Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Chris D — 05 Nov 2012

Just rotten in every possible category it could be rotten in, I'm sure the novels aren't this bad...hoping 2013's sequel will be much better.

This review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) was written by Chris D on 05 Nov 2012.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has generally received mixed reviews.

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