by Carlo Rodriguez

Created on: August 26, 2009

If you're a fan of Greek mythology and a superb action/adventure series, than I would strongly recommend you go and buy this book series at your local bookstore as soon as possible. This epic series titled, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians", by multi-award winning author Rick Riordan, focuses on the life of a seemingly ordinary young boy named Percy Jackson. Unfortunately, the most unusual circumstances never allow Percy to live this ordinary life. Every time he is enrolled in a new school, he ends up getting kicked out due to inexplicable reasons, sometimes he blows up the school, or other times he simply does something outrageous, but nevertheless, he has bad luck with schools. It all begins with the new school at Yancy Academy; his life turns from the unusual kid with ADHD and dyslexia which his classmates tease him for, to a life of a hero always facing a new threat.

Throughout the mythical adventures of Percy Jackson, he discovers the truth about himself and the world around him. It turns out that he's a demigod, but not just any demigod; he's the son of the one and only, the ruler of the sea, Poseidon. I mean, seriously, how cool is that?! He also finds out that he has quick reflexes because of his ADHD and the dyslexia is due to the fact that his main language is in fact, Greek. As soon as he is aware of how real mythology is and the role he is destined to take part in, the danger and action increases tenfold. His journeys take him and his group of companions, Annabeth and Grover, across the United States and other locations in order to complete quests and in his travels he encounters a minotaur, Cyclopes, vampires, the Greek Gods such as Zeus and Apollo, Titans, satyrs, and much more interesting mythical creatures and heroes.

As time passes, a year between each book, Percy and his friends mature, as well as their battle skills. By the fourth book, Percy is able to manipulate ocean water to his will and can cause disastrous damage on those who threaten him and his friends. Also, the relationship between Percy and Annabeth is fairly obvious to everyone except Percy who appears to be in denial of having those kinds of feelings towards Annabeth although, jealousy strikes him at times. The characters in this series are extremely likable and all seem to fit in somewhere, although I believe there is one flaw, and that is the age of the characters. To me, they seem slightly mature for their age,

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