I just finished reading the first quarter of the book, so far i have thoroughly enjoyed the story for a few reasons. First of all , the story started off with action it got me hooked right off the bat with Percy's math teacher turning into fury from the underworld to try and kill him. And then again a couple of chapters later Percy, his mother and Grover are chased by the minotaur all the way to camp Half -Blood where Percy defeats the minotaur. These two intense scenes really got me hooked in the book right away. Also once Percy is safe in Camp Half-Blood nobody knows who his father is, this question that you as a reader want answered is something that really kept me reading and got me interested. When it is revealed that Poseidon is Percy's father, i thought back to some scenes earlier in the book that i now realised were foreshadowing the fact that percy's father is the god of the sea, for example, when parcy dumps water on himself he feels energized and strong after sword fighting for a long time with Luke. Also one of the first days that Percy spends at Camp Half-Blood and there is already a conflict between him and another camper. More specificaly Clarisse, she tries to give him an initiation by dragging him into the girls washroom and giving him a "swirly", but her plan backfired when the toilets exploded and got her and all the other girls wet. This interested me because when Percy walks away from the washroom Clarrisse tells him"This isn't over!..." so i want to know what other conflicts will occur between them.
Nick Finlay
I really think that Rick Riordan is one of the best "hook, line and sinker" writers of our time. The author is perceptive in knowing what the age group he's appealing to wants to read. He constantly describes everything in as much detail as possible making it very interesting. As you have said the question of who his father is really did keep me reading as well. The types of novels where you just want to keep reading are the best!
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Agreed, this book is a prime example of how to write a book that will be inviting to all audiances. From younger kids, and even to adults I think that no one could write a bad review.
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