So just quickly before I start, a fair few of my booktalks are gonna be pre-written so that I can spread them out evenly. So I'll now try to be posting at least once a week (probably on the weekends) and if there's another one it'll go up midweek. Also sorry for not posting last week, I wasn't feeling great.
Okay, on with the booktalk!
" Look I didn't want to be Half-Blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek god.
I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporised my maths teacher. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.
This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt- and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea."
So I know I'm very, very late to the Percy Jackson bandwagon so don't even get me started on that. But let me tell you I did actually really enjoy reading it, even if I wasn't sure , going in to it, if I'd like it or not. I wasn't sure if it I'd be too old to read it and if I'd like it which is why I put it off for so long.
Stupid, stupid, stupid decision!
I really liked this book and wish that I had just read it sooner! So I'm giving it an 87% and definitely recommend reading it if you haven't already.
I feel like I'm preaching to the choir here but here we go anyway. The book is about a twelve year old boy called Percy Jackson. He finds out that he isn't any normal troubled kid but actually the son of a Greek god, called a Half-Blood. Lots of these Half-Bloods go to a camp called, funnily enough, Camp Half-Blood where they are safe from any of the monsters that are trying to kill them. They also learn how to protect themselves for when they go back to the outside world.
If you haven't read any of the Percy Jackson books already ( and I mean at this point in time there aren't many of you left) definitely go ahead and read it- it'll be well worth your time. Don't be fooled at it being called a "Children's Book". Both Harry Potter and even sometimes The Hunger Games are classed under that category so don't let yourself be mislead!
Okay that's it for the non-spoiler section.
Bye non spoiler people !
*Warning spoilers for Percy Jackson and the Lightning thief from this point onwards*
Okay!
So I went into the book already knowing bits and pieces about it since it has been popular for a while now. I knew that Annabeth was the daughter of Athena and that Percy was the son of Poseidon but that's it really. So it was interesting to be finding lots of this out on my own.
I was a little worried that the overall tone of the book would seem too 'young' for me as I'm used to YA books more recently. Boy was I wrong! To me, Percy feels more mature than his age would suggest and as a reader I'm perfectly comfortable to be in his head for the narrator. In fact he's one of the wittiest 12 year olds I've ever read about. Rick Riordan does such a good job of writing it that his age is irrelevant really.
I also just loved the idea of Camp Half-Blood! It sort of reminds me of Hogwarts (from Harry Potter) in a weird way. It seems like another one of those places where you would love to go.
Another thing that made the book even better was the fact that all the mythology made sense. We've all heard of Medusa and Zeus but the way the plot and back stories fit in around established legends is just amazing and another pat on the back to Rick Riordan.
Sorry that this booktalk wasn't nearly as long as it should be- it's been a while since I've read the book and have read a fair few books after it as well. Hopefully those booktalks will be coming up in the next few weeks as well as a Tifos movie discussion and other updates.
Bye for now,
Amber
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