Rick Riordan
2006
3/5 stars
In this first of a five part series, Percy Jackson discovers that he is the son of Poseidon, begins life at a camp for Half-Blood children, and, with new friends Grover (a Satyr) and Annabeth (daughter of Athena), goes on a quest to prevent war between the Gods.
Riordan writes engagingly, and, though for children, the book is still mature enough for adults. The action comes fast and thick, and is a bit over-the-top at times. While the characters aren't fully developed, they aren't cardboard and static. This was a reread for me, and though I wasn't as enthralled as I was with the first reading, I did enjoy it and will most likely continue to reread the entire series.
(A note on the audio book: the narrator is inferior and makes the book less enjoyable than it should be.)
