What comes to mind when you see this book cover? To some it's just a cover of a childish kids book. To others, it resonates a deeper meaning. And I am one of those people. Rick Riordan has touched many lives with this series. And it all started with the character of Percy Jackson...
Percy was a young and naive twelve year-old in this first installment of the Percy Jackson & The Olympians Series that published in 2005. Since then, he has become a 17 year-old demigod who has taught many along the way of two sets of series spanning ten novels, three sets of short-stories and teasers, so far three graphic novels, and will now have two ultimate guides to Greek Mythology. So no, this won't be the end of Percy and his friends. We will always remember his quirky fondness for any blue food, and the way we watched him slowly fall in love with Annabeth.
But for me it's a goodbye to all those years of patiently (or not) waiting for the next one. I started off reading the infamous Harry Potter as a young child which I will always love. Though they will never hold in my heart the same feelings as the tales Rick Riordan has woven these years. It's probably because of my age when I started reading them and the age I am now that stems my true love for this series. I've grown up with them by me all this time. From the first word to the last, I was hooked. I'm sad to see them end, but I am thankful for all the years Rick put into sharing his stories with us.
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