April 2025 Book Review

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Some missing descriptions 

Missing emotional responses 

Slow beginning 

Some odd humour

Some underdeveloped side characters 

Children’s fiction 

Amazing character dynamics

Amazing world building

Very well edited 

Entertaining 

Age appropriate suspenseful scenes

Well developed main characters 

Some well developed side characters 

Well written reveals 

Great quest adventure 

Interesting and engaging characters and places 

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Uncharacteristic and odd character actions and reactions 

Plot holes

Anticlimactic scenes

Unnecessary scenes

Good expansion on world building

Great character development and continuation

Well edited 

Good action scenes 

Some well written reveals 

Great character dynamics 

Age appropriate suspenseful scenes 

Interesting places, scenarios, and characters 

Well developed main characters 

Some well developed side characters 

Great cliff-hanger ending

Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse

Rick Riordan 

DID NOT FINISH

(Might attempt again)

Poor continuation from previous books ending

Drastic time jump with unanswered questions

Uncharacteristic character actions and reactions

Good beginning romantic build

Interesting and engaging characters

Good expansion on world building

Well edited