Tag Archives: Rick Riordan

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: FAVORITE BOOKS OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic, one which is straight forward and to the point: “Favorite Books Outside Your Comfort Zone — These are books that you enjoyed that aren’t something you typically read. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged Dr. Seuss, Eaters of the Dead, Michael Crichton, Rick Riordan, romulus buckle, Stephen King, The Lightning Thief, The Lorax, The Stand, Top 5 Wednesday | 6 Comments

FRIDAY FACE OFF MARCH 2, 2018

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to the Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme created by Books by Proxy. Join us every Friday as we pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in the literary universe. If you want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Face-Off | Tagged best Percy Jackson covers, Friday Face-Off, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Percy Jackson book cover, Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief | 7 Comments

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week I’m revisiting an older topic I missed … TEN FAVORITE … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged Annabeth Chase, Barbara Hambly, Best Left in the Shadows, Black Company, Brian McClellan, Caroline Sula, Chronicles of the Black Company, Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Darkwar, Darwath, Daughter of the Lion, David Eddings, Dread Empire's Fall, favorite heroines, Glen Cook, Gods of Blood and Powder, Jennifer Roberson, Joe King, Lady, Mark Gelineau, Mordant's Need, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Polgara, powder mages, Rick Riordan, Sins of Empire, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, The Belgariad, The Time of the Dark, Top Ten Tuesday, Vlora Flint, Walter Jon Williams | 5 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — ENFORCERS

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs set out with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel in hand to explore all the tropes … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged best fantasy characters, best fantasy lists, best fantasy novels, christopher paolini, Darth Vader, durza, enforcers, eragon, Glen Cook, inheritance cycle, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, luke castellan, nazgul, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, percy jackspn, Rick Riordan, sith lords, Star Wars, The Black Company, the ten who were taken, the witch-king of angmar, Tough Traveling | 11 Comments

TOUGH TRAVELING — NOVICES

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs get to follow along with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel listing their favorite books with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Assassin's apprentice, best novices in fantasy, BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Dark Tower The Gunslinger, Daughter of the Empire, fantasy lists, Greatest Novices in fantasy books, janny wurts, JEFF SALYARDS, Louise Cooper, Magician, Peter V. Brett, raymond e. feist, Rick Riordan, robin hobb, Roland Deschain, SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER, Stephen King, Terry Brooks, the dark tower, The Defenders of Shannara, THE DEMON CYCLE, The High Druid's Blade, The Initiate, The Lightning Thief, THE WARDED MAN, Time Master, VEIL OF THE DESERTERS | 8 Comments

THE LAST OLYMPIAN (PERCY JACKSON & the OLYMPIANS #5) by RICK RIORDAN

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars. The Last Olympian is, I suppose, a fitting conclusion to the Percy Jackson series. It brings together all the memorable characters one last time; lets them take their turn in the spotlight; … Continue reading →

Posted in 4 Stars, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged Camp Half-Blood, half-bloods, Kronos, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian | 3 Comments

THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH by RICK RIORDAN

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. The Battle of the Labyrinth is the fourth of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, following after The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, and The Titan’s Curse. For those … Continue reading →

Posted in Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged best young adult books, Camp Half-Blood, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Lightning Thief, young adult book about greek gods, Young-adult fiction | 1 Comment

THE SEA OF MONSTERS by RICK RIORDAN

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Most of us are familiar with Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson books, but for those of you who are not, here is a brief synopsis. The gods of ancient Greece are real, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Urban Fantasy, Young Adult | Tagged Greek mythology, Percy Jackson, Poseidon, Rick Riordan, son of Poseidon, The Olympians, The Sea of Monsters | 3 Comments

THE LIGHTNING THIEF by RICK RIORDAN

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 of 5 stars. The Lightning Thief is an engaging story involving Percy, a confused teenage boy, who does not fit in no matter which boarding school he attends. His mother loves him dearly, but Percy and … Continue reading →