From Amazon.com...
"Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school... again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves."
After seeing this movie I really wanted to read the book; I think I may have purchased this book right after the movie, in fact. It took me a while to actually sit down and read it due to teaching and graduation; but it was the first summer read completed after I returned to Northern Minnesota.
I finished this book quickly but it was more because I kept waiting for it to "get good." Don't get me wrong, it was fast moving and the dialogue was good, I just had a really hard time getting into this novel. I loved the Greek Mythology (which is probably why I will pick up the second novel) — but (and don't hit me) I think I preferred the movie to the book in this case.
Originality: 9/10
Ending: 10/10
Characters: 8/10
Plot: 8/10
My reaction/enjoyment: 5/10
Theme: 9/10
Imagery: 8/10
Setting: 5/5
Voice: 5/5
Style: 5/5
Tone: 5/5
Cover: 10/10
Overall: 87/100 B
To the FTC, with love: Bought