Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (w/poster)

I watched the movie before I read the book and to be honest...I enjoyed the movie! But that was BEFORE I read the book. Maaaann was I disappointed in the movie after reading the book. I totally understood why the movies didn't do well and why there weren't anymore made.The movie is essentially a complete rewrite of the book! I was shocked. I kept expecting scenes to play out like I saw in the movie but none of them did or if they did...it was few and far between.Percy Jackson. Diagnosed with ADHD but unbeknownst to him...he's a godling and that is just his survival instincts keeping him alive. He's constantly in trouble at school and while Grover is his best friend...not all is as it seems. Percy has been kicked out of school after school after school. He's always getting into fights. His mom is married to a jerk, but it's for his own good. Bizarre but true.Now! This book is a really good story! There is a lot of action, adventure, drama, and danger. Percy is sent on a quest to recover that which was stolen. He desires to save his mother from her fate, but a prophecy warns him that he will fail to save that which matters most.I have to say I like the book a million times more than the movie and I honestly wish that they had followed the book more than just creating their own storyline to make things "more interesting."I will say that I'm glad they toned down his attitude in the movie though. I felt that Percy's mouth was just too annoying. I mean...in some scenes I get it, but attitude all the time?! Give me a break! Couldn't he have been smacked upside the head at least ONCE by a god?! I mean...seriously?! It would have done him some good.I'm rating this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. I'm taking off half a star because that attitude just got on my last nerve and the fact that nothing ever happened to him to make him check it just rubbed me the wrong way. There are a lot of good moments in this book and so I'm looking forward to the next book in this series.The Sea of Monsters is book two in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series. The author picks the story up after the summer has passed and another school year is coming to an end. All has been proverbially quiet. No monsters, no screw-ups, no serious danger to threaten Percy. So it looks like he'll be able to come back to this school next year! But...of course...things aren't going to pan out that way. With a little help from a new "friend" at school, Percy is able to survive. But what's with the weird dreams of Grover at night? And there's danger at camp? What is going on? Well...chaos is about to rain down like hailstones on Percy, but at least he'll have some help along the way.Now! I watched the movie before reading the book and I have to say that once again...I'm disappointed in the way the movie was handled. Everything was twisted around and I honestly feel that the book is more adventurous and well done than the movie. Percy meets Tyson pretty quickly, but I'm honestly surprised that it takes Percy so long to see what Tyson really is. I'm glad that the author toned down Percy's attitude in this book. The last one he honestly got on my nerves. Granted any interaction with Ares is limited, but still. But of course, the author brings in a new character to irk my nerves...Tantalus. It takes a while to get Tantalus's story, but I'm glad when I did get why he was being punished.This story has a bit of a slower pace than the first book, but it's pretty satisfying overall. I am rating this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. I know this book is fiction, but honestly, there were more than a few times of where I felt the characters needed to have more sense than they do. Moving on to the next book and looking forward to the freshness to come of it not being tainted by a completely rewritten movie.

I got this set for my daughter who loves to have physical copies of her books. It is actually the second set of these books I've ever bought because I bought one years ago for my son and now these ones for my daughter. Covers are beautiful and it was all very reasonably priced.1 Star - Awful! Want my money back!2 Stars - Bad but not horrendous.3 Stars - Good/Decent4 Stars - Really good.5 Stars - Awesome! Definitely recommend!

Was a great book for my grandson who loves pretty Jackson books

I'm a little behind on this review I got these for my son for Christmas last year so the picture looks a little worn and torn but that just proves how much he has read it was in perfect condition when we got it great book great author love the story would definitely buy again

The books came in great condition! The box is pretty, and the back of the books had one of my favorite decorative features- the spines matched in a pattern! Looks great on a shelf. The spines were easy to relax. Love the books, and even though I'm probably a little older than the targeted demographic (although a lot of people my age still read and love it) I love the books! They are definitely a bit chaotic but if you're going to read anything with greek mythology it's going to be chaotic- If anything, it made me love them more. I also like the humor, and the books are written well. I love the characters too!The poster isn't really a poster though. I didn't buy this for the poster- it was just a plus, so I'm not that disappointed, but still. You can't even really call it a poster to be honest lol. It's very small and thin, not square or a large rectangular shape like most posters. It's long and short, although the artwork is pretty.I bought these for the price, and they look very nice! 5 stars

my mom bought the books for me and I love them I'm only on book one and I already said I want to buy the rest of the books They are really good I love how sassy percy is and I love how funny the book can be so I 100% recommend buying the books

Livro é muito bom, veio em perfeito estado e tem uma linguagem fácil para quem está aprendendo inglês, ajuda bastante.

Lo.abrimos y la calidad del material es muy buena nos gustó muchísimo a el más

These books are perfect. They come in their own little box and wrapped in plastic, not a scratch on them. I ordered them for my step daughter for her birthday and she loves them!

Cheapest I could find, great value

Came in with all the books, all the dust jackets, and the case looking great. Well packaged.