Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, by Rick Riordan, is a series of short stories narrated by Percy Jackson. It entails an overview of each of the twelve Olympians, the Grecian beginning of the universe, details on a few non-olympian gods, and one for each of the mentioned gods’ myths. This book often plays off incidents from Riordan’s other series Percy Jackson and the Olympians as well as The Lost Heroes in repeated allusion and comedic references throughout its creative retellings of Greek mythology. Our reluctant narrator, Percy Jackson, has been on multitudes of adventures with, for, and even against almost all of the mentioned deities. Riordan’s conveyed assumption that Percy has had firsthand experience with these gods adds layers of complexity to the imagery and mood throughout this literary adventure. The author’s witty humor portrayed in the narrator’s point of view along with the genuinely informative topics create an absolutely hilarious yet authentic venture through diction and relation. This book may not be the most groundbreaking, challenging, or serious read but it perfectly encompasses the comedic, adventurous, and enjoyable collection that it was constructed to exist as. It undoubtedly fulfills my hope of dauntless enjoyment every time I read it and I highly recommend this book to fellow readers in need of a pageturner with plenty of twists and turns itself.
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