After being gone on here (and the internet in general) due to exams, one of the biggest things I missed was reading. Even though I’m still a part of a reading group (please check out Literary Society of Alexandria on Twitter if you’re into Egyptian mythology and readathons) I still didn’t have motivation to read as much as I did before my exams. Mainly because I’m just….tired. So when I found The Olympic Games on Twitter, a readathon based on Percy Jackson and Greek Mythology in general, I was more than excited.
To be quite honest, I haven’t read Percy Jackson in a hot minute. But, it is definitely on my list for a reread. I was not fond of The Heroes of Olympus, but I’m willing to give it another shot. What I am fond of is mythology. Mythology in general is definitely an interesting topic, and I give kudos to Rick Riordan for writing books about ancient mythologies that gravitate towards kids and young adults alike.
Anyway, I was hoping to do a readathon based on Hecate, Artemis, or maybe even Apollo, but almost as if I was chosen by the god himself, my books ended up best alligning with Zeus.
Yes. That Zeus. As in, King of the Gods, major player, Mister Lightning kind of Zeus.
To be quite clear I always saw Zeus as a jerk, but in Percy Jackson, if I remember correctly, the Zeus cabin was quite small. And even in the discord, the Zeus cabin is indeed small. As of today there are three people.
To honour the king of the gods, read a book featuring a king Honestly for this prompt I have nothing on me. But when I’m done with the other prompts I’ll probably make this one an audiobook or ebook from my library app.
Thalia’s Tree: Read a book with a tree on the cover For this book I have Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell which is about a mother who lost her child 10 years ago and is reminded of all the questions regarding her disappearance when she meets her lover’s child.
Read the longest book on your TBR For this book I chose The Institute by Stephen King which is over 500 pages. It’s about a kid who is kidnapped after his parents are murdered and is trapped in the Institute, a place where children are forced to test their supernatural powers or suffer severe consequences.
Zeus’ lightning bolt has been stolen again and you must set out on a quest to find it. Read a book that features a high-stakes quest. The book I chose was Witch and Wizard by James Patterson. It’s about siblings torn from their family and put in jail for witchcraft along with thousands of other people. I have a feeling there will be a quest to defeat the regime and evil tyrant involved.
Heracles: Read a popular book that everyone talks about. The book I chose was The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood, which features a dystopian future where women who are fertile are enslaved to repopulate the nation.
If you would like to check out either the reading group I’m in or the Percy Jackson readathon, here are the official twitter accounts:
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