The Lottie Project

My rating: **** I'm now back to reading some Jacqueline Wilson books. This one is about a girl called Charlotte who is studying about the Victorians and has to do a school project about them. She decides to write diary entries as if she was a Victorian. Every experience she has she relates to Lottie, her fictional Victorian character. For example, when Charlotte's mum started dating a man, she wrote in her diary that Lottie thought her mother could be dating a new man. She wrote that Lottie became a maid in a Victorian house. Lottie would travel by carriage and wear old-fashioned clothes. I thought this book was interesting because I don't know so much about the Victorians.

The Demigod Files

My rating: **** So, I found this in the library. I was hoping that this would be a whole other adventure with Percy Jackson. It was just three chapters and facts about Percy. It also had his summer report. I learned a few new things about Percy. For example, I found out he was rubbish at archery, he only got a C, compared to sword fighting where he got an A+. I also read that Percy, Thalia, and Nico were the only three demigods who the biggest prophecy could be about. This is because they were all born after the big three (Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus) decided that they would have no more children. Whichever child turned sixteen first, is the one who the prophecy would be about. It was not about Thalia because she turned immortal, nor was it about Nico because the demigods worked out that he was actually born before the rule was made. He was put in a hotel where time passed but he did not age. So, it was all about Percy Jackson. The prophecy was a decision that would either kill the gods or make the gods more powerful.

Percy Jackson & the Last Olympian

My rating: ***** This is the final instalment of the Percy Jackson series. I almost didn't want it to end, but I also wanted to know how it would end. The main story in this book is about Kronos's army and they are trying to destroy Olympus. All the half-bloods which includes Percy, have to try and kill them all before they make it to Olympus with Typhon. Typhon is the worst monster that you could ever meet. He is enormous, bald and looks like a rock. He is very strong and could destroy Olympus with the smash of his hand. Olympus is where the gods live and is very special to the half-bloods also. When I finished this book I felt relieved and a bit upset. I have found out that there are another two books called "The Demigod Files" and "The Lost Olympian". I would really like to find these in my school library.

Percy Jackson & the Battle of the Labyrinth

My rating: ****1/2 This is the fourth out of five books in the series. I'm so hooked on them. The author is Rick Riordan and he has written other books called Red Pyramid (series). I like the way he writes because he makes each page more involved with more mysteries to think about and solve. The prophecy in this book is "You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze, The dead, the traitor, and the lost one raise, You shall rise or fall by the ghost king's hand, The child of Athena's final stand, Destroy with a hero's final breath, And lose a love to worse than death." I was thinking so hard about this prophecy and imagined that I was Athena's child.

Percy Jackson & the Titan's Curse

My rating: ***** This is the third book in the series and I loved it. I have given it five out of five stars. This book made me feel excited when I read it. I felt sorry for Percy's pegasus called Blackjack because he had to keep flying everywhere to help Percy get places. The main adventure was a quest that Percy did not get chosen for. The prophecy in this book is "Five shall go west to the goddess in chains, One will be lost in the land without rain, The Bane of Olympus shows the trail, Campers and Hunters combined prevail, The Titan's Curse must one withstand, And one shall perish by a parent's hand." These prophecies make you really think about what the author means. I was very curious to find out who would perish.

Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great

My rating: **

The title of this book made me think it would be about a girl called Sheila, and she would be very popular or famous. I was wrong. The book was about Sheila and she was scared of loads of things and her mum and dad helped her not be scared of those things. Her friends thought she was a scaredy-cat, but she proved them wrong. For example, she was scared of swimming, but her mum made her do swimming lessons. She had a test at the end of the year, where at first she was scared she would drown, but then when she got into the pool, she put her head in the water and blew bubbles. Her friends shouted "Come on!" and encouraged her. She passed the test and was very proud of herself.

I would recommend this book to younger readers.

Percy Jackson & The Sea of Monsters

My Rating: ****

This is the second book of the Percy Jackson series. It was a little boring compared to the first book.

When Percy plays dodgeball at his school in Manhattan, it becomes a death match against boys who turn into cannibal giants. His best friend Annabeth rescues him and tells him that there is a trouble at Camp Half-Blood. They rush there to save the special Pine Tree that protects the camp.

Percy's friend Grover, who is a satyr (half goat, half human) also gets kidnapped by a cyclops called Polyphemus. It was not Percy's quest, but a girl called Clarisse. Then Percy and his friends must find the Golden Fleece.

It is very interesting to read and learn about Greek mythology and the relationships between the special characters.

Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief

My Rating: *****

A friend of mine recommended this book series to me, because he had heard I enjoyed the Harry Potter books and was looking for something else to read.

This book was awesome! I recommend it to every reader who likes action and isn't scared of monsters, because it is about Greek mythology. Percy Jackson is a half-blood, because his father is a god and his mother is a human. He is one of the most powerful demi-gods because his father is one of the big three (Poseidon, Zeus, Hades).

In this book, the Summer Solstice is coming up and Zeus' lightning bolt has been stolen. Everybody thinks the thief is Percy, but it is not him. You will have to read the story to find out the real thief.