The Lightning Thief

I just finished reading the Lightening Thief.  Before I started reading it I felt really overwhelmed that it was such a big book. But now that I’m finished with it, I feel so happy and proud that I accomplished just a big reading…and LOVED it!

I really enjoyed this book and now wish it was longer so that I could learn even more about the story and the characters. I enjoyed all of the main characters (Percy, Grover, and Anna Beth) but my favorite character was Percy, the half-blood teenager. “Half-blood” means that he is half human, half god (not the real God, but like the Greek and Roman gods).  In fact, the book is based quite a bit on mythology, which was fun to read about.

My favorite part of the book was when Percy went up to Olympus.  This part was full of action since his task was to return the lightning bolt to Zeus.  On his quest (after his mom was taken and put into grave danger), he was exhausted by fighting lots of monsters! Some of those parts were pretty scary and I don’t recommend reading them right before bed.  I won’t give away the ending, but I will say that it’s definitely a book worth reading! I can’t wait to read the rest in this series.