![]() Everything makes perfect sense as Riordan divulges certain pieces of information and history into the text at precise moments. The world-building is amazingly complex, detailed and well thought out. Olympus can be found on the 600th floor of the Empire State Building and the entrance to the Underworld is in L.A. Today, the gods have settled in the current most powerful country in the world: America. They started (obviously) in Greece, moved to Rome where the Romans deigned them with different names then to Western Europe and the Renaissance, kept alive through the rebirth of classical literature and artwork. The gods, as well as Olympus and anything else attached to their realm, had followed the natural progression of Western Civilisation, becoming the central deities of whichever country or Empire happened to be in charge at the time. Riordan eloquently described how the ancient Greek gods are still kicking it. I’ll admit, I was a little sceptical that the gods would simply just be there with no explanation aside from, “Yeah, they’re still alive,” but that was not the case. I am completely enchanted by the world Riordan has effortlessly created. I was entertained from the first page, right until the very end. Perhaps I read this novel at the right time in my life or maybe it was just that good, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Percy, Annabeth and Grover are sent on a quest to find the bolt, as well as Percy’s mother who was kidnapped, and the mysterious lightning thief. Not too long after he arrives, Percy discovers that he has angered the gods, especially Zeus, who believes that Percy has stolen his lightning bolt. Percy is taken to Camp Half-Blood where he meets more of his kind, including Annabeth, the daughter of Athena, and Grover, a satyr. The Greek gods are alive and real and living in New York City. On a class excursion at his newest school, Percy is attacked by a teacher who turns into a horrible monster and he discovers a truth about himself: he is a demi-god, half-human half-god, and the son of the sea god Poseidon. I’m sure almost everyone is familiar with the story, but if you aren’t, the book follows 12-year-old Percy Jackson, an ADHD and dyslexic boy who is constantly kicked out of school due to regular mishaps and bad behaviour. On a whim, I borrowed it and fell in love with the incredible world and characters Rick Riordan has created. ![]() I think this novel has been on my TBR list longer than any other and I finally forced myself to read it after finding it at my local library. I’m sure we all have that book on our to-be-read lists, a book that you constantly stare at thinking, “I really need to read you,” but the timing is just not right.
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