This book is about a boy called Percy Jackson who finds out he is son of the Greek god Poseidon. Zeus accuses him of stealing his lightning bolt and Percy has no idea what he's talking about. So Percy goes off on a quest with Annabeth (daughter of Athena) and Grover (a satyr) to find the lightning bolt and get his mother, who was taken away by the minotaur, back from Hades. It is a great book and the first in the series of five books.
I really like how Rick Riordan leaves you wondering about what's going to happen in the next chapter. Also as the story goes on he develops the characters telling you more about them like in what they say. The battles and all the action in the book are described really well so it's always interesting. I can never put the book down!
