With such beautiful characters written, it’s inevitable to not fall in love with them. Reyna’s feat to transport the statue of Athena to her enemy camp sows seeds of admiration for her - battling loneliness, but with a spine of steel to help her friends. What made them a joyful read was not the adventure, quests or fights they had, but it was those simple aspects of courage, kindness, friendship and love in the books that made me relate to them on a deeper level. Each of them made the books more worthwhile. Jason with his really empathetic nature Piper, who showed us what beauty actually meant Leo, with his hilarious jokes and witty nature, showed how beautiful friendship is Frank, who always doubted himself and his abilities, only to see how amazing life can be if only you believe in yourself Hazel, coming from a dark past, makes peace with herself and her father, learning to control her powers and seeing the good in it. Things get darker, more dangerous, with them now grown up to be 17. The most notable aspect for me was the lovable and courageous characters the author intricately weaved into this story. 7 demigods are chosen by a prophecy - destined to fight Gaia, mother earth. We read through them fighting battles, fulfilling quests, training at Camp Half-Blood - overcoming any crossroads they’ve encountered.Īmongst all, my personal favorite is The Heroes of Olympus series, which consists of events that take place after the book The Last Olympian.
We’re also introduced to the characters Annabeth, the daughter of Athena and Grover, a faun, amongst many others. Born with the power to control water, he slowly discovers himself and comes to terms with his identity. He is sent to Camp half blood, a place just for demigods like him, which offers protection and trains them to face the dangers that lurk in the outside world by using their powers. He was born to Poseidon, the god of seas, and a human Sally Jackson. Percy Jackson was a 13-year-old teen when he realized he was a demigod - half god and half human. We did study mythological tales of Greek gods as part of English literature growing up, but the author made us see them in a completely different limelight by weaving it all together into a fantasy adventure story of gods and demigods. Greek and Roman mythology would have remained remote and foreign, had I never picked up the first book in the Percy Jackson series.
ALL THE BOOKS BY RICK RIORDAN SERIES
There were a few book series which engulfed much of our teens - from the Harry Potter series to the Twilight Saga - and I would be lying if I did not add books written by Rick Riordan to my list.
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