Candy Bunny Reader

    So many twists and turns! (Pun intended, since the characters spend most of their time in the Labyrinth). And so many more emotional moments. I think this is my new favorite so far, more than the previous book!

    This one made me more emotional than usual! 😭

    I feel like I will do this with the rest of the series, since it's a popular one. I am still waiting for my hold of book 3 to come in from my local library. 

  And guess who loved book 1 (as in gave it 5 stars ) and will continue reading the series?! Funny story: my first exposure to Percy Jackson was actually the 2010 film based off of this first book that I watched back in middle school. Since I didn't read the books back then, I thought the movie was okay, but my friends who have read the books all said the movie was a terrible adaptation of the first book. Now that I finally read the original Lightning Thief , I 100% agree with my friends and all longtime Percy Jackson fans. (I haven't watched the more recent Disney+ series because I don't have a subscription, so I can't make comparisons to the show, either.) I don't think I need to explain the plot because I think most of us know what the story is already about. What stood out to me was how surprisingly dark the story can get at times while still being family-friendly (think Avatar the Last Airbender). But I think those are the best kinds of kids' books. I like ...