My cup of tea…

a blog inspired by the books that have inspired us

*Note to readers (if there are any): I am a little late posting on these.  I have a couple of more I have read and will comment on soon.  Dear John by Nicholas Sparks, and Confessions of Fitzwilliam Darcy by Mary Wilson, I read the Percy Jackson books last month as well, just running behind!  The Last Song I posted about  is our February book club pick.

Percy Jackson  and the Olympians

the Lightning Thief series by Rick Riordan

 

        Yes, I am thirty and yes, I enjoy young adult/children’s series. So what right?!  Everyone should in my opinion, but they have to be interesting, new and fun, chopped full of adventure.  I mean adventure around every corner, majestic creatures, heroes and heroines, young love, you get the picture!  It is a simple escape for me.  I quick easy read that I can get lost in.  Things can get so stressful sometimes you just need a fun story with a happy ending.  I can’t get enough of these.  I will admit I haven’t come across a series in years that have held me captive at every free moment to see what happens next!  The word that constantly comes to mind when describing this series is clever, such a clever story line and I still don’t think I give it justice by saying that.  If you are a fiction/fantasy nerd, Greek mythology more that likely peaks your interest as well.  Rick Riordan, the author of Percy Jackson, has managed to teach us these facts and he takes us on our adventures with Peruses, the son of Poseidon.   I will be totally honest and say I feel like I finally have a grasp on who belonged to who and who did what in mythology after reading these books   I respect the author more for separating our God from the gods.  He  is too big to explain, he stated in the first book. He left it at that but it definitely maintained that separation.  He shows the importance of friends and family and when to even stand up for those friends even though they act like jerks most of the time.  The books make the characters look inside themselves and realize their flaws. Acceptance of your family and friends, no matter how un normal they may seem. Betrayal, pride, jealousy, death and bitterness are all confronted and they are made to come clean and ask for forgiveness.  There are five books in this series and they are all wonderful.  I can’t believe I didn’t catch this series earlier but I am almost glad I didn’t because as soon as I finished one, I was ready for the next.  I finished them all in a week.  I haven’t had that much FUN reading a series in so long.  I highly recommend these books if you are into this kind of reading and just need a little escape! To my fantasy fiction readers….this is our cup of tea.

I am searching my websites to try and collect the first edition, first printing of these books.  I will keep you updated.  I just aquired the last book signed by the author and expect in any day now! I just have a feeling about these!