Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.comLove for Percy Jackson is sweeping readers everywhere -- and not just teens. Other authors love him as well, and they have something to say about him! DEMIGODS AND MONSTERS is a book of essays penned by other authors covering all things Percy Jackson. Jenny Han gives godly parental report cards and asks if you could pick one parent out of the god realm, who would you choose? Rosemary Clement-Moore writes a lesson in recognizing monsters, for beginn...

Demigods and MonstersBy multiple authors (Introduction by Rick Riordan)I read this book one essay at a time, alternating chapters with another book, ‘Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes’ by Rick Riordan. The latter is full of side-splitting humor in the sassy voice of Percy Jackson (main character of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)! The former is more of a grab-bag with only a very few charming insights to draw my interest. Here are the ones I consider worth mentioning:1. The Greek Hero - N...

The product description is purposefully a touch misleading. This is really a collection of essays by other young adult authors discussing various aspects of the setting and writing and deriving lessons and discussion topics for young adults. There is no additional fleshing out of the setting through stories or fiction. Not all of the descriptions of this book make it clear and it was especially hard to get to the truth of the content from the kindle description. Some of the essays were interesti...

This collection of essays about the series is really thought-provoking. I loved it.

I loved it! recommend it to everyone))

I believe im not the only person that thinks that the Percy Jackson series is totally awesome. And yes, I did enjoy this book. The extra knowledge about the gods and the different authors take in the series was interesting. But.. It seemed to me that the authors over-anylized the series a bit too much. They all claimed that rick riordan is a genious for coming up with these extravegent (spelling?) plots and details, and of course, I do think Mr Riordan is a geneous, but not in the ways that they...

Being a PJO/HoO and Greek mythology fan, I felt that I would love this. So I finally finished it and honestly I thought it was boring. Sure there were essays that I liked (such as Jenny Han's Eeny Meeny Miney Mo(m): Picking Your Very Own Godly Parent) but I felt that reading this was like a chore or school homework I had to finish.Well, I did finish this book.However...I dragged my ass and skimmed through the second half. This book is a collection of essays from other authors about PJO series. I...

4.5 StarsNotes: Where lots of stories put together to go into Riordan's books, the authors present their cases well, yet action is a fault.

I found the author's introduction endearing, how he created Percy Jackson in order to validate his second grader's ADHD and dyslexia-- that they had divine origins. This section is one I think I will use in further teaching, it explains how and why myths are inherent to our society and the relationships between authors and their own texts as well as the ones they analyze. Ok, so that was about the best part of any of the essays. I did find the glossary of mythological people and places a useful

This book did not add any original content.Just a rehash of the already mediocre books but from another point of view.I was quite disappointed.

DNF. This book wasn't what I thought it was

This is an amazingly interesting collection of essays examining the creation of Rick Riordan’s brilliant mind, the Percy Jackson series. After a wonderful forward by Mr. Riordan, various writers take their turn writing essays in their own unique style. You’ll find a touch of interesting wonderfacts, some humor and other perspectives on the phenomenon that is Percy Jackson! You will NOT find a collection of Rick Riordan tales, but it is an interesting work that can be read in short spurts, one E...

Fascinating and incisive look at various issues and motifs permeating this wonderful series and what they tell us about ourselves and our society..

these were...just okay. 2.5 stars. I've read a couple of these collections before, for Harry Potter and the Hunger Games, for example, and maybe I'm just more emotionally invested in those series but the essays tended to hit much closer to the heart.

The heavier version of Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes. I love the way each author potray that Rick Riordan is a smart writer: to make children with ADHD and dyslexia more confident by having Percy Jackson as their heroes.Most of it is funny (actually, I like Jenny Han's part) and the rests are good enough.

A series of essays about the Percy Jackson series from various YA authors. As always with essay collections, some were better than others. I really liked "Why So Many Monsters Go Into Retail" and "Percy, I am Your Father. Some others read like middle school language arts papers. Good but not great. Fun for fans.

For the complete review, kindly drop by my blog at: Thoughts and PensDemigods and Monsters is a compilation of comprehensive essays about anything related to the world Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. It features the insights of eight famous authors (Rosemary Moore, Cameron Dokey, Paul Collins, Carolyn MacCullough, Ellen Steiber, The Gods Among Us, J&P Voelkel, Jenny Han, Sarah Beth Durst, Hilary Wagner, Hilari Bell, Elizabeth E. Wein, Kathi Appelt, Sophie Masson, Nigel Rodgers) regarding...

I wasn't to impressed by this book...

I have to say that I really didn't like this book at all. It took me a little bit to read. I kept skipping parts because they weren't interesting at all. My favorite part was the glossary at the end, explaining all the greek gods, heroes and etc... Basically this book is other authors writing pieces about the Percy Jackson series. It really wasn't interesting at all only a couple were okay. I don't suggest reading this, but if you want to try reading it you can go right ahead. lol =]

Original Link to the review at my blog Le' Grande Codex - here HAPPY RELEASE DAY! Presenting Demigods & Monsters: Your favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series (edited) by Rick Riordan. Here is the summary of the book:Released just before the March 2013 feature film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, this new edition is updated through The Last Olympian, and includes several brand new essays!The #1 New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series—The Lightning