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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians #1)

Middle Grade Fiction 728

A Wonderful Break from Reality

February 16, 2010

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5.0

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Reader reviewed by Victoria Morris

After several months of not reading, as I was head deep in a story of my own, I picked this up at the bookstore in preparation for the movie coming out this month.

What I found was that I was instantly pulled into New York with Percy and his unusual and shall we say, rather tough circumstances in school. NYC is one of my favorite places to visit, and imagining all this happening in and around the landmarks I know very well was so much fun.

Its a light easy read for an adult, which I needed after several intense months of writing. But it still brought me great joy...so much so, that I finished the entire series within a week.

From reviews I know that the movie won't be exactly the same as the book, but when are they ever? I am still VERY glad to have finally picked up these books (I thought them to be a bit to young for me...I was wrong.) and added them to my collection.