The Lightning Thief
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to stand by and watch while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his...
- Pages
- 377
- First published
- June 14, 2005
- Language
- English
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Reviews
Finished February 1, 2024
- Anonymous
Finished June 16, 2023
I am quite literally speechless. I’ve been putting this series off for years, but I’m finally reading it, and I’m so glad I decided to. I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about this series, and I already know I’m going to love this series. However, I do have Greek Mythology research to do now 🫡. I loved Annabeth. When I found out that her mom was Athena, I think I squealed for about ten minutes. If I would’ve read this a few years ago, I genuinely think I wouldn’t have liked it, so I’m glad I’m reading it now. Overall, I give it 4.75/5 stars, and I definitely recommend it. It wasn’t a complete 5 stars because of a few things that confused me, but I still loved it.
Started June 16, 2023 · Finished June 16, 2023
Finished September 19, 2018
Finished January 1, 2025
Started July 5, 2026 · Finished July 5, 2026
Started March 27, 2025 · Finished March 29, 2025
I always forget that this is how the series starts off. For some reason, I think of book 2 as the beginning. This was a really nice refresher and I surprisingly didnt remember very much besides the spiders and medusa, everything else felt new and fresh. I had a blast with it, super easy writing style with some humor that admittedly made me smile a lot. I love the way fights and gore were handled. As a child, I just glossed over those things and took it at face value, but as an adult im inferring a lot more and being like wowww yuck. Truly a great read for any age, in my opinion.
Started May 31, 2021 · Finished June 8, 2021 · Read 2 times
- adventurouslighthearted
Started April 1, 2023 · Finished April 20, 2023
Finished September 17, 2022
Finished September 24, 2021 · Read 2 times
I completely forgot how young Percy was at the start of this series! I still adore this book series, though a fair amount of what happened in this book doesn’t exactly seem feasible for a twelve year old. I feel like the Gods are far too easy enemies and sometimes they felt very juvenile
Finished October 5, 2021
Finished June 16, 2020
Finished June 10, 2020
The line “There is a new Golden Age coming. You won’t be part of it.” hits me just as hard now as it did when I was younger. I love this series so much!