#idk i do really like pjo i hope this doesnt come accross negatively

[juicingbeetles]

I read them at 18 - 19 years old, after reading adult fantasy for years (my last urban fantasy at the time was The Dresden Files) and I like them pretty well! A super easy read, fun characters, and I passed them on to my brother, who is a huge mythology person. Its great fun to chat about them with him!

That being said, I'm truthfully too old for them I think? The books are good but for tweens. I was obsessed with Warrior Cats and Rangers Apprentice as a tween and I'll be the first to admit they arent the best. Percy Jackson is probably better than those, I think. If I read them as a 13 year old I would have been obsessed.

They're urban fantasy! I LOVE urban fantasy! I was obsesed with The Dresden Files, Seanan Mcguire's various series such as October Daye and the Ghostroads. But going from the more mature entries in the genre to Percy Jackson was a bit underwhelming.

I'd say if you're grown, check out Dresden Files or Sparrow Hill Road for that sweet sweet U.S. travel-fantasy vibe (bonus: a wizard goes on a heist to steal the holy grail from Hades) but also Percy Jackson is pretty cool! I actually enjoy the show a lot too so check that out as well.

What's it like reading Percy Jackson for the first time as an adult? No nostalgia no expectations beyond the memes I've seen by blogs i follow that did read them as a kid. Despite being a Greek Myth nerd as a kid I never actually got into these books*

*I did buy the second book at a book fair not realizing it was the second book of the series, and when I did I put it on my bookshelf and said I'll buy the first book at some point and just never did