Short story collections are usually hard to get students to check out, but this series sells itself with the prominent "Guys Read" logo. The first three volumes are always checked out, but I do find these hard to review. I wish that the introduction to this had included the term "speculative fiction", since that's what we are using instead of "science fiction and fantasy" for the Cybils this year! Both types are represented here-- we have science fiction stories from D.J. MacHale, Eric Nylund, R...

If I had to come up with three funniest Percy Jackson characters on the spot it might just be Apollo, Grover and Percy Jackson. Whether it's Apollo's neverending ego, Grover's position of the loveable sidekick or the snarky main hero. So it should come to no surprise that this is one of the best short stories in this universe I've ever read. Why? Because it is the perfect length to really capture the silly and funny side of the Percy Jackson series. This really felt just like the little quests t...

Really great stories!

I'm not big on anthologies, but I will read about anything Walden Pond Press puts out (seriously love them!) and I'm pretty open minded. It's hard to review books like this but I'm going to do a few sentences for each story.Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo by Rick Riordan- I've only read two Percy books and this one is clearly later on, but it's a contained story, you don't need to have read anything about him. I actually like this older, more mature Percy more though and I'm more anxious

This is a book that every Junior High and High School should have on their shelves for the young men who say they do not like to read.The stories are short, captivating, active-packed and entertaining.

4 stars❤I just love Percy Jackson..I love his comments and his sarcasm xD❤I also really like Apollo :P..But, what is that cover? ..This is a short book about a quest Apollo gave Percy and Grover..Its very fun!! I enjoyed it, a lot!!❤

GROVER!! honestly my favourite thing about percy jackson short stories is when annabeth isn't in them but percy keeps thinking about her. also #confirmed percy wears boxers

Since the series began, I’ve been keeping an eye on the Guys Read books. In theory, it’s a great idea, because more boys should be reading for fun. However, by marketing them as “guy” books, girls are being excluded and it’s continuing the idea that books are gendered. This story is ONLY for girls, and this one is ONLY for boys. As a concept, that needs to die, as it’s based on the sexist values inculcated in our society. They’re clearly making some effort to mold young minds in a good way, base...

Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo an all-new and exclusive tale from Rick Riordan hopefully the library will get this since this is the only story I want to read in this one. I love the percy Jackson series

Wait....what?Is this a hoax? Is it real? Rick hasn't said ANYTHING about this on his blog (that I've seen), and I check it regularly....Huh????*UPDATE: READ*Yeah, it's real! It's a short story in a collection of short stories by different authors. Very fun.

I know what you're going to ask. 'Percy Jackson, why are you hanging from a Times Square billboard without your pants on, about to fall to your death?'Good Question. You can blame Apollo, god of music, archery, and poetry - also the god of making me do stupid quests.' This is my FAVORITE short story!Percy, Grover and Apollo is the best combination! It is so hilarious. You have to read it. Now!

Well…that was way not worth the trouble I had to go through to read it.It's not terrible, mind you. I guess. It's just…more of the same. You could take any filler chapter in a PJO book and replace it with this one, or vice versa. And I guess I kind of outgrew the original PJO series, so…meh. Without a plot to frame the whole thing, the pointlessness is even more apparent.I also have to ask: why are the gods such idiots? You need to use music to capture the monster of the day, so you give the tas...

A very nice little collection of short stories from the fantasy, sci-fi and fiction region from a range of talented authors.Mysteriously, I found this novel filed in the children's section - not YA even, children's. Perhaps on the strength of the Percy Jackson offering from Rick Riordan?The Percy Jackson was the first in the book. Look, this series is what it is - defiantly child oriented and I find them too simplistic so it was ok, designed for people who have read and LOVED everything else in

This collection is intended to appeal to grade-school boys. (Boys sometimes get the impression that reading is only for girls. This book thus tries to appeal directly to them. Even so, two of the stories are written by women, and at least one has a female protagonist.)While this was intended for younger readers, I enjoyed almost every story. Sure, they are mostly more simplistic than the adult fiction I typically read, they were still worth my time, and I greatly appreciated the large font. The

WHY NOVELLAS WHY?!?!I think I should just stop reading them because I always want more! I can't accept 30 something pages or whatever. I need like 300 pages or something to be satisfied. However, I can't be mad because Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo was amazing. It will make you laugh consistently throughout this book. I loved every second of this book - I just wanted more. I always will when it comes to novellas, which is why I should probably stop reading them. But then again, I did wa...

While most other reviewers seemed to have gotten this for the Percy Jackson story, I found it one of the least appealing. It wasn't bad, but not really my cup of tea. Most of the other stories were far better, especially the final one "Frost & Fire", an SF story by Ray Bradbury to whom the book is dedicated. I've read it several times before. It's still good.I'd also read "Bouncing the Grinning Goat", a fantasy story featuring a very plucky young lady who is continually in over her head, but gam...

AWESOMENESS!

For those of you wondering where you can find this story, it can be found in the book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...-----Anyways, on to the actual story. I'm not going to lie; I was a bit disappointed by this. Maybe it's because this one was kind of short. When I heard about this story, I was really excited. I couldn't wait to read another first POV Percy story, especially after reading all of Rick's other short stories which were basically perfect. I'm not saying this story was bad.

Cute and light. Percy teams up with his pal Grover to find Apollo's missing backup singer. This story has the requisite jokes and silly situations that make all of Riordan's stories so much fun.Recommended.

Short but really funny, as expected!