itself.