After some prompting from my twelve-year-old daughter, I read the first book of the very successful Percy Jackson series, which is at five volumes and counting. The best I can say is that it's definitely a book for twelve-year-olds.
Making the obvious comparison to the Harry Potter series, Percy Jackson pales in comparison. I like the idea of modern-day Greek gods, satyrs, heroes and the like, living in today's world and interacting with humans in the present, but in my opinion there is not enough character and plot development. The Lightning Thief is a pretty good story, but it's not great literature, whereas I believe Harry Potter is.
Perhaps I'm being too harsh, and should be looking at it through a tween's eyes. However, I did ask my daughter what she thought about the book, and she's in complete agreement with me. I was probably worth the read, but I can't see me reading any of the rest of the series.
I'll say two out of five from an adult's perspective, and probably three or four out of five from a pre-teen's point of view.
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