Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan | Book Review

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan and illustrated by John Rocco

Mythology / Fantasy / Adventure

Hardback, 336 pages

Summary:

A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. 

So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and sarcastic asides--to the classics. He explains how the world was created, then gives readers his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus. Percy does not hold back. "If you like horror shows, blood baths, lying, stealing, backstabbing, and cannibalism, then read on, because it definitely was a Golden Age for all that." 

summary from: goodreads

5 out of 5 stars

First of all, as you can probably guess by the star rating, I loved this book. I have been looking forward to it for quiet some time now and it did not disappoint. Rick Riordan is amazing. Now lets go onto the review.

The first thing you notice, when you look at this book, is the beautiful cover. It's also soft which makes it even more amazing. The illustrations are simply stunning. There is a small illustration at the beginning of each chapter and there are bigger ones throughout the book. They reflect the story perfectly and make the reading experience even better and more exiting.

The chapter names are hilarious, as they were in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. One of my favourite is The Golden Age of Cannibalism (not sure what that says about me). The whole book is in Percy's perspective which means there is a lot of sarcasm and witty comments. What else could you ask for?

The stories in this book were amazing. Some were intriguing, some emotional and others gross. Rick Riordan made all of them fun and gripping, you just couldn't stop reading them. I found out a lot more about Greek Mythology, which was the point of this book. Percy explains everything very simply, so that everyone can understand it.

This book was everything I wanted and more. I would recommend it to everyone, no matter who they are they are going to find something enjoyable about it.