The Lightning Thief is a captivating novel that follows the life of Percy Jackson, a kid that is considered a child of the gods. Percy Jackson lived a normal life in New York with his mom until one day at school when a monster, that only children of the gods could see, tried to attack him. That moment changed his life. We follow Percy’s journey as he meets other children like him and as he goes on an adventure to help keep peace among the Greek gods. The book explores many different parts of Greek beliefs and gods. I loved this book a lot because the plot is very captivating and interesting. Also, all of the characters were well described and the way the plot played out kept me captivated the entire time. Another thing that I liked was how the author incorporated Greek elements into the story, the text did not require you to know a lot about the Greek myths to understand the book. This book is strongly recommended to those that like adventure, fantasy and mystery